I am looking for any information on the Neil (could be spell Neal) and Hill family living in Umatilla County, OR.

After doing much research, I am finding quite a lot of the family ended up in this county starting as early as 1869 with William James Neil and his wife Rosanna. But also his uncles and aunts are showing up as moving into the area at a later time:

1) Samuel B. Neil, uncle
2) Mary Louise Neil Box, aunt
3) Matilda and her husband George Box, aunt/uncle were in Umatilla County for a short time.
4) Nancy Cordelia Neil who married R. L. Oliver

Thank You,
Beth

BethHolcomb@cox.net

Hi Beth,
In 1880 Samuel Neil was living with his brother in Union, Crawford Co., MO.
Fidelo Neil, head household, b. MO, 33, teamster.
H. Josephine, wife, b. MO, 30.
Ella, b. MO, 11.
Ella, b. MO, 8.
Jullia, b. MO, 6.
Claudia, son, b. MO, 3. Census says son but might be an error.
Columbus, son, b. MO, 1.
Samuel, brother, b. MO, 28, farmer.
Luther Blakey, boarder.

In 1900 Samuel Neil and Mary Box are living in Reservation, Umatilla Co., OR.
Samuel Neil, head household, b. MO, Aug 1853, single, farmer.
Mary Box, sister, b. MO, March 1860, divorced.
George Hofer, servant.
John Hagan, servant.
Harry Haley, servant.

In 1910 they were living in Albee, Umatilla Co., OR.
Samuel B. Neil, head, b. MO, 57, single, gold miner.
Mary L. Box, sister, b. MO, 70, single, own income.

In 1920 they were living in East Columbia, Clark Co., WA.
Samuel b. Neil, b. MO, 66, single, janitor public school.
Mary L. Box, sister, b. MO, 79.

A Samuel B. Neil, Age=76 yrs, 5 mos, 3 days, Estimated Birth Year=1854, died 11 Jan 1930, Vancouver, Clark Co., WA.
Source: FamilySearch, http://pilotfamilysearch.org .

A Mary Louise Box, Age=81, Estimated Birth Year, Married [what appears on index], Spouse-James C. Box, Father-Spencer Neil, Mother-Nancy Hill died 11 Sept. 1921, Camas, Clarke Co., WA. Source: Same as above.

There are two volunteers at Random Acts Genealogical Kindness who do obituary lookups in Clark Co. Go to www.raogk.org, read instructions, choose Washington, choose Clark Co.

George and Matilda Box had 13 children per a Family Tree turned in by J_donley on Ancestry.com. I sent a request and asked him/her to contact you.

In 1900 George and Matilda were living in McKay, Umatilla Co., OR.
George W., head, b. TN, July 1843, marr 33 yrs, farm laborer.
Matila, wife, b. MO, April 1849, had given birth to six children who were all alive in 1900.

Their neighbors were Lonidus, Mary and Nolin Box.

George and Matilda lived in Seneca, Neuton Co., MO in 1910, 1920 and 1930. Successful Searching!

Hi, Judy!

I wanted to say "Thank You" for the information you found! I do have to make one minor correction... The first Sam Neil for 1880 is actually a cousin to my Samuel Neil. The rest of the information is correct for my Sam Neil. /smile

It took alot of looking, and sorting these two out. Sam Neil from the first one in 1880 was a son of Nelson Neil, who was a son of Jesse Neil... Spencer Neil's uncle. This Sam also married an Amanda and raised children in Missouri. If I remember correctly, Nelson also had a son name Fidelo. This Sam Neil is also a few years older than Spencer's son. I want to say he was born in the early 1840ish, where mine is born in the 1850.

It has driven me nuts how this family dubulicate name, but if you were to go and look at what I am sure is Nancy Hill's grandmother, Nancy Royalty Hill; you will find that she may had a possiblities of 3 or 4 granddaughters name Nancy Hill.

I have also track down one of Nancy Royalty Hill's son living on another Indian Reservation in Nevada, Reuben Mason Hill. This family has been rumored and we have pictures that show they were very dark and have very distincted feature for a Native Indian; I am left to wonder about the two different Indian Reservations... Even today you will find some of those feature have been passed down to my own grandmother and uncles and cousins...

Thank you again for the information! I really do appreciate what you have found!!!

Beth~
bethholcomb@cox.net