Mc Neill, Hugh
Death
1860-06-06
(aged 48 years)
Waldwick, Wisconsin
Birth
1812
Gravestone
Location
SE.32.1
Transcription
Hugh McNeill 1812 - 1860
Margaret Hamil McNeill 1811 - 1895
Biography
From http://haroldwilliamthorpe.com/irish-immigration-to-iowa-county-wisconsin/
Newlyweds Hugh and Margaret McNeill immigrated to America from County Antrim, Ireland, in the 1840s, after being disowned by both of their families. Hugh was Irish protestant, Jane Scotch Catholic; their union was deeply disapproved of by their parents.
“They were banished. It was as if they had died,” says their great-grandson, Bob McNeill, who grew up in Iowa County.
Hugh and Margaret bought a farm near Hollandale in 1848. In the town of Waldwick, on a road that still bears their name – McNeill Road – they built a rock farmhouse that remains standing today. Descendants went on to farm there for generations. The house, sold about ten years ago by the McNeill family, is now privately owned.
Obituary
Died. In the town of Waldwick, on the 6th of June, Mr. Hugh McNeal, aged 48 years. Mr McNeal resided in the town where he died for the past six years, and by an exemplary life acquired the esteem of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He leaves a wife and six children to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband and kind father. Mineral Point Weekly Tribune June 12, 1860