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1870 - Her husband Ben died in 1864 and Catherine was left to support herself and her daughter, Elizabeth and sons Benjamin and William. In the 1870 census she is listed as being 48 years of age, a widow teaching school with real estate valued at $500. Her daughter Elizabeth is listed as 21 and keeping house. Her son Benjamin is listed as 19 years of age and working as an engineer in a saw mill. William is listed as 15 years old and working as a clerk in a store.
* * * * * Southern Illinois Herald
Carbondale, Illinois
Saturday, April 24, 1897
[page 1, column 4]
Mrs. Catherine NEAL, a former well-known resident of our city, died at 9 o�clock Saturday night [17 April 1897] at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. N. ROBESON, St. Louis. Mrs. NEAL�s maiden name was Catherine DODGE. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, May 30 1816, and a the time of her death, was nearly 81 years of age. She leaves five children to mourn her death. The are Mmes. J. N. ROBESON of St. Louis; Kate KILPATRICK, and Mary ALLISON, of Murphysboro. Messrs. Ben NEAL of Dallas, Texas, and Will NEAL of Nashville, Tennessee. Her husband Benjamin Rush NEAL, Sr. died thirty-two years ago.
Mrs. NEAL made her home with her daughter, Mrs. KILPATRICK, in Murphysboro. She had been in bad health for some time and went to St. Louis a fortnight ago in hope of improving. Mrs. NEAL lived a long and useful life and her death casts a dark shadow of sorrow over a large number of people who knew the good old lady during her life time. For many years she was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and her entire life was that of a Christian.
Her residence in Carbondale dates back a quarter of a century ago.
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