Thomas Henry McNeill Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17474, (1889 - 1979)
FatherThomas Henry McNeill4,5,6 (4 Mar 1849 - 11 Jun 1925)
MotherHannah E. Hammond7,8,4 (Feb 1858 - 8 Nov 1942)

Key Events:

Birth: 17 Dec 1889, 925 Jackson St., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 12 Nov 1956, Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois, Frances E. Shepherd (23 Apr 1899 - 27 Jan 1962)12,13
Death: 5 Dec 1979, Palm Beach Co., Florida14,15,16
Burial: Palm Beach Memorial Park, Lantana, Palm Co., Florida17
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

      Thomas Henry McNeill Jr. was born on 17 Dec 1889 in 925 Jackson St., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.9,10,11 Thomas and Henry were twins.
Thomas and Henry McNeill
from papers of Lettie (Judkins) McNeill18

     Thomas appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, Thomas Henry McNeill and Nannie Hammond.5
     The family has not been found in the 1910 census, though all evidence suggests they were living in Chicago.
     Thomas registered for the draft for World War I on 7 Jun 1917, while living at 2250 Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed as a clerk, by Standard Oil of Indiana, in Chicago.1
     Thomas served in the U.S. Army in World War I, enlisting 15 Dec 1917.19 He served in the European theater, achieving the rank of sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps. He returned from Brest, France, departing 10 Sep 1919 aboard the U.S.S. President Grant, and arriving in Brooklyn 22 Sep.6 He was released from service 29 Sep 1919.20
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.21
     He was a clerk in a store in 1920, and by 1930 had become a real estate manager, taking over the firm his father had managed. He continued to use the firm name McNeill Brothers. No advertising has been found with the name of the firm after his father's death. The firm seems to have limited itself to managing the family's buildings, now owned by his father's estate and the descendants of his father's brother Rivers and sister Ellen.22,23,24
     His father's estate was probated 8 Aug 1925. Under his will the entire estate, reported to be worth $400,000, was to pass to their mother for her lifetime. At her death it was to be divided equally between him and his brother Henry.25
     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother.26 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother.27
     Thomas registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 850 Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed by himself.28 His brother Henry was working for him.29
     He had offices in the McNeill building, at 325 W. Jackson Blvd.. In 1940 he reported he had worked 51 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $3,600. He retired from the business in 1956.30,31
     Thomas married Frances E. Shepherd, daughter of William Finley Shepherd and Elizabeth E. Cunningham, on 12 Nov 1956 in Oak Park, Cook Co., Illinois.12,13
     No clear record has been found of where Thomas and Frances settled after their marriage. Her obituary describes her as "of Oak Park," where she taught for many years, so they may have lived there after they married.32
     His wife died on 27 Jan 1962.33,34,35
     Thomas was living with his brother Henry, at 512 Andrews Ave., Delray Beach, Florida, at the time of his death. No record has been found of how long he had been living there.36
     Thomas died on 5 Dec 1979 in Palm Beach Co., Florida, at age 89.14,15,16 He was buried in Palm Beach Memorial Park, Lantana, Palm Co., Florida.17

Children:
     There were no children with Frances E. Shepherd

Citations

  1. [S9192] Thomas Henry McNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S9200] President Grant, Brest, France, Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938, shows name as Thomas H. McNeill, Jr.
  3. [S2165] Thos. H. McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Thos. H. McNeill, Jr.
  4. [S3057] [twin males, given names omitted] Mc Neill, Return of a Birth.
  5. [S2164] Thomas H. McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  6. [S9200] President Grant, Brest, France, Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938.
  7. [S2164] Thomas H. McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S2165] Thos. H. McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S3057] [twin males, given names omitted] Mc Neill, Return of a Birth, shows date and street address, state, and county.
  10. [S9192] Thomas Henry McNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S2164] Thomas H. McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, years, age 10, and state.
  12. [S2557] Thomas H. McNeill and Frances Shepherd, marriage license.
  13. [S9194] Frances Shepherd McNeill obituary, The Pantagraph, shows year and city.
  14. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Thomas Henry McNeill, shows date, county, and state.
  15. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Thomas McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 350-05-3061, shows date.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 186404711, Thomas Henry “Tom” McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 186404711, Thomas Henry “Tom” McNeill, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S9214] Lettie McNeill, personal papers.
  19. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Thomas McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 350-05-3061, shows enlistment date and service branch.
  20. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for Thomas McNeill, Soc. Sec. No. 350-05-3061.
  21. [S2165] Thos. H. McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  22. [S2165] Thos. H. McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as clerk in a store.
  23. [S2554] Nannce E. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as manager, industry as real estate.
  24. [S9216] Thomas H. McNeill et al. v. Commonwealth Edison Company, Illinois Commerce Commission, Opinions and Orders, vol 12: 399-403, shows complaint filed in 1932 by Thomas H. McNeill, Henry H. McNeill and Nannie E. McNeill, Trustees und the Last Will and Testament of Thomas H. McNeill, deceased; Malcom R. McNeill, Cherrill McNeill Adams, Dorothy McNeill Wood, Edmund B. Wood, Ellen C. Rogers and Thomas H. Crudup, doing business as McNeill Brothers.
  25. [S9217] "Widow Is Left $400,000 Estate of Thos. H. M'Neill," Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug 1925.
  26. [S2554] Nannce E. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  27. [S5401] Nellie McNeill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  28. [S9193] Thomas Henry McNeill, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for the State of Illinois.
  29. [S9202] Henry Hammond McNeill, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for the State of Illinois.
  30. [S5401] Nellie McNeill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as building manager, industry as real estate.
  31. [S9215] Thomas H. McNeill obituary, Chicago Tribune, shows address and retirement date.
  32. [S9194] Frances Shepherd McNeill obituary, The Pantagraph.
  33. [S9194] Frances Shepherd McNeill obituary, The Pantagraph, shows died Saturday.
  34. [S3059] Prudence Judkins Bible, shows date.
  35. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 88306090, Frances Shepherd McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  36. [S9215] Thomas H. McNeill obituary, Chicago Tribune, shows address.