History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1157

Thos. Neville, firm of Neville & Holden (established July 10, 1880) Carriage Works. Mr. Neville has been engaged in the business nine years; he was born in Mount Forest, Canada, May 24, 1852; he lived there until he was about nineteen years of age, but was absent one year during the time in Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, etc.; he went to Detroit in 1871 and followed working in a carriage shop about one year; then to Chicago and worked four months; then went home and lived five or six months; returned to Chicago in the winter of 1873 and worked as before six months; then went into business there one year alone until January, 1879, after which he went to Oshkosh, Wis., and began business under firm name of Parsons, Neville & Co., and operated from January, 1879, to April, 1880; he began in his present shops July 10, 1880, and the first year turned out 150 carriages and sleighs. He was married August 18, 1879, to Miss Katie L. Donnelly; she was born in New York City Jan. 18, 1854. Mrs. Neville died August 21, 1881. Mr. Neville served an apprenticeship of three years in Mount Forest, Canada.