Neef, John Henry

1884 - 1939  (55 years)

• Name	Neef, John Henry  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	21 Jun 1884	Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Death	11 Dec 1939	Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Suicide by Shotgun
  	Family Farm in
  Burial	15 Dec 1939	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I21043	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Neef, Philip PETER,   b. 13 May 1857, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 13 Nov 1934, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Huth, Julia Catherine,   b. 5 Sep 1856, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 11 Jun 1937, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Dec 1879	Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [3, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F3600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	Single - Never Married  [1]
  Family ID	F8855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jun 1884 - Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Suicide by Shotgun - 11 Dec 1939 - Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Burial - 15 Dec 1939 - Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  History of Cooper County, Missouri by WF Johnston

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary - Boonville Daily News, 13 December 1939 JOHN H. NEEF IS FOUND DEAD 16 Gauge Shotgun Used To Inflict Fatal Wound - Funeral to Be Friday Afternoon At 2:30 John H. Neef, 55, was found dead at his farm home several miles west of Boonville about 7 o'clock this morning by Ray Pollard who had gone to the farm to cull Neef's flock of chickens. Neef had taken his life by shooting himself in the head with a 16-gauge shotgun. Coroner J. C. Tincher, called about 8 o'clock to view the body, declared there would be no inquest. Neef shot himself in the right temple with the shotgun, the Coroner said. The shooting is believed to have occurred early Monday evening or Monday night. County officials who investigated the case this morning believed financial worries were responsible for the tragedy. A pocketbook containing $30 in cash was found in his pocket. A will was made by Mr. Neef on Tuesday, Dec. 5, this year, was found in his home. The will appointed Kenneth Hirlinger, Boonville, as administrator of his estate in case of death, bequeathed $10 to his brother, Carl, and made arrangements for funeral expenses and a monument. The remainder of his estate was bequeathed to the German Protestant Home of St Louis County, Mo. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Evangelical church here. The Rev. Firdel Paul, pastor of the Evangelical church at Billingsville, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery. Mr. Neef was born June 21, 1884. He is survived by one brother, Carl, of Boonville. -- Bill Scroggin Reply to: itcscrog@aol.com

  
  

• Sources

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