Stephen Neale

The Neales:

The Neales who came to Washington County in its territorial days were the sons and daughters of Stephen and Ann Neale of Worcestershire, England. They grew up on a fruit farm there and all exept the youngest daughter came to America as young adults. In 1856, brothers David and Stephen, sister Phoebe, and brother George with his wife Ellen, reached Rockport, Nebraska, were they all lived for a time. Stephen and David immediately filed on 160 acers of land each, and

Source: Washington County Nebraska History 1980, page 286. The Washington County Historical Association.Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas, 1980.