Sgt Jeremiah "Jerry" M O'Neal

Brief Life History of Jeremiah "Jerry" M

When Sgt Jeremiah "Jerry" M O'Neal was born on 20 April 1830, in Brown, Illinois, United States, his father, Willis O'Neal, was 44 and his mother, Hannah White, was 25. He married Louisa Margaret Thomas on 20 December 1853, in Brown, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ripley Township, Brown, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Ripley, Brown, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 21 April 1902, in Ripley Township Cemetery, Ripley Township, Brown, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ripley, Brown, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sgt Jeremiah "Jerry" M O'Neal
1830–1902
Louisa Margaret Thomas
1836–1905
Marriage: 20 December 1853
James Francis O'Neal
1855–1929
Mary E. O'Neal
1863–1931
Sadie O'Neal
1859–1935
Charles W O Neal
1866–
Nettie O'Neal
1870–1945
John W O'neal
1873–
Rutherford B O'neal
1877–

Sources (32)

  • Jerey O'Neil, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Jeremiah Oneal, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Jerry, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1839

Historical Boundaries: 1839: Brown, Illinois, United States

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

Irish (Longford, Down): variant of O'Neill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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