Since first posted new information has been discovered linking additional O'Neal children to William Warren O'Neal and his second wife Margaret Iler. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the additional children.
This post will present the children of William Warren O'Neal and his first wife Margaret (maiden name unknown) plus the one known child of William Warren O'Neal and his second wife, Margaret Iler (widow of George Scott).
1. NANCY VIRGINIA O'NEAL was born on 13 April 1832 in Alabama, the eldest of the O'Neal children. She died on 2 October 1898 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana and is buried in the Butters Cemetery in Forest Hill. On 25 March 1847 Nancy Virginia O'Neal and Randal Bettison Eldred were married. Their history through census records which also name their children is shown below.
1850 Rapides Parish Louisiana Family #415
Randell Eldred age 38 Occupation: Tanner
Nancy O. Eldred age 18 born Alabama
Esther M. Eldred age 2
William Eldred age 1/12 (one month)
Researcher note: Family #416 was Nancy's parents William O'Neal - a Tanner, and mother Margaret O'Neal. Family #417 was Nancy's sister Henry and Susan Butter; Henry's occupation was a Sadler.
1860 Rapides Parish Louisiana #625
Randall B. Eldred age 41 (notice he hasn't aged much since the last census)
Nancy O. Eldred age 28 born S.C. (different than in 1850)
Esther age 12, William age 10, Robert age 7, Edward age 5, Ann Eliza age 2.
Note: Family # 624 is W.W. O'Neal age 21, Blacksmith, his wife Emma C. age 22 and baby Mary Ellen age 1. This is Nancy's brother.
Family # 622 is Nancy's sister and husband, Susan E. and Henry Butter; living in their household is Henry O'Neal age 17, the brother of Susan and Nancy. By 1860, their mother, the first Margaret O'Neal has died, the father Warren W. O'Neal has remarried to Margaret Iler and they have moved to another parish.
1870 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Nancy Eldred age 40 born Louisiana
William Eldred age 20, Annie Eldred age 11, Jefferson Eldred age 9, Leroy Eldred age 7.
Note: By 1870 Nancy's husband, Randall, has died and Nancy is head of house.
1880 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Nancy Eldred age 50 born Alabama
Annie Eldred age 19 (should be 21), Jeff Eldred age 18, Leroy Eldred age 16.
From the above census records the children (with approximate birth years) of Susan O'Neal and Randall Eldred are as follows:
Esther b. 1848; William b. 1850; Robert b. 1853; Edward b. 1855; Ann Eliza b. 1858;
Jefferson, b. 1861; Leroy b. 1863.
1850 Rapides Parish Louisiana Family #415
Randell Eldred age 38 Occupation: Tanner
Nancy O. Eldred age 18 born Alabama
Esther M. Eldred age 2
William Eldred age 1/12 (one month)
Researcher note: Family #416 was Nancy's parents William O'Neal - a Tanner, and mother Margaret O'Neal. Family #417 was Nancy's sister Henry and Susan Butter; Henry's occupation was a Sadler.
1860 Rapides Parish Louisiana #625
Randall B. Eldred age 41 (notice he hasn't aged much since the last census)
Nancy O. Eldred age 28 born S.C. (different than in 1850)
Esther age 12, William age 10, Robert age 7, Edward age 5, Ann Eliza age 2.
Note: Family # 624 is W.W. O'Neal age 21, Blacksmith, his wife Emma C. age 22 and baby Mary Ellen age 1. This is Nancy's brother.
Family # 622 is Nancy's sister and husband, Susan E. and Henry Butter; living in their household is Henry O'Neal age 17, the brother of Susan and Nancy. By 1860, their mother, the first Margaret O'Neal has died, the father Warren W. O'Neal has remarried to Margaret Iler and they have moved to another parish.
1870 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Nancy Eldred age 40 born Louisiana
William Eldred age 20, Annie Eldred age 11, Jefferson Eldred age 9, Leroy Eldred age 7.
Note: By 1870 Nancy's husband, Randall, has died and Nancy is head of house.
1880 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Nancy Eldred age 50 born Alabama
Annie Eldred age 19 (should be 21), Jeff Eldred age 18, Leroy Eldred age 16.
From the above census records the children (with approximate birth years) of Susan O'Neal and Randall Eldred are as follows:
Esther b. 1848; William b. 1850; Robert b. 1853; Edward b. 1855; Ann Eliza b. 1858;
Jefferson, b. 1861; Leroy b. 1863.
2. SUSAN ELIZA O'NEAL, the second of the O'Neal children, was born on 7 February 1834 in Alabama. She died on 25 October 1908 in Forest Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and is buried in the Butter Cemetery. Susan Eliza O'Neal and Henry Butter were married in Rapides Parish on 30 December 1847.
This couple was discussed in a previous post. There will be more on some of their children in a later post.
This couple was discussed in a previous post. There will be more on some of their children in a later post.
3. SARAH JANE O'NEAL was the last of the O'Neal children to be born in Alabama. Her birth date was 5 February 1836. She died on 22 February 1905 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. She married David William Elliott on 2 April 1854.
1860 Rapides Parish Louisiana Family # 659
David Elliott age 26
Sarah Elliott age 22
Susan Elliott age 5
Nancy Elliott age 2
1870 St. Landry Parish Louisiana Ward 4
David Elliot age 38
Sarah Elliot age 34 born S.C.
Susan E. Elliot age 14, Mary age 11, Sarah V. age 9, David age 6, Henry M. age 4,
Lela M. age 7/12.
Also in house were Mellville W. Pender age 16, Alonzo M. Godwin age 18,
Fanny Coward age 17.
1880 St. Landry Parish Louisiana Family # 178
Elliott, David W. age 48
" Sarah age 43 born Alabama
" Sarah age 19, David age 16, Henry age 13, Lela age 10, Charles age 7, Ella age 5,
Julius age 2.
1900 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Eliot, Sarah J. age 64, born Feb. 1836 in Alabama
Julius W. son, age 22, born April 1878
Eva E. daughter, age 15, born September 1884.
O'Neil, Thomas, servant, 44 single, born LA, father born SC
Although Thomas O'Neil is listed as a servant, Thomas is the half brother of Sarah. He is the son of William Warren O'Neal and his second wife, Margaret Iler. Notice, also, that this surname is spelled different to the spelling usually seen for this family.
From the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census records, the following are known children of Sarah Jane O'Neal and David W. Elliott.
Susan b 1855; Nancy b. 1858; Mary b. 1859 or 1860; Sarah V. b. 1861; David b. 1864;
Henry M. b. 1866; Lela M. b. 1869; Charles b. 1873; Ella b. 1875; Julius b. 1878; Eva E. b. 1884.
4. WARREN O'NEAL was born about 1839 in Louisiana. According to other family researchers, he died in 1888 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Warren first married Emma Chafin in 1858 in Rapides Parish Louisiana. Emma was born in 1838 and died by 1879 as that is the year that Warren and Elvina L. Fontenot were wed in St. Landry Parish Louisiana. Below are the census records for this family. Only the 1870 census is missing as they have not been located in that census.
1860 Rapides Parish, Louisiana
W.W. O'Neal age 21
Emma C. O'Neal age 22
Mary Ellen O'Neal age 1
1880 6th Ward St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Oneal, Warren age 41
Elvina age 19 wife
William age 9
Jno D age 7
Amelia age 3/12 born March
1900 Police Jury Ward 6 St. Landry Parish Louisiana
Fontenot, Amelia age 72 born Dec. 1827 widow
O'Neal, Phillip H. Gd son age 18 born Aug. 1881
Lily N. Gd daugh. age 16 born Aug 1883
Alfred L. Gd son. age 15 born Feb. 1885
James H. Gd son age 13 born June 1887
By this 1900 census, both Warren O'Neal and his wife Elvina Fontenot were evidently deceased. Their children were living in the household of their maternal grandmother, Amelia Fontenot.
From the above census records the following are the children of Warren O'Neal and his first wife, Emma Chafin: Mary Ellen b. 1859; William b. 1871; John D. b. 1873.
The following are the children of Warren and his second wife, Elvina Fontenot: Amelia b. March 1880; Phillip H. b. Aug 1881; Lily Nora b. Aug 1883; Alfred L. b. Feb 1885; James Hugh b. June 1887.
5. JAMES M. O'NEAL was born about 1842 in Louisiana. He died on 17 October 1898 in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana. Warren and Virginia Alice Fogelman married on 1 Mary 1866. She was born about 1844 in Louisiana and she died in 1910 in Ball, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
1870 Natchitoches, Louisiana Ward 12
J.M. O'Neil age 26 born Louisiana
Virginia O'Neil age 24
Oscar age 3, Vivie age 1 (she died before the 1880 census), Marie Alice age 1/12 (one month).
1880 Red River, Texas Precinct 8
James M. Oneal age 37 born Louisiana
Verginia A. Oneal age 35
Oscar age 13, Mary A. age 10, Bulah M. age 8, James B. age 6, William W. age 3, Edna D. age 2
( Edna was born Jan. 1879)
1900 Spring Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Ward 4
O'Niel, Virginia Head of house age 55
O'Niel, Willie W. son age 22 born Sept 1877
(Next door on one side is daughter Edna D. and husband John W. Nelson. Next door on the other side is daughter Ethel M. and husband Henry W. Nelson)
With only three census records to work with: 1870, 1880 and 1900, the following children are found with James M. O'Neal and wife Virginia Fogelman.
Oscar b. 1867; Vivie b. 1869 (died before 1880); Marie Alice born 1870; Bulah M. b. 1872; James B. b. 1874; William W. b. 1877; Edna D. b. 1879 (as per 1900 census born Jan. 1879);
Ethel Mae b. 1882 (some Ancestry trees have Ethel as a child of this couple; she is included because she lives next door to her mother in 1900).
(Some trees also have Milton Marion b. 1887 as a child of this couple. As of this post, there has been no proof found of this family member.)
6. HENRY O'NEAL was born about 1844 in Louisiana. As previously discussed, he evidently died after being discharged from the Confederate Army while enroute home to Louisiana. He was unmarried and had no children.
7. MARY HARRIET O'NEAL was born 16 February 1847 in Louisiana. She died on 13 October 1929 in Allen Parish, Louisiana. She married Andrew Jackson Kennedy on 28 April 1868 in Rapides Parish Louisiana. Andrew was born about 1840 and died prior to the 1900 census. As of this post, this couple has not been found on the 1870 census. This is probably due to the last name being spelled in some form other that a normal misspelling.
1880 Spring Hill Ward, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Kennedy, Jackson age 40
Mary age 33 born Louisiana
Marion age 10
Henry age 6
Nancy age 4
Oliver age 2
1900 Spring Hill Ward 4, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Family # 205
Kenady, Mary H. Head age 51 born January 1849 in LA widow
Oliver W. son age 21 born July 1879
Jefferson E. son age 18 born Dec. 1881
Ellie L. daugh. age 14 born Jan. 1886
1920 Police Jury Ward 4, Allen Parish, Louisiana Family # 170
Kennedy, Marion age 48, wd.
Eva M. daughter age 16
Anta son age 10
Ollie O daugh. age 6
Kennedy, Mary H. mother 72 wd.
From the above three census records the following are the children that appear for Andrew Jackson Kennedy and Mary Harriet O'Neal.
Marion b. abt 1870 or 1871; Henry born 1874; Nancy born 1876; Oliver born 1878; Jefferson E. born 1881; Ellie L. born 1886.
Further internet research has revealed some full names and birth dates for these children as follows:
Marion O'Neal Kennedy born 23 Feb. 1871.
Henry Milton Kennedy born 1 Sept. 1873.
Nancy Virginia Kennedy born 12 April 1876.
Oliver Warren Kennedy born 25 July 1878.
Jefferson E. Kennedy born 18 Dec. 1881
Ellie L. Kennedy born Jan. 1886.
8. THOMAS O'NEAL was born in 1856, the son of William Warren O'Neal and his second wife Margaret Iler. As far as is known, Thomas was not married and had no children. As discussed above, in 1900 he resided in the household with his half-sister, Sarah Jane O'Neal Ellliot in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was 44 years old and single.
Additional children are as follows:
RANDALL O'NEAL was born about 1858 and died before 1891 in Louisiana. He married Martha E. Mattie Carter.
ANN E. O'NEAL was born 16 July 1858 in Louisiana and died 6 Oct 1908 in Avoyelles Parish. She married Thomas Deakins.
EMMA G. O'NEAL was born Oct 1859 and died before 1920 in Houston, Texas. She married Charles Oscar Pearce.
MELVILLE O'NEAL was born in 1863 according to the 1870 census and nothing else has yet been found about him.
IRA O'NEAL was born in 1868 according to the 1870 census and nothing else has yet been found about him.
Randall, Ann, and Emma have been proven to belong to William Warren O'Neal and Margaret Iler O'Neal by DNA connections from their descendants and the descendants of the children of William Warren O'Neal and his first wife Margaret Unknown maiden name. Melville and Ira O'Neal were born before William Warren O'Neal died and were living with their mother on the 1870 census.
If anyone has additional information or corrections to the above facts, please leave a message in the comments.
1860 Rapides Parish Louisiana Family # 659
David Elliott age 26
Sarah Elliott age 22
Susan Elliott age 5
Nancy Elliott age 2
1870 St. Landry Parish Louisiana Ward 4
David Elliot age 38
Sarah Elliot age 34 born S.C.
Susan E. Elliot age 14, Mary age 11, Sarah V. age 9, David age 6, Henry M. age 4,
Lela M. age 7/12.
Also in house were Mellville W. Pender age 16, Alonzo M. Godwin age 18,
Fanny Coward age 17.
1880 St. Landry Parish Louisiana Family # 178
Elliott, David W. age 48
" Sarah age 43 born Alabama
" Sarah age 19, David age 16, Henry age 13, Lela age 10, Charles age 7, Ella age 5,
Julius age 2.
1900 Rapides Parish Louisiana
Eliot, Sarah J. age 64, born Feb. 1836 in Alabama
Julius W. son, age 22, born April 1878
Eva E. daughter, age 15, born September 1884.
O'Neil, Thomas, servant, 44 single, born LA, father born SC
Although Thomas O'Neil is listed as a servant, Thomas is the half brother of Sarah. He is the son of William Warren O'Neal and his second wife, Margaret Iler. Notice, also, that this surname is spelled different to the spelling usually seen for this family.
From the 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census records, the following are known children of Sarah Jane O'Neal and David W. Elliott.
Susan b 1855; Nancy b. 1858; Mary b. 1859 or 1860; Sarah V. b. 1861; David b. 1864;
Henry M. b. 1866; Lela M. b. 1869; Charles b. 1873; Ella b. 1875; Julius b. 1878; Eva E. b. 1884.
4. WARREN O'NEAL was born about 1839 in Louisiana. According to other family researchers, he died in 1888 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Warren first married Emma Chafin in 1858 in Rapides Parish Louisiana. Emma was born in 1838 and died by 1879 as that is the year that Warren and Elvina L. Fontenot were wed in St. Landry Parish Louisiana. Below are the census records for this family. Only the 1870 census is missing as they have not been located in that census.
1860 Rapides Parish, Louisiana
W.W. O'Neal age 21
Emma C. O'Neal age 22
Mary Ellen O'Neal age 1
1880 6th Ward St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Oneal, Warren age 41
Elvina age 19 wife
William age 9
Jno D age 7
Amelia age 3/12 born March
1900 Police Jury Ward 6 St. Landry Parish Louisiana
Fontenot, Amelia age 72 born Dec. 1827 widow
O'Neal, Phillip H. Gd son age 18 born Aug. 1881
Lily N. Gd daugh. age 16 born Aug 1883
Alfred L. Gd son. age 15 born Feb. 1885
James H. Gd son age 13 born June 1887
By this 1900 census, both Warren O'Neal and his wife Elvina Fontenot were evidently deceased. Their children were living in the household of their maternal grandmother, Amelia Fontenot.
From the above census records the following are the children of Warren O'Neal and his first wife, Emma Chafin: Mary Ellen b. 1859; William b. 1871; John D. b. 1873.
The following are the children of Warren and his second wife, Elvina Fontenot: Amelia b. March 1880; Phillip H. b. Aug 1881; Lily Nora b. Aug 1883; Alfred L. b. Feb 1885; James Hugh b. June 1887.
5. JAMES M. O'NEAL was born about 1842 in Louisiana. He died on 17 October 1898 in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana. Warren and Virginia Alice Fogelman married on 1 Mary 1866. She was born about 1844 in Louisiana and she died in 1910 in Ball, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
1870 Natchitoches, Louisiana Ward 12
J.M. O'Neil age 26 born Louisiana
Virginia O'Neil age 24
Oscar age 3, Vivie age 1 (she died before the 1880 census), Marie Alice age 1/12 (one month).
1880 Red River, Texas Precinct 8
James M. Oneal age 37 born Louisiana
Verginia A. Oneal age 35
Oscar age 13, Mary A. age 10, Bulah M. age 8, James B. age 6, William W. age 3, Edna D. age 2
( Edna was born Jan. 1879)
1900 Spring Hill, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Ward 4
O'Niel, Virginia Head of house age 55
O'Niel, Willie W. son age 22 born Sept 1877
(Next door on one side is daughter Edna D. and husband John W. Nelson. Next door on the other side is daughter Ethel M. and husband Henry W. Nelson)
With only three census records to work with: 1870, 1880 and 1900, the following children are found with James M. O'Neal and wife Virginia Fogelman.
Oscar b. 1867; Vivie b. 1869 (died before 1880); Marie Alice born 1870; Bulah M. b. 1872; James B. b. 1874; William W. b. 1877; Edna D. b. 1879 (as per 1900 census born Jan. 1879);
Ethel Mae b. 1882 (some Ancestry trees have Ethel as a child of this couple; she is included because she lives next door to her mother in 1900).
(Some trees also have Milton Marion b. 1887 as a child of this couple. As of this post, there has been no proof found of this family member.)
6. HENRY O'NEAL was born about 1844 in Louisiana. As previously discussed, he evidently died after being discharged from the Confederate Army while enroute home to Louisiana. He was unmarried and had no children.
7. MARY HARRIET O'NEAL was born 16 February 1847 in Louisiana. She died on 13 October 1929 in Allen Parish, Louisiana. She married Andrew Jackson Kennedy on 28 April 1868 in Rapides Parish Louisiana. Andrew was born about 1840 and died prior to the 1900 census. As of this post, this couple has not been found on the 1870 census. This is probably due to the last name being spelled in some form other that a normal misspelling.
1880 Spring Hill Ward, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Kennedy, Jackson age 40
Mary age 33 born Louisiana
Marion age 10
Henry age 6
Nancy age 4
Oliver age 2
1900 Spring Hill Ward 4, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Family # 205
Kenady, Mary H. Head age 51 born January 1849 in LA widow
Oliver W. son age 21 born July 1879
Jefferson E. son age 18 born Dec. 1881
Ellie L. daugh. age 14 born Jan. 1886
1920 Police Jury Ward 4, Allen Parish, Louisiana Family # 170
Kennedy, Marion age 48, wd.
Eva M. daughter age 16
Anta son age 10
Ollie O daugh. age 6
Kennedy, Mary H. mother 72 wd.
From the above three census records the following are the children that appear for Andrew Jackson Kennedy and Mary Harriet O'Neal.
Marion b. abt 1870 or 1871; Henry born 1874; Nancy born 1876; Oliver born 1878; Jefferson E. born 1881; Ellie L. born 1886.
Further internet research has revealed some full names and birth dates for these children as follows:
Marion O'Neal Kennedy born 23 Feb. 1871.
Henry Milton Kennedy born 1 Sept. 1873.
Nancy Virginia Kennedy born 12 April 1876.
Oliver Warren Kennedy born 25 July 1878.
Jefferson E. Kennedy born 18 Dec. 1881
Ellie L. Kennedy born Jan. 1886.
8. THOMAS O'NEAL was born in 1856, the son of William Warren O'Neal and his second wife Margaret Iler. As far as is known, Thomas was not married and had no children. As discussed above, in 1900 he resided in the household with his half-sister, Sarah Jane O'Neal Ellliot in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He was 44 years old and single.
Additional children are as follows:
NEW INFORMATION SINCE FIRST POSTED
RANDALL O'NEAL was born about 1858 and died before 1891 in Louisiana. He married Martha E. Mattie Carter.
ANN E. O'NEAL was born 16 July 1858 in Louisiana and died 6 Oct 1908 in Avoyelles Parish. She married Thomas Deakins.
EMMA G. O'NEAL was born Oct 1859 and died before 1920 in Houston, Texas. She married Charles Oscar Pearce.
MELVILLE O'NEAL was born in 1863 according to the 1870 census and nothing else has yet been found about him.
IRA O'NEAL was born in 1868 according to the 1870 census and nothing else has yet been found about him.
Randall, Ann, and Emma have been proven to belong to William Warren O'Neal and Margaret Iler O'Neal by DNA connections from their descendants and the descendants of the children of William Warren O'Neal and his first wife Margaret Unknown maiden name. Melville and Ira O'Neal were born before William Warren O'Neal died and were living with their mother on the 1870 census.
If anyone has additional information or corrections to the above facts, please leave a message in the comments.
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