McNeil - Riverside Cemetery - Denver, CO, USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
N 39° 47.480 W 104° 57.698
13S E 503285 N 4404599
An impressive zinc monument to Mr. McNeil, (Sr.) and Mrs. Janet McNeil who was married to John McNeil, Jr. a coal engineer who founded the town of MacGregor, Routt County, in western Colorado. They emigrated from Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM14X6R
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
Views: 2

[Grieving angel atop the monument]

Front inscriptions and logos:

[NOTE: There are three doves on each upper corner of the monument]

[Mason Logo]
1889

(left Panel)
John McNeil
Died
Dec.1.1887
Aged
69 Years

Mourn not for me,
I still live,
Where immortal spirits
reign.

(central panel)
[Relief of Janet McNeil, Jr.]
JANET
Wife of John McNeil, Jr.
Born May 25,1855 Died Nov 2,1888

(right panel)
She was gentle, patient,
meek and mild as as guileless as
a little child;
Was zealous, brave,
true and good;
the highest type of
womanhood.

Side decorations:
[All seeing eye]
" I will guide the with mine eye."

(lower panel)
[Sheave of wheat]

Rear decorations:

[IOOF Chain links]
1889

(left panel)
[Angel with book pointing upwards]

(center panel)
[Christian cross with wreath of roses]

(right panel)
[Angel with anchor]

(bottom)
McNEIL

Side panel inscription and decoration:

[clasped hands]
Dear children we will meet again

(lower panel)
[decoration of grain]
Husband grieve no more for me,
My trouble and pains are over,
In Heaven my soul awaits to join
Yours on that celestial shore.

A brief genealogy of the McNeil's may be found at (visit link) .
Headstone text (optional):
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