Ida May Esbin

Female17 April 1871–22 August 1940

Brief Life History of Ida May

When Ida May Esbin was born on 17 April 1871, in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Y. Esbin, was 33 and her mother, Mary Louisa Laverty, was 26. She married Thomas Jefferson McNeill on 6 December 1887, in Camden, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. She died on 22 August 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Jefferson McNeill
1867–1952
Ida May Esbin
1871–1940
Marriage: 6 December 1887
Alice Zamall Mcneill
1892–1938
Clarence Esbin McNeill
1894–1963
Ida Louise McNeil
1900–1951

Sources (12)

  • Ida Mcneil in household of Thomas Mcneil, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ida May McNeill, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ida McNeill in entry for Clarence E McNeill and Julia Coleman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 December 1887Camden, New Jersey, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    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.

    1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

    Age 6

    Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 19

    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

    Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avram, Jakov. Russian Boris, Mikhail, Semyon.

    Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish personal name Eske, a pet form of Ester (see Esther ). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

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

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