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NameFirst: Neely ~Thomas S.
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BirthMonth: 9
BirthDay: 13
BirthYear: 1811
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OriginalBirthCounty: Adams
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DeathDay: 20
DeathYear: 1901
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OriginalDeathCity: Muncie
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Delaware
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Parents: Moses and Jane (Smith) Neely
Children: Eliza [wife of A.J. Wachtell, of Muncie]; M. Jennie, Thaddeus A., and Leonidas M. (Lon)
Spouse1Name: Matilda Wierman
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:58 PM
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FamilyInPhotography: son, Lon
OriginalNotes: 1840 Census: Thomas Neely, Montgomery Co.,

1860 Census, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Thomas S. Neely, 49, Daguerrean, b. Penn.
Matilda Neely, 52, b. Penn
Martha J. Neely, 22, school teacher, b. Ohio
Thaddeus Neely, 17, student, b. Ind.
Leonidas Neely, 14, b. Ind.
Corydon Allbee, 23, Daguerrean, b. NJ
Theodore B. Allbee, 26, Daguerrean, b. NY

Neely's diary in possession of Wiley Spurgeon as of 1991. Diaries in the Ball State Archives by late 1990s. See excepts in _Gas Boom Society_, by Ned H. Griner (1991, Minnetrista Cultural Foundation, Inc., Muncie). Evidently daughter Jennie completed diary, recording father's death.
p. 11 Neely was early pioneer of Muncie
p. 46 large home was on Adams St.
p. 69 Neely arrived in the area in 1839
p. 72 Neely was large man, normally weighing about 225 lbs, but dropped to 195 at age 85; He kept diary 1 Jan. 1860 through July 1895, From this time on daily entries were made by his daughter, Jennie. In his early yrs he had been active community leader, he was architect and superintendent of old Presbyterian church bldg, constructed 1857, razed 1895.
p. 76 during Neely's last days he had delusions of returning to the Allegheny Mountains in Pa. from which he had migrated to Muncie in 1839. He was Muncie's 1st commercial photographer, a blacksmith, member of Co.. Commissioners, member of Board of Education, loyal member of Pres. Church, instrumental in bringing 1st railroad to Muncie. Description of death on Aug. 20, 1901.

History of Delaware Co., IN, Chicago: Kingman Bros., 1881, p. 226 write-up and photograph of Thomas S. Neely: In 1831 Moses Neely removed with family to Miami Co., OH and about 1840 to Randolph Co., Ind., settling near the town of Windosor. His family consisted of 4 sons and 5 daughters, of whom Thomas S. and George are the only survivors [George may have been the G. S. Neely affiliated with an early Muncie newspaper--check this connection].  T. S. was engaged in farm work at home, attending the district school in winter, until 18 yrs. Of age when he was apprenticed to blacksmith at Petersburg, PA to learn the trade. He remained with him for nearly 3 yhrs, and having acquire good knowledge of the trade he began to work on his own account, and in 1831, removed with parents to Miami Co., OH. He worked at his trade in Troy, Urbana, and other Ohio towns, and in 1833, returned to his former home in PA and was wedded to Miss Matilda Wierman. He lived in Miami Co. 6 yrs. And in Feb. 1839, came to Mucie. He 1st engaged in the grocery trade, but the town was ssmall and merchants plenty, and he was soon convinced that there was a better opening for the mechanic than the merchant, deciding, therefore, to devote himself to his trade. Engaged in grocery business only about 6 mo. when he helped a wagon-maker. He sold his grocery store and opened a shop, where he was engaged at his trade for more than 20 yrs. He 1st purchased the lot now occupied by the Abbott House, where he had his residence, and at a later date, erected the brick block on Main st., in which the photographic rooms of G. R. Gamble are now located. In this building, Mr. Neely established a daguerreotype gallery, after retiring from work at his trade, and made the 1st pictures in Muncie. As the art of photography became better known, he adopted it, and was the leading photographer of this city until about 15 yrs. Ago when he trasferred the gallery to his son, Lon M., and, since his retirement from this pursuit, he has not been engaged in any active business. [The rest of the bio discusses his community involvement, participation in bringing railroad to Muncie, etc.]
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Address1: NW cor. Main & Mulberry Sts.
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State: IN
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OriginalSource: History of Delaware Co., IN, Chicago: Kingman Bros., 1881, p. 226 write-up and photograph of Thomas S. Neely: In Feb. 1839, came to Muncie. He 1st purchased the lot now occupied by the Abbott House, where he had his residence, and at a later date, erected the brick block on Main st., in which the photographic rooms of G. R. Gamble are now located. In this building, Mr. Neely established a daguerreotype gallery, after retiring from work at his trade [blacksmith for 20 years], and made the 1st pictures in Muncie. As the art of photography became better known, he adopted it, and was the leading photographer of this city until about 15 yrs. ago when he transferred the gallery to his son, Lon M., and, since his retirement from this pursuit, he has not been engaged in any active business.

Hawes, Indiana State Gazetteer, 1858-59, p. 278, Muncie: T. S. Neely, Daguerrean Artist, corner Main & Mulberry

1860-61 Hawes Ind. State Gaz. & Bus. Dir., p. 499 T. S. Neely, ambrotypist, Main St.

Star Press (Muncie, Indiana), May 2, 1949, p. 4
Dick Greene "Seen and Heard in Our Neighborhood." Quotes diary of diarist Thomas S. Neely from 1860.
May 10, 1860 - "A person is learning ambrotyping with me. His name is John Gant, from Jay County. He is making very good progress."
May 18, 1860 - "I have this week papered my Daguerrean room and put down a carpet."
May 31, 1860 - "I have just returned from the printing office where I was getting some printing done on muslin for a flag to decoy persons into the Daguerrean gallery."
Footnote "The Daguerrean gallery Mr. Neely often mentioned was located in the northwest corner of Main and Mulberry streets, sit of the Baker Furniture Company, Inc. His home was the two-story brick house at 617 East Adams street."
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1860 Census, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Thomas S. Neely, 49, Daguerrean, b. Penn.
[Also in household, as well as family, are the following, possibly employees]
Corydon Allbee, 23, Daguerrean, b. NJ
Theodore B. Allbee, 26, Daguerrean, b. NY

1869 Logansport Directory and Classified Business Directory of Indianapolis, Lafayette, and 100 Surrounding Towns (Cowen, Indianapolis): p. 278, T. S. Neely, Muncie

1870 Census, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana
Thomas S. Neely, 58, photographer, b. Pennsylvania
Leonidas Neely, 22, photographer, b. Indiana
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