William J. Neal Biography

William J. Neal, born and raised in Virginia during the early 1800’s, lived a life of nobility; he was well respected and thought to be a man of great stature. He had many great qualities: he was trustworthy, honest, respectful and confident, it was no doubt in anyone's mind that he was someday going to do something great. Due to a tragic accident, William’s father, a man whom William looked up to, died. Through the reveal of his father's will, William was destined to take over the family farm. At the age of twenty, William inherited the family’s farm, land, and his father's daily jobs. The farm was marvellous: a large snow-like milky colored farmhouse surrounded by five hundred acres of green dewy lush pastures of tobacco, livestock, soybeans,

William decided that he would auction off this surplus; he scheduled a day to go down to the auction warehouse. When the day was upon him, William transported his harvest by packing his large wagon with his surplus; He arrived at the auction warehouse, unloaded his surplus of crops and put out his best product to be bid on. The auction market was hectic, tobacco and crops were everywhere in large bundles and auctioneer, a man dressed in tan pants, and a fine blue striped shirt, was speaking faster than some would think would be possible. Hundreds of men were surrounding the many stacks of tobacco and crops, preparing to bid on the various prices the auctioneer would quickly announce. Through a long day, William became triumphant as he came out victorious in his goal of selling his high quality crop for more than his prefered amount per pound. William went to a bar to celebrate his feat, for his months of hard work and dedication paid off. After ordering a beer, William laid his eyes upon an alluring woman by the name of Elizabeth M. Maslen. William has never seen a woman so beautiful, she was wearing a captivating gold and milky colored white dress. William noticed that she kept looking over in his direction, so he decided to make a move and talk to her. Upon further talking, Elizabeth agreed to allow William to court her. About a year later and after

William in his spare time would talk to neighboring farmers about the industrialized revolution during auctions and become indulged in the fantasy of living his dream. This was the dilemma, William wanted to pass on his legacy, his family farm to his son so that he could live his life's dream. Through his teenage years, John expressed his wishes to migrate to the city as other families have done so that he may live a better life and complete his dream. Elizabeth was supportive, but William was hesitant for he knew that if this occurred, he would be forced to continue his life's as a farmer until Elizabeth birthed another son who could take care of his legacy. William kept John busy, hoping that he would could delay his son from venturing off to the city. John’s passion to pursue his dream was too strong, and it was becoming evident to his parents that he was no longer happy with his mundane life on a farm. Through years of conflict between William and his son, William reluctantly gave way and allowed his son to migrate to the city; he did this in belief that, if he himself could not live his dream, maybe he could live it through his