Eliza M. Burke1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16872, (1846 - 1880)
FatherJohn M. Burke4,5 (abt 1800 - 12 May 1880)
MotherMourning M. Pledger4,5 (abt 1825 - 1877)

Key Events:

Birth: 30 Jan 1846, Alabama6,7,8
Marriage: 19 Sep 1869, Garner Station, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, Malcom M. McNeill (14 Oct 1846 - 28 Mar 1917)9,10
Death: 5 Jun 1880, 118 Oakley Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois11,12,13
Burial: 6 Jun 1880, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, John B. McNeill (2 Jun 1880 - 3 Jun 1880)14,15,16
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     17,18 Eliza M. Burke was born on 30 Jan 1846 in Alabama.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Wilcox Co., Alabama, in the household of her parents, John M. Burke and Mourning M. Pledger.19 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Wilcox Co., Alabama, in the household of her parents.20
     Eliza married Malcom M. McNeill, son of Thomas Henry McNeill and Rebecca Ann Tuck, on 19 Sep 1869 in Garner Station, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, with Rev. George P. Richardson officating.9,10
     Eliza and Malcom appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Coffeeville, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, enumerated 12 Aug 1870, reporting real estate valued at $425. They were apparently living near her parents, as they are listed as adjacent households.21
     Eliza and Malcom moved to Chicago about 1876, when they were living at 86 Lincoln Ave.22 They moved to 418 N State St. by the following year.23
     Eliza and Malcom moved to 118 Oakley Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, about 1879.24
     Eliza died on 5 Jun 1880 at 118 Oakley Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 34, at home.11,12,13 She was buried on 6 Jun 1880 in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, with her new-born son John, in her husband's lot.14,15,16

Children:
     Children with Malcom M. McNeill:

Citations

  1. [S9059] John M. Burke household, 1850 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama, shows name as Eliza Burke.
  2. [S9060] John M. Burke household, 1860 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama, shows name as Eliza Burke.
  3. [S9139] Marriage Rcord, White, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, E:137, M. M. McNeill and Miss E. M. Burke.
  4. [S9059] John M. Burke household, 1850 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S3372] Anderson, "some facts," e-mail to author, 31 Mar 2008, citing Bible located at "HempHill," Christian County, KY. compiled by Margaret Metcalf McNeill Ayers, Memphis, Tennessee.
  6. [S1225] Anderson, "Rebecca Tuck," e-mail to author, 11 Jun 2007, shows date and state (initially as Mississippi, corrected to Alabama by email "Re: Eliza Burke" 1 Dec 2008, citing her death certificate).
  7. [S9059] John M. Burke household, 1850 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama, shows age 5 and state.
  8. [S9060] John M. Burke household, 1860 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama, shows age 14 and state.
  9. [S9139] Marriage Rcord, White, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi, E:137, M. M. McNeill and Miss E. M. Burke, shows date and officiant.
  10. [S3372] Anderson, "some facts," e-mail to author, 31 Mar 2008, citing letter from Frank R. MacNeill, shows date, town, and state; and citing Bible located at "HempHill," Christian County, KY. compiled by Margaret Metcalf McNeill Ayers, Memphis, Tennessee, shows date.
  11. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Eliza McNeill, shows date, city, county, and state.
  12. [S9029] Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Eliza Mcneill, shows date.
  13. [S8962] Eliza McNeill obituary, The Chicago Tribune, shows date and address.
  14. [S8962] Eliza McNeill obituary, The Chicago Tribune, shows date of funeral.
  15. [S9029] Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Eliza Mcneill and Ch. Of Malcolm Mcneill, shows lot and date.
  16. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Eliza McNeill, shows cemetery.
  17. [S1225] Anderson, "Rebecca Tuck," e-mail to author, 11 Jun 2007.
  18. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 60, shows married, as his first marriage.
  19. [S9059] John M. Burke household, 1850 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama.
  20. [S9060] John M. Burke household, 1860 U.S. Census, Wilcox Co., Alabama.
  21. [S2078] Malcon McNeil household, 1870 U.S. Census, Yalobusha Co., Mississippi.
  22. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876, pg 677.
  23. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1877, pg 659.
  24. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1878, pg 696, shows his residence as 418 N. State.
  25. [S3372] Anderson, "some facts," e-mail to author, 31 Mar 2008, citing letter from Frank R. MacNeill and Bible located at "HempHill," Christian County, KY. compiled by Margaret Metcalf McNeill Ayers, Memphis, Tennessee.
  26. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 60.
  27. [S3980] "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," FamilySearch.org, record for Malcolm Macneill, citing cert. no. 18101.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 136961996, Willie Gilmore MacNeill, includes tombstone photo showing her as daughter of Malcolm and Eliza Burke MacNeill.
  29. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for John B. Mc Neill, citing cert no 6277.