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Watercolor, Neff Home in 1892

Verse from “Pensée”

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Preface, Dr. Ramon Powers

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INTRODUCTION

Map of Kansas City

The Neffs of Jackson County

Neff Line of Descent

Names

Andrew Jackson Neff

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INTRODUCTION TO THE SEVEN NEFF CHILDREN

Jay Holcomb Neff

William Thorne Neff

Theodore Lee Neff

George North Neff

Walter Prescott Neff

Frank Chaffee Neff

Nellie Neff

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INTRODUCTION TO THE NEXT GENERATION

Marietta Wright Neff

Paul Joseph Neff

Eleanor Alice Neff Hetherington

Ward Andrew Neff

Lovell Loyd Neff

Frances Elizabeth Neff Link Raglin

Warren Cole “Buddy” Neff

Frank Chaffee Neff, Jr.

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Left Brain Right Brain

Blue Scarf

Portrait of Dr. Neff, Elsa Catherine Neff

“In Memoriam,” 1948 Jayhawker M.D., Ralph Majors

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APPENDICES

A Medical Writings of Dr. Neff

B Recollections, Sample Page

C Escutcheon Text

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References

Index