Historical Marker
John Cadwallader Neale
Historical marker location:
Leonard, Texas
( Leonard Cemetery on Hunt St.)
Marker installed: 1980
(Apr. 20, 1838 - Dec. 13, 1906)
Born in middle Tennessee, John Cadwallader Neale enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and served with the 9th Tennessee Cavalry. In 1877, three years after he migrated to Fannin County, he purchased a nearby farm. He later opened a family grocery in Leonard and became a leading businessman of the community. He was also a Mason and a church deacon. Twice married, Neale was the father of fourteen children.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.