Thomas NEILL

1861 - 1938  (77 years)

• Name	Thomas NEILL
  Born	14 Mar 1861	Ballyrobin House, Kilead, Antrim Co., Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Apr 1938	Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA
  	Buried in Pullman City Cemetery
  Person ID	I14719	Patrick Goodmurphy Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Ada Marion ALLEN           b. 17 Nov 1865, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA           d. 8 Mar 1928, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1886	Dawson, Kidder, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Royal Allen NEILL           b. 26 Mar 1890, Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA           d. 3 Feb 1982, Lacey, Thurston, Washington, USA  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F9139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 16 Dec 1886 - Dawson, Kidder, North Dakota, USA Died - 1 Apr 1938 - Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  FROM FIND A GRAVE - THOMAS NEILL Son of James Orr and Eliza (Gregory) Neill. Married Ada Marion Allen. See: Thomas Neill papers 1892-1937 Cage 624 Washington State University at Pullman (ARCHIVES) Thomas Neill (1861-1938) was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1879. He worked first as a laborer in various jobs, and then studied law in Indiana, where he was admitted to the bar. In 1886 Neill married Ada Marion Allen, after meeting her in the Dakota Territory where he was involved in a newspaper venture. They had three children: Roscoe, Ruth, and Royal. The Neills relocated to Pullman in 1888. Neill established the Pullman Herald newspaper in the same year. He was very active in the newly incorporated town, becoming particularly involved in supporting civic improvements and establishing educational institutions, including what is now Washington State University. Neill Hall on the WSU Pullman campus is named in his honor. He served as Superior Court judge for Whitman County from 1910 to 1912. Judge Neill was interested in documenting the early history of Pullman, and published a pamphlet, Incidents in the Early History of Pullman and the State College of Washington, in 1922. A later edition of the pamphlet, published in 1977, includes a brief biography of Neill written by Lawrence R. Stark.