Wholesale grocer.
Born in Utah on 20 September 1879, son of John Austin Neal (?-?) and Ellen Christiana Stevens (?-1927), he came to Winnipeg in 1912 and established the wholesale grocery business of Neal Brothers, in partnership with his brother William Austin Neal, with himself as President and General Manager. In December 1925, they opened several retail grocery stores, called Neals Stores, around the city. In 1955, the firm was dissolved and he retired to Victoria, British Columbia.
On 19 September 1916, he married Clara Edith Horton (c1887-?) at Winnipeg and they had two sons: Ross Horton Neal (1918-1989), and Grant Wilber Neal (1924-2002). The family lived at 93 Canora Street and he was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg and Elmhust Golf Club.
He died at Victoria, British Columbia on 22 October 1957 as a result of injuries sustained when he was walking and was struck by a motorcycle.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Neal Brothers / Neals Stores
Marriage registration [Samuel Franklin Neal, Clara Edyth Horton], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Ross Horton Neal, Grant Wilber Neal], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1921 Canada census, Ancestry.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Katherine Eleanor McClellan becomes bride of Ross Neal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 July 1945, page 8.
“Notice to creditors,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 April 1956, page 30.
Death registration [Samuel Franklin Neal], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“B.C. traffic mishap kills ex-city man,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 October 1957, page 22.
Obituary [Grant Wilber Neal], Peace Arch News, 21 December 2002.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 August 2024
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