Dr. James Locke Neller, M.D.     1914 -

Jim with daughter Patricia

Born:   April 26,1914 in Appleton, Wisconsin

 

 

Spouse:          Patricia Christine (Atcherson) Neller

Children:         Patricia Noel (Neller) Deardorff  (See below)

                        Shari Beata (Neller) Starrett, PhD. (b. April 7, 1944 in Madison, Wisconsin.  Married William Charles Starrett.)

                        Leigh Locke (Neller) Weesner  (See below)

 

Occupation:   Surgeon

 

Father’s name:          John Henry Neller                  Birth place: Appleton, Wisconsin

Mother’s name:         Ina Frances (Briggs) Neller  Birth place: Appleton, Wisconsin

Siblings:         Donald George Neller

                        Marjorie Elizabeth (Neller) Peterson Greenwald

                        Robert John Neller

                        Richard Karl Neller

 

Graduate of University of Wisconsin and Harvard Medical School.

 

Served in WWII as a Lieutenant in the US Navy. Participated in the invasion of Okinawa.

 

He has one of the coins found in the A Bit Of Grandma’s Life story.  It was given to him by his Aunt, Caroline Hamilton (Briggs) Mathie.  James has since given it to his grandson, Wesley Locke Weesner.  For more on this and some photos, please go to:  James Locke page.

 

Daughter Patricia was born July 31, 1939 in Madison, Wisconsin.  She married William Winston Deardorff II and they have 3 children:

Scott Thomas Deardorff (b. 1962) m. Leslie and have 2 children: Emma Victoria and Robert Briggs (Goes by his middle name.)

James “Jamie” Durston Deardorff (b. 10/3/1963) m. Susan Lee Keiding and have 2 children: Ella Lee and William Dustin.

William “Billy” Winston Deardorff III (b. 1966) (pictured below left)

Patricia is an artist. 

The family has genealogy information for the Keiding family, some of which dates back to the 16th century.

For more information, please contact Patricia Deardorff [patriciadear@cox.net]

Please also see the Deardorff Family Farms website.

 

Daughter Leigh was born November 11, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.  She married Wesley Craig Weesner on December 21, 1968 and have two children:

            Wesley Locke Weesner, born June 8, 1971 in Los Angeles, CA.

            Tiffany Patricia-Christine Weesner, born September 7, 1972 in Coronado, CA.  Tiffany married Benjamin Shawn Butler on June 27, 1999 and they have two children:

                        Dane Treanor Butler, born February 16, 2001 in Temecula, CA

                        McKenna Leigh Butler, born July 10, 2002 also in Temecula, CA

 

          

The extended family of Dr. James Locke Neller.

Kneeling front row, from left: Scott Deardorff, Jamie Deardorff, Patricia Neller, Susan Deardorff, Leigh Weesner, and Ella Deardorff.

Middle row, from left; Dustin W. Deardorff, Emma Deardorff, R. Briggs Deardorff, Tiffany Butler, Dane Butler, Leslie Deardorff.

Back row, from left: Wesley Locke Weesner, Ben Butler, McKenna Butler, Inga Starrett, Casey Starrett, Patti Deardorff, Jim Neller, Shari Starrett, and Wes Weesner.

 

  James with his great grandchildren.

 

Photos courtesy of Patricia Deardorff.

 

A book called The Adventures of J. Locke, by his daughter Leigh Neller Weesner is available!  Biographical and filled with James’ art, please go to: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/217140/70789f35f2ad00c82a68752775f4eea4 to learn more.  Thanks Leigh, I’ve ordered mine.

 

 

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