[p. 947] foreman in the annealing department of the Greer tin mill, at New Castle, has been a resident of this city since November, 1893, and was born in Wales, in 1866. After coming to America, in 1889, and locating at Pittsburg he found employment in the steel mills in that city and remained at work there for three years. Subsequently he worked for five months in tin mills at Baltimore, Md., returning then to Pittsburg and later went to Blairsville, in Indiana County, where he served ten months as foreman in the annealing mill. He then came to New Castle, where he has been foreman of the same department in the Greer mill since 1893. His thorough knowledge and practical experience in this line of work make Mr. McNeill one of the most valuable of the many employes of this large plant. He has other business interests and is a stock-holder in the United State Steel Corporation.
Mr. McNeill was married first in Wales to Rachel Morris, who died April 1, 1901, leaving five children—Martha, Thomas, John, Annie and Evan. On September 26, 1907, he was married, secondly, to Mrs. Sarah (Evans) Pugh, a daughter of Thomas Evans. Mrs. McNeill was born in Wales and came to America in young womanhood. In 1896 she married Evan Pugh, who was also born in Wales. He died December 26, 1903, leaving two sons, David Thomas and Evan John.
Mr. McNeill carries a life policy in the Prudential Insurance Company and he is a member of the order of Elks and of other fraternal organizations. Mrs. McNeill is a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church at New Castle, and of the Y.W.C.A., of New Castle.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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