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Mildred L. Ely1,2,3

ID# 22323, (1908 - 2004)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherWinfield S. Ely (5 Dec 1859 - 7 Jul 1928)
MotherMary Isadora Oswald (18 Oct 1865 - 6 Sep 1911)
Chart MembershipDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
Descendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Family IndexesThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Aug 1908, Waldron, Hillsdale Co., Michigan,4,5,6
Marriage: 11 Mar 1937, Grand Ledge, Eaton Co., Michigan, Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr. (b. 16 Sep 1886, d. 10 Aug 1964)7,8
Death: 22 Dec 2004,6,9
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Narrative:

Mildred L. Ely was born on 8 Aug 1908 in Waldron, Hillsdale Co., MichiganG.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Wright Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan, G in the household of her parents, Winfield S. Ely and Mary Isadora Oswald.10
     Her mother died on 6 Sep 1911, when Mildred was 3 years old.11 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Wright Twp., Hillsdale Co., Michigan, G in the household of her father.12
     Her father died on 7 Jul 1928, when Mildred was 19 years old.13
     MildredWhere 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., MichiganG, with George E. Stokes, Justice of the Peace, officiating.7,8
     Mildred and Benjamin appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 902½ W. Saginaw G, 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.14
     Her husband died on 10 Aug 1964 in 1241 Warwick Dr., Lansing, MichiganG.15,16,17
     Mildred died on 22 Dec 2004 at age 96.6,9

Children:
      Children with Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr.

The other child of Benjamin and Mildred is believed to still be living.
  1. Mary Margaret McNeill (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, shows age 1 5/12 and state.
  5. [S9255] Windfield S. Ely household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan, shows age 11 and state.
  6. [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.
  7. [S7235] Marriage Certificates, State Copy, Michigan, 1937, Ingham Co., no. 37-179, McNeill, Frank and Mildred Ely, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  8. [S9223] Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  9. [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.
  10. [S9252] Winfield S. Ely household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  11. [S9254] Mary Isadora Ely, Certificate of Death.
  12. [S9255] Windfield S. Ely household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hillsdale Co., Michigan.
  13. [S9253] Winfield S. Ely, Certificate of Death.
  14. [S9223] Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  15. [S9250] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows died Monday, at his home, and address.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 35982513, Benjamin F McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Benjamin McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 384-03-6434, shows month and year.

Raully Sharp McDonald1,2,3,4

ID# 22325, (1907 - 1970)
Family Chart

Parents:

FatherRaully P. McDonald (7 Feb 1880 - 20 Aug 1942)
MotherGrace Sharpe (4 Dec 1879 - 10 Sep 1941)
Chart MembershipDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
Descendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Family IndexesThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Key Events:

Birth: 23 May 1907, Fair Haven, Huron Co., Michigan,5,6,7
Marriage: abt 1926, Micha L. McNeill (b. 27 Aug 1907, d. 10 Oct 1991)8,9,10
Divorce: 11 May 1942, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, Micha L. McNeill (b. 27 Aug 1907, d. 10 Oct 1991)11
Death: 17 Aug 1970, Stockbridge, Ingham Co., Michigan,12,13
Burial: 19 Aug 1970, Oaklawn Cemetery, Stockbridge, Ingham Co., Michigan,14
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Narrative:

Raully Sharp McDonald was born on 23 May 1907 in Fair Haven, Huron Co., MichiganG.5,6,7
     He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Fairhaven, Huron Co., Michigan, G in the household of his parents, Raully P. McDonald and Grace Sharpe.15 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Fairhaven, Huron Co., Michigan, G in the household of his parents.16
     Raully married Micha L. McNeill, daughter of Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West, about 1926.8,9,10
     Raully and Micha appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 1443 Alice Ave. G, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,500, and owned a radio. Their son Raully was listed as living with them.17
     Raully and Micha appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 1443 Alice Ave. G, enumerated 29 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,500, owned a radio, and had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children were listed as living with them.4
     Raully and Micha were divorced on 11 May 1942 in Lansing, Ingham Co., MichiganG, on her charges of cruelty.11
     He was a foreman in an engine company in 1930, and a supervisor in an automobile factory by 1940, when reported he had worked 42 hours the last week of March, and 33 weeks the prior year, earning $2,250.18,19,20
     Raully died on 17 Aug 1970 in Stockbridge, Ingham Co., MichiganG, at age 63.12,13 He was buried on 19 Aug 1970 in Oaklawn Cemetery, Stockbridge, Ingham Co., MichiganG.14

Children:
      Children with Micha L. McNeill

The other child of Micha and Raully is believed to still be living.
  1. Raully Scott McDonald (3 Jan 1927 - 10 Jul 1988)

Citations

  1. [S9245] Record of Births, Huron Co., Michigan, 7:67, no. 17, Raully Sharp McDonald.
  2. [S9246] Raully McDoald household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Michigan, shows name as Raully McDonald.
  3. [S9247] R. P. McDonald household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Michigan, shows name as Rally McDonald Jr.
  4. [S9226] Raully McDonald household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  5. [S9245] Record of Births, Huron Co., Michigan, 7:67, no. 17, Raully Sharp McDonald, shows date and town.
  6. [S9246] Raully McDoald household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Michigan, shows age 3 and state.
  7. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Raully McDonald, Soc. Sec. No. 380-05-8333, shows date.
  8. [S9224] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows her name as Mrs. Raully MacDonald.
  9. [S9225] Raully S. MacDonald household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 18, and hers as 18.
  10. [S9226] Raully McDonald household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  11. [S9228] "City in Brief," The State Journal, 12 May 1942.
  12. [S9227] Raully S. McDonald obituary, The State Journal, dateline Stockbridge, shows died Monday at local rest home.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Raully McDonald, Soc. Sec. No. 380-05-8333, shows month, year, and last residence, as 49285, Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan.
  14. [S9227] Raully S. McDonald obituary, The State Journal, shows services Wednesday, cemetery, and town.
  15. [S9246] Raully McDoald household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Michigan.
  16. [S9247] R. P. McDonald household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huron Co., Michigan.
  17. [S9225] Raully S. MacDonald household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  18. [S9225] Raully S. MacDonald household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as foreman and industry as engine company.
  19. [S9226] Raully McDonald household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as supervisor, industry as automobile plant.
  20. [S9227] Raully S. McDonald obituary, The State Journal, shows he was a time-study offical in automobile factories in Lansing and Detroit.

 

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