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Note: Household Record 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Levies MCNELLY Self M Male W 38 PA Engineer On P.R.R. PA PA Martha MCNELLY Wife M Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA Anna Bell MCNELLY Dau S Female W 6 PA PA PA Henry MCNELLY Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA George MCNELLY Son S Male W 1 PA PA PA Source Information: Census Place Parkesburg, Chester, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255114 NA Film Number T9-1114 Page Number 68D Levis served in the Civil War, Company B, 29th Regiment of Infantry Veteran Volunteers, enrolled 31st day of Dec. 1863 to serve three years and fought at Gettsburg.1881 He was discharged July 17, 1865 in Alexandria, Va. (copy discharge papers). A questionaire that Levis completed on May 4, 1898 for his Civil War pension records states that he was married to Susan Sutten and divorced in Philadelphia 1865. When Martha applied for widows pension after Levis died (1920) she wrote that he was divorced on the sixth day of November 1869. I believe it was 1865. He was discharged from the army on July 17, 1865. Also on pension records that Levis filled out on April 8, 1915, it asked to list the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead. The following is his list: Mary Ella McNelly - March 17, 1871 - dead Maggie McNelly - June 14, 1872 - dead Alvira Belle McNelly - Dec. 4, 1873 - dead Harry Levis McNelly - Aug. 6, 1876 - living George Frees McNelly - Dec. 31, 1878 - dead Bessie Holt McNelly - Feb. 2, 1881 - living Lydia Emma McNelly - Oct. 19, 1883 - living Amos Pennock McNelly - March 27, 1887 - Living No mention of Charles. In some places in the Civil War Pension records, Levis is known as Lewis.(copy civil war pension applications, dept. of the interior, bureau of pensions Jan. 15, 1898 and April 10th, 1915). Civil War Pension records stae that on Sept. 7th, 1862, he was at Belle Island Prison, Va. and contracted catank of head and rheumatism. His name is on the Pa. monument at Gettysburg. Looking at the monument, go around to the right; his name is on the 3rd plaque. Gar Brandywind Post #54 Marriage announcement says that Levis P. McNelly is from West Philadelphia, Pa. When Levis and Martha were married, they moved from Philadelphia to Parkesburg, where Levis worked on the railroad. (Copy death certificate), Cause of death: ulceration of bowel 1910 Pa. Census Miracode Index Lewis P Mcnelly Age: 68 State: PA Color: W Enumeration District: 0044 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Visit: 0185 County: Chester Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Wife Martha A 65, Pennsylvania Son-in-law Sammie E Eaches 29, Pennsylvania Daughter Bessie H 28, Pennsylvania Granddaughter Emma M 02, Pennsylvania Occupation: engineer, switch operator, Pa. R.R. Note: Household Record 1880 United States Census Note: Note: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Note: Levies MCNELLY Self M Male W 38 PA Engineer On P.R.R. PA PA Note: Martha MCNELLY Wife M Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA Note: Anna Bell MCNELLY Dau S Female W 6 PA PA PA Note: Henry MCNELLY Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA Note: George MCNELLY Son S Male W 1 PA PA PA Note: Note: Source Information: Note: Census Place Parkesburg, Chester, Pennsylvania Note: Family History Library Film 1255114 Note: NA Film Number T9-1114 Note: Page Number 68D Note: Note: Levis served in the Civil War, Company B, 29th Regiment of Infantry Veteran Volunteers, enrolled 31st day of Dec. 1863 to serve three years and fought at Gettsburg.1881 He was discharged July 17, 1865 in Alexandria, Va. (copy discharge papers). A questionaire that Levis completed on May 4, 1898 for his Civil War pension records states that he was married to Susan Sutten and divorced in Philadelphia 1865. Note: When Martha applied for widows pension after Levis died (1920) she wrote that he was divorced on the sixth day of November 1869. I believe it was 1865. He was discharged from the army on July 17, 1865. Also on pension records that Levis filled out on April 8, 1915, it asked to list the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead. The following is his list: Note: Mary Ella McNelly - March 17, 1871 - dead Note: Maggie McNelly - June 14, 1872 - dead Note: Alvira Belle McNelly - Dec. 4, 1873 - dead Note: Harry Levis McNelly - Aug. 6, 1876 - living Note: George Frees McNelly - Dec. 31, 1878 - dead Note: Bessie Holt McNelly - Feb. 2, 1881 - living Note: Lydia Emma McNelly - Oct. 19, 1883 - living Note: Amos Pennock McNelly - March 27, 1887 - Living Note: No mention of Charles. Note: In some places in the Civil War Pension records, Levis is known as Lewis.(copy civil war pension applications, dept. of the interior, bureau of pensions Jan. 15, 1898 and April 10th, 1915). Note: Civil War Pension records stae that on Sept. 7th, 1862, he was at Belle Island Prison, Va. and contracted catank of head and rheumatism. His name is on the Pa. monument at Gettysburg. Looking at the monument, go around to the right; his name is on the 3rd plaque. Note: Gar Brandywind Post #54 Note: Marriage announcement says that Levis P. McNelly is from West Philadelphia, Pa. Note: When Levis and Martha were married, they moved from Philadelphia to Parkesburg, where Levis worked on the railroad. Note: (Copy death certificate), Cause of death: ulceration of bowel Note: 1910 Pa. Census Miracode Index Note: Lewis P Mcnelly Note: Age: 68 State: PA Note: Color: W Enumeration District: 0044 Note: Birth Place: Pennsylvania Visit: 0185 Note: County: Chester Note: Relation: Head of Household Note: Other Residents: Wife Martha A 65, Pennsylvania Note: Son-in-law Sammie E Eaches 29, Pennsylvania Note: Daughter Bessie H 28, Pennsylvania Note: Granddaughter Emma M 02, Pennsylvania 1 1 1 Change Date: 10 OCT 2003 Father: Lewis MCNELLY b: ABT 1812 in Pa. Mother: Mary Ann HOLT b: ABT 1808 in Pa. Marriage 1 Susanna SUTTERS b: ABT 1847 in Philadelphia, Pa. Divorced: 1865 2 Marriage 2 Martha Ann REESE b: 1 SEP 1844 in Chester County, Pa. Married: 19 APR 1870 in Phila., Pa. by Rev. Dr. Edgar M. Levy 3 Children Mary Ella MCNELLY b: 17 MAR 1871 Maggie MCNELLY b: 14 JUN 1872 Anna Belle MCNELLY b: 4 DEC 1873 Harry Levis MCNELLY b: 6 AUG 1876 in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa. George Frees MCNELLY b: 31 DEC 1878 Bessie Holt MCNELLY b: 2 FEB 1881 in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pa. Lydia Emma MCNELLY b: 19 OCT 1883 in Parkesburg, Pa. Amos Paul MCNELLY b: 27 MAR 1887 in Parkesburg, Pa. Sources: Name: Info received on the McNelly line from Mary Tennant via email, June 2001. Name: Bureau of Pensions, Jan. 15, 1898, application for quarterly pension voucher Name: Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, April 10, 1915 Name: questionaire for pension records; also newspaper dated 5-7-1870 (WC Historical Society)
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