[p. 628] was a well-known
agriculturist of Lawrence County,
Pennsylvania, and in his death, which
occurred December 30, 1898, Pulaski Township
lost one of its leading and most respected
citizens.
Mr. Neal was born in Pulaski Township, July 22, 1844, and was a son of Alexander, Sr., and Nancy (Mayers) Neal, his father a native of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and his mother of Trumbull County, Ohio. He was reared on the farm now owned and occupied by his widow, and received his education in the public schools. He had a farm of 144 acres, well improved and under a high state of cultivation, and followed general farming and stock raising. He was exceptionally successful as a stock raiser and dealer, buying and selling extensively throughout his active career. He was a man of public spirit, and was ever among the foremost in promoting the interests of the community.
Mr. Neal was married February 22,
1893, to Miss Sarah J. Heasley, who was
born in Pulaski Township December 24,
1865, and is a daughter of Eli P. and
Josephine (Davis) Heasley, her father being
a native of Mercer County and her mother
of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Mr.
Heasley passed from this life in May, 1901,
and his widow, who still survives him,
resides at Youngstown, Ohio. Of the children
born to Eli P. Heasley and wife, seven
survive, namely: Flora L., widow of Frank
Wellington, resides in Youngstown; James
E., of Warren, Ohio; Sarah J., widow of
Alexander Neal; Emma E., wife of Harry
Brown, of Pulaski Township; Homer, of
Sharon, Pa.; Chauncey A., of Akron, Ohio,
and Charles N., of Poland, Ohio.
Alexander and Sarah J. Neal became parents of three children, as follows: Clarence A., Pearl M. and Harold L. Politically, Alexander Neal was an active supporter of the Republican party. In religious attachment he was a consistent member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Neal resides on the home farm of 144 acres, and has displayed unusual business ability in the management of the place. She is a woman of most estimable qualities, and has a host of friends throughout this community where she has lived so many years. Religiously, she is a member of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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