McNeal, Joshua Vansant, 1846-1917

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Joshua Vansant McNeal (1846-1917, son of James and Sarah Golibart McNeal) married May Preston McNeal (1849-1913, daughter of William and Marguerite Smith Preston) in 1873. They had six children, four of whom survived into adulthood: Mark, Stella, Preston, and Marie.

Joshua McNeal worked in the insurance business before entering the service of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in 1871. He was auditor of the Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway Company from 1880 to 1893, and then returned to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company as assistant treasurer, becoming treasurer in 1899. He was then elected vice-president and treasurer in 1904, serving until his retirement in 1916.

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contributorOf Stella McNeal Papers Boston College. John J. Burns Library
referencedIn Preston family. Papers of the Preston family, 1799-1916. University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Indianapolis IN US
Baltimore MD US
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Auditors
Corporate treasurers
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Birth 1846

Death 1917

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