#mcneely

I knew from oral history and the 1870 census that my great-great-great-grandfather Henry W. McNeely was a teacher during Reconstruction. Born in 1841 to John W. McNeely, a white slaveowner, and Lucinda McNeely, the woman he enslaved, Henry presumably learned to read and write during slavery. The document above is extracted from “List of School Teachers & School-buildings North Carolina” compiled…

Which McNeely Farmhouse is this? Quarry Road

Hi Linda! I am wondering if you might be able to help me gather some history on the farm house we moved into a few years back. It’s known as the mcneely farm on quarry road and lots of folks seem to have a story to share about visiting or growing up here. It was built in 1892. I am wondering if you might consider posting a picture of it on the Tales of Carleton Place page to see if anyone has…

A Trip Along the Ramsay Sixth Line –W.J. Burns

photo Sarah More Hi, Linda ~Don’t know if you might be interested in my Grandfather’s poem about the Sixth Line of Ramsay (now called Quarry Road)? In the 1950s, he had a farm there. Other farms on the Sixth Line belonged to McNeely, Rintoul, Thom, Sadler, Burns, Henry, Hilliards, and a new German Family whose name escapes my Mother.   He went by W.J. Burns. He was a 5th generation resident of…

Interesting Tidbits — Frances Moore

I came across this article while doing some more research on the McNeely family that I had done for Jennifer this year.– Frances Moore

  This would have been originally Moore Land, I believe there was also a reference in onland.ca regarding this road allowance, but the property was sold to McNeelys at some point.  I’m guessing this is eventually where Wava Armstrong (my mother’s sister) had…