Neff Family History & Genealogy

Photo of Elva Neff and Ruth Burke found in an antique store. I don't know which one is which.
People in photo include: Ruth Burke and Elva Neff

A photo of Nellie Shepard Neff, my great grandmother, when she was a little girl.
People in photo include: Nellie Shepard Neff

A photo of a young Cleo Neff

A photo of Cleo Neff

This is the record to her second marriage to Mathew R. Neff
People in photo include: Mathew R. Neff

Record of her first marriage to Charles W. Taylor

Katie Walters Taylor Neff (Top Left). She married Charles W. Taylor in Oct 1888, and Later remarried Mathew R Neff on December 8, 1916. Next to her is her children Martha Ellen Taylor Lewis, Delphia Della Mae Taylor Johnson, Ballard Earl Taylor. Front Row: Charley Taylor, and Fred Henry Taylor. She also had two other sons by the names of Vernon J Taylor, and James Taylor. and She Had a Brother by the name of George Walters.

Any Additonal info such as Birthdates, Marriages, Deaths, and Grave Sites.
People in photo include: Martha Ellen (Taylor) Lewis, Delphia "Della" Mae (Taylor) Johnson, Ballard Earl Taylor, Charley Taylor, and Fred Henry Taylor

Catherine Elizabeth Brumfiel Neff with Quilts: Taken about 1935 in Fayette County, Indiana in Connersville of my gr-gr-grandmother, Catherine Elizabeth Brumfiel Neff with her homemade quilts. Catherine Elizabeth Brumfiel b. 2-9-1848 Fayette Co. IN d. 7-25-1940 and was married to Andrew Young Neff in Fayette County, Indiana on 12-25-1871. Both Andrew and Catherine are buried in Dale Cemetery, Connersville Indiana. Catherine and Andrew met when he came to visit his half brother Daniel Neff who was running the Nulltown store then called Keys Point south of Connersville in Fayette County Indiana. Andrew was a Civil War Veteran and descendant of Sabastian Neff, brother of Jacob Neff. Catherine was the daughter of Catherine Myers b. in VA and John Brumfiel b. in Bracken Co., KY. they lived in Miamisburg OH and then Fayette Co. IN. John was a wagonmaker.

A photo of Dorothy Josephine Neff
People in photo include: Dorothy Josephine Neff

Gaynell Neff, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso Indiana, USA. 1933
People in photo include: Gaynell Neff

Family reunion photo taken at old Neff home south west of Everton Indiana.

Front row: Alonzo Brumfiel, Daniel Brumfiel, A.Y. Neff, Elijah Elliott and Benjamin Brumfiel

Back row: Alice Handley Brumfiel, Annie Trusler Brumfiel, Catherine Brumfiel Neff, Mary Jane Brumfiel Elliott, Annie Jemison Brumfiel and Sarah Brumfiel

Catherine b. 2-9-1848 Fay. Co. IN and A.Y. Neff b 10-10-1842 Cass Co. IN were my gr-gr-grandparents

A.Y. Neff was son of William Neff b. 1803 VA and Mary Steele b. New Carlisle OH 8-28-1809.


People in photo include: Alonzo Brumfiel, Daniel Brumfiel, A.y. Neff, Elijah Elliott, and Benjamin Brumfiel

Claude Kitchen and the 1933 Lowell High School coaching staff..Yearbook says "..Championship teams come and go, but our four faithful coaches remain the same..."

Pictured: Benjamin Neff, Basketball Coach; Claude Kitchen, Crew, Swimming, Tennis Coach; Elmer Harris, Varsity Track; Michel Voyne, Baseball, Golf Coach

Birth: Sep. 1, 1879
Connersville
Fayette County
Indiana, USA
Death: Sep. 12, 1954
Connersville
Fayette County
Indiana, USA [Edit Dates]

Graduate of Indianapolis College of Law 1905. Practiced in Connersville with Judge Johnston. Married Sarah Isabel (Sadiebelle) Ashworth on April 7, 1900 in Coles Co. Illinois at the home of her father. At some time he left the law practice in Connersville to go back to work on his father's farm west of Everton, IN. Later Charles had a loan company in Connersville IN-

My grandmother lived here until she was 16. This home burned in March 1978. It sat at the end of a t-road straight w. from Everton IN about 3 miles. Everton is south of Connersville, Indiana in Fayette County.
Row 1- Andrew Young Neff in chair; L. Neff Ashworth; Pearl Neff holding baby Paula with her husband Walter directly behend them. Then Catherine Brumfiel Neff in last chair (Andrew's wife); small girl is Ruth Ashworth Roberts and Hattie Neff Pike.
row 2-Charles William Neff and wife Sadie B. Ashworth Neff, my gr-grandparents; Lulu Neff Ashworth and Lewis Ashworth (a brother and sister married a brother and sister)

Located 3 miles west of Everton on Everton Road. Brumfiel cemetery also in this area
front row: Sam Roberts, Paul Neff, Fred Neff, Wilbur Elliott, ?
Middle row: Douglas Elliott, Milton Brumfiel, A.Y. Neff, Bill Lockhart, Inez Lockhart, Dan Brumfiel, Anna Brumfiel, Gladys Lockhart, Clara Lockhart, Cliff Roberts
Back row: Ernest Roberts, John Elliott, Carl Elliott, Mrs. Carl Elliott, Catherine Neff, Tom Harry, Rosie Harry, Sally Roberts - A.Y. Neff my gr-gr-grandpa - Gladys Lockhart married Ernest Hassler Wilbur Elliott married Ellen Hebble, John Elliott married Esther Adams

Photo of Everton Church Choir 1-15-1950. I attended Sunday school here as a child. My grandmother, Kathryn Neff Brown, was a Sunday school teacher and played piano for the kids. My grandmother's sister was Lucille Neff Lake and Lucille had two daughters who sang in the choir, Nancy and Barbara and their cousin who also sang, Julia Rose Neff.
Front Row: Marilyn Sue Myers Friend, Nancy Lake McFarland, Julia Rose Neff Keifer, La Von Adams, Marjory Metcalf, Barbara Lake Kellett, Glenna Lackey, Charlotte Applegeet Kidd, Wilma Gulley
Accompaniest : Marcie Shedd
Back Row: Betty Pilgrim, Danette Siders, Jean Vandeventer, Jean Shepler Pflum, Kay Fields Buckley and Janet Meyers Kidd

My grandmother, Kathryn Louise Neff Brown and her sister Lucille Elizabeth Neff Lake.
The only two children of of Sarah Isabel (Sadiebelle) Ashworth Neff and Charles William Neff. Kathryn was married to Louis Albert Brown and Lucille was married to Boyd Lake lived much of their married life in Everton IN. Kathryn taught school at Everton for 25-30 years and Lucille and her husband lived directly across from the school and community building there in Everton. Their father Charles William Neff graduated from Indianapolis College of Law in 1906 and practiced with Judge Johnston in Connersville. He later gave up his law practice to help his aging father farm west of Everton IN.

News article from the Hooker, OK newspaper regarding death of Boss Neff. Boss Neff was the son of Jacob Neff (8-9-1805-3-25-1874) m. Margaret Wampler on 9-25-1860. Jacob was born in Franklin Co. VA and is buried in Lewisburg OH. Sebastian Neff (Boss) was born on a farm near Lewisburg, Preble Co.OH on 3-15-1866. He later moved to Oklahoma and is listed there in many historic articles. Boss's father Jacob is the son of Abraham Naff(Neff) b. 2-22-1758 - 1813 m. in Franklin Co. PA to Katy Saylor, sister of Mary Saylor who married Sebastian Naff, brother of Jacob Naff, Sr. Abraham died in Montgomery Co. OH buried near Winchester, Preble Co. OH.
Abraham Naff is a brother to my Catherine Naff who married John Moyers(Myers) 2-7-1797 in Franklin Co. VA and who later moved to Montgomery Co. OH in 1816. They lived near Farmersville or Tom's Run near Miamisburg OH. Later moved to Jackson Twp., Fayette Co. IN about 1832-34. They are my gr-gr-gr-gr-grandparents and buried in Brumfiel Cemetery in Fayette Co. IN. (more information available)

Marked in red are the areas where my Neff ancestors lived and Moses Rentfro family lived. I descend from Jacob Neff (Nave) who married Polly Rentfroe/Renfro/Rentfroe, daughter of Moses. They later moved to Cass Co.(Logansport, IN)about 1826. ** Our Neff family has a connection to president Thomas Jefferson's family. *** The following is from my grandmother's writings...... Moses Rentfroe's first wife was Hannah Rentfroe. Hannah's mother was Mary Randolph. (Closely related to Jane Randolph Jefferson, President Thomas Jefferson's mother. Thomas Jefferson, the president's mother, Jane Randolph, married Peter Jefferson in 1728. Peter's father or grandfather, the older Thomas Jefferson who died in 1687 had a daughter Mary who married Thomas Turpin, cousin of Elizabeth Turpin who was my gr-gr-gr-grandmother. The Turpins and Rentfroes lived on either side of the location of Monticello and many more of them intermarried. As you can see this was on my grandfather Neff's side. This information was found through wills and court records. I'm sure grandpa never knew as his mother, Mary Steele Neff died when grandpa was only 2 1/2 yrs . of age. A.Y's father, William Neff had four wives. Mary was his third wife. Mary's four children, Andrew(my grandfather) Henry, Harriett and Agnes and also Elizabeth Ann Stephenson, child of Mary Steele and her first husband James Stephenson who died of yellow fever on the Ohio river -- were all reared by Mary's brothers and sisters the Saylors, Staffords and Thomas Steele and his good wife Sally of Tipp City, OH. Thomas Turpin, Jr. married Mary Jefferson on 1730. Thomas Turpin was born 1697. Mary Jefferson was the third child of an early Thomas Jefferson. This earlier Thomas's son was Peter Jefferson who married Jane Randolph in Goochland Co., VA in 1728. Jane Randolph was born 2-29-1708 and was the daughter of Isham Randolph of "Dungennes". In 1973 I was privileged to visit Monticello on the way home from the National DAR Convention at Washington DC. Margaret Harrison and her mother, Emma Scholl also visited it wth me. We drove our car and the side trips to places of interest were wonderful. We also visited James City and Williamsburg VA. On the way over we stopped at Philadelphia PA and stayed all night and visited Independence Hall and all the historic buildings associated with it. Will of Peter Jefferson of Albemarle Co., VA made 13 July 1757. Pro. 1757 lists sons, Thomas (President) and Randolph; daughters, Janes, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha, Lucy and Annscott.
Thomas. (All the above was written by Kathryn Neff Brown of Connersville, Indiana, grandmother of Vivian Brown, this contributor) There is more to add to this if needed.

Photo taken at the home of my gr-gr-grandfather, Andrew Young Neff (what is now Miller Moster, Robbins Funeral Home on 1704 N. Grand Ave., Connersville IN
F-Minnie Smallwood, Nettie Berninger, Harriett Pike, Elizabeth Ashowrth, Mr. AY Neff, A.Y. Neff, Lizzie Wright. Rose Harry, Pearl Neff(Walter), Mary Neff, Lillie Edwards, Sadie Neff(mygr-grandmother) Mollie Williams, Hattie Atherton, Lola Elliott, Kate Elliott, Wayne Elliott. mid row- Lottie Ball, Bertha Brumfiel, Emma Worster; back - Lou Elliott, Will Worster, Lewis Ashworth, Lula Ashworth, Alice Brumfiel, Hattie Pike, Mabel Beringer, Edith Kellum, Blanche Brumfiel, ??, Annie Brumfiel, Kate Kellum

Willard Funk, Principal, watching children play around the old 5th Street School, Connersville Indiana. Wendy's hamburgers is now at this location. My grandmother, Kathryn Neff Brown, taught school here in the early 1930s. This photo is from a scrapbook she left to this contributor, Vivian Brown.

Kathryn Neff Brown, my grandmother, with her class at 5th Street School, Room 3, Connersville, Indiana. Taken Oct. 1933 as per writing on back of photo. Kathryn Neff Brown graduated from Connersville IN High School 1923. She graduated from Dr. Eliza A. Blaker Teachers College Indianapolis, 1925. It wasn't until 1960 that she recieved her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Eduation from Miami University at Oxford Ohio. Photo from Kathryn Brown scrapbook belonging to Vivian Brown, owner.