Born at home on Wednesday, March 3, 1920, at 524 West York Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, this twin boy and his brother only lived two hours and died between midnight and 2 am on Thursday, March 4, 1920. The cause of death is listed as "congenital disability." (Could they have been conjoined twins?) They were the first-born children of Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr. and Nettie Donnie King Neely Riley. After the twins' death, two brothers, Joe and Robbie, were born. While the twins' death certificate and cemetery records refer to one child, their mother always talked of the twin boys. They were buried on their death date in the "Baby Land" area at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah. The twins' niece, Sharlotte Neely Donnelly, remembers first hearing of the twins' existence from her grandmother when Sharlotte was about age eight and visiting Grandpop Riley's grave at Laurel Grove with her mother and grandmother. By September 2018 Sharlotte had a grave marker installed for the twins.
Rest in peace. Their ancestry was Irish, French, English, and--through the Sarvis and King surnames--coastal Carolina Native American. I wish there was a photo of this child.
Thanks so much to his mother Nettie King Neely Riley for so much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
Rest in peace. Their ancestry was Irish, French, English, and--through the Sarvis and King surnames--coastal Carolina Native American. I wish there was a photo of this child.
Thanks so much to his mother Nettie King Neely Riley for so much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
Born at home on Wednesday, March 3, 1920, at 524 West York Street, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, this twin boy and his brother only lived two hours and died between midnight and 2 am on Thursday, March 4, 1920. The cause of death is listed as "congenital disability." (Could they have been conjoined twins?) They were the first-born children of Joseph Bowden Neely, Sr. and Nettie Donnie King Neely Riley. After the twins' death, two brothers, Joe and Robbie, were born. While the twins' death certificate and cemetery records refer to one child, their mother always talked of the twin boys. They were buried on their death date in the "Baby Land" area at Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah. The twins' niece, Sharlotte Neely Donnelly, remembers first hearing of the twins' existence from her grandmother when Sharlotte was about age eight and visiting Grandpop Riley's grave at Laurel Grove with her mother and grandmother. By September 2018 Sharlotte had a grave marker installed for the twins.
Rest in peace. Their ancestry was Irish, French, English, and--through the Sarvis and King surnames--coastal Carolina Native American. I wish there was a photo of this child.
Thanks so much to his mother Nettie King Neely Riley for so much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
Rest in peace. Their ancestry was Irish, French, English, and--through the Sarvis and King surnames--coastal Carolina Native American. I wish there was a photo of this child.
Thanks so much to his mother Nettie King Neely Riley for so much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions.
