McNeal, Joshua Vansant, 1846-1917
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.
Archival Resources
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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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| employeeOf | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company | corporateBody |
| employeeOf | Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| parentOf | McNeal, Mark J., 1874-1934 | person |
| spouseOf | McNeal, May Preston, 1849-1913 | person |
| parentOf | McNeal, Stella, 1878-1965 | person |
| correspondedWith | Preston Family | family |
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| Indianapolis | IN | US | |
| Baltimore | MD | US |
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Birth 1846
Death 1917
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