Brief Life History of John Luke
When John Luke McNeil was born on 5 March 1874, in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States, his father, John Edward McNeil, was 35 and his mother, Leticia Margaret Perdue, was 21. He married Harriette Reeves Walker about 1905, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Rocky Mount District, Franklin County, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 5 December 1954, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, United States.
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- John L Mc Neil, "United States Census, 1920"
- Luke J McNiel, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- John Luke Mcneil, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
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