Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . ens. OK BAZII, NEELY. Bazil Neely was a farmer and one of the early pioneers ofMadison county. He was born in Ohio county. West \ir-ginia, August 16, 1810. His parents were Thomas and Eliza-beth (Seamon) Neely. His grandfather was Jonah 1812 the parents of our subject emigrated with his familyto Wayne county, Indiana, and in 1816 the father returned to lIlSTOltV OF MADISOiN COUNTY, INDIANA. (551 Virginia on business where lie di^d and was buried, leavinghis wife and six children, of whom Bazil was the fourt
Historical sketches and reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana . ens. OK BAZII, NEELY. Bazil Neely was a farmer and one of the early pioneers ofMadison county. He was born in Ohio county. West \ir-ginia, August 16, 1810. His parents were Thomas and Eliza-beth (Seamon) Neely. His grandfather was Jonah 1812 the parents of our subject emigrated with his familyto Wayne county, Indiana, and in 1816 the father returned to lIlSTOltV OF MADISOiN COUNTY, INDIANA. (551 Virginia on business where lie di^d and was buried, leavinghis wife and six children, of whom Bazil was the fourth, withbut little means of support. The widow removed to Fayettecounty, Indiana, with her children, and in 1827 Bazil, whowas but seventeen years of age, started out to seek his ownfortune in the primitive wilderness. lie went to Delawarecounty where he did general farm work at three dollars amonth, and occasionally made rails at twenty-five cents perhundred. Farming implements in that day were few and un-wieldy and his first plowing was done with a wooden mold-. NKKLV. board plow and four yoke of oxen. In 1833 Mr. Neely wasunited in marriage to Miss Sarah Suman. Of this union therewas but one child. Miss Hester A. Neely, a sketch of whomwill be found elsewhere in this work. On the 10th of July,1833, he purchased eighty acres of land in Section 35, in Uniontownship, Madison county, nine acres of which were clearedand improved by a hewed-log house, the remainder being cov-ered by a dense forest. On this tract of land he located, and 652 HISTORY OK MADISON- COUXTV. not being afraid of work, in the course of time acquired anample competency. He was resolute, persevering and ener-getic, in every way suited to the pioneers arduous task ofclearing up the wilderness. He was also fond of athleticsports and was an unerring shot with a rifle. He hunted fre-quently and in 1S49, within one mile of his home, shot twodeer while their horns were locked togetiier. In politics
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