The Abbey/McNeel burial plots, Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Truman Fremont (a/k/a Charles Truman) "C. T." Abbey is buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Dollie Ola (Evans) Abbey is buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

   

Alana June (Abbey) McNeel is buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. Left photo courtesy of Joyce and Dallas Dean Stratman, Caledonia, Kent Co., MI. Right photo courtesy of Find-A-Grave.

Ian Abbey McNeel grave marker, Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX. This is a structure erected in honor of Ian, whose remains lie elsewhere. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

Ian Abbey McNeel and Kathleen (Garrett) Prosk had their ashes scattered in Welkin, Kendall Co., TX. This monument in San Jose Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, was erected in honor of Ian and Kathleen, whose remains lie elsewhere. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

The Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Dane Co., WI, Sunday, January 15, 1956

The Mayfields Report

Mrs. Leslie Mayfield writes from Wilton:

"If you would ask my mother-in-law where she was born and what physicians attended, she would say, 'I was born in  a sod shanty and no doctor was there.' "Mother, Mrs. Cyrus Mayfield, of Dodgeville, related the following story to me: " 'My parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Abbey, and my oldest brother, Irvin, lived in Richland county. Early in 1878, they decided to go west to homestead some land. In their covered wagon, drawn by horses, they had some clothing, bedding, and cooking utensils, including a long-handled skillet, water pail, tin plates and cups, some steel knives and forks, and a coffee pot. " 'Mother and Dad worked their way west to earn food for themselves and their horses and a place to sleep. " 'By fall, they had arrived in Norton county, Kansas. Here they homesteaded 160 acres. There was not time nor material to build a log or lumber building as they had back in Richland county. Dad put up a sod shanty. He put up a framework and used sods about 1 foot square. The one room building was about 16 feet square. " 'I was born in this sod shanty, Mar. 26, 1879. Mother named me Iva Mae. " 'She used to laugh when she told of my first christening. Late in April of 1879 there was a long rainy season and, of course, a sod shanty would let water seep in. Mother heard a fussing near the cradle and found me floundering in a mud puddle on the floor. I had fallen out of bed.' On Mar. 29, 1956, the Lord willing, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Mayfield will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary. Their six children are Melva Egalhoff, Dodgeville; Mrs. C. H. Thompson, Ft. Madison, Ia.; Mrs. Art Held, Chicago; Mrs. Herman Crume, 17 N. Brearly st., Madison; Marvin, of International Falls, Minn., and Leslie, of Wilton."

The Richland County Republican and Observer, Richland Center, Richland Co., WI, November 9, 1893

Following is the report of Oak Ridge school, district no. 5, town of Orion, for the term ending October 28, 1893:

First month - No. enrolled, 26; No. days taught, 19; whole No. days in attendance, 363; average daily attendance, 18; neither absent nor tardy, Kate and Jennie Kane, Emma Abbey, Ed. and Frank Sherman, Sarah and Austin Mc Claren; absent but not tarde, Ada Demmer, Tempest, Arthur, Oscar, Irvin, Rose, Ella and Bertha McClaren, Maud and Truman Abbey, Carrie Sherman, Fred Kellar and Willie Wilson.

Second month - No. enrolled, 19; No. days taught, 21; whole No. days in attendance, 342; average daily attendance, 16; neither absent nor tardy, Kate and Jennie Kane, Sarah, Austin and Ella McClaren, Ed. and Frank Sherman, Maud and Emma Abbey; absent but not tardy, Ada. Demmer, Art McClaren, Everett Miller, Leonard Frye and Dolly Wilson; tardy but not absent, Ralph and Jimmie Miller.

There are only 150 minutes lost by tardiness during the term and an average absence during the last month of 3. This speaks well for the punctuality and attendance and I can say that the deportment of the scholars was fully as good.   CHAS. HENRY, Teacher  

 C. T. Abbey with the Dodgeville High School Baseball Team, about 1904.

 C. T. Abbey about 1904.

   

William Searle Abbey Family, 32nd Wedding Anniversary, Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI, October, 1906.

The Beach Advance, Beach, Billings Co., ND, October 30, 1908

Golden Valley News

(First publication October 30th)

Department of the interior U. S. Land Office at Dickinson, N. D., Oct. 27, 1908. Notice is hereby given that Charles T. Abbey of Alpha, N. D., who on June 6th, 1907, made homestead entry No. 9213, for the ne1/4 of section 10, township 137, range 104, w. 5th principal meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final commutation proof,, to establish claim to the land above described, before George McClellan, U. S. Commissioner at Beach,, N. D. on the 2nd of Dec. 1908. Claimant names as witnesses: Gust Burke, of Alpha, N. D., Nels Miller, Thomas P. Oulton, John A. Joeger, all of Sentinel Butte, N. Dak. S. M. FERRIS, Register.

Edward Paul "Ed" Robert and Alva Allison Franks Marriage Record.

The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Galveston Co., TX, Sunday, February 21, 1909

DEL RIO.

A large gathering filled the St. James Episcopal Church last Friday evening, Feb. 12, at 8 o'clock, when Miss Alva Franks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Franks, was married to Edward Paul Robert of Las Cruces, N. M. The wedding was followed by a dance at the Elks Hall and a reception at Franks' Hotel next morning from 10 to 12 o'clock, marking one of the most important social events of the season in this city. The altar of the church was massed with palms and flowers. The ceremony was performed under a wedding belt of white roses pendant from the ceiling, Rev. R.W. Anderson officiating. At the appointed hour Mrs. J. W. Childs sang sweetly "Oh Promise Me," immediately after which Mendelssohn's wedding march was rendered by Miss Clara Jones. The groomsmen, Graves Chapman, Wilbur Davidson, B. J. Norvell, acted as ushers, entered first and marched up the center aisle and met the bridesmaids, Misses Pearl Boyce, Winnie Lou Gilbert and Quida Hymans, as they approached the altar. They were followed by Mrs. Bennie Hays, sister of the bride, matron of honor, who preceeded Miss Patti Jo Edwards, maid of honor. The bride followed with her father, and was met near the altar by the bridegroom and best man, John M. Davis. The bride never looked lovelier than on this occasion in a robe of white aoline en train over dutchess satin. Her bridal veil was adjusted with orange girts, a pearl necklace and pearl brooch, and carried a prayer book. The matron of honor and the maids wore white lingerie frocks and made most graceful attendants. After a dance at the Elks Hall, Mr. Robert being a brother Elk, where hearty congratulations were conferred on both Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Baker's orchestra of the Dixie Theater furnished the dance music. The reception at Franks' Hotel Saturday morning had a number of supplementary guests. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Franks were assisted in receiving by the family, Mrs. John Doak and Mrs. A. V. Boyce. A wedding dinner of thirty-two covers was served. The bride and groom were recipients of many handsome gifts attesting the popularity of the young people. The Dramatic Club's gift to the bride, who was a member, was a set of silver spoons with the Elk's head engraved on each spoon; the card attached with the gift read, "From the Border Land Stock Company: to Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Robert. Mr. and Mrs. Robert left on the afternoon train for their future home in Las Cruces, N. M. The bride's traveling suit was tailor-made, of green cloth with hat and gloves to correspond. The bride is a charming young lady and a musician, the daughter of one of Del Rio's most popular and prominent citizens, while the groom is a successful young man with a wide circle of friends throughout New Mexico.

William Anthony Robert Death Record.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Friday, April 30, 1909

Died.

W. A. Roberts, aged seventy two years, Tuesday evening, at 8:30 o'clock, of heart disease. Mr. Roberts had been ill but a few days, and was not considered as seriously indisposed; but Tuesday evening he complained that his head hurt him. Shortly after eight o'clock, an attack of violent pain in the head caused his wife to be seriously alarmed, and her son and physicians in attendance at the Elks' lodge meeting them in session were called in at once; but no help could avail, as death was already at hand. Mr. Roberts passing at eight-thirty, surrounded by family and friends. The funeral was held the following afternoon, at four o'clock, interment taking place in Odd Fellows cemetery, to which last resting place followed sympathizing friends and a delegation from Elks' lodge. Mr. Roberts came with his family to Las Cruces about three years ago, and only recently removed to town from the ranch home on the north Alameda road. Mr. Ed. P. Roberts, the elder son, is the well-known book-keeper of the Bascom-Porter Company. He, with his mother and younger brother, Robert, are sole survivors. Mrs. Roberts has been completely prostrated by the shock of her husband's sudden death, but is now slowly recovering. The REPUBLICAN extends sincerest sympathy to the family in its deep trouble.

   

On August 30, 1909, Charles T. Abbey received a Homestead Land Grant for 160.00 acres of land in the NE Qtr of Section 10, Twp. No. 137N of Range 164 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Golden Valley Co., ND.

Golden Valley County History

Created from the western portion of Billings County by a favorable vote at the November 10 general election, although litigation delayed its official designation as a county until November 11, 1912. The name was probably chosen for the favorable image it projected although a Golden Valley Land and Cattle Co is known to have been a major land owner here in the early 1900's. Golden Valley County was established 11 Nov 1912 when voters chose to secede from Billings County. The name was after the fields of grass and wheat in the area.
County Seat: Beach
Area 1002 square miles.
2000 population -- 1,924.

The San Antonio Light and Gazette, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, Sunday, August 7, 1910

Additional Southwest Texas News

Mrs. D. G. Franks has returned from a month's stay in Las Cruces, N. M., where she went to visit her daughter, Mrs. E. P. Roberts.

   

C. T. Abbey and Almo Larson, near Spokane, Spokane Co., WA, about 1911.

The Rio Grande Republican, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Tuesday, May 28, 1912

Mrs. Ed Roberts is hostess to her brother Mr. Franks and his friend, Mr. Watkins, from their home in Texas.

Edward Paul "Ed" Robert.

Edward Paul "Ed" Robert Death Record.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Tuesday, July 2, 1912

DEATH OF ED ROBERTS

The death of Ed Roberts shocked Las Cruces last Saturday morning coming as it did without warning. Mr. Roberts was preparing for his last days work previous to a long and needed vacation and was stricken in his own home in the presence of his wife and was gone from this life without a word or apparent knowledge of the approaching end. He had suffered for some years from a heart trouble but no immediate danger of death or even serious illness seemed imminent. He had for some time been in care of a physician and had frequently expressed a desire to go to a lower altitude for a rest. This was all planned when he passed away leaving his friends mourning over his sudden demise. He leaves a young wife and child, his beloved mother and a young brother as his immediate family and they are joined by a host of relatives and dear friends in their sorrow. The funeral was held from the pretty bungalow home recently built by the ambitious young man, at four on Sunday afternoon and was in charge of B. P. O. E. Lodge 1119, and the beautiful service with appropriate music by a quartette composed of Messrs W. J. and R. A. Stevens, Dr. Orrin H. Brown and Orrin A. Foster, was solemnly observed. The pall bearers were his working mates from the Bascom French company and were Mr. Frank Islas, Mr. George Schenk, Mr. H. B. Bundy, Mr. Jose Ruiz, Mr. J. B. Wooden and Mr. A. R. Ruiz. Mr. Poole being the funeral director. Beautiful flowers expressed the grief and sympathy of friends and covered the casket from sight. The procession from the residence to the depot was a very long one and the train soon bore away the remains of one who has come to Las Cruces for health and an extension of life which had truly been prolonged by his stay here, in a land he loved, amid beautiful surroundings and loving friends. Ed Roberts as he was known here was a most exemplary young man of correct habits and ideal ambitions. He was a loving son and husband and a highly esteemed citizen. His employers the Bascom-French company prized his loyal service and genuine sorrow is felt by every man there for the loss of this young man. His remains accompanied by his wife and child were sent to Del Rio, Texas for interment.

The Rio Grande Republican, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Tuesday, July 9, 1912

THE FUNERAL OF ED ROBERTS

The Republican is in receipt of copies of the West Texas News and the Val Verde County Herald of Del Rio, Texas, containing accounts of the funeral of Ed Roberts and showing the high esteem in which he and his family are held in the old home of Mrs. Roberts. We take the following from the News which closes a long obituary and which was followed by the tribute paid by Mr. George W. Frenger, secretary of the Bascom-French Company and which was read at the funeral service of Mr. Roberts in his name here. "The interment took place at the Del Rio cemetery on yesterday morning and the funeral was conducted by the local Masonic Order. The beautiful and impressive services of that Order being followed in detail in paying the last respects to the dead brother. The floral offerings contributed by the many friends of the family were among the most beautiful ever witnessed at a funeral in this city and especially was this true of flor-tokens of love and affection placed upon the grave by his brothers in Masonry of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Homer, Louisiana, and Del Rio; by the Elks of Las Cruces and Del Rio and by his fellow workers of the Bascom-French Company. "The bereaved widow has the sympathy of the entire community and the high esteem in which the deceased was held was evidenced by the mountain of flowers under which he was laid to rest."

The Rio Grande Republican, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Friday, July 19, 1912

Mrs. Ed. Roberts and her mother, Mrs. Franks, shipped the household goods and automobile of Mrs. Roberts to her mother's home in Del Rio, Texas, last week. Mrs. Roberts and little son Daniel will reside with her parents there. Her brother, young Mr. Franks, will remain here.

The Rio Grande Republican, Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., NM, Friday, February 7, 1913

Mrs. Ed. Roberts came to Las Cruces Monday, from her home in Del Rio, Tex., and is visiting with former friends here.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, Saturday, March 4, 1916

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles T. Abbey and Mrs. Alva F. Robert.

Charles Truman "C. T." Abbey and Alva Allison (Franks) Robert Marriage Record.

   

Alva Allison (Franks) (Robert) Abbey.

Memoirs of Charles Truman "C. T." Abbey by his adopted son, Dan Robert Abbey, Sun City, Maricopa Co., AZ, May 24, 2000.

The Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Travis Co., TX, Tuesday, April 2, 1918

FUNERAL NOTICE

Mrs. Fannie Evans, age 44 years, died Tuesday morning March 26, at 8:15, at the family home, 2905 Pearl Street. She leaves a husband and eight children. The children are Raymond, living in Damon, Texas; Mrs. Ollie Eppler of San Antonio, Ola, Pauline, Edna, Homer, Dudley and Dorothy of Austin. Mrs. Evans was a member of the Baptist church. Rev. M. J. Allen held the services.

On March 2, 1918, Charles Truman Abbey, living in Tampico, Mexico, applied for a passport. He states that he has lived in Mexico during the following periods: November 1912 to July 1913; Sept 1913 to April 1914; May 1914 to August 1915; and May 15, 1917 and after March 2, 1918.

   

The passport was issued on March 25, 1918.

On March 21, 1918, Alva Franks Abbey and son, Dan Abbey, entered the United States from Mexico at Laredo, TX.

   

On January 27, 1919, Charles T. Abbey, living in Sapulpa, OK, applied for a passport for up to two years living in Tampico, Mexico. He states that he had lived in Tampico, Mexico, during the following periods: November 1912 to November 1915; and April 1916 to April 1918.

The passport was issued on February 4, 1919.

Alva Allison (Franks) (Robert) Abbey is buried in Westlawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde Co., TX.

The Grant County Herald, Lancaster, Grant Co., WI, Wednesday, March 30, 1921

- Dodgeville Sun

Truman Abbey, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Abbey of Dodgeville, is another Iowa county boy who is making good in a distant part of the world and bringing honor to himself and his old home. Mr. Abbey is now located at Tampico, Mexico, superintending the building of bridges and derricks and receiving a salary of $2,600 a month or $100 a day. In a recent letter to his parents he writes that he believes that he is now the only American bridge builder in Mexico. Truman was graduated from the Dodgeville high school with the class of 1904 and later took an engineering course.

       

The Certificates of Marriage for Charles Truman "C. T." Abbey and Dolly Ola Evans, 1924.

   

Charles Truman Abbey and Dollie Ola (Evans) Abbey, about 1925.

   

This picture from July 27, 1927, shows Roy Edward Mason, Almo Joshua Larson and Charles Truman Abbey at the Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co, WI. Roy Edward Mason moved from Spokane, WA, to St. Paul, MN, in the fall of 1923.

   

William Searle Abbey Family 53rd Wedding Anniversary, Dodgeville, Iowa Co., WI, June 22, 1927.

   

Abbey relatives gathering, at the Larson farm, Town of Farmington, Waupaca Co, WI, July 19, 1927.

The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI, Sunday, July 10, 1927

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trumann Abbey and Miss Olive Eppler of San Antonio, Texas, and G. A. Albey of Park Ave., Prince, Haiti, West Indies are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. H.. Anderson of 522 Union St. Messieurs Abbey are brothers of Mrs. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Abbey and Miss Eppler leave for Chicago and San Antonio on Sunday. Mr. G.. A. Abbey, who is secretarial attache at the American Legation at Port au Prince will make a tour of the east before returning to his post.

The Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, WI, Friday, July 22, 1927

Waupaca, Wis. - C. T. Abbey, of San Antonio, Tex. and G. A. Abbey, of Haiti, spent Tuesday in the city guests of the Almo Larsen family.

Albert Maverick McNeel Jr. Birth Record.

The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, TX, Sunday, January 13, 1929

HAMMOND HEADS BEARS

San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 12. - H. H. Hammond was elected president of the San Antonio Bears, succeeding Harry Ables, who resigned several weeks ago, following the annual meeting of the stockholders, today. The following were elected board of directors: Dr. J. L. Burleson, H. H. Hammond, J. F. Armstrong, J. L. Yarbrough and C. T. Abbey. The directors elected officers as follows: H. H. Hammond, President and treasurer; Dr. J. H. Burleson, vice president; J. L. Yarbrough, secretary, and Tom E. Conner Jr., assistant secretary and business manager. Conner was placed in active charge of the club.

Alana June Abbey Delayed Certificate of Birth Record, filed October 24, 1938. Please note that this birth record does not indicate that Alana June Abbey is adopted.

Charles Truman Abbey and his adopted daughter, Alana June Abbey, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, 1933.

The San Antonio Express, San Antonio, TX, Sunday, March 20, 1932

Two-Year-Old Has a Party

Alana June Abbey celebrated her second birthday anniversary last Saturday with a party at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Abbey, 113 Jeffery Street. Various games were played and prizes awarded, after which refreshments were served. The lace-covered table was decorated with pink and white flowers and white rabbits, featuring an Easter motif, and the birthday cake was embossed with pink and white roses. Covers were marked for 25 guests. Assisting Mrs. Abbey in entertaining were Mesdames Grant Bechtel, Carlos Payne, Michael Cassidy and Miss Olive Eppler.

The Evans Sisters, May 1, 1940. From left to right: Dorothy Deane Evans,

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Friday, June 14, 1940

San Antonio society is undergoing a siege of parties. The June brides are still holding their own as to causing the majority of entertainment but visitors are close challengers. Mrs. Olive Eppler of Hollywood, Calif., visiting her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Abbey, has been widely feted since her arrival two weeks ago. She will leave Tuesday. Mrs. Abbey honored her sister with a coffee Thursday morning of last week and the next day, Mrs. Grant Bechtel gave a luncheon at her home for Mrs. Eppler.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Sunday, June 16, 1940

Mike and Ike look alike, all right, but Mrs. C. T. Abbey and her identical twin sister, Mrs. Olive Eppler of Hollywood, Calif., are so indistinguishable that even their father can't tell them apart. And they're getting a laugh, since Mrs. Eppler has come to visit, out of their amazed San Antonio friends and their trouble with double vision.

   

Charles Truman Abbey's WWII Draft Registration Report.

   

Abbey Picnic at the Anderson's Lake Cottage on Elk Creek Lake, Town of Spring Brook, Dunn Co., WI, about 1951.

           

Abbey Picnic at the Anderson's Lake Cottage on Elk Creek Lake, Town of Spring Brook, Dunn Co., WI, about 1951.

           

Abbey Picnic at the Anderson's Lake Cottage on Elk Creek Lake, Town of Spring Brook, Dunn Co., WI, about 1951.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Friday, September 23, 1955

Epplers In Houston

Mrs. Ollie Eppler, San Antonio and Bakersfield, Calif., and Vernon Eppler, Houston, were married Aug. 26 in Houston and are now making their home at 2149 Kipling in that city. Mrs. Eppler is the twin sister of Mrs. Charles T. Abbey and is also a sister of Mrs. Walter M. Embrey, San Antonio.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Tuesday, December 17, 1957

Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Abbey and their daughter, Mrs. Albert McNeel jr., and Mr. McNeel will take part in the gala Christmas holidays celebrated in Mexico City. They left by car Wednesday and will return before New Year's. They'll be house guests of Mr. Abbey's brother, Glen Allen Abbey. The Grant Bechtels gave them a "bon voyage" dinner party before they left.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Sunday, December 4, 1960

Abbeys in Arkansas

While Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Abbey are spending two weeks in Hot Springs, Ark., her sister, Mrs. Olive Eppler, is staying in their home. They left Nov. 26. Mr. Abbey's brother, Glenn Allen Abbey, Mexico City, will arrive Dec. 10 to spend the Christmas holidays. He will be the house guest of his niece, Mrs. Albert McNeel jr., and Mr. McNeel.

Dollie Ola (Evans) Abbey is buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Monday, July 31, 1972

Rites Set for Civic Leader

Services for Mrs. Dollie Evans Abbey, 69, of 2420 McCullough, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Porter Loring Georgian Chapel. Interment for Mrs. Abbey, who died Sunday, will be in Mission Burial Park. A San Antonio resident for 45 years, she was a member of the Conservation Society, Battle of Flowers Association, Military Civilian Club, and Christ Episcopal Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles T. Abbey; daughter, Mrs. June McNeel; sisters, Mrs. Edna Kuentcel, Palm Springs, Calif., Mrs. Ollie Eppler and Mrs. Dorothy Embrey, both of San Antonio; brothers, Raymond Evans, Houston, and Homer Evans, Westmoreland, Calif., and two grandchildren.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, TX, Monday, July 31, 1972

ABBEY

Mrs. Dollie Evans Abbey, age 69, of 2420 McCullough, died Sunday at a local hospital. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, the Conservation Society, Battle of Flowers Association and Military Civilian Club. Survivors: Husband, Charles T. Abbey; daughter, Mrs. June Abbey McNeel; sisters,  Mrs. Ollie Eppler, Mrs. Dorothy Embrey, all of San Antonio, Mrs. Edna Kuentcef, Palm Springs, Calif.; brothers, Raymond Evans, Houston; Homer Evans, Westmoreland, Calif.; and 2 grandchildren, Ian and Shelby McNeel. Services Tuesday at 1 o'clock in the Georgian Chapel of the Porter Loring Mortuary, the Rev. William E. Morgan officiating. Pallbearers; W. G. Bechtel Jr., Bruce Embrey, Walter M. Embrey Jr., Tim Word, R. A. Harman Jr., M. E. Lasswell. Honorary pallbearers: Ocon Word, M.A. Cassiday, Charles F. Guenther Jr., H. A. Pagenkopf, Dr. Elmer E. Cooper, Dr. Arnold Walder, W. E. Vincent, Albert M. NcNeel Sr., Robert Ancira. Interment in Mission Burial Park. Arrangements with PORTER LORING, McCulluogh at Elmira.

       

Charles Truman at his 90th Birthday celebration, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, May, 1976.

Ruth and Bill Larson; Shelby, Ian and June (Abbey) McNeel, and C. T. Abbey, Larson residence, Watertown, Jefferson Co., WI, about 1976.

Truman Fremont Abbey Death Record.

The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, Monday, July 25, 1977

ABBEY

Charles T. Abbey, 93, 1707 Broadway, died Saturday, July 23, 1977. He was formerly president of the Delaware Punch Co. of America for 36 years; member of San Antonio Rotary Club, Tampicaria Club, Argyle Club and served in the U. S. Army in WWI. Survivors: Son, Dan R. Abbey, Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter, Mrs. Albert (June) Mcneel, San Antonio; sisters, Mrs. Emma Jane Larson, Mrs. Maude Stratman, both of Waupaca, Wis.; Grandsons, Dan R. Abbey Jr., Jon Abbey, both of Virginia; Ian Abbey Mcneel; granddaughter  Shelby Mcneel, both of San Antonio. Service Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the Georgian Chapel of Porter Loring Mortuary, the Rev. John J. Mac Naughton officiating. Pallbearers: Walter M. Embrey Jr., Bruce Embrey, Tim D. Ward, Edward R. Finch, Jr., W. B. Matthews, W. Armour Ball. Honorary pallbearers: Robert Antira, Ernest Ancira Sr., Paul A. Suess, Dr. Arnold I. Walter, Sam L. Kane, H. A. Papenkoph, Clifford E. Kuentrel, Walter M. Embrey Sr., Bill Bechist, Dr. August F. Meril Jr., Judge T. Armour Ball, William T. Chumney Jr., Dr. J. B. Morrison, Dr. Frank M. Douglas. Interment in Mission Burial Park. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCULLOUGH 227-8221

The San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, Tuesday, July 26, 1977

ABBEY

Charles T. Abbey, 91, 1707 Broadway, died Saturday, July 23, 1977. He was formerly president of the Delaware Punch Co. of America for 35 years; member of San Antonio Rotary Club, Tampicaria Club, Argyle Club and served in the U. S. Army in WWI. Survivors: Son, Dan R. Abbey, Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter, Mrs. Albert (June) Mcneel, San Antonio; sisters, Mrs. Emma Jane Larson, Mrs. Maude Stratman, both of Waupaca, Wis.; Grandsons, Dan R. Abbey Jr., Jon Abbey, both of Virginia; Ian Abbey Mcneel; granddaughter  Shelby Mcneel, both of San Antonio. Service Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the Georgian Chapel of Porter Loring Mortuary, the Rev. John J. Mac Naughton officiating. Pallbearers: Walter M. Embrey Jr., Bruce Embrey, Tim D. Ward, Edward R. Finch, Jr., W. B. Matthews, W. Armour Ball. Honorary pallbearers: Robert Antira, Ernest Ancira Sr., Paul A. Suess, Dr. Arnold I. Walter, Sam L. Kane, H. A. Papenkoph, Clifford E. Kuentrel, Walter M. Embrey Sr., Bill Bechist, Dr. August F. Meril Jr., Judge T. Armour Ball, William T. Chumney Jr., Dr. J. B. Morrison, Dr. Frank M. Douglas. Interment in Mission Burial Park. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCULLOUGH 227-8221

San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, December 2, 2007

Ilse "Ita" Herff Frost Garrett McNeel, 77, was known for optimism, reaching out to others

Ilse "Ita" Herff Frost Garrett McNeel, 77, the great-granddaughter of Dr. Ferdinand Herff, founder of Santa Rosa Hospital, and the great-granddaughter of Col. T.C. Frost, founder of Frost National Bank, died Friday of cancer. When McNeel's friends and family gather Monday for her memorial service, they will celebrate her life by reading and singing verses she underlined in her dog-eared Bible. "All that we're going to use is something she had known and loved in life," said her only sibling, Tom Frost, 80. He said his sister always reached out to help others. She was a homemaker and dedicated parishioner of Christ Episcopal Church. McNeel is remembered most for her optimistic take on life, her friends said. "She could take the worst situation you've ever seen and tell you how lovely it was and that it would turn out to be just fine," said Nell Herff, McNeel's childhood friend. "We'll all miss her terribly." Herff said McNeel often took care of her grandchildren. McNeel and her husband, Albert McNeel Jr., were both widowed when they married 22 years ago. Ita McNeel attended Saint Mary's Hall in San Antonio, Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, Va., the Ogontz School in Philadelphia and the University of Texas at Austin. She was a member of the Junior League of San Antonio, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and the San Antonio Country Club. Laura Anne Gibson, a nurse at Brighton Gardens on Basse Road, said McNeel only lived at the retirement home for a couple months but made her mark there. "She will be missed," Gibson said. "She was very loving, caring and warmhearted ... a very Christian woman who was very close to her faith. She always asked about how everyone else was doing, always concerned about others." Gibson said McNeel made no secret about whom she held closest to her heart. "She loved and talked about her grandkids all the time," Gibson said. "And she called her husband her sweetheart." nmartinez@express-news.net

Ilse 'Ita' Herff Frost Garrett McNeel

Born: Feb. 22, 1930

Died: Nov. 30, 2007

Survived by: Her husband, Albert Maverick McNeel Jr.; her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Pat Frost; her daughters, Ilse Garrett Hummel and husband PJ and Shelby McNeel Neuhmann and husband Kyle; her son-in-law, Steve Prosk and wife Cathy; her daughter-in-law, Kay McNeel Barclay and husband Andy; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces. Services: Visitation will be today from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Porter Loring at 1101 McCullough Ave. Memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church at 510 Belknap Place.

HISTORY OF TRUMAN FREMONT ABBEY 

(a/k/a CHARLES TRUMAN ABBEY) 

Edited reflections of Atty. Albert M. McNeel, Jr. - Son-in-law of C. T. Abbey

C. T. Abbey was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1886. When he was two or three years old the family moved to Dodgeville, Wisconsin where he grew up and graduated from high school about 1905. His parents named him Truman Fremont Abbey, but he did not like the name Fremont. Soon after graduation he changed his name to Charles Truman Abbey. Apparently he didn't like the name Fremont because when he was growing up General Fremont was not popular in Wisconsin, probably because of being too friendly with the Indians. Mr. Abbey was always a very conservative Republican. When Harry Truman became President, Mr. Abbey was not at all in tune with Mr. Truman being a Democrat and again he was probably unhappy with his name, although he never said anything about it.

C. T. Abbey's father, William Searle Abbey, was born in Canada and thus was a British subject. While C. T. had dual Canadian and United States citizenship, C. T. considered himself to be an American because his father came to the United States at age 7 or 8. C. T.’s mother was Ida Elmira Blake and her family came from Pennsylvania. C. T. thought she was Pennsylvania Dutch, but Glenn Abbey said they were actually Huguenot French.

William S. Abbey was always a tenant farmer and perhaps raised horses. One time when C. T. Abbey was a teenager his father had him take some horses to Madison, Wisconsin for delivery to Mr. LaFollette who was then, or later became, a very well known United States Senator from the State of Wisconsin. C. T. Abbey had a very long and colorful life. He said that when he was six years old his father rented a mule to a neighbor for $5.00 a month and he rented Mr. Abbey to lead the mule for $1.00 a month. When C. T. Abbey was a boy about 13 or 14 years old, he cut up many cords of firewood until he finally had enough money to buy a shotgun. He got $.25 a cord for cutting up a cord of wood. He said the first time he had the shotgun the snow was on the ground and he knew there was a rabbit under a large pile of brush so he went and jumped up and down on top of the pile of brush and finally the rabbit ran out, and he shot at the rabbit. But when he did, the barrel of his gun split apart because when he was jumping up and down he wasn't paying attention, and he got snow in the barrel of his gun which blocked it and made it explode so that all of his work in cutting all that wood was for naught.

The story of the family is that when C. T. Abbey was a baby his parents went to town and left him in the charge of his older brother and sisters and that when his parents returned they saw that the older children were pulling something up on a rope of a tree limb and then letting it fall almost to the ground. It was a game and when his parents got home they found that what they were letting fall was C. T. Abbey. They had him in a crib, and they were playing with him.

C. T. Abbey said when the snow got to be high he would ski to school and he could ski over the fences. He also apparently had an iceboat where he had some type of skis on a frame and a sail and could go sailing on the frozen lakes. Mr. Abbey always had a wonderful physique and by the time he was about 16 years old he weighed about 190 lb. Mr. Abbey was about 5'10" in height. He said that was very large for that time and that anybody that was bigger than that was usually very clumsy and not athletic. Mr. Abbey played all sports but especially liked football and baseball. Platteville, one of the towns near Dodgeville was a lead mining center. Sometimes Mr. Abbey and the rest of the baseball team would walk over 10 miles to Platteville and play baseball and then walk back home again.

C. T. Abbey got an appointment to West Point after he graduated from high school but apparently was not old enough to accept the appointment. He went out to North Dakota and for two years was a cowboy. Part of that time, at least, he was in a cabin out on the prairie all by himself. He saw the Northern Lights many times, sometimes parallel to the ground and would come just like a big tube of light along the ground. While he was a cowboy he participated in two roundups. At that time (1905 -1907) there were no fences and the roundup would begin with cowboys like Mr. Abbey going out and rounding up all the cattle they could find and bringing them in to camp. The cattle would be sorted out by different brands and the brands from their ranch stayed there. Evidently the other brands were taken forward and dropped off at wherever they belonged. Mr. Abbey said that the sun came up about 4:00 a.m. and went down about 10:00 p.m. They would get up, have breakfast, and then roundup until noon when they would come back to headquarters (that is to the chuck wagon). They would get a new horse, eat lunch, and then go rounding up again until about 9:00 p.m. The trail boss when he was on the roundup was named Favor, and was from Texas. There were some terrific cowboys on the roundup. Some of the older cowboys would never go to sleep at night, and would sit and talk and play poker. I guess they slept in the saddle some times during the daytime. The roundup he was on apparently went for about 300 miles and crossed the Little Missouri River. He said most of the cowboys swam across the river with their horses, but that there was one man that had taught his horse how to walk on the railroad trestle and he would walk his horse across. Mr. Abbey said some of the older cowboys could rope a calf over a cow.

While Mr. Abbey was a cowboy he got a second appointment to West Point but it did not reach him until the time for acceptance had expired. Apparently he never got another opportunity for an appointment. About this time C. T. Abbey went to Oklahoma to work for his brother, Erwin, drilling oil wells. Several years earlier Erwin had shot a man and thought that he had killed him, so he fled and for a long time the family did not know where he was. Erwin would send post cards back to the family and say that he was OK, but would not tell them where he was because he thought that the law was after him. It turned out that the man didn't die, so Erwin eventually contacted the family and it was after that time that Mr. Abbey went down to work for him. This must have been about 1907 or 1908. Glenn Abbey said he remembered seeing Erwin only two times in his life; his parents’ 30^th and 50^th wedding anniversary family reunions.

C. T. Abbey was the principal of an Indian school in Oklahoma at one point, and slept in a dormitory where they had Indian girls and Indian boys. He said the Indian boys had a big room on one side and the girls on another, and Mr. Abbey slept in a room in the middle between them in the middle of the dormitory. It is unknown how long he was the principal of the school, but he greatly admired the physical ability of the Indians. He said they were wonderful athletes, and apparently enjoyed his stay there very much.

At some time in Oklahoma while he was working on a well, the gas coming out of the well caught on fire and burned his hands and face. Apparently it was a second‑degree burn because he recovered but after that he always said the skin on his face was a little more sensitive than it had been before. After this Mr. Abbey went down to the San Antonio area to work for somebody drilling water wells (perhaps for his brother Erwin). At one point around San Antonio he was employed to go with a crew out on the Devils River north of Comstock to drill for oil, but the man that he was working for apparently had a disagreement with the landowner and they never did start working on the well but came back to San Antonio.

About 1911 Mr. Abbey started to go to Mexico but he apparently got typhoid fever, and he ended up at the Lutheran TB Sanitarium in San Antonio. He stayed there a little while, and then he started for Mexico again, and he had a relapse and the last thing he remembered was checking in to the P&S Hospital in San Antonio, and the nurse asked him if he had a doctor, and he said he didn't, and he would like her to get him a doctor. She got Albert McNeel’s grandfather, Dr. E. W. McCamish. Grandpa McCamish not only took care of Mr. Abbey, they became good friends. One thing that they had in common was baseball. Both of them liked baseball. Mr. Abbey said that Grandpa took him over to the Palace Theater which was, perhaps, on Alamo Plaza, to watch a game of the World Series. Apparently the movie house had a set up so that the telegraph operator would receive what was going on in the game and then they would punch buttons and make lights go on on the screen so if Babe Ruth hit a fly to right field that would be on the screen, and I don't know how they told them who was doing what, but anyway Mr. Abbey remembered that with great pleasure.

Then in 1911 Mr. Abbey went to Tampico, Mexico to work in the oil fields, perhaps with Grover and Donald Fricks (whom he knew from Texas and Oklahoma). Before he went he became a friend of Mr. Charles F. Ginther, Jr. who was a young lawyer, and Mr. Guenther from that time on and Mr. Abbey were the closest of friends, and Mr. Guenther was always his lawyer. Mr. Abbey got down to Mexico. He began a construction company building roads, bridges and derricks. He would work himself, and the story from him and other people is that he would often work a day and a night and a day and then he would sleep a night. Mr. Abbey was a very strong person. In mid life his arm was just like the wall, and he continued to be very strong until the day he died at age 91. They would build the derricks approximately 80' to 100' high, and they had big 2" x 12"s that came across as cross pieces every 8'. There were also guy wires extending from the ground to the top of the derrick. Mr. Abbey said there were three ways to get down off the top of the derrick. One was to climb down a ladder inside which was safe. Another one was to just start dropping from one cross piece to another. You'd let go and then you'd grab on to the next crosspiece. Another one was to grab on to the guy wire and just slide down and turn loose before you got to the end because at the end they folded the guy wire back, and the end of the guy wire, which was a steel cable, was sticking up, and if you ran into that it would punch holes in your hand. Mr. Abbey said that he always perspired down to the tops of his shoes but that his feet never perspired.

While he was in Mexico he evidently picked up malaria because he had malaria off and on all of his life. He was in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, and many times he would be working in between two different groups that were fighting each other. He had a partner and it seemed that often his partner would be robbed on his way back from town with the payroll. They apparently always got the payroll in gold. Mr. Abbey was never robbed when he went in and out of town.

Mr. Abbey was in Mexico with a lot of people who later moved to San Antonio. One was Mr. Strauder Nelson who was a friend of Mr. Abbeys, Luke Gilliam was a friend, Mr. Luke Gilliam's brother, Arch, was a friend, Browney Bird and Dick Bird were friends of his, and their sister married Mr. William Cavender of the Cavender Oldsmobile in San Antonio. Another friend was Mr. Sam Kone and, of course, Mr. Adlai Harmon was a good friend of Mr. Abbey's.

In 1915 Mr. Abbey married Alva Franks Robert at Christ Episcopal Church, and I have a copy of the church records showing that. This lady had a son named Daniel McBride Robert from her first marriage and Dan, at that time, was about 5 years old. Mr. Abbey adopted Dan, and his name was changed to Dan Robert Abbey. Dan Abbey retired in Sun City, Arizona with his wife, Margaret (Muggsie), who was born Margaret Aderhold. Her father was a judge in Del Rio, Texas and she has a nephew, Jim Aderhold, living in San Antonio. Mr. Dan Abbey and Margaret have two sons, Dan, Jr. and Jon Abbey.

C. T. Abbey lived with his wife in Tampico until 1917. At that time he came out of Mexico and joined the American Army. Alva Abbey stayed in Tampico to run his construction business. Mr. Abbey was in an engineering regiment and was in New Jersey scheduled to be shipped overseas when the war ended in 1918. Mr. Abbey was there during the flu epidemic, and he said the people were dying in the fort or camp where he was, and that they would take them and put them in a warehouse where they were stacked up like cord wood because it was freezing cold. After the war Mr. Abbey went back to Tampico and took over running his business again.

About this time there was a company that wanted to build a drilling platform out in the Laguna Madre, and Mr. Abbey took the contract. The contract provided that he would get a big bonus if he finished early and a penalty if he finished late. Of course, Mr. Abbey finished early and made a lot of extra money on the job. He said that at one point he fell off the platform with a sledgehammer in his hand, and he fought his way back up to the surface and they pulled him out, and he didn't let go of the sledgehammer. However, Mr. Abbey was never able to swim. He said that whenever he got in water he sank and evidently his bones were unusually heavy.

With additional reference to his physical characteristics, he had a tooth beyond his wisdom tooth on each side. June always thought that this was unusual and that he had maybe some genes that went back further than most people, but this was just kind of a joke because he had those extra teeth behind his wisdom teeth.

About 1921 or 1922 (In 1919) Alva died of cancer of the spine and Mr. Abbey then brought Dan, who was about 12 (9) years, up (from Mexico) to live with Dan's grandmother Alva Franks who had a little hotel (Franks Hotel) in Del Rio, where Dan went to high school.

Mr. Abbey was almost always out in the brush constructing something or working on an oil well, but he was very well known to all of the British and American people that worked for the oil companies in Tampico. Another one of his friends was Mr. Burch Cochran, and Burch Cochran stayed in Tampico even after the expropriation and later had a Delaware Punch bottling plant and was very prominent and highly respected man in Mexico and also in San Antonio. A lot of the people that did business in Tampico also did business with the Frost National Bank in San Antonio because it was convenient and because they were known at the Frost Bank.

About 1924 Mr. Abbey was visiting a friend at the TB hospital in San Angelo, Texas where Dollie Evans was a nurse. She was a very beautiful girl, and she and Mr. Abbey were attracted to each other. Some of his friends or her friends persuaded her to go down and visit in Tampico, and I think it was about Christmas time in 1924 when they got married. Mrs. Abbey lived in the oil company camp, which was across the Pannuco River from Tampico. The oil companies had a separate camp because the bandits were always coming in to Tampico. One time she and Mrs. Harmon, I think, were in Tampico when people began yelling that the banditos were coming so Mrs. Abbey and her friend rushed in a store but it was a hardware store where they sold ammunition, and the man told them, said "Get out of here because this is the first place they come to get ammunition.".

About 1926 or 1927 C. T. and Dollie Abbey moved to San Antonio and lived in an apartment over near Mark Twain High School. It could have been 1928 or 1929, but it was more likely 1927 or 1928. Mr. Abbey made some investments. He bought a farm up near San Marcos on which they had a spring called Jacobs Well. He also bought about 1,200 acres up near Medina, Texas on what was called Honey Creek, one of the headwaters of the Medina River.

Mr. Abbey also did some contracting and some investing. Evidently when Mr. Abbey came out of Mexico he had sold his business and had sold some mineral interests that he had. It is unknown how much money Mr. Abbey had when he came out of Mexico but it is believed to have been several hundred thousand dollars if not more because he planned to take it easy and have a good living off of his income, perhaps using the money to do some contracting or ranching.

When the depression came Mr. Abbey probably lost some money, but was really not in debt. About this time the Delaware Punch Company, which was the parent company that owned the formula and made the concentrate, was in San Antonio, and the man that had promoted this lost control of the company. It was put in a trusteeship, and Mr. Abbey was appointed to run the company. Mr. Abbey took over the job and in due course the company came out of trusteeship, and Mr. Abbey bought some stock in the company, and he also got his friend, Mr. Adlai Harmon, to buy a substantial amount of stock so that Mr. Abbey and Mr. Harmon together probably had 51% of the company. When Mr. Abbey took over the company the stock had practically no market value and he and Mr. Harmon bought their stock for about $.25 a share. The man that had promoted the company had offended a lot of the bottlers, and when Mr. Abbey would contact the bottlers a lot of them would not want to see him when they heard that he was the President of the Delaware Punch Company. But soon he turned this around because Mr. Abbey was a very good businessman and was well liked by everyone. He drove in his car from coast to coast all the time for many years and apparently by about 1938 the Delaware Punch Company stock was selling for about $.50 a share, and then by 1941 it was probably selling for $1.00 a share. The stock was closely held, and it paid a pretty good dividend. By 1950 Delaware stock was selling for $30.00 a share and paying a $1.00 a year dividend.

Mr. Abbey, during World War II, would not use anything but the original formula which required sugar, but he during the war associated with Mr. Robert Ancira because Robert had a sister named Blanca who worked for Mr. Abbey, and Mr. Abbey thought a lot of Blanca. Mr. Abbey had the Delaware Punch Company give a concession to make and sell Delaware Punch in Mexico to Mr. Robert Ancira, and Mr. Abbey and Mr. Ancira began a long and very close friendship. About twice a year Mr. Abbey would go to Mexico City to make the concentrate there so that they could make the syrup, and they sold the syrup to the bottlers to make Delaware Punch. This became a very successful part of Delaware Punch and continued to be very successful until Mr. Abbey retired from the company and sold his stock. Mr. Ancira lived on for many years after that dying in about 1998, at which time he probably had already gotten out of the Delaware Punch business himself.

Mr. and Mrs. Abbey were very close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bechtel that was Grant and Helen Bechtel and began going to the Travis Park Methodist Church. Later Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, that is Ben and Adlai Harmon, moved to San Antonio. Mrs. Harmon was a big Episcopalian, and she got Mrs. Abbey to start going to Christ Episcopal Church. Mrs. Abbey became very active at Christ Episcopal Church and was active there as long as she lived. Mr. Abbey did not go to church except on occasions such as marriages or funerals. Mr. Abbey had indicated that he had never been baptized.

Mr. Abbey joined the San Antonio Rotary Club in the 1930s and he was always very active in the Rotary Club up until the time that he died, and Mrs. Abbey was active in the Rotaryannes all this time.

In 1930 C. T. and Dollie Abbey adopted June and named her Alana June Abbey. They loved June very dearly and they had a wonderful family. Mr. Abbey at some time in the 1930s sold the Jacobs Well property, but it must have been late in the 1930s because June remembered going there. Then after that he also sold the Honey Creek Ranch and built a house on West Kings Highway right near Kampmann Blvd. and Thomas Jefferson High School. Unfortunately this house was built over some kind of a fault and had a lot of foundation problems so during the war Mr. Abbey had an opportunity to sell the house which he did. All during the war Mr. and Mrs. Abbey and June rented a house on Huisache at North Main Avenue. June had started in the first couple of grades at St. Mary's Hall and then Mrs. Abbey, probably when they moved on West Kings Highway, moved her to Woodlawn Terrace where she went for several years and then she went back to St. Mary's Hall and went there until she graduated in 1948. After graduating from St. Mary's Hall, June went to Sweetbriar College in Lynchburg, Virginia for two years. June was a very fine student and always did very well in school. Then she went to the University of Texas where she was a Kappa Kappa Gamma graduating in 1951.

Mr. Abbey loved his friends, and he loved to play pitch and have a party, and he always would drink but he never became intoxicated to anyone's knowledge. He apparently had a great capacity for liquor, although no one ever knew him to have more than one or two drinks, and it is believed that he never did drink very much. Mr. Abbey would never have wanted to get to where he didn't know what he was doing.

Mr. Abbey had many adventures in Mexico and knew lots of people. One of the people he knew was a fellow named Monte Michels. Monte had worked for one of the big oil companies and had gotten mad at them and fallen out with them, and he quit and he became a bandit and began robbing the oil company payrolls when he could. Eventually somebody killed Monte Michels but he had been a friend of Mr. Abbey's, and even after he became a bandit he was friendly with Mr. Abbey. At one time he came into the camp where Mr. Abbey was with Monte's bandit gang but they didn't cause Mr. Abbey any trouble. Mr. Abbey said that coming from the border to Monterrey during the revolution they would hang people by their neck but that going south from Monterrey to Tampico they would hang them by their feet. Evidently if people are hung by their feet long enough the blood rushes to their head and kills them. One time Mr. Abbey started in a Dodge automobile to drive from Tampico to San Antonio but he broke an axle. They had the axle fixed and drove along a little further. The axle broke again so he just put the car on a flat car and shipped it up to San Antonio to have it repaired. Mr. Abbey would come out of Mexico almost every year in the summer time and often come to San Antonio and buy an automobile and then drive to St. Louis and Chicago and see the baseball games. Then he would drive up to Dodgeville and see his parents or go to a family reunion, and then he would come back to San Antonio and sell the car, and probably ride the train back to Tampico and stay there for the next year. June remembers going to some family reunions up at Dodgeville or at Eau Claire.

Mr. Abbey's sister, Edna, married Mr. Louis Anderson who lived at Eau Claire, and Edna, although she was the youngest daughter, was kind of the leader of the family along with Emma Jane.

Dollie O. Abbey had a sister, Ollie Mae Evans. Ollie Mae had gotten married to Vernon Eppler when Ollie was 16 years old, and she stayed married to Vernon until she was 26. Then she divorced Vernon and was unmarried until about 1956 when she remarried Vernon who had been married and divorced in the meantime. She and Vernon were happily married for a few years, and then he got cancer and died but Ollie stayed with him and took care of him until he died. Right after Dollie married Mr. Abbey he took her up to Wisconsin to a family reunion, and he took Ollie also. They were identical twins and were very beautiful and full of life. Aunt Ollie said all she remembered was washing dishes the whole time. Robert Anderson, who was Edna Anderson's son and Mr. Abbey's nephew, of course, was a friend of mine, and Robert said that they thought Ollie and Dollie were two of the most beautiful girls they had ever seen but that, of course, they could not understand a word they said because of their heavy southern accent. This seems funny now when everybody talks about the same way.

In 1941 C. T., Dollie and June Abbey went to California and stopped in Odessa, Texas to see Mr. Abbey's brother, Erwin. It turned out that Erwin was in very poor financial circumstances and was in bed very sick, perhaps with pneumonia. Mr. Abbey, Dollie and June went on to California and when they came back through Odessa to see how Erwin was getting along they discovered that he had died, and Mr. Abbey took care of the funeral. Mr. Abbey had always been very devoted to Erwin. Mr. Abbey was a very sensitive person but he would never express his feelings but you could tell how deeply affectionate he was to people in general and to many particular people such as his brother Erwin.

Erwin and his wife Edna Hyde had one daughter Ruth who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. She came to Mr. Abbey's 90th birthday party in San Antonio. Aunt Iva had five or six children and Aunt Maude had five or six children and Emma Jane had one son, Wilbur Larson, who lived in Las Vegas, but who lived most of his life in Watertown, Wisconsin where his three sons were born. We have met all of them. Aunt Edna Anderson had Robert, Ruth and Mary Lou. Ruth lives in Illinois, and had one daughter, Barbara, but her husband, Robert Borst, died several years ago. Robert Anderson had three children, David, Roger and Kay who are all married. David and Roger live in Eau Claire, and Kay and her husband live in Rosebud, Minnesota, and they possibly have five children. Glenn Abbey was never married although he was engaged at one time in South Africa but his fiancé evidently was killed in an automobile wreck. After Dollie Abbey died, her twin sister, Ollie, lived with Mr. Abbey and took care of him until his death. It was a very nice arrangement for her and for him. On almost every Tuesday, Albert McNeel would take Mr. Abbey to the Downtown Rotary Club, and over several years made more meetings than some of the members. These were in the days when most of the Rotarians were actually businessmen or professional people and who had employees. Albert McNeel is a Rotarian now, and most of the people in the Rotary Club now are officers in companies, banks, and other organizations.

Charles Truman Abbey was very highly respected by everyone that ever knew him, and certainly he was highly respected in San Antonio. He single handedly took the Delaware Punch Company, which was absolutely broke and worthless, and built it into a soft drink with bottlers from Florida to California. The small drink business was very difficult because of the domination of Coca Cola who kept the price of the drinks very low so that the people with the lesser volume found it very difficult to make much money. However, in Mexico, Delaware Punch was a big drink, and the company undoubtedly made more money there than they did in the United States because Delaware is a sweet drink, and the Mexicans like sweet drinks. In fact, the Coca Colas in Mexico are sweeter than they are in the United States.

Euchee Indian Boarding School 

EUCHEE MISSION  

Plans to establish the Euchee Indian Boarding School began as early as 1891, but the school was not built until 1894...

The land was public domain, but in 1899 it was surveyed and 40 acres reserved for the school...

The school in the beginning was in charge of a Presbyterian Mission at Park Hill. It had an 80 pupil capacity. The Council agreed that it be co-educational with 50 Creeks and 50 Euchees. Noah Gregory was the first Superintendent.

When first organized the school had 3 buildings - 2 dorms and a 3 room school less than a mile outside the city limits.

1925 it became a school for boys - 110 Euchees and Creeks and more buildings were added. The girls were sent to Eufaula. 1928 the school opened the Federal support, receiving Creek, Euchee, Cherokee and Seminole boys. In 1929 ninth-grade boys were placed in the pubic schools of Sapulpa.

1895-1899 J. H. Land was Superintendent and Minister of the school. 1900 Wm A. Sapulpa was the Superintendent.

1897 Creek Nation took over and provided for maintenance of the school. 

1907 control of the school was assumed by the Federal Government. 

1929 boys above forth grade were enrolled in Sapulpa City Schools. Fifth and sixth graders attended Woodlawn School which was located on the two acres given to the City of Sapulpa by the Creek Nation. Seventh and eighth grades attended Washington School. The school accepted students from this area who were without adequate homes, having lost one or more parents. Boys must not have less than 1/4 degree Indian blood. Creek, Euchee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Cherokee tribes were enrolled.

1947 the Euchee Mission was abolished by government order and pupils absorbed by the Sapulpa School system.

Source: Sapulpa, 74066 Vol. 1, p. 112

Other bits about Euchee Mission from the Sapulpa book -

Stella Woodson, R. N. Nurse at Euchee Mission
Hattie Garber teacher at Euchee Mission Much credit for the founding of Euchee Mission is due to Samuel Brown, Noah Gregory, Henry Land and Wm Sapulpa.

Euchee Tribe of Indians, 2 S. Independence, Sapulpa.....918-224-3065

Wanda Havlick  granny37@ipa.net
I went to Woodlawn School (the old one) several hundred years ago while the Euchee Mission was active.  The old Woodlawn was located just to the south of what is now the administration building.  When I was in grades 1-3, the Euchee area was fenced and we were not allowed to cut through there and had to go down to Lincoln Street to get to the residential areas east of the mission.

By fourth grade the mission had been opened and the Woodlawn 4th grades had classes in one of the two of three two storied buildings that were either dorms for the mission students or classrooms....I really don't remember. I do remember that there were four classes in each building.  The buildings sat about where the parking lot is located on the east side of Woodlawn (new) and the HS.  There was a house located on the property occupied by the Bonham family, I think.  Both adult Bonhams were teachers.  I don't recall any other homes ever being on that piece of land now occupied by the school.

One of the old mission buildings was used as a Youth Center at one time and was near the center of the area now occupied by the schools.  I lived in the 1400 block of Thompson Street and remember walking through the area.

We were not allowed to fraternize with the Mission students, nor they with us.  However, I recall that many of the students later attended Woodlawn. At my age, I hardly remember what happened yesterday, but I do remember Euchee Mission.  Would you believe I felt discriminated against because I thought their school was for the more privileged???
WH

Charlie R Brooks  c744092@webzone.net
The Euchee school was located on a large plot of ground that extended from Mission & Lee streets south to Lincoln and East to what is now Watchhorn. The buildings were located east of Mission about 50-100 yards from the street. Altho I'm not Creek or Euchee (Part Cherokee) I took boxing  from a Coach at the mission who was called "Two Thumbs".  There is a Euchee Mission Society located at Okmulgee Ok. at the Creek Headquarters and I believe they have a complete roster of all who attended over the years.

Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]
(Record Group 75)

75.20.11 Records of the Euchee Boarding School, Sapulpa, OK

Textual Records (in Fort Worth): Narrative and statistical reports, with accompanying photographs, 1928-46. Records relating to enrollment and attendance, 1914-42; and personnel, 1912-47. Student case files, 1912-47.

University of Oklahoma Libraries
Western History Collections
SAPULPA (OKLAHOMA) EUCHEE BOARDING SCHOOL COLLECTION
Ledgers recording supplies used by the school, along with the number of teachers and students in attendance, 1915-1918.
 

When the Nuyaka Boarding School was closed the students of that school were transferred to Euchee Boarding School, which is still in use and retains its same name.

Indian Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma
Date: April 29, 1937
Field Worker: Jefferson Berryhill
Volume 102  
Creek Schools

THE INDIAN SCHOOLS
There are quite a number of Indian Schools today. Some of the old Indian Missions have been abandoned, but some are still in use.

Nuyaka Mission or Nuyaka Boarding School ceased to be a boarding school in 1923. It is located fourteen miles west of Okmulgee.

Another Indian School known as Euchee Boarding School is located on the east edge of Sapulpa. When the Nuyaka Boarding School was closed the students of that school were transferred to Euchee Boarding School, which is still in use and retains its same name.

Eufaula Boarding School for girls located in the edge of Eufaula.

Chilocco Indian School is located in the northwest part of Oklahoma near the Kansas line.

Haskell Institute is at Lawerence, Kansas. It is a big school and all kinds of Indian tribes go there.

Riverside, California, is another Indian School.

Sequoyah Training School, located near Tahlequah, Oklahoma is another Indian school mostly for Cherokee although many Creek Indians go to school there.

Mekusukey, an Indian school near Wewoka, Oklahoma, was destroyed by fire but now it is expected to be rebuilt again.

An old Indian school of Wealaka has been abandoned.

Another at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was also abandoned.
 

SAPULPA, 15.2 m. (712 alt., 12,249 pop.), a cattle-shipping, cotton-marketing, and manufacturing city, is also in the center of oil and gas fields. Sapulpa's largest field was a part of the rich Glenn Pool (L), which extended to within four miles of the town.

About 1850, Jim Sapulpa, a Creek Indian, came to this point from Alabama and commenced farming on Rock Creek, about a mile southeast of the present site of Sapulpa. Later he started a store in his home, hauling his goods by team and pack horses from Fort Smith.

In 1886 the Frisco Railway built to this point, and for a few years Sapulpa was the rail terminus; this laid the foundation upon which the city later became an important cattle-shipping center.

One of the boarding schools maintained by the Creek Indians as a part of their well-knit educational system was established here in October, 1893. The institution was founded for the Euchees, an alien people who had united with the Creeks in their former eastern home and had consequently been moved here with them. The language of the Euchees was so foreign and unintelligible (even to the Creeks) that all communication between the tribes had to be carried on through interpreters. Cut off as they were from their neighbors by this linguistic wall, the Euchees were particularly observant of customs and traditions. With the passage of the Curtis Act by Congress in 1898, the Creeks lost control of their schools to the Department of the Interior, and in 1928 the maintenance was also taken over by the Federal government. Since then, this institution, renamed the EUCHEE INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL, has offered instruction in the first four grades to Indian boys and girls of all tribes. For higher grades, the boys attended Sapulpa's public schools.

POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS
1872 - 1930

DRYDEN (Pecos, Terrell) (see also THURST)

Simonds, Warner W., 12 Dec 1888

Barrett, David R., 27 Jan 1891

Discontinued 16 May 1891; papers to Sanderson

(Re-established) Franks, Dan'l. G., 24 Jun 1891

Jungman, Peter B., 24 May 1893

Now in Terrell County

 

Index to Probate Cases of Atascosa County Texas

September 28, 1857 to March 6, 1939

Contributed by Terri Goins Lorenz

Index to Probate Cases, Names Begining with "F"

NAME	STATUS	DATE FILED	CASE NUMBER
Facundo, Pedro	Deceased	Sept. 15, 1884	84
Fagin, A. L.	NCM	Oct. 29, 1907	337, 261
Fagin, A. L.	NCM	Nov. 20, 1917	520
Fagin, Abe	NCM	June 7, 1903	261, 337
Fagin, Abel	NCM	March 12, 1906	305
Faris, Josepha	Tubercular	June 12, 1936	1050
Farran, Gertrude M., Kathleen B., and Walter	Minors	June 16, 1905	296
Farrell, Edward F. and Mary Annie	Monors	Aug. 12, 1879	49
Farris, A. F.	Deceased	Aug. 9, 1911	394
Farris, Alonzo F.	Minor	Nov. 17, 1892	173
Farris, Amanda Mildred	Deceased	Jan. 19, 1931	866
Faulkner, Madge	NCM	March 20, 1936	1032
Faver, Emma	NCM	Oct. 11, 1904	287
Faver, Gus M.	Minor	April 19, 1909	365
Faver, Harl. Lester and Lloyd	Minors	July 22, 1924	679
Faver, J. M.	Deceased	Jan. 17, 1914	454
Faz, Otilla and Rudolph	Minors	July 14, 1926	749
Fallrath, Annie1	NCM	July 15, 1916	490
Fenelon, M. P.	Deceased	March 10, 1928	788
Fennell, M. P.	Deceased	March 3, 1926	731
Ferguson, James W.	Minor	Nov. 28, 1932	934
Fernandez, Emma	Minor	May 17, 1927	773
Fisher, Morton	Deceased	May 27, 1890	149
Fisher, Morton C.	Deceased	April 10, 1891	154
Fletcher, J. M.	Tubercular	June 6, 1932	921
Florence, Walter D.	Tubercular	March 3, 1931	871
Flores, Canuto	Deceased	May 21, 1903	269
Flores, Edwardo, Guadalupe, Juan, Maria, Maris J., Ramon and Trinidad	Minors	Sept. 22, 1883	77, 71
Flores, Edwardo, Guadalupe, Juan, Maria, Maris J., Ramon and Trinidad	Minors	April 24, 1883	71, 77
Flotte, Fernando	Deceased	Feb. 4, 1914	512
Flowers, Stayton and Wyvonna	Minors	April 8, 1931	875
Fojtik, Emil	NCM	Sept. 20, 1928	802
Fojtik, Veronika	Deceased	July 15, 1938	1131
Foltan, J. Chas.	Deceased	Jan. 7, 1933	938
Fortner, Caleb H., Clara A. and Sallie M.	Minors	Feb. 23, 1883	69
Foster, Thomas Calvin	Deceased	Sept. 24, 1924	686
Fowler, Francis E.	Deceased	Jan. 15, 1935	1024
Fowler, Harry Leonard	Deceased	May 27, 1921	603
Fowler, J. W.	Deceased	Sept. 1, 1927	779
Franklin, Mrs. Nellie	NCM	Sept. 8, 1936	1062
Franks, Alonzo, Artie, Dannie, Lela, Ortie, Oscar and Zorilla	Minors	April 7, 1885	89
Franks, B. F., Deceased; James, Mary L., Mathew, Nancy Ann and William	Minors	Aug. 20, 1863	11 (A)
Franks, Charlie P. and John S.	Minors	Sept. 27, 1912	418
Franks, Essie, Florence and John	Minors	July 26, 1922	626
Franks, Essie O.	Deceased	May 16, 1921	602
Franks, L. A.	Deceased	Nov. 10, 1883	73
Franks, W. M.	NCM	July 29, 1914	451
Franks, Wm. A.	Deceased	March 3, 1916	486
Franks, Wm. A.	Deceased	March 3, 1916	586 (A)

Margaret Estelle Aderhold and Harry Shipman at Harry's sister's house in Del Rio, Val Verde Co., TX, about 1928.

The Constitution??, Atlanta, GA, January 24??, 1898

Jacob Barge, Fairburn, Ga.

Fairburn, Ga., January 24. - (Special) -

Mr. Jacob Barge, a prominent and highly respected citizen of this county, died suddenly at his home last night. Mr. Barge was the father of the two Drs. Barge, of Newnan, Ga., and J. J. Barge, of California, recently of the firm of Parker & Barge, of Atlanta, and Judge Barge, who is at present a student of the University of Georgia, and of Miles Barge, who left this county last week for Texas, and whose address is not known.

The Constitution, Atlanta, GA, Sunday, August 8, 1915

FAIRBURN, GA.

Mrs. Margaret L. Barge, of Newnan, and Mrs. James P. Aderhold and children, of Del Rio, Texas, are guests of Mrs. M.  H. Collins.

The Constitution, Atlanta, GA, Saturday, August 6, 1921

Barge and Dorsett Families Will Hold Big Reunion Sunday

An interesting reunion will take place in the park at Union City next Sunday the 7th, at 10:30 o'clock when the Barge family connection of the Barges and Dorsetts will assemble. A big picnic dinner will be served and all of the descendants of either the Barges or the Dorsetts - both extensive families - are invited to be present. Arrangements for the reunion of these two well-known families are being made by Dr. J. R. Barge, well-known Atlanta physician, whose office is in the Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Co. building, formerly the Flat Iron building. The late Jacob Barge and his wife, Mrs. Margaret Dorsett Barge, were for many years well-known country residents in the section to the southwest of Atlanta. They have many descendants, particularly in this community and some located in distant states. A large gathering of both families will be on hand at next Sunday's reunion, and Dr. Barge requests that if any representatives of either of these families should wish further information concerning the reunion they can get it by communicating with him.

The Express-News, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, September 27, 2004

IAN ABBEY MCNEEL

On the morning of September 24, 2004, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, the Lord called Ian Abbey McNeel of Boerne to his eternal reward. He was born on August 7, 1958 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, the son of Albert and June McNeel. Ian was an Eagle Scout and was awarded the Order of the Arrow. His joy in life was spending time as an avid outdoor enthusiast, loving hunting and fishing. Ian graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1976, and then graduated from Texas A&M University in 1983. Upon graduation from Texas A&M in 1983, Ian worked as a real estate appraiser in San Antonio, and founded McNeel, Weissler & Associates real estate appraisers in 2000. Ian was a Member of the Appraisal Institute, where he served on the board of directors. In 1993, Ian married the love of his life, Kay Sterner. He has two children who were the greatest blessings in his life, Courtney and Connor. Ian is survived by his wife, Kay; children, Courtney and Connor; father and mother, Albert and Ita McNeel; sisters, Shelby McNeel Miller of San Antonio and Ilse Hummel and her husband, P. J. of Boerne; sisters-in-law, Jane Everett and husband, Zane of Bandera, and Debbie Lee of Brownwood; brother-in-law, Keith Sterner of Dangerfield; mother-in-law, Dorothy Sterner of San Saba, several aunts and uncles, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Ronald Drengler of CTRC and his nurses, Gail and Stacy, who supported Ian and his family through many difficult times.SERVICE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 2:00 P.M. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 510 BELKNAP PLACE RECEPTION TO FOLLOW IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL The family requests memorials in Ian's name be made to the Cancer Therapy and Research Center, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or the charity of your choice. The family invites you to leave a message or memory at www.porterloring.com by selecting Visitation and Services. Select 'Sign Guestbook' at the bottom of the individual Memorial. Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary.

VITAL RECORDS - KENDALL COUNTY, TX - MARRIAGES 1993

File           Husband                Husband      Wife                      Wife       Marriage
Number           Name                   Age         Name                      Age          Date

 

66434    MCNEEL IAN A                    34    STERNER KAY                     31      19-Jun-1993

The combined Franks and Brite families, about 1895, taken in front of the Dolch Holtel, Eagle Pass, TX. Mattie Brite, age 15 (standing second from left), Bennie Brite, age 13 (standing fifth from left), Alva Brite Franks (seated at right), Daniel Franks (seated next to Alva), Robert Franks (in lap of Daniel Franks), Edward Sturges (seated second from left). 

The Kerrville Times, Kerrville, TX, April 23, 1952

HUNT TIDINGS

A notice of interest to a lot of friends in the Hill Country was the announcement of the opening of the law office of Albert M. McNeel, Jr., in San Antonio. Albie was a counselor at Camp La Junta for a number of years and has a host of friends in Hunt who wish him well.

The Kerrville Times, Kerrville, TX, November 19, 1952

HUNT TIDINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Albert McNeel of San Antonio are spending a week at the Walsh home here in Hunt.

The Kerrville Times, Kerrville, TX, November 26, 1952

Of interest to a lot of Hunt people is the announcement that Albert McNeel and his bride spent a week at the Walsh home before returning to San Antonio where Mr. McNeel is in the law business.

The Kerrville Times, Kerrville, TX, December 12, 1952

HUNT TIDINGS

Mrs. F. C. Walsh, after attending the McNeel wedding in San Antonio last week went on to Corpus Christi to be with Mrs. Ralph Walsh and her family for Thanksgiving.

The Kerrville Times, Kerrville, TX, October 14, 1953

HUNT TIDINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCamish of San Diego, California and his mother, Mrs. E. W. McCamish and sister, Mrs. McNeel of San Antonio all spent the day with Mrs. F. C. Walsh this past week. While here they took a trip to Bear Creek where Mr. McCamish hadn't been for years.

       

Alana June (Unknown/Abbey) McNeel with Glenn Allan Abbey silverware.

Ilse Frost McNeel

Born in San Antonio, TX on Feb. 22, 1930
Died Nov. 30, 2007 and resided in San Antonio, TX.

Visitation: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007

MEMORIAL  SERVICE: Monday, Dec. 3, 2007

Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary

Ilse (Ita) Herff Frost Garrett McNeel, the great-great granddaughter of Dr. Ferdinand Herff, founder of Santa Rosa Hospital, and the great granddaughter of Col. T. C. Frost, founder of Frost National Bank, was born February 22, 1930 at Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio and passed away November 30, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was pre-deceased by her mother and father, Ilse Herff Frost and Tom C. Frost; her first husband, Donald Wallace Garrett; daughter, Kathleen Garrett Prosk, and son, Ian McNeel. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Albert Maverick McNeel, Jr.; her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Pat Frost; her daughter, Ilse Garrett Hummel and husband, PJ; her daughter, Shelby McNeel Neuhmann, and husband, Kyle; her son-in-law, Steve Prosk, and wife, Cathy; her daughter-in-law, Kay McNeel Barclay and husband, Andy. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren: Michael Garrett and wife, Lauri; Natalie Smith and husband, Ian; Jocelyn Harrison and husband, Marcus; Elizabeth Griffin, Shere Prosk, Keith Prosk, Courtney McNeel, Connor McNeel, Elliot Waggoner, Hailey Miller and Jordan Miller; two great grand children, Mikaela Garrett and Dylan Newman, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Ita attended Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio, Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, VA, The Ogontz School in Philadelphia and the University of Texas at Austin. She was a member of the Junior League of San Antonio, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, and the San Antonio Country Club. A dedicated, life-long member and parishioner of Christ Episcopal Church, she was also active in Family Services Association and Planned Parenthood, as well as many other civic efforts. Heartfelt thanks go to the staff of Brighton Gardens, Vista Care Hospice and especially her caregivers, Sharrelle Kemp and Bernadine Richard. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 2nd from 5:00 P.M. through 7:00 P.M. at Porter Loring.

Albert Maverick McNeel Jr. Obituary

Honorable, principled generous, and kind are all words that would describe Albert Maverick McNeel, Jr. Albert was in every sense of the word a true gentleman. Albert never met a stranger and was loved by all who knew him. Born August 30, 1928, at the P&S Hospital on Romana Plaza in San Antonio, Texas. Died March 31, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. He was predeceased by his great-grandparents Rebecca and Nathan Sodekson who came from Pren, on the Riven Neman in Russia, Jane Maury Maverick and Albert Maverick; his grandparents, Sara and Edward Wallace McCamish and Jesse Maverick and James Shelby McNeel; and his parents: Frances McCamish McNeel, and Albert Maverick McNeel, all of whom are buried in San Antonio, and his beloved son Ian Abbey McNeel, his first wife, June Abbey McNeel, his second wife, Ilsa Frost Garrett McNeel, his sister Sara Noble step-daughters Kathleen Garrett Prosk and Ilsa Garrett, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He is survived by his loving wife Sally Cook Hoffman McNeel, his daughter Shelby Maverick McNeel Miller, his granddaughters Eliot Waggoner, Hailey Miller and Jordan Miller, and daughter-in-law, Kay Sterner McNeel Barclay, husband Anderson Barclay, and grandchildren Connor Maverick McNeel and Courtney McNeel Kuehl, and great-grandchildren, Tripp Maverick Kuehl, Emma, Kate Kuehl, Liam Maverick Waggoner and Theodore Maverick Granville, brother, James Edward McNeel and his wife, Ann, brother-in-law Charles Henry Noble, many nephews and nieces, many loving stepchildren and step-grandchildren, and his “perfect dog” Bella. Albert attended the first grade in New Braunfels, then went to school in Three Rivers, Bandera, Muleshoe, Lubbuck, before attending San Antonio’s McKinley and Woodlawn Elementary Schools, Horace Mann Junior School, and Thomas Jefferson High, graduating as president of his senior class in 1945. He attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1948 and the University of Texas Law School where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and the Phi Alpha Delta honorary law fraternity, graduating in 1951. He was a member of Boy Scout Troup 50 at the Woodlawn Methodist Church becoming an Eagle Scout and member of the Order of the Arrow. As an adult, he was active in the Scouts’ Alamo Area Council and Troop 88 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church where his son, Ian, also became an Eagle Scout. As a Scout he attended camp at Ingram, Texas, and as an adult, he assisted Troop 88 at Scout camp for three years going to Philmont Scout Ranch at Cimmaron, New Mexico in 1974, with a group sponsored by Troop 88. After passing the Texas State Bar in 1951, Albert worked as an insurance adjuster for the Lloyd Caldwell Insurance Adjustment Service until 1952, when he began the practice of law in the Frost National Bank Building. In his law practice, he was associated with Jack Daniels, Leo Oliver, Jimmy Kennedy, Niles Chubb, Marion A. Olsen, Lukin Gilliland, Roy Garwood, Jr., and William R. Davis. He Practiced law with his cousin, John N. McCamish, Martin, Brown, Ingram Law Firm for two years, with Niles Chubb with Marion Olson for seven years, and with Lukin Gilliland for 46 years. He was active in the San Antonio Bar Association acting as editor of the Subpona newsletter for two years and served as vice-president. He was a member of the Texas State Bar Association, serving on the local State Bar Grievance Committee for six years, three years as chairman. He was also a member of the American Bar Association. He was admitted to practice in the State Courts of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He practiced law in San Antonio for 60 years, retiring in 2012. Albert was a member of Christ Episcopal Church from 1938 until his death. He was active at Christ Church teaching Sunday School for 5 years, serving as president of the Men of Christ Episcopal Church for one year and serving on the Vestry twice. He married each of his wives at Christ Episcopal Church. Albert served as Corporation Court Judge for the City of Alamo Heights for Five years, on the Alamo Heights City Council for six years, and on the Alamo Heights Board of Adjustment for thirty-three years, making a total of 44 years of service to the City of Alamo Heights. In 1945 when Albert was 16, he suffered an attack of bacterial meningitis which destroyed his thumb muscles and other muscles which caused him to be unacceptable for military service. For this reason, he did not serve in World War II or any other war. Albert was a member of the San Antonio Country Club, The Order of the Alamo, and the San Antonio German Club. During his lifetime, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, attending sports events, especially University of Texas football games, reading, mostly history, and traveling in the United States and in Europe. His long life was a great pleasure because of his large family including in-laws, and many friends. In his last 13 years his wonderful wife, Sally, his children, grandchildren, and stepchildren, Sally’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren made those years especially full and happy. Albert McNeel’s funeral services will be at Christ Episcopal Church, April 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Reception to follow, in the parish hall. Albert’s family would especially like to thank Sally’s children Amy Hoffman Noe, Kenneth Hoffman and his very caring wife Karel Hoffman. Should you wish to make a gift in Albert McNeel’s memory it may be made to Christ Episcopal Church 510 Belknap San Antonio, Texas 78212.