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Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr.1,2,3

ID# 22091, (1886 - 1964)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 16 Sep 1886 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.4,5,6
  • Married First: Mary Eileen Denning on 21 Dec 1934 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.7,8
  • Married Second: Mildred L. Ely on 11 Mar 1937 in Grand Ledge, Eaton Co., Michigan.9,10
  • Died: on 10 Aug 1964 in 1241 Warwick Dr., Lansing, Michigan.11,12,13
  • Buried: in Waldron Cemetery, Waldron, Hilldale Co., Michigan.14
Benjamin also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Mildred L. Ely:

  • Mary Margaret McNeill

Citations

  1. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Benjamin McNeill Jr.
  2. Benjiman Frank McNeill, Benjiman Frank, Jr., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, signed as Benjamin Franklin McNeill, Jr.
  3. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr, citing cert. no. 86007.
  4. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr, citing cert. no. 86007, shows date, city, county, and state.
  5. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 13, and state.
  6. Benjiman Frank McNeill, Benjiman Frank, Jr., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1934, Ingham Co., no. 14793, McNeill, Benjamin F. Jr. and Mary Eileen Denning.
  8. Mary E. McNeill, Mary E., Certificate of Death, shows him as her husband.
  9. Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1937, Ingham Co., no. 37-179, McNeill, Frank and Mildred Ely, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  10. Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  11. Benjamin F. McNeill, Benjamin F.. obituary, The State Journal, shows died Monday, at his home, and address.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 35982513, Benjamin F McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Benjamin McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 384-03-6434, shows month and year.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 35982513, Benjamin F McNeill, includes tombstone photo.

Byron West McNeill1,2,3

ID# 22092, (1888 - 1922)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 1 Aug 1888 in Chicago, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Married: May Pauline Busch abt 1917.7,8,9
  • Died: on 21 Mar 1922 in 223 Bannock St., Denver, Colorado.10,6
  • Buried: on 26 Mar 1922 in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.11,12
Byron also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Byron W. McNeill.
  2. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Byron W. McNeill.
  3. Byron West McNeill, Byron West, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 11, and state.
  5. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows date, city, and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 57046184, Byron West McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, 1918, pg 1329, shows her as Mrs. May B. McNeill, with same residence address as him.
  8. Byron McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado, shows married.
  9. Byron W. McNeill, Byron W. obituary, The Denver Post, shows him as her husband.
  10. Byron W. McNeill, Byron W. obituary, The Denver Post, shows address, at his residence.
  11. Byron W. McNeill, Byron W. obituary, The Denver Post, shows Sunday, and cemetery.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 57046184, Byron West McNeill, includes tombstone photo.

Ruth Margaret McNeill1,2,3

ID# 22093, (1890 - 1966)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: in Jun 1890 in Chicago, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Married: Keith Kitzsteiner on 7 Nov 1913 in Jackson Co., Michigan.7,8,9
  • Died: on 25 Sep 1966 in Lansing, Michigan.10
  • Buried: on 27 Sep 1966 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.11
Ruth also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Keith Kitzsteiner:

  • Margaret Kitzsteiner

Citations

  1. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Ruth McNeill.
  2. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Ruth M. McNeill.
  3. Keith Kitzsteiner, Keith, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows name as Ruth Margaret Kitzsteiner.
  4. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 9, and state.
  5. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows age 19 and state.
  6. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill, shows age 23, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill.
  8. George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married.
  9. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his first marriage at age 38 and hers at 39.
  10. Ruth M. Kitzsteiner, Ruth M. obituary, The State Journal, shows died Sunday, at a local hospital.
  11. Ruth M. Kitzsteiner, Ruth M. obituary, The State Journal.

Wallace Hector McNeill1,2,3,4

ID# 22094, (1892 - 1967)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 5 Feb 1892 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.5,6,7
  • Married: Reanza Agatha Termote on 11 Jan 1917 in Detroit, Michigan.8,9,10
  • Married Second: Christine Loree Whitmore on 6 Dec 1941 in Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan.11,12
  • Died: on 7 Feb 1967 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.13,14
  • Buried: on 10 Feb 1967 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.15
Wallace also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Reanza Agatha Termote:

  • Raymond Wallace McNeill
  • Dorothy Rita McNeill

Citations

  1. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Wallace Hector McNeill, citing cert. no. 65085.
  2. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Wallace McNeill.
  3. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Wallace H. McNeill.
  4. Wallace Hector MacNeill, Wallace Hector, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, signed Wallace H, MacNeill.
  5. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Wallace Hector McNeill, citing cert. no. 65085, shows date, city, county, and state.
  6. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 8, and state.
  7. Wallace Hector MacNeill, Wallace Hector, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  8. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1917, Wayne Co., no. 141158, Wallace H. MacNeill and Reanza A. Termote.
  9. Wallace H. McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  10. Wallace H. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 21.
  11. Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1941, Ingham Co., no. 41-1494, Wallace H. McNeill and Christine Merritt, shows date, town, county, state, and officant, and that each had been married once before.
  12. "Michigan, Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952," Ancestry.com, 14 Feb 1948, Ingham Co., Wallace H. McNeill and Christine L. McNeill, shows date and state.
  13. Wallace H. McNeill, Wallace H. obituary, The State Journal, shows died Tuesday at a local hospital.
  14. "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Wallace McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 375-16-8356, shows month, year, and last residence as 48823 East Lansing, Ingham, Michigan.
  15. Wallace H. McNeill, Wallace H. obituary, The State Journal, shows service Friday and cemetery.

Donald Matthew McNeill1,2,3

ID# 22095, (1893 - 1947)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 14 Jul 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.4,5,6
  • Married: Anna C. Johnson on 16 Nov 1920 in Mason, Michigan.7,8,9
  • Died: on 18 Dec 1947 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.10,11
  • Buried: in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.12
Donald also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Anna C. Johnson:

  • Patricia A. McNeill

Citations

  1. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321.
  2. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Donald M. McNeill.
  3. Donald Matthew McNeill, Donald Matthew, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan.
  4. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321, shows date, city, county and state.
  5. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 6, and state.
  6. Donald Matthew McNeill, Donald Matthew, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows date, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1920, Mason Co., no. 2324, Donald McNeill and Anna Johnson, shows date, town, state, and officiant.
  8. Carl C. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 23.
  9. Donald McNeil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  10. "Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996," Ancestry.com, record for Donald M McNeill, citing file no. 222673.
  11. Donald M. McNeill, Donald M., Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941, shows date.
  12. Donald M. McNeill, Donald M., Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941.

Helen Josephine McNeill1,2,3

ID# 22096, (1900 - 1982)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 6 Jan 1900 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.4,5,6
  • Married: John Lionel Leighton on 26 Nov 1925 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.7,8,9
  • Died: on 30 Mar 1982 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.10,11
  • Buried: in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton Co., Michigan.12
Helen also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with John Lionel Leighton:

  • John Lionel Leighton Jr.

Citations

  1. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Helen Josephine Mc Neill, citing cert. no. 249653.
  2. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Helen McNeill.
  3. Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Helen J. McNeill.
  4. Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 5/12, and state.
  5. "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Helen Josephine Mc Neill, citing cert. no. 249653, shows date, city, county, and state.
  6. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1925, Ingham Co., no. 3754, Leighton, John L. and H. Josephine McNeill, shows age 25, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1925, Ingham Co., no. 3754, Leighton, John L. and H. Josephine McNeill.
  8. John L. Leighton household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 24, and hers as 26.
  9. John L. Leighton, John L. obituary, The State Journal, shows her as his widow.
  10. "Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996," Ancestry.com, record for Helen J Leighton.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 122379211, Josephine Helen McNeill Leighton, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 122379211, Josephine Helen McNeill Leighton, includes tombstone photo.

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