Ruth Margaret McNeill1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22093, (1890 - 1966)
FatherBenjamin Franklin McNeill7,6,8 (9 Dec 1854 - 22 Dec 1939)
MotherMarguerite C. West4,5,6 (5 Sep 1865 - 24 Nov 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: Jun 1890, Chicago, Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 7 Nov 1913, Jackson Co., Michigan, Keith Kitzsteiner (4 Jun 1891 - 16 Dec 1963)6,12,13
Death: 25 Sep 1966, Lansing, Michigan14
Burial: 27 Sep 1966, St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan15
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

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Narrative:

     Ruth Margaret McNeill was born in Jun 1890 in Chicago, Illinois.9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in the household of her parents, Benjamin Franklin McNeill and Marguerite C. West.7
     She moved to Michigan with her parents by 1907. She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents.16
     She was a sales lady in retail drugs before her marriage.16
     Ruth married Keith Kitzsteiner, son of Frank Kitzsteiner and Emma C. Gore, on 7 Nov 1913 in Jackson Co., Michigan, with Clarence M Russell, judge of probate, officating.6,12,13
     Ruth and Keith settled in Chicago after their marriage. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at 162 74 St., enumerated 12 Jan 1920, listed as boarders in the home of George Ellis and his wife Ada.17
     Ruth and Keith moved to Michigan about 1929.18 They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents.19
     Ruth and Keith appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 915 W Lapeer St., enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and that they had lived in the same city in 1935.20
     Her husband died on 16 Dec 1963 in Lansing, Michigan.21,22
     Ruth died on 25 Sep 1966 in Lansing, Michigan, at age 76.14 She was buried on 27 Sep 1966 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.15

Children:
     Child with Keith Kitzsteiner:

  • Margaret Kitzsteiner23,24 (14 Sep 1918 - 14 Sep 1918)

Citations

  1. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Ruth McNeill.
  2. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Ruth M. McNeill.
  3. [S9276] Keith Kitzsteiner, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows name as Ruth Margaret Kitzsteiner.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill.
  7. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  8. [S9224] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal.
  9. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 9, and state.
  10. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows age 19 and state.
  11. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1913, Jackson Co., no. 600, Kitzsteiner, Keith & Ruth McNeill, shows age 23, city, and state.
  12. [S9269] George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married.
  13. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his first marriage at age 38 and hers at 39.
  14. [S8717] Ruth M. Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal, shows died Sunday, at a local hospital.
  15. [S8717] Ruth M. Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal.
  16. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  17. [S9269] George Ellis household, 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  18. [S9278] Keith Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal, shows he had been a resident of Lansing since 1939, but they appear there in the 1930 census.
  19. [S8716] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as inspector and industry as state highway department.
  20. [S9270] Keith Kitzsteiner household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  21. [S9278] Keith Kitzsteiner obituary, The State Journal, shows died Monday, at local hospital.
  22. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Keith Kitzsteiner, Soc. Sec. No. 377-16-4501, shows month, year.
  23. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Margaret Kitzstiemer, citing cert. no. 35485.
  24. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Kitzsteiner, citing cert. no. 26030.