Byron West McNeill1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22092, (1888 - 1922)
FatherBenjamin Franklin McNeill6,7 (9 Dec 1854 - 22 Dec 1939)
MotherMarguerite C. West4,5 (5 Sep 1865 - 24 Nov 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Aug 1888, Chicago, Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: about 1917, May Pauline Busch (5 May 1893 - 29 Aug 1986)11,12,13
Marriage: 6 Aug 1921, Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado, May Pauline Busch (5 May 1893 - 29 Aug 1986)14
Death: 21 Mar 1922, 223 Bannock St., Denver, Colorado15,10
Burial: 26 Mar 1922, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado16,17
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     Byron West McNeill was born on 1 Aug 1888 in Chicago, Illinois.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West.6
     He moved to Michigan with his parents by 1907. He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.7
     He was a solicitor for a telephone company in Grand Rapids.7
     Byron moved to Colorado about 1911, when he was listed as boarding at 1459 Pennsylvania, Denver. He is listed in some directories in the following years until 1918, at various addresses, always with no occupation listed. He seems to have been suffering from some health issue, and Colorado was known then as a favorable location for those suffering from respiratory diseases, especially tuberculosis.18
     Byron married May Pauline Busch, daughter of Herman C. Busch and Sophie K. Lephart, about 1917. While no actual record of the marriage has been found, they represented themselves as married in city directories and to the census enumerator.11,12,13
     Byron registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 452 So Grant, Denver, Colorado, reporting he was not employed, and was an invalid.7
     Byron and May appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, at 51 W Irvington, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home.19
     He was a salesman by 1919, selling shipping room supplies in 1920, and for Pal O'Motor Oil Company by 1922.20,21
     Byron remarried May Pauline Busch on 6 Aug 1921 in Boulder, Boulder Co., Colorado, with Rev. C. A. Rowand officiating. Why they married after having lived as man and wife for several years is unclear. Perhaps they were making official a common-law marriage?14
     Byron died on 21 Mar 1922, at his home at 223 Bannock St., Denver, Colorado, at age 33.15,10 He was buried on 26 Mar 1922 in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.16,17

Children:
     There were no children with May Pauline Busch

Citations

  1. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Byron W. McNeill.
  2. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Byron W. McNeill.
  3. [S9259] Byron West McNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  7. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  8. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 11, and state.
  9. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 57046184, Byron West McNeill, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S4794] Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, 1918, pg 1329, shows her as Mrs. May B. McNeill, with same residence address as him.
  12. [S9260] Byron McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado, shows married.
  13. [S9261] Byron W. McNeill obituary, The Denver Post, shows him as her husband.
  14. [S9263] Marriage Record Report, Colorado, no 7108, Boulder Co., Bryon Mc Neill and May Bursch, 6 Aug 1921.
  15. [S9261] Byron W. McNeill obituary, The Denver Post, shows address, at his residence.
  16. [S9261] Byron W. McNeill obituary, The Denver Post, shows Sunday, and cemetery.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 57046184, Byron West McNeill, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S4794] Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, 1911, pg 947; 1918, pg 1329.
  19. [S9260] Byron McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado.
  20. [S9260] Byron McNeil household, 1920 U.S. Census, Denver Co., Colorado, shows occupation as salesman and industry as shipping room supply.
  21. [S4794] Ballenger & Richards Denver Directory, 1919, pg 1387; and 1921, pg 1420, both show him as salesman; 1922, pg 1499, shows him as salesman for Pal O'Motor Oil Co.