Mildred L. Ely1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22323, (1908 - 2004)
FatherWinfield S. Ely4,5,1 (5 Dec 1859 - 7 Jul 1928)
MotherMary Isadora Oswald6,1 (18 Oct 1865 - 6 Sep 1911)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Aug 1908, Waldron, Hillsdale Co., Michigan7,8,9
Marriage: 11 Mar 1937, Grand Ledge, Eaton Co., Michigan, Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr. (16 Sep 1886 - 10 Aug 1964)10,11
Death: 22 Dec 20049,12
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mildred L. Ely was born on 8 Aug 1908 in Waldron, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Wright Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents, Winfield S. Ely and Mary Isadora Oswald.4
     Her mother died on 6 Sep 1911, when Mildred was 3 years old.13 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Wright Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan, in the household of her father.5
     Her father died on 7 Jul 1928, when Mildred was 19 years old.14
     Where she went after the death of her father is not known. She has not been found in the 1930 census. By the time of her marriage she had moved to Lansing, where she was working as a typist.1
     Mildred married Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr., son of Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West, on 11 Mar 1937 in Grand Ledge, Eaton Co., Michigan, with George E. Stokes, Justice of the Peace, officiating.10,11
     Mildred and Benjamin appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 902½ W. Saginaw, enumerated 24 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $35 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935., as was his mother.15
     Her husband died on 10 Aug 1964 in 1241 Warwick Dr., Lansing, Michigan.16,17,18
     Mildred died on 22 Dec 2004 at age 96.9,12

Children:
     Children with Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr.

The other child of Benjamin and Mildred is believed to still be living.
  • Mary Margaret McNeill19 (1942 - 4 Nov 1970)

Citations

  1. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1937, Ingham Co., no. 37-179, McNeill, Frank and Mildred Ely.
  2. [S9252] Winfield S. Ely household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows name as Mildred L. Ely.
  3. [S9255] Windfield S. Ely household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows name as Mildred Ely.
  4. [S9252] Winfield S. Ely household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  5. [S9255] Windfield S. Ely household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  6. [S9252] Winfield S. Ely household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Dora's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S9252] Winfield S. Ely household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows age 1 5/12 and state.
  8. [S9255] Windfield S. Ely household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows age 11 and state.
  9. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Mildred McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 380-38-3255, shows date.
  10. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1937, Ingham Co., no. 37-179, McNeill, Frank and Mildred Ely, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  11. [S9223] Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  12. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Mildred McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 380-38-3255, shows date, and last residence, as 85353, Tolleson, Maricopa, Arizona.
  13. [S9254] Mary Isadora Ely, Certificate of Death.
  14. [S9253] Winfield S. Ely, Certificate of Death.
  15. [S9223] Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  16. [S9250] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows died Monday, at his home, and address.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 35982513, Benjamin F McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  18. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Benjamin McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 384-03-6434, shows month and year.
  19. [S9251] Mary M. McNeill obituary, The State Journal.