Charles F. S. Neal

CHARLES F. S. NEAL.

This gentleman, whose portrait appears in this volume, was born in the city of Lebanon, Ind., August 24, 1858. He is the oldest son of Stephen and Clara Davis Neal. He attended the schools of Lebanon until the year 1877, during which last year therein he graduated, and for a time thereafter he became a teacher in the schools of the city. In the year 1880 he attended the Normal School in Ladoga, Ind., and during the same year he received the nomination from the Democratic party of Boone County for the office of county surveyor, to which office he was that year elected; and after filling that office one term, he was appointed by the board of commissioners of the county, to the position of superintendent and civil engineer of the gravel roads of said county.

In the year 1881, he was married to Mary E. Henry, of Ladoga, Ind., and to them have been born two children, one daughter and one son. Mr. Neal is connected with five of the six building and loan associations of his native city, and takes an active interest in public enterprises, and in building up the city, and the public improvements of the county. In the year 1887, he erected the finest and most elegant business block in the city of Lebanon. His noted characteristic is: “grit and git,” and he is energetic, economical, and whatever he engages in, he manifests first-class executive ability. Physically and mentally he is a strong man.
 

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, p. 456.

Transcribed by: Julie S. Townsend - July 7, 2007