Neal, Roscoe Raymond

Notes:

Neal, Jotham, 1857 - 1946
Violet R., 1862 - 1943

Jotham married Pierce, Violet R. about 1883. Violet was born on 25 Mar 1862 in Richland, Oswego, New York, USA; died on 21 Jan 1943 in Mossville, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in Rome, Peoria, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage index for Illinois shows Samuel C Neal married twice.

Death dates came from cemetery gravestones
Robinson or Old Mossville or Mossville Methodist Cemetery, Medina Township,
Located in Section 27 of Medina Township, Peoria County Illinois, USA, about a mile east and 1/2 mile south of Mossville, Illinois, USA.
Copied Aug. 2, 1856. The cemetery is now despoiled and some of the burials have been moved to Mt. Hawley Cemetery.

Lot 42 is 13 feet by 40 feet, buried in the south end of this lot are;

Neal, Asenath, wife of Samuel, 1831 - 1912
Samuel C., 1818 - 1911

Buried in the north end of this lot is:
Johnie White, son of James & Elizabeth, no dates on records

The 1870 census shows the following children:
Emily, 15
Lilly, 14
Jothan, 12
Bessie, 8
Mary,6
Orril, 1

1880 census shows
another child, Clemmon? age 4

Samuel married Matthews, Asneth on 18 Mar 1852 in Stark County, Illinois, USA. Asneth was born in Dec 1831 in Ohio, USA; died in 1912 in Medina Township, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possibly her family in 1850:

Newton Matthew 42 1807 Pennsylvania Male Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Mary Matthew 41 1808 New Jersey Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Acenath Matthew 18 1831 Ohio Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Harriet N Matthew 16 1833 Ohio Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Mary Matthew 14 1835 Ohio Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Whitfield L Matthew 12 1837 Illinois Male Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Lemuel F Matthew 9 1840 Illinois Male Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Martha J Matthew 7 1842 Illinois Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
Adaline B Matthew 5 1844 Illinois Female Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA
William Matthew 2 1847 Illinois Male Not Stated, Stark, Illinois, USA

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1840 census@http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/il/peoria/1840/part04.txt
Atlas Map of Peoria County Illinois, USA 1873 had the following biography which should answer some of your questions.

John P Neal, was born in Rochester, N. Y., June 17, 1798, lived in that state until 1838, engaged in cabinet work and chair making until April of that year, when he came to Peoria, went to Sangamon county, and then came back to Peoria county; bought and improved a farm on section twenty-three in Medina township, where he resided until his death, which occurred October 29th, 1872. In 1817 he was married to Miss Sally Clements, of Dover, New Hampshire, by whom he had eight children, Samuel C., born April 5th, 1818: Moses L., born May 7th, 1820, lives on the old homestead: James, died in infancy: Frances C., former wife of Thomas Mooney, Jr., died in 1855; John P., Jr., born October 29th, 1828, lives in California; Abigail, born January 27th, 1831, former wife of William C Green of Morris, Illinois, died April 1st, 1854, Anzolette, born May 30th, 1829, died October 30th, 1842.
Mrs. Neal was born November 2nd, 1798 in Dover, New Hampshire. She is still living at the old homestead.
Mr. Neal is still kindly remembered by his family and friends for his many good qualities. He was a kind husband and father, a good neighbor, and a valuable citizen.

Neal Cemetery
Section 14, Medina Township, Peoria , Illinois, USA. Copied Oct. 14, 1956. This cemetery has since been moved to LaSalle Cemetery, Section 2, Medina Township. LaSalle Cemetery is about a mile north of the original Neal Cemetery.

Green, Martha A., wife of William G., died Mar. 1864, age 34 yr.
William G., died June 1865, age 40 yrs

Mooney, Nettie Elizabeth, daughter of T.B. & M.A., died Jan. 22, 1881, age 2 yr. 2 mos., 4 ds.

Neal, Ayzoletteh, daughter of J.P. & S., died Oct. 21, 1846, age 13 yrs. 3 mos.

Neal, John P., died Oct. 29, 1872, age 72 yrs.

Neal, Lemuel, died Oct. 5, 1865, age 6 yrs.
Dow, died, may 21, 1861, age 5 mos.

Neal, Moses L., May 23, 1820 - Nov. 17, 1897

Small stone with initials; N. E. M.

John married Clements, Sally on 15 Jan 1818. Sally (daughter of Clements, Moses and Paul, Abigail) was born on 2 Nov 1798 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1894 in Medina Township, Peoria, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]