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Sarah Elizabeth McAnear McNelly
24 Dec 1861 – 11 Feb 1959
| Birth | 24 Dec 1861 |
| Death | 11 Feb 1959 |
| Cemetery | Dudley Cemetery Dudley , Callahan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Sue Thompson Patterson on 04 May 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53144781 |
Bio
Sarah Elizabeth McAnear was the only child of Jennetta B. Armstrong and John N. McAnear. Her father rode off on horseback to join the Confederate Army during the Civil War when she was about 5. They never saw him again. She married Henry Franklin McNelly in 1880. They had 10 children: Mattie Adella, Nettie Ora, George Newton, Oscar Roy, Ernest W., Joseph Franklin, Bertha May, Mary Etta, Henry Fay, James Velmer "Shorty". She lived to be 98 years old and lived with her daughter, Bertha May, in her later years. She was only 4'9" tall and all her grandchildren and great grandchildren called her either "Little Granny" or "Granny Mac". She dipped snuff, spit in an old snuff can kept under her rocking chair in which she sat most of the time, wiped her mouth with a snow-white lace hanky and crocheted beautifully. In her younger years, she met Sitting Bull while traveling back to Texas from Kentucky where her step-father had taken her. They were traveling in a covered wagon and the small band of Indians just wanted water and food. While living in Texas as a small child, a band of Indians came to their house and took their horses. She was a true pioneer woman of her day. Sarah McNelly Graveside services for Mrs. S.E. McNelly, 98, were officiated by Rev. Davis Harrell. Mrs. McNelly was born on 24 December 1860 in Denton County, Texas. Her father entered the Confederate cavalry during the Civil War, and he did not survive the war. She was married when 18. Mrs. McNelly and her husband spent most of their lives in Shackelford County, and she could remember the Indian raids of the 1870s. The family lost their horses to the Indians at one time. Survived by nine children - Mrs. Mattie Nixon, Bertha Lanier, Faye Ferguson, Etta Dindland, George McNelly, Ernest McNelly, Oscar McNelly, Joe McNelly, Velmer McNelly. Mrs. McNelly had 150 direct descendants and 61 members of the family were present for the funeral service. All of her children attended. Mrs. S.E. McNelly died in Houston, Texas. One child, Ora Jordan preceded her in death. The Albany News February 19, 1959 Thank you Contributor: Searchers of our Past (47220553)
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Siblings
- Permelia Josephine "Josie" Garrett Poole 1866–1938 FaG
- Ellen Jane Garrett Stovall 1869–1908 FaG
- Mary Alfair Garrett Rea 1871–1953 FaG
- Minerva J Garrett Baird 1875–1963 FaG
- William Lee "Willis" Garrett Sr 1876–1962 FaG
- Seth Garrett 1880–1952 FaG
Children
- Martha Adella "Mattie" McNelly Nixon 1881–1962
- Nettie Orah McNelly Jordan 1885–1928
- George Newton McNelly 1888–1968
- Oscar Roy McNelly 1890–1982
- Earnest William McNelly 1893–1979
- Joseph Franklin McNelly 1895–1960
- Bertha May McNelly Lanier Winfield 1897–1988
- Mary Etta "Sallie" McNelly Windland 1900–1980
- Henry Faye McNelly Ferguson 1902–1989
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