James William Neal1,2
b. September 1867, d. 19 February 1930
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James William Neal was born in September 1867 in Indiana.3 He was married by Eugene R. Mills, Minister, to Lydia Sophia Burlingham, daughter of Nathan Decatur Burlingham and Laura Sophia Kidder, on 15 May 1898 at Rose Villa, the bride's parents' home in West Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.1,4 He died suddenly from a heart attack on 19 February 1930 at age 62, while at his mine in El Dorado Co., California.5,6
He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and at the time of his marriage in 1898 he was superintendent of an experimental station in Jackson, Amador Co., California.4,3 He and Lydia are listed there in the 1900 census, along with his sister Glenna.3 In 1910 he was in charge of an experimental station in Fairbanks, Alaska, and they are listed there, in the Fourth District, in the 1910 census.7 They were living in Norwalk Twp., Los Angeles Co., California, in 1920, along with Lydia's widowed mother Sophia (Kidder) Burlingham, and a nurse, Amelia Montgomery.8 At the time of his death in February 1930 he and Lydia were living in Garden Valley, El Dorado Co., California.6
He was listed in the 1920 census as a farmer, apparently having left his job with the Department of Agriculture8, and at the time of his death in February 1930 he was part of a mining venture in Garden Valley.6
He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and at the time of his marriage in 1898 he was superintendent of an experimental station in Jackson, Amador Co., California.4,3 He and Lydia are listed there in the 1900 census, along with his sister Glenna.3 In 1910 he was in charge of an experimental station in Fairbanks, Alaska, and they are listed there, in the Fourth District, in the 1910 census.7 They were living in Norwalk Twp., Los Angeles Co., California, in 1920, along with Lydia's widowed mother Sophia (Kidder) Burlingham, and a nurse, Amelia Montgomery.8 At the time of his death in February 1930 he and Lydia were living in Garden Valley, El Dorado Co., California.6
He was listed in the 1920 census as a farmer, apparently having left his job with the Department of Agriculture8, and at the time of his death in February 1930 he was part of a mining venture in Garden Valley.6
Citations
- [S6062] James W. Neal and Lydia S. Burlingham, Marriage Record.
- [S6066] "Daily Recorder's Filings", The Mountain Democrat, 16 May 1930, p. 5, col. 3.
- [S6058] 1900 U.S. Census, James W. Neal household, Amador Co., California.
- [S6063] "Neal-Burlingham", Los Angeles Herald, 22 May 1898, p. 14, col. 2.
- [S3173] California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939. Record for James W. Neal, p. 4976, State File No. 7198.
- [S6065] Obituary, James W. Neal, The Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 21 February 1930, p. 8, col. 5.
- [S6059] 1910 U.S. Census, James W. Neal household, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [S5725] 1920 U.S. Census, James W. Neal household, Los Angeles Co., California.