Marguerite C. West1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17774, (1865 - 1959)
FatherByron D. West4,5 (abt 1840 - 6 Mar 1911)
MotherMargaret Christie4 (abt 1845 - 7 Dec 1916)

Key Events:

Birth: 5 Sep 1865, Covington, Kentucky6,7,8,9
Marriage: 16 Dec 1885, Cook Co., Illinois, Benjamin Franklin McNeill (9 Dec 1854 - 22 Dec 1939)10,11
Death: 24 Nov 1959, Lansing, Michigan8,12
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan13
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot

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Narrative:

     Marguerite C. West was born on 5 Sep 1865 in Covington, Kentucky.6,7,8,9 She was known to family as Daisy.14,15
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, Byron D. West and Margaret Christie.16
     She moved to Illinois with her parents before 1880. She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents.17
     Marguerite married Benjamin Franklin McNeill, son of Thomas Henry McNeill and Rebecca Ann Tuck, on 16 Dec 1885 in Cook Co., Illinois.10,11
     Marguerite and Benjamin appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 715 Monroe St., enumerated 7 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Benjamin, Byron, Ruth, Wallace, Donald and Helen were listed as living with them, as were Helen Beall, an aunt, Sarah Bailey, listed as a boarder, and her brother Byron.18
     Marguerite and Benjamin moved to Michigan by 1907. They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, at 332 Lafayette St., enumerated 25 Apr 1910, reporting they were renting their home. Their children Benjamin, Byron, Ruth, Wallace, Donald, Helen and Micha were listed as living with them, as was Arthur Cornell, a physician, who was listed as a boarder.19
     Marguerite and Benjamin moved to Lansing about 1917.20,21 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 219 South Grand Ave., enumerated 15 Jan 1920, reporting that they were renting their home. Their children Benjamin, Donald, Helen and Micha were listed as living with them.22
     Marguerite and Benjamin appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 909 South Washington Ave., enumerated 2 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their apartment, in the Francis Apartments, for $55 per month. Their children Benjamin and Ruth were listed as living with them, as was Ruth's husband, Keith Kitzsteiner. Benjamin was the census enumerator for the district that included their home.23
     Her husband died on 22 Dec 1939 in 902½ W. Saginaw, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.24,25
     Marguerite appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in the household of her son Benjamin and his wife, Mildred L. Ely.26
     Marguerite died on 24 Nov 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, at age 94.8,12 She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.13

Children:
     Children with Benjamin Franklin McNeill:

Citations

  1. [S9221] Byron D. West household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows name as Margaret West.
  2. [S4935] "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," FamilySearch.org, record for Benjamin F. Mc Neill and Marguerite C. West, citing FHL# 1030151.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 24117811, Margaret C. West McNeill, includes tombstone photo showing name as Margaret C. McNeill.
  4. [S9221] Byron D. West household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S9222] Byron D. West household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Maggie's husband.
  6. [S9221] Byron D. West household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  7. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321, shows city and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 24117811, Margaret C. West McNeill, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, as 1870, age 29, and state.
  10. [S4935] "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," FamilySearch.org, record for Benjamin F. Mc Neill and Marguerite C. West, citing FHL# 1030151, shows date, county, and state.
  11. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 14 years.
  12. [S9220] Margaret C. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows Tuesday, at local hospital.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 24117811, Margaret C. West McNeill, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S9222] Byron D. West household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Dasie West.
  15. [S3374] Boddie and Boddie, Boddie and Allied Families, pg 137, shows name as Daisy West.
  16. [S9221] Byron D. West household, 1870 U.S. Census, Kenton Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S9222] Byron D. West household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  18. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  19. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  20. [S9220] Margaret C. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows she had been in Lansing 42 years.
  21. [S9224] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows he came to Lansing 23 years before.
  22. [S8715] Benjamin McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  23. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as inspector and industry as state highway department.
  24. [S8709] Benjamin F. McNeill, Sr., Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
  25. [S9224] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal, shows died Friday, at residence, and address.
  26. [S9223] Benjamin Mc Neill household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  27. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Benjamin Franklin McNeill Jr, citing cert. no. 86007.
  28. [S8711] Benjamin 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.
  29. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  30. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  31. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  32. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill.
  33. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Wallace Hector McNeill, citing cert. no. 65085.
  34. [S9220] Margaret C. McNeill obituary, The State Journal.
  35. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321.
  36. [S878] "Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996," Ancestry.com, record for Donald M McNeill, citing file no. 222673.
  37. [S9099] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Birth Registers, 1871-1915," FamilySearch.org, record for Stillborn Mcneill, citing p 224 e 11234.
  38. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Helen Josephine Mc Neill, citing cert. no. 249653.
  39. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1925, Ingham Co., no. 3754, Leighton, John L. and H. Josephine McNeill.
  40. [S8715] Benjamin McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows the girl as daughter of Margaret's husband.