Sarah Lee McNeil

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

The Life 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 in 1940. 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 1887
Rocky Mount, Franklin, Virginia, United States
children

(13)

    Ethel Vera Chitwood

    Female1890–1976Female

    Cathae Chitwood

    Female1890–Female

    William Walter Chitwood

    Male1892–1982Male

    Sallie Lena Chitwood

    Female1894–1942Female

    Annie Elizabeth Chitwood

    Female1896–1936Female

+8 More Children

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

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), thought to mean ‘champion’ ( see Neill ). In Scotland MacNeills are associated with Barra and Gigha in the Hebrides; some of them went to Antrim and Derry in Ireland.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Sallie L Chitwood in household of Walter T Chitwood, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Sallie L Chitwood in household of Walter Chitwood, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sallie Chitwood in household of Walter Chitwood, "United States Census, 1920"

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