I am lucky to have found one photo of Neville which appeared in an Albemarle County, Virginia newspaper in 1977. It was a birthday celebration for a number of Senior Citizens all enjoying an April birthday.
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| Mary Neville Peluso Jollett is 4th from the left |
She looks like a reasonable woman, don’t you think?
So I wonder what crime against humanity she committed to be expressly written OUT of her father-in-law’s will dated 1934? My great grand uncle Burton Lewis Jollett did not seek to be politically correct when he wrote this:
Item 10 I wish and desire that if Lewis Jollett should die before his wife Mary Nevell Jollett that she be not appointed adminstratrix over his estate or for as what he enhirt [sic.] from me around two thousand dollars I desire it go to the heirs of his lawful body. She would go through with it real soon do nobody no good I don't want her to have nothing from my estate whatsoever the way I have been mistreated by her.
If any person or persons are disstfied [sic.] with my last will and try to break same or disreguard [sic.] it they shall have but five dollar the rest to be divided among those that are willing to abide by the same.
I bet that’s a humdinger of a story!
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