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James Norris McNeil 1788 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1788

Birth Location: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 May 1868

Death Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Father: Daniel McNeil

Mother: Mary Norris

Spouse(s): Margaret Weitzel

Children(s): John McNiel, Malcolm McNiel, Augustus McNiel, Samuel McNiel, William McNeil, Mary McNiel, Harvey McNiel, James McNeil, Erastus McNeil

James Norris McNeil was born in 1788 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, the child of Daniel Malcolm "The Bridge" McNeil and Mary MCNEAL Norris. James Norris McNeil married Margaret McNEIL MCNEAL Weitzel, and had children including John George McNiel, Malcolm McNiel, Augustus Spotts McNiel, Samuel Cecil McNiel, William Blair McNeil, Mary Margaret McNiel, Harvey George McNiel, James Oscar McNeil, Erastus Blair McNeil. James Norris McNeil passed away in 1868 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Norris McNeil was born in 1788 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA, the child of Daniel Malcolm "The Bridge" McNeil and Mary MCNEAL Norris.
  • James Norris McNeil married Margaret McNEIL MCNEAL Weitzel, and had children including John George McNiel, Malcolm McNiel, Augustus Spotts McNiel, Samuel Cecil McNiel, William Blair McNeil, Mary Margaret McNiel, Harvey George McNiel, James Oscar McNeil, Erastus Blair McNeil.
  • James Norris McNeil passed away in 1868 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McNeil's Ancestors

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James McNeil
1788 – 1868
Birth Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Daniel Malcolm "The Bridge" McNeil
1760 – 1822
Richmond, Georgia, United States
Mary (MCNEAL) Norris
1756 – 1824
Scotland
Grandparents
Rory McNeil
1740 – 1822
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rory McNeal
1693 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James McNeil's Descendants

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James (Norris) McNeil (10 Jan 1788 – 17 May 1868) m. Margaret (McNEIL MCNEAL) Weitzel (23 Nov 1814 – 5 Jan 1872)
  1. 1. John (George) McNiel (25 May 1833 – 1853)
  2. 2. Malcolm McNiel (18 Dec 1834 – 25 Mar 1917)
  3. 3. Augustus (Spotts) McNiel (17 Nov 1836 – 10 Oct 1915)
  4. 4. Samuel (Cecil) McNiel (11 Apr 1840 – 15 Nov 1889)
  5. 5. William (Blair) McNeil (25 March 1843 – 6 April 1907)
  6. 6. Mary (Margaret) McNiel (22 Sep 1844 – 11 Mar 1933)
  7. 7. Harvey (George) McNiel (23 Feb 1848 – 31 March 1905)
  8. 8. James (Oscar) McNeil (30 Jun 1850 – 5 Oct 1932)
  9. 9. Erastus (Blair) McNeil (12 Jan 1853 – 24 Feb 1927)

James McNeil's Timeline

4 Records

1788
10 Jan 1788
Birth of James Norris McNeil in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
1798
10 Jan 1798
Age 10
Birth of James Norris McNeil in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
1832
17 Jul 1832
Age 44
James Norris McNeil was married in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
1868
17 May 1868
Age 80
Death of James Norris McNeil in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1798
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1788
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1832
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1868
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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