Alexandria's foremost stonecarver of the 19th century. His work is well represented in nearby city cemeteries, including Bethel, Trinity Methodist, and St. Mary's Catholic.
At the age of 85, he died of pneumonia at 802 Duke Street, the home of his son Francis Clay Neale. It was said that Charles showered each morning outdoors in his stone yard, regardless of the weather or season. This spartan practice may have contributed to his death.
Charles was the son of Charles & Mary (Mariman) Neale of St. Mary's County, MD, and the grandson of James Neale, Commissary General of Washington's army in the Revolution. As a young stonemason, Charles came to D.C. to help in the construction of the Capitol building. In the 1840s he moved with his family across the Potomac to the thriving port city of Alexandria. Here he established a stonecarving business. Several sons joined him in this enterprise, which carried on after Charles' death until the turn of the 20th century.
Neale married Ann Johnson on 5 January 1829 in Washington D.C. They had 12 children, four of whom died in childhood. Ann Johnson Neale is buried with her husband under an impressive monument of his own design and construction.
At the age of 85, he died of pneumonia at 802 Duke Street, the home of his son Francis Clay Neale. It was said that Charles showered each morning outdoors in his stone yard, regardless of the weather or season. This spartan practice may have contributed to his death.
Charles was the son of Charles & Mary (Mariman) Neale of St. Mary's County, MD, and the grandson of James Neale, Commissary General of Washington's army in the Revolution. As a young stonemason, Charles came to D.C. to help in the construction of the Capitol building. In the 1840s he moved with his family across the Potomac to the thriving port city of Alexandria. Here he established a stonecarving business. Several sons joined him in this enterprise, which carried on after Charles' death until the turn of the 20th century.
Neale married Ann Johnson on 5 January 1829 in Washington D.C. They had 12 children, four of whom died in childhood. Ann Johnson Neale is buried with her husband under an impressive monument of his own design and construction.
Alexandria's foremost stonecarver of the 19th century. His work is well represented in nearby city cemeteries, including Bethel, Trinity Methodist, and St. Mary's Catholic.
At the age of 85, he died of pneumonia at 802 Duke Street, the home of his son Francis Clay Neale. It was said that Charles showered each morning outdoors in his stone yard, regardless of the weather or season. This spartan practice may have contributed to his death.
Charles was the son of Charles & Mary (Mariman) Neale of St. Mary's County, MD, and the grandson of James Neale, Commissary General of Washington's army in the Revolution. As a young stonemason, Charles came to D.C. to help in the construction of the Capitol building. In the 1840s he moved with his family across the Potomac to the thriving port city of Alexandria. Here he established a stonecarving business. Several sons joined him in this enterprise, which carried on after Charles' death until the turn of the 20th century.
Neale married Ann Johnson on 5 January 1829 in Washington D.C. They had 12 children, four of whom died in childhood. Ann Johnson Neale is buried with her husband under an impressive monument of his own design and construction.
At the age of 85, he died of pneumonia at 802 Duke Street, the home of his son Francis Clay Neale. It was said that Charles showered each morning outdoors in his stone yard, regardless of the weather or season. This spartan practice may have contributed to his death.
Charles was the son of Charles & Mary (Mariman) Neale of St. Mary's County, MD, and the grandson of James Neale, Commissary General of Washington's army in the Revolution. As a young stonemason, Charles came to D.C. to help in the construction of the Capitol building. In the 1840s he moved with his family across the Potomac to the thriving port city of Alexandria. Here he established a stonecarving business. Several sons joined him in this enterprise, which carried on after Charles' death until the turn of the 20th century.
Neale married Ann Johnson on 5 January 1829 in Washington D.C. They had 12 children, four of whom died in childhood. Ann Johnson Neale is buried with her husband under an impressive monument of his own design and construction.
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