Donald Matthew McNeill1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22095, (1893 - 1947)
FatherBenjamin Franklin McNeill1,6,7 (9 Dec 1854 - 22 Dec 1939)
MotherMarguerite C. West1,4,5 (5 Sep 1865 - 24 Nov 1959)

Key Events:

Birth: 14 Jul 1893, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois8,9,10
Marriage: 16 Nov 1920, Mason, Michigan, Anna C. Johnson (20 Dec 1894 - 19 Dec 1985)11,12,13
Death: 18 Dec 1947, Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan5,14
Burial: 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:

      Donald Matthew McNeill was born on 14 Jul 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.8,9,10 Donald and his stillborn brother were twins.
     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.16
     Donald registered for the draft for World War I on 31 May 1917, while living at Lorraine Apt., Grand Rapids, Michigan, reporting he was employed as a surveyor for the U.S. Land Office in Phoenix, Arizona.17
     Donald enlisted in the U.S. Army 15 Jul 1918. He served a a private in the 160th Demobilization Co., 302 Ammunition Train, 77th Division.15,18 He returned from duty in Europe aboard the U.S.S. President Grant, departing Brest, France, on 24 Apr 1919 and arriving in Hoboken, New Jersey, on 6 May 1919.19 He was discharged 20 May 1919.15
     He reported his occupation as a surveyor in the 1920 census, but was a mechanic by the end of that year.20,21 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in the household of his parents.22
     Donald married Anna C. Johnson, daughter of Charles C. Johnson and Sophia Erickson, on 16 Nov 1920 in Mason, Michigan, with Rev. H.. R. E. Quant officiating.11,12,13
     Donald and Anna appeared with their daughter Patricia on the 1930 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, in the household of her parents.23
     Donald and Anna appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at 113½ Mt. Hope Ave., enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $30 per month, and that they had lived in Lansing in 1935. Their daughter Patricia was listed as living with them.24
     He was a driver for an automobile factory by 1930. By 1940 he was a clerk in a state liquor store, reporting he had worked 60 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,500.25,26 Donald registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 314 N. Pine, Lansing, Michigan, reporting he was employed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, in Lansing.3
     Donald died on 18 Dec 1947 in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan, at age 54.5,14 He was buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan.15

Children:
     Child with Anna C. Johnson:

  • Patricia A. McNeill27,24,28 (26 Sep 1921 - 25 Nov 1994)

Citations

  1. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321.
  2. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Donald M. McNeill.
  3. [S9313] Donald Matthew McNeill, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan.
  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. [S878] "Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996," Ancestry.com, record for Donald M McNeill, citing file no. 222673.
  6. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  7. [S9224] Benjamin F. McNeill obituary, The State Journal.
  8. [S4936] "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938," FamilySearch.org, record for Donald Matthew McNeill, citing cert. no. 85321, shows date, city, county and state.
  9. [S8711] Benjamin McNeill household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month, year, age 6, and state.
  10. [S9313] Donald Matthew McNeill, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Michigan, shows date, city, and state.
  11. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1920, Mason Co., no. 2324, Donald McNeill and Anna Johnson, shows date, town, state, and officiant.
  12. [S9303] Carl C. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 23.
  13. [S9306] Donald McNeil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows married.
  14. [S9311] Donald M. McNeill, Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941, shows date.
  15. [S9311] Donald M. McNeill, Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941.
  16. [S8714] Benjamin F. McNeill household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan.
  17. [S9312] McNeill, Donald McNeill, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  18. [S9314] President Grant, Brest, France, Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938, shows rank and 302nd Amm Tr.
  19. [S9314] President Grant, Brest, France, Lists of Incoming Passengers, 1917-1938.
  20. [S8715] Benjamin McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as surveyor and industry as commerce.
  21. [S2785] Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1920, Mason Co., no. 2324, Donald McNeill and Anna Johnson, shows occupation as mechanic.
  22. [S8715] Benjamin McNeill household, 1920 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  23. [S9303] Carl C. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  24. [S9306] Donald McNeil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  25. [S9303] Carl C. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as driver and industry as auto factory.
  26. [S9306] Donald McNeil household, 1940 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows occupation as clerk and industry as state liquor store.
  27. [S9303] Carl C. Johnson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ingham Co., Michigan, shows him as son-in-law and her as granddaughter of head of household, both with surname McNeill.
  28. [S9305] Patricia A. Cramer obituary, Lansing State Journal.