Malcom McNeill Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16878, (1873 - 1921)
FatherMalcom M. McNeill4,5,6 (14 Oct 1846 - 28 Mar 1917)
MotherEliza M. Burke5,7,8 (30 Jan 1846 - 5 Jun 1880)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Feb 1873, Garner Station, Mississippi9,10,11
Marriage: about 1895, Elizabeth Alleyne Sessions (6 Jan 1875 - 28 Aug 1960)12,13
Divorce: about 1919, Elizabeth Alleyne Sessions (6 Jan 1875 - 28 Aug 1960)14,13,15
Death: 16 Oct 1921, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama5,16,17
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee18
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     Malcom McNeill Jr. was born on 28 Feb 1873 in Garner Station, Mississippi, renamed Scobey in 1893.9,10,11
     He moved to Chicago with his parents about 1876.19
     His mother died on 5 Jun 1880, when Malcom was 7 years old.20,21,22 He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his father, Malcom M. McNeill.4
     Malcom married Elizabeth Alleyne Sessions, daughter of Minard L. Sessions and Mary A. Reynolds, about 1895.12,13
     Malcom and Elizabeth settled in Ohio after their marriage. They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, at 407 Center, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, as roomers in the home of Lewis G. Comparet and his family, along with one other man.23
     He was a salesman for electrical supplies in Des Moines.23
     Malcom and Elizabeth and their son Minard have not been found on the 1910 census, and no record of their whereabouts in this period have been found.
     He like his father changed the spelling of both his given name and surname, spelling his name as Malcolm MacNeill by 1918.24,5,3
     Malcom moved to Alabama before 1918 while Elizabeth was living in Chicago.24
     Malcom registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at Muscle Shoals, Colbert Co., Alabama, reporting he was employed as a clerk for Air Nitrates Corp., at Muscle Shoals.24
     Malcom and Elizabeth were divorced about 1919.14,13,15
     Malcom died on 16 Oct 1921 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, at age 48.5,16,17 He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.18

Children:
     Children with Elizabeth Alleyne Sessions

Malcome and Alleyne had one other child, whose name is not know, who died before 1900.27
  • Minard Sessions McNeill25,26 (9 May 1903 - 21 Jul 1979)

Citations

  1. [S3372] Anderson, "some facts," e-mail to author, 31 Mar 2008, citing letter from Frank R. MacNeill, shows name as Malcolm McNeill; and citing Bible located at "HempHill," Christian County, KY. compiled by Margaret Metcalf McNeill Ayers, Memphis, Tennessee, shows name as Malcom McNeill, Jr.
  2. [S9079] Lewis G. Comparet household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Iowa, shows name as Malcolm McNeil.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 141210957, Malcolm MacNeill, Jr, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S1388] Malcom McNeill household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  5. [S3980] "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974," FamilySearch.org, record for Malcolm Macneill, citing cert. no. 18101.
  6. [S9138] Malcolm MacNeill obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  7. [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.
  8. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 60.
  9. [S9087] Malcolm MacNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
  10. [S3372] Anderson, "some facts," e-mail to author, 31 Mar 2008, citing letter from Frank R. MacNeill, shows date and town; and citing Bible located at "HempHill," Christian County, KY. compiled by Margaret Metcalf McNeill Ayers, Memphis, Tennessee, shows date.
  11. [S1388] Malcom McNeill household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows age 9, but positioned between Estella, age 8, and William, age 5, and state, as Mississippi.
  12. [S9079] Lewis G. Comparet household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Iowa, shows married 5 years.
  13. [S9087] Malcolm MacNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as is wife.
  14. [S1225] Anderson, "Rebecca Tuck," e-mail to author, 11 Jun 2007, shows divorced in the early 1900's, after the birth of their son.
  15. [S9080] Ellis E. Drake household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows divorced.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 141210957, Malcolm MacNeill, Jr, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [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, shows date.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 141210957, Malcolm MacNeill, Jr, includes tombstone photo.
  19. [S9001] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876, pg 677.
  20. [S4937] "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for Eliza McNeill, shows date, city, county, and state.
  21. [S9029] Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Eliza Mcneill, shows date.
  22. [S8962] Eliza McNeill obituary, The Chicago Tribune, shows date and address.
  23. [S9079] Lewis G. Comparet household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Iowa.
  24. [S9087] Malcolm MacNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  25. [S9081] Register of Births, Polk Co., Iowa, 6:248, McNeill, Minnard S.
  26. [S1225] Anderson, "Rebecca Tuck," e-mail to author, 11 Jun 2007.
  27. [S9079] Lewis G. Comparet household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lucas Co., Iowa, shows her as the mother of one, with none living.