Descendants of David NEFF
Generation No. 1
1. DAVID1 NEFF was born 1799 in Maryland, and died Aft. 1880 in Osceola, Clarke Co, Iowa. He married SUSAN WAITMAN Bef. 1824 in Ohio. She was born 1802 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
Notes for DAVID NEFF:In household of his son in 1880 census
Children of DAVID NEFF and SUSAN WAITMAN are:
2. i. JOHN2 NEFF, b. 1824; d. 01 Mar 1890.
3. ii. HENRY NEFF, b. 22 Apr 1829; d. 04 Mar 1903.
iii. SUSAN NEFF, b. 1834.
4. iv. JOSEPH NEFF, b. 1834.
v. LYDIA NEFF, b. 1843.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 NEFF (DAVID1) was born 1824, and died 01 Mar 1890. He married ELIZABETH KEPHART 29 Mar 1846 in Henry Co., Iowa.
Notes for JOHN NEFF:Children's names and ages derived from 1880 census along with Susie HENTHORN age 14, listed as to raise.
Children of JOHN NEFF and ELIZABETH KEPHART are:
i. ALVIN H.3 NEFF, b. 1858; d. 1928, Osceola, Clarke Co, Iowa.
ii. HARVEY NEFF, b. 1862; d. 1929, Osceola, Clarke Co, Iowa; m. CHARITY.
iii. FRANK NEFF, b. 1873.
3. HENRY2 NEFF (DAVID1) was born 22 Apr 1829, and died 04 Mar 1903. He married (1) BARBARA SHIVELY 20 Jun 1848 in Henry Co., Iowa. She was born 19 Apr 1831, and died 30 Jun 1876. He married (2) HARRIET PANGBORN 30 Apr 1879. She was born 30 Jun 1834.
Notes for HENRY NEFF:
Neff, Henry married Shivley, Barbry on 20 Jun 1848
Notes for HARRIET PANGBORN:
Widow of Newton McClintock
Children of HENRY NEFF and BARBARA SHIVELY are:
i. ISAAC3 NEFF, b. 28 Aug 1849; d. 29 Apr 1853, Henry County, Iowa.
5. ii. SUSAN NEFF, b. 27 Aug 1852; d. 21 Feb 1917, Henry County, Iowa.
iii. SARAH MARGARETTE NEFF, b. 27 Aug 1855; d. Henry County, Iowa.
6. iv. DAVID SHIVELY NEFF, b. 20 Feb 1858; d. 10 Jul 1926, Henry County, Iowa.
v. ARMINA NAOMA NEFF, b. 10 Jul 1861; d. Henry County, Iowa.
7. vi. WILLIAM E. NEFF, b. 07 Sep 1863, CLARK or Lucas Co., Osceola, Iowa;
d. 19 Nov 1942, Henry County, Iowa.8. vii. JOHN OSCAR NEFF, b. 15 Jul 1869.
4. JOSEPH2 NEFF (DAVID1) was born 1834. He married SARAH ANN ERBE 07 Jan 1858 in Lucas Co., Iowa. She was born 1842.
Children of JOSEPH NEFF and SARAH ERBE are:
i. MARTHA DORA3 NEFF, b. 1862, Lucas Co., Iowa;
m. JOSEPH NOBLE, 01 Sep 1883, Lucas Co., Iowa.ii. ETHZELDA NEFF, b. 1864, Lucas Co., Iowa; m. JOHN C. CLAPP, 22 May 1884.
iii. LOWRY C. NEFF, b. 1867, Lucas Co., Iowa.
Generation No. 3
5. SUSAN3 NEFF (HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 27 Aug 1852, and died 21 Feb 1917 in Henry County, Iowa. She married PHILLIP HYDE 04 Aug 1870. He was born 04 Apr 1850, and died 18 Jan 1890.
Children of SUSAN NEFF and PHILLIP HYDE are:
i. MAGGIE4 HYDE, b. 09 Nov 1871.
9. ii. MARY HYDE, b. 17 Mar 1874; d. 24 Aug 1938.
iii. CAROLINE HYDE, b. 25 Nov 1875.
iv. ALONZO HYDE, b. 1878; d. Jefferson Co., Iowa.
6. DAVID SHIVELY3 NEFF (HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 20 Feb 1858, and died 10 Jul 1926 in Henry County, Iowa. He married MARGARET ANN KURTZ 12 Mar 1879. She was born 23 Jun 1859, and died 23 Jul 1943.
Children of DAVID NEFF and MARGARET KURTZ are:
i. ISAAC R.4 NEFF, b. 03 Dec 1879; d. 06 Jul 1952; m. LOU SYLVIA; b. 08 Feb 1881; d. 10 Jan 1948.
10. ii. HENRY R. NEFF, b. 23 Sep 1881; d. 01 Oct 1964.
iii. JESSE C. NEFF, b. 14 May 1883; d. 20 Jan 1946.
11. iv. FRED S. NEFF, b. 24 Jul 1885; d. 08 Sep 1962.
12. v. LILLIE ROSE NEFF, b. 11 Feb 1887, Henry County, IA; d. 23 Jun 1949, Henry County, IA.
13. vi. WILLIAM HARRISON NEFF, b. 03 Apr 1889, Iowa; d. 30 Sep 1978.
vii. LYDIA RUTH NEFF, b. 08 Mar 1891; d. 22 Jan 1913.
viii. ANNA MARGARET NEFF, b. 02 Feb 1893; d. 18 Dec 1958.
14. ix. FRANK D. NEFF, b. 21 Nov 1894; d. 1986.
x. SADIE NEFF, b. 30 Nov 1897; d. 02 Dec 1897.
xi. BESSIE EDITH NEFF, b. 24 Oct 1904.
7. WILLIAM E.3 NEFF (HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 07 Sep 1863 in CLARK or Lucas Co., Osceola, Iowa, and died 19 Nov 1942 in Henry County, Iowa. He married ALICE BELL SNIDER 05 Aug 1885, daughter of GEORGE SNIDER and MARTHA DAVISON. She was born 28 Jul 1867 in Coppock, Washington Co., Ia., and died 08 Feb 1945 in Wayland, Iowa.
Children of WILLIAM NEFF and ALICE SNIDER are:
15. i. EVA4 NEFF, b. 29 Jun 1886; d. 03 Sep 1975.
ii. INFANT NEFF, b. 19 May 1888; d. 20 May 1888.
16. iii. BENJAMIN HARRISON NEFF, b. 15 Jun 1889, Jefferson Co., Iowa;
d. 05 Oct 1969, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.iv. INFANT NEFF, b. 21 Jul 1891; d. 30 Jul 1891.
Notes for INFANT NEFF:
Cemetery records indicated this infant died a few days after birth. However, the 1900 census shows a son Clarence Neff b. Nov. 1891, and 8 years old in 1900. Clarence was probably born in 1890 or 1892 rather than 1891.
17. v. LESTER NEFF, b. 30 Jul 1895; d. 20 Dec 1963.
18. vi. ADDIE NEFF, b. 09 Mar 1898; d. 13 Apr 1979, Coppock, Washington County, Iowa.
vii. CLARENCE NEFF, b. Nov 1891; d. Aft. 1900, 1900 Census.
8. JOHN OSCAR3 NEFF (HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 15 Jul 1869. He married SALLIE. She was born Feb 1875.
Children of JOHN NEFF and SALLIE are:
i. CHARLEY4 NEFF, b. Feb 1891.
ii. NORA E. NEFF, b. Jan 1893.
iii. JAMES A. NEFF, b. May 1895.
iv. ROBERT NEFF, b. Aug 1897.
v. ANDREW NEFF, b. Dec 1898.
Generation No. 4
9. MARY4 HYDE (SUSAN3 NEFF, HENRY2, DAVID1 was born 17 Mar 1874, and died 24 Aug 1938. She married WALTER M. CAMPBELL 26 Dec 1894. He was born 08 Apr 1871, and died 31 Aug 1940.
Children of MARY HYDE and WALTER CAMPBELL are:
i. LEMLEY5 CAMPBELL, b. 08 Feb 1896; d. 23 Aug 1929; m. ANNA MAY CHRISTNER, 22 May 1915;
b. 21 Feb 1896; d. 20 Mar 1971.
ii. MABEL VIOLA CAMPBELL, b. 27 Jan 1901.
10. HENRY R.4 NEFF (DAVID SHIVELY3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 23 Sep 1881, and died 01 Oct 1964. He married LYDIA ELNORA TUCKER 08 Oct 1902 in Washington Co., Iowa. She was born 1886, and died 1980 in Buried Cottonwood Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa.
Children of HENRY NEFF and LYDIA TUCKER are:
i. ANN5 NEFF, m. GLEN GARRETT.
ii. EVA NEFF, m. (1) GEORGE LOREL GARRETT;, 09 Aug 1935;
b. 27 Feb 1916; d. 14 Apr 1971.
iii. WALTER NEFF.
iv. SAM NEFF, m. VIRGINIA MAY DAVISON, 09 Oct 1940; b. 1923; d. 1944.
v. FORREST NEFF, b. 23 Oct 1920, Wayland, Iowa; d. 19 Jan 2007, Washington, Iowa.
Notes for FORREST NEFF:
Forest "Dude" NEFF, 86 of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 at the Washington County Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 23 at Cottonwood United Methodist Church west of Wayland, with the Rev. Hyeumee KANG and the Rev. Gerry KLOPFENSTEIN officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Parkview Home.
Mr. Neff was born Oct 23, 1920 in Wayland, to Henry and Elnora (TUCKER) NEFF.
Mr. Neff was a member of Cottonwood United Methodist Church an lived his entire life in Wayland. He worked on the family farm with his father. After his father's death he worked as a day laborer helping area farmers. The annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant was very important to him, and in later years he had teh responsibility of sitting with antique machines in the Old Threshers Museum A.
Mr. Neff moved to Parkview Home in Wayland 29 years ago, and enjoyed being a helper while he was still able.
Surviving are one brother, Sam NEFF and wife Helen of Washington; one siter Eva GARRETT of Washington; sisters-in-law, Ivy Neff and Evelyn NEFF, both of Washington; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. NEFF was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Charley in infancy, Elmer, Walter and Don and three sisters, Mae ALLIMAN, Anna GARRETT, and Ruth TUCKER.
vi. INFANT NEFF.
vii. ELMER NEFF, b. 20 Feb 1908, Wayland, Iowa; d. 10 Jul 1988, Wayland, Iowa;
m. MAUDE WINTER, 08 Oct 1927, Wayland, Iowa.
Notes for ELMER NEFF:
Obituary - Washington Evening Journal, Card file in WCGS Library. Killed while on a tractor on the roadway and car struck tractor throwing him off and killing him.
viii. DONALD H. NEFF, b. 14 Jun 1916, Henry Co., Iowa; d. 31 Jan 1975, Washington Co., Iowa; m. EVELYN SMITH, 20 Jul 1941, Yahoka, Mo.
Notes for DONALD H. NEFF:
Smith – Neff Marriage 1939
SMITH, NEFF, TUCKER, GARRET
"Reveal Marriage Of Evelyn Smith And Donald Neff.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith announced the marriage of their daughter, Evelyn, to Donald Neff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neff of Wayland.
The marriage ceremony was solemnized Sunday, July 20, in Kahoka, Mo. The couple was attended by Ruth Neff and Arnold Tucker.
The bride was attired in a street length dress of white sahara crepe with matching accessories. Miss Neff’s street length dress was of blue crepe with which she wore white accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Neff are living temporarily with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Garret in Washington; Mr. Neff is employed on a farm south of Washington."
Source: Newspaper clipping (no name) with handwritten note of "1939" found in a scrapbook in the possession of Deborah Nash.
Donald H. Neff died January 31, 1975 in Washington County, Iowa. He was born June 14, 1916 in Henry County, Iowa, the son of Henry and Elnora (Tucker) Neff. He married Evelyn SMITH on July 20, 1941 in Yahoka, Missouri. They had four daughters: Mrs. Charles (Joyce) Fords; Mrs. Eugene (Nancy) Boock; Mrs. Ed (Linda) Sinn; and Mrs. Sandra Richeberg. Also surviving were four brothers, Elmer, Walter, Forrest, and Sam and two sisters, Eva and Ann GARRETT.
ix. RUTH VAUGN NEFF, b. 14 Aug 1922, Henry County, Iowa; d. 06 Nov 1962, Crawfordsville, Washington Co., Iowa; m. ARNOLD FRANCIS TUCKER, 26 Jul 1941, Wayland, Iowa; d. Elkhart Co., Indiana.
Notes for ARNOLD FRANCIS TUCKER:
Neff – Tucker Marriage 1939
NEFF, TUCKER, MOORE, GARRETT
"Announce Marriage of Ruth Neff to Arnold F. Tucker.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neff of Coppock announce the marriage of their daughter, Ruth, to Arnold F. Tucker of Washington, son of Mr. and Mrs. CLARK Tucker of ElkHART, Ind.
The wedding ceremony was performed by Justice of the Peace George L. Moore in Kahoka, Mo., on Saturday, July 26. Their attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Glen Garrett; Mrs. Garrett is a sister of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker left Sunday afternoon for Elkhart, Ind., to visit his parents."
Source: Newspaper clipping (no name) with handwritten note of "1939" found in a scrapbook in the possession of Deborah Nash.
11. FRED S.4 NEFF (DAVID SHIVELY3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 24 Jul 1885, and died 08 Sep 1962. He married (1) ESTHER M.. She was born 17 Feb 1877, and died 17 Mar 1936. He married (2) ALICE M.. She was born 04 May 1911, and died 01 Jul 2000.
Children of FRED NEFF and ALICE M. are:
i. FRED A5 NEFF.
ii. LOIS A. NEFF, b. 10 Jul 1943.
12. LILLIE ROSE4 NEFF (DAVID SHIVELY3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 11 Feb 1887 in Henry County, IA, and died 23 Jun 1949 in Henry County, IA. She married WILLIAM EDGAR ALLRED, son of RENNE ALLRED and ROXIE ROCKWELL. He was born 04 Feb 1881 in Wayne County, IA, and died 30 Oct 1960 in Henry County, IA.
Children of LILLIE NEFF and WILLIAM ALLRED are:
i. BESSIE ALEDA GRACE5 ALLRED, b. 27 Feb 1908, Henry County, IA; d. 18 Apr 1981, Iowa City, Ia; m. MAX MCGUIRE, 17 Nov 1926; b. 12 Nov 1908; d. 10 Mar 1976, Mt Pleasant, Ia.
ii. ESTHER ELIZEBETH ALLRED, b. 25 Jun 1912, Henry County, IA; m. EUGENE MANN, 22 Apr 1932; b. 01 Feb 1909.
iii. WILMA IRENE ALLRED, b. 27 May 1914, Henry County, IA; d. 25 Sep 1991; m. LAWRENCE CAMPBELL, 23 Dec 1933; b. 16 Oct 1915; d. 28 Sep 1989.
iv. HAROLD ALVIN ALLRED, b. 11 Dec 1915, Henry County, IA; d. 19 Jan 1945, Luzon Island, Phillipines; m. MARY DAVISON, 09 Nov 1940.
v. LUTHER QUENTEN ALLRED, b. 03 Nov 1918, Henry County, IA; d. 14 Nov 1918, Henry County, IA.
13. WILLIAM HARRISON4 NEFF (DAVID SHIVELY3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 03 Apr 1889 in Iowa, and died 30 Sep 1978. He married (1) GRACE A.. She was born 07 Jun 1903, and died 09 Apr 1991. He married (2) EFFIE. She was born 18 Jan 1888, and died 28 Oct 1916.
Child of WILLIAM NEFF and GRACE A. is:
i. MARY RUTH5 NEFF, b. 18 Apr 1923; d. 23 Apr 1923.
14. FRANK D.4 NEFF (DAVID SHIVELY3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 21 Nov 1894, and died 1986. He married MAYME E.. She was born 1898, and died 1974.
Child of FRANK NEFF and MAYME E. is:
i. DAVID5 NEFF, b. 28 Dec 1933; d. 1963; m. ARLINE L..
15. EVA4 NEFF (WILLIAM E.3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 29 Jun 1886, and died 03 Sep 1975. She married (1) ? BURKY. She married (2) CHARLES S. EDWARDS, son of IVEN EDWARDS and SARAH. He was born 03 Feb 1884, and died 05 Dec 1923.
Children of EVA NEFF and ? BURKY are:
i. GRATICE5 BURKY.
ii. MAMIE BURKY.
iii. ZELLA BURKY.
16. BENJAMIN HARRISON4 NEFF (WILLIAM E.3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 15 Jun 1889 in Jefferson Co., Iowa, and died 05 Oct 1969 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He married (1) ELIZA M. HUNT 02 Dec 1908. She died 10 Jul 1910. He married (2) BARBARA CHRISTNER 08 Feb 1913. She was born 1894, and died 22 Mar 1963. He married (3) SARAH WIENEKE 06 Aug 1964, daughter of JOHN WIENEKE and SARAH HOSTETLER. She was born 31 Aug 1908, and died Mar 1980 in Wayland, Iowa.
Notes for BENJAMIN HARRISON NEFF:
Marriage records, obituaries, death records.
Wayland News 16 October 1969
Wayland News October 16, 1969
Benjamin HARRISON Neff died October 5, 1969 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and was buried in NORTH Hill Cemetery. He was born June 15, 1889 in Jefferson County, Iowa, the son of William and Alice (SNIDER) Neff. He married Lydia Hunt on December 2, 1908, she died July 10, 1910; he married Barbara Christner February 8, 1818, she died March 22, 1963. He married Sarah Wieneke August 6, 1964, she was the daughter of John and Sarah (Hostetler) Wieneke and was born August 31, 1908 and died March 1990 in Wayland, Iowa
Notes for BARBARA CHRISTNER:Wayland News
Wayland, Henry, Iowa
Feb 16, 1928
B. H. Neff and family spent Sunday at Jake Christner’s.
Children of BENJAMIN NEFF and BARBARA CHRISTNER are:
i. MYRA THELMA5 NEFF, b. 30 Nov 1913.
ii. OSIE LEOTA NEFF, b. 14 Jun 1916.
iii. WILMA ARLENE NEFF, b. Apr 1919; d. 1930.
Notes for WILMA ARLENE NEFF:
11 years, 2 mo, 22 das.
iv. EVELYN JUNE NEFF, b. 02 Feb 1926.
v. ONEIDA JEAN NEFF, b. 05 Oct 1929.
17. LESTER4 NEFF (WILLIAM E.3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 30 Jul 1895, and died 20 Dec 1963. He married ANNA E. COCHRAN 09 Dec 1914 in Wayland Washington County, Iowa, daughter of WILLIAM COCHRAN and LUCY BROWN. She was born 17 Sep 1894 in Coppock, Iowa, and died 14 May 1986 in Wayland, Iowa.
Notes for ANNA E. COCHRAN:NEFF, Anna E. (nee Cochran)
Anna E. NEFF died May 14, 1986 at Wayland, Iowa. She was born September 17, 1894 at Coppock, Iowa, the daughter of WIlliam and Lucy (BROWN) Cochran. She married Lester NEFF, on December 9,1914 near Wayland. He died January 20, 1963. Survivors include a son Harold NEFF of Sigourney; a brother William Cochran; a sister, Lucy JARRARD of Chester, Calif. A son, Duane preceded her in death. (Ref: Washington Evening Journal)
Children of LESTER NEFF and ANNA COCHRAN are:
i. HAROLD5 NEFF, b. 02 Nov 1918; d. 19 Dec 1991; m. (1) VIVIAN ZEAR; b. 10 Jun 1910; d. 07 Sep 1976; m. (2) VIVIAN ZEHR; b. 07 Jan 1910; d. 07 Sep 1976, Sigourney, Keokuk, Ia..
Notes for HAROLD NEFF:
In Sigourney, Iowa when his mother died.
ii. DUANE R. NEFF, b. 20 Sep 1920, Wayland, Iowa; d. 25 Jul 1984, U.S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia; m. ARLENE BERRY.
Notes for DUANE R. NEFF:
Obituary Washington Evening Journal. Card File in Washington County Genealogical Society Library.
Winfield Beacon/Wayland News
December 8, 2005
Sixty Years Ago – Dec. 6, 1945
Letter received from Duane Neff who was at sea, telling of war stories and hoping for an end to “all of this”.
iii. GERALD LEROY NEFF, b. Abt. 1922; m. MARY JOSEPHINE STALDER; b. 19 Jan 1918; d. 23 Mar 1999, Iowa City, Iowa.
18. ADDIE4 NEFF (WILLIAM E.3, HENRY2, DAVID1) was born 09 Mar 1898, and died 13 Apr 1979 in Coppock, Washington County, Iowa. She married HOMER OSCAR DAVISON 19 Feb 1916 in Henry Co., Iowa, son of HENRY DAVISON and LUELLA HESSER. He was born 01 Feb 1895, and died 01 Nov 1960.
Children of ADDIE NEFF and HOMER DAVISON are:
i. DALE WILLIAM5 DAVISON, b. 02 Aug 1917; m. MARJORIE DAVISON, 02 Aug 1943; b. 18 Nov 1925.
ii. ARTHUR JERALD DAVISON, b. 28 Mar 1919; m. GRACE MAGDALENA WITTIG, 09 Feb 1939; b. 10 Jan 1920.
iii. KENNETH HOWARD DAVISON, b. 05 Feb 1921, Wayland, Iowa; d. 06 Jun 1997, Iowa City, Iowa;
m. VIRGINIA E. SOWASH, 05 Jul 1941, Kahoka, MO.
iv. ALLIE LUELLA DAVISON, b. 23 Jan 1924; m. GLEN GUENGERICH, 27 Feb 1943; b. 14 Apr 1909, Kalona, Ia.
v. DOROTHY MARIE DAVISON, b. 10 Aug 1926; m. (1) LEO WAGNER; b. 28 Dec 1916; d. 19 Feb 1980;
m. (2) JOHN CHRISTIAN HINKLE, 19 Jun 1981; b. 15 Jun 1926.
vi. DEAN DENNIS DAVISON, b. 10 Apr 1929; m. MARILYN GRABER, 21 Jul 1952; b. 07 Nov 1930.
vii. PHYLLISS ANN DAVISON, b. 11 Oct 1930; m. MAX GRABER, 06 Aug 1950; b. 04 Sep 1928.
viii. ERMA MAXINE DAVISON, b. 08 Apr 1933; m. DUANE ALLIMAN, 03 Jul 1951; b. 23 Sep 1930.
ix. JAMES DAVISON, b. 17 Nov 1935; m. PATRICIA BOWER, 07 Jun 1957; b. 03 Mar 1939.