Eli Josuha Neal was born March 25, 1876, and died March 04, 1957. He married Malinda Adline (Lindy)4 COWAN (William Isaac (Ike)3, Riley2, Samuel1) who was born May 02, 1873 in Fallsville, Newton Co., Ark., and died September 21, 1956 in Oark, Arkansas.

Children of Eli NEAL and Malinda COWAN are:
i. Mary L. Vennie (twin)5 Neal, born May 06, 1905; 
        died Aft. 1975.  
        She married Willaim W. Brison September 11, 1925 in Ozark, Arkansas; 
        born December 29, 1903; died May 16, 1997.
ii. Sara M. (twin) Neal, born May 06, 1905.
iii. Pansy L. Neal, born December 26, 1900.
iv. Willa Lucinda Neal, born February 08, 1907; 
       died November 03, 1997 in Van Buren, Ark. at 90 yrs. of age.
       She married (1) Sam Rylee. 
       She married (2) Grant Seals.
v. John Neal, born October 04, 1909; 
       died May 25, 1976.  He married Ola McCoy.
vi. Merinda C. (Renda) Neal, born September 26, 1913.
       She married Lloyd Simmons.
vii. Cleo Ann Neal, born March 01, 1897 in Fallsville, Arkansas; 
       died September 22, 1980 in Clarksville, Arkansas Johnson Co.
       She met (1) Frank Valentine Willis. 
       She married (2) John Henry Vaughn in Arkansas; 
       born June 1895; died February 1925.
       She married (3) Columbus Carlton; born October 21, 1879;
       died April 07, 1946 in Jasper, AR.
       She married (4) John T (Sonny) Hignite; born May 18, 1891;
       died May 15, 1965 in Oark, Ar.

More About Columbus Carlton:
Burial: Low Gap Cemetary, Newton County, Arkansas

viii. Viola E. Neal, born April 17, 1899.
       She married (1) Mills Carlton. 
       She married (2) ? Ferrari.

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