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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Dr. Daniel Neal, one of the oldest physicians of Posey county and for many years a resident of New Harmony, is a son of Max and Anna (Williams) Neal, who were of Irish lineage. They were natives of South Carolina, and when Indiana was yet a Territory, removed thither and settled in Posey county, where Dr. Neal was born January 21, 1828. His early life was passed on the farm and then he spent three years in the Mt. Vernon public schools. He worked in a dry goods store one year and then crossed the plains to California, where he remained until 1852, when he returned to his native county. He began the study of medicine with Dr. Mott, of New Harmony, in 1853, and in 1854 he attended the Transylvania Medical College at Lexington, Ky., and two years later began the practice of medicine in New Harmony. In 1857 he moved to Jackson, Ill., but in 1866 returned to New Harmony and resumed the practice there. He married Martha Bennett in May, 1857. Four children have been born to them—Nellie, Mollie, Benjamin and August. About eight years ago he removed to California, where he has since resided.
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