Sarah Lee McNeil

22 December 1870–14 July 1943 (Age 72)
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Lee

When Sarah Lee McNeil was born on 22 December 1870, in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States, her father, Giles Henry McNeil, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth R Brown, was 21. She married Walter Thomas Chitwood on 2 March 1887, in Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Rocky Mount District, Franklin, Virginia, United States for about 40 years. She died on 14 July 1943, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Thomas Chitwood
1864–1956
Sarah Lee McNeil
1870–1943
Marriage: 2 March 1887
Ethel Vera Chitwood
1890–1976
Cathae Chitwood
1890–
William Walter Chitwood
1892–1982
Sallie Lena Chitwood
1894–1942
Annie Elizabeth Chitwood
1896–1936
Fanny Ruth Chitwood
1898–1976
John Harry Chitwood
1900–1971
Mae Belle Chitwood
1902–1981
Frank Roosevelt Chitwood
1904–1993
Alice Jane Chitwood
1906–1906
Herbert Taft Chitwood
1907–1983
Katie Helen Chitwood
1909–1995
James Oliver Chitwood Sr
1912–1970

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 March 1887Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 2
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
    1872 · The Amnesty Act
    Age 2
    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 20
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), see Neil and also Neilson, which was sometimes substituted for McNeil in Lowland Scotland.History: The Scottish Clan McNeil claims descent from the early Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages (see O'Neill ), and the name is associated in particular with the island of Barra in the Hebrides, having been brought there from Ireland in 1049. Some members of this clan later migrated to Antrim and Derry in Ireland. A different Scottish Clan MacNeill (spelled with two l's) has a traditional ancestral home on the island of Gigha.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    McNeal
    McNiel
    McNeill
    McNeel
    Neil
    McGrail

    Sources (38)

    • Sallie L. McNeil in entry for Willis Parker Cheatham, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
    • Sallie L Chitwood in household of Walter T Chitwood, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Sallie Lee McNiel in entry for Emil Earl Drake and Katie Helen Chitwood, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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