The 1900 census says Betty's father was born in North Carolina.
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-NFV : 18 August 2017), Neill Mcneill, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 9, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 521; FHL microfilm 24,544.
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-QBJ : accessed 4 April 2015), Neil Mcneil, Benton county, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing family 827, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Neil by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Neil: