Robert Alexander McNeill

1879 - 1938  (58 years)

• Name	Robert Alexander McNeill
  Born	8 Dec 1879
  	From Birth Record From Death Record
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1880	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-351880
  Died	10 Oct 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Cause: Diabetes - Diabetic Coma
  Buried	13 Oct 1938	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I351880	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Martha C. White,   b. 1877,   d. 1941  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F251899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROBERT A. McNEILL PRESTON, Oct. 11--Ailing only a few days prior to being taken to St. Mary's Hospital Monday, Robert Alexander McNeill, Sr., veteran railwaytman, died early last night. Mr. McNeill was born in Walkerton and came to Preston, after serving 17 years with the Chicago Street Railway. He was employed by the Grand River Railway here for 19 years. A member of St. Paul's United church, an Oddfellow and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Mr. McNeill was wellknown along his railway run. He is survived by his wife, one son, Stanley of Toronto, three brothers, James and John of Walkerton and Joseph of Chicago, three sisters, Mrs. William Frick and Mrs. Margaret Moore of Walkerton and Mrs. Elisabeth Caw, South Bend, Ind. The remains are at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Thursday from that place at 2.30 p.m. Interment will take place in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 11 Oct 1938 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Robert Alexander McNeill Date of Birth:8 Dec 1879 Gender:Male Birth Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's name:John McNeill Mother's name:Matilda Thompson [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Robert Alexander McNeill Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1880 Birth Place:Walkerton, Ontario Age at Death:58 Death Date:10 Oct 1938 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John McNeill Mother:Matilda Ontoria [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In Memory Of/ Robert A. Mcneill/ 1880 ?1938/ His Wife/ Martha C. White/ 1877 ?1941/ At Rest.

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1880 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Diabetes - Diabetic Coma - 10 Oct 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Oct 1938 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth