Charles Harris O'Neal - I26 - Individual Information

Charles Harris O'Neal (I26)

Name:
Charles Harris O'Neal
Nickname: Charlie & Crockett

Gender: Male

Birth: 10 March 1832 Tennessee
Death: 31 July 1903 Pontotoe Co. Indian Territory, Oklahoma

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Birth	10 March 1832 3037 Tennessee Source: 1880 Federal Census Text: Census Place White, Pike, Arkansas Family History Library Film 1254053 NA Film Number T9-0053 Page Number 473C Source: RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>
Marriage Status	R.A - MARRIED
Marriage Status	Margaret Elizabeth Meeks - MARRIED
Marriage	1853 (Age 20) R.A - Mississippi
Marriage	1867 (Age 34) Margaret Elizabeth Meeks - Pike Co, Arkansas
Death	31 July 1903 (Age 71) Pontotoe Co. Indian Territory, Oklahoma Source: Confederate Pension Abstract 9084 Citation Details: 9084 Text: 9084 Margarette L. Oneel, Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas (widow) of C.H. Oneel (June 23, 1914) "now aged 66 years ... born on the 18 day of March 1848; that I am the widow of C.H. O'Neal, deceased ... that the names of C.H. O'Neal, C.H. O'Neal, Charles H. O'Neel, Charles H. Oneel and C.H. Oneelare one in common and refer identically to one and the same person ... thatmy soldier husband, C.H. Oneel, deceased, died on the 31st day of July,1903. And she would further state that she remarried to one H.S. Masterson onor about October 1905, and that she was deserted by him on or about May,1906, and was divorced from him on or about September or October 1907, and that she has not since remarried." I, Sarah A. Sutton, aged 72 years, aresident of and whose post-office addres is Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas ... "personally acquainted with Mrs. Margarette L. Oneel, the claimantherein, and that she is the widow of C.H. Oneel, deceased ..." Jesse L. Meeks(May 12, 1914) now aged 82 years ... address, Newhope, Pike County, Arkansas... "states that he was well acquainted with applicant's husband, Charles H. Oneel, and knew him for at least 60 years prior to his death, July 31,1903 and that we were reared up together and resided as near neighbors the greater part of our lives ... He is now dead ... his widow, Margarette L. Oneel, the applicant ... is still living and resides in this, PikeCounty, Arkansas ... She remarried on or about October 1905 ... H.S. Mastersonwho deserted her on or about May, 1906 ... was divorced from him during the year 1907 and ... she has not since remarried." Witnesses: Amanda Meeks, Sidney D. Sutton. Charles O'Neal served in Company K, 24th Arkansas Infantry. Source: RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>
Burial	1 August 1903 (1 day after death) East Hill Cemetery, Roff, Oklahoma Source: RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>
Last Change	7 November 2007 - 00:14:25

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DEATH: Buried in East Hill Cemetary, Roff, OK

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Birthdate and death date found in cemetary records for Eash Hill Cemetaryin Roff, OK... Headstone spells it O'Neel

BIOGRAPHY: Source Information: On the LDS site
Census Place White, Pike, Arkansas
Family History Library Film 1254053
NA Film Number T9-0053
Page Number 473C

BIOGRAPHY: He married R.A. ______ circa 1853 in MS. He married MargaretE. Meeks circa 1867. He died on July 31, 1903 in Pontotoc County, OK.

BIOGRAPHY: On June 30, 1882 was granted a Homested Certificate #1692 byPresident Chester A Aurther of 80 Acres in Pike Co, Arkansas

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Birthdate and death date found in cemetary records for Eash Hill Cemetaryin Roff, OK... Headstone spells it O'Neel
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MILITARY: Roster of the 24th Arkansas Infantry Company K at:
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/24infcok.html
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According to the Confederate Pension Abstracts: went by the names of C.HO'Neal, Charles H. O'Neel, Charles H. Oneel and C.H Oneel.
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O'NEAL, C.H. Sgt (Charles H.) - Enl 28 Apr 1862 in Pike Co, AR.Captured at Benton Hospital, Benton, AR 10 Sep 1863 and sent to MP at StLouis, MO then to Alton, IL 3 Oct 1864. Enlisted in the 5th US Army.from: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/24infcok.html

MILITARY: ONEEL, C.H. Sgt
Enl 28 Apr 1862 in Pike Co, AR. Absent Sick since 24 Aug 1863. *Co K,24th AR Inf (comes from HARDY'S ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT -
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA athttp://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/hardycoh.html
This unit was an unattached regiment to Brig. Gen. Thomas J. ChurchillsPost of Arkansas and was commanded by Col. E. E. Portlock. [Refer toEdwin Bearss The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume I, page 419.]

MILITARY: 24th Arkansas Infantry Regiment

MILITARY: A record from http://www.aristotle.net/~tomezell/AR_infy.htm:

MILITARY: Organized on June 6, 1862 under the command of Colonel EdwardE. Portlock, Jr., and field officers Lt. Col. Thomas M. Whittington andMajors William R. Hardy and Francis H. Wood. The regiment was recruitedfrom the following counties: Co. A, Sevier county; Co. B, Camden andPalestine; Co. C, Halcon; Co. D, Warren; Co. E, Monticello and Drewcounty; Co. F, Washington; Co. G, Calhoun and Ouachita counties; Co. H,Dallas county; Co. I, Clark and Yell counties, and Co. K, Pike and Polkcounties.

MILITARY: Assigned to the garrison of Arkansas Post in early December1862. Most of the regiment was captured when that post was attacked byUnion forces under Generals Sherman and McClernand on January 11, 1863.The elements not captured at Arkansas Post were subsequently consolidatedwith Crawford's Infantry Battalion and the 19th (Dawson's) InfantryRegiment and the combined unit redesignated as "Dawson's-Hardy's InfantryRegiment (Consolidated) in early 1863.

MILITARY: The remainder of the regiment was paroled and declaredexchanged at City Point, Virginia on May 12, 1863 and were assigned tothe Confederate Army of Tennessee where they were consolidated with theremnants of the 2nd Arkansas Infantry in Liddell's Brigade, Cleburne'sDivision. Because of misconceptions about the surrender of Arkansas Post,few of the Confederate division commanders would accept the soldiers ofthe 24th; however Pat Cleburne welcomed them warmly and gave them ampleopportunity to prove their worth at Chickamauga. After Chickamauga, the2-24th Arkansas participated in all the remaining battles of Cleburne'sDivision and the Army of Tennesee: the siege of Chattanooga, RinggoldGap, Dalton, Resaca, New Hope Church, Pickett's Mill, Kennesaw Mountain;Peachtree Creek; Atlanta and its ensuing siege, Jonesboro, Spring Hill(TN), Franklin, Nashville, the Carolinas Campaign, and the Army's lasteffort at Bentonville, North Carolina in March, 1865. The survivors wereconsolidated with those of the 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, and 15thArkansas regiments and the 3rd Confederate Regiment at the lastreorganization of the Army of Tennessee at Smithfield, NC on April 9,1865, and redesignated as the 1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment,Consolidated. Surrendered two weeks later, on April 26, 1865, withGeneral Joe Johnston's Army of Tennessee at Greensboro, North Carolina.

BIRTH: Listed as Charles H. ONEEL on the LDS site

Census: 1860 Pike County, Arkasas Census
Dwelling/Family: 291/291
Oneel, C.H. 28 m farmer AL
Oneel, R.A. 22 f AL
Oneel, J.A. 6 m MS
Oneel, A.J. 4 m MS
Oneel, S.E. 1 m AR
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R.A. ______ was enumerated with Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal on thecensus of July 25, 1860 in Muddyfork Township,
Wilton Post Office, sheet 45, page 477B, Dwelling 291, Family 291, PikeCounty, AR, R.A. was shown at age 22 as a white female
born in Alabama. Known children of Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal andR.A. ______ were as follows:

Census: 2. i.J.A was born in 1854 in MS.
J.A. O'Neal was enumerated with Charles Harris
"Charlie" O'Neal on the census of July 25, 1860 in
Muddyfork Township, Wilton Post Office, sheet 45,
page 477B, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Pike County,
AR, J.A. was shown at age 6 as a white male born in
Mississippi.

3. ii.A.A was born in 1856 in MS.
A.A. O'Neal was enumerated with Charles Harris
"Charlie" O'Neal on the census of July 25, 1860 in
Muddyfork Township, Wilton Post Office, sheet 45,
page 477B, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Pike County,
AR, A.A. was shown at age 4 as a white male born in
Mississippi.

Census: 4. iii.S.E was born in 1859 in AR.
S.E. O'Neal was enumerated with Charles Harris
"Charlie" O'Neal on the census of July 25, 1860 in
Muddyfork Township, Wilton Post Office, sheet 45,
page 477B, Dwelling 291, Family 291, Pike County,
AR, S.E.. was shown at age 1 as a white male born
in Arkansas.
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Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal was listed as a head ofhousehold on the census of July 1, 1870 in White Township,
Redland Post Office, sheet 8, page 246B, Dwelling 50, Family 49, PikeCounty, AR, Charles H. was shown at age 37 as a white male
born in Tennessee. His occupation was farm laborer. He owned personalproperty valued ate $400. He was shown as a citizen of
the United States. Enumerated with Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal wereMargaret E. Meeks, Simon P. O'Neal, and Charles H.
O'Neal.
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BIOGRAPHY:
At the time of the 1880 Federal Census their home was in White, Pike Co,Arkansas
Name: Charles H. Oneel
Home in 1880: White, Pike, Arkansas
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: abt 1832
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Margarett E.
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles H. Oneel 48
Margarett E. Oneel 33
Senior P. Oneel 12
Alex. D. Oneel 7
Martha J. Oneel 2
Oneel 3M
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Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: White, Pike, Arkansas; Roll:T9_53; Family History Film: 1254053; Page: 473.3000; EnumerationDistrict: 126; Image: 0735.
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Another version of the 1880 Census
473A 24 . . 26 26 O'NEAL CHARLES H. W M 48 . . . X TN TN NC .
473A 25 . . 26 26 O'NEAL MARGARETT E. W F 33 . WIFE . X MS AL SC .
473A 26 . . 26 26 O'NEAL SIMON P. W M 12 . SON X AR TN MS .
473A 27 . . 26 26 O'NEAL ALEX D. W M 7 . SON X . AR TN MS .
473A 28 . . 26 26 O'NEAL MARTHA J. W F 2 . DAU X . AR TN MS .
473A 29 . . 26 26 O'NEAL (NOT NAMED) W M 3/12 X SON X . AR TN MS .
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Census: His father was born in Tennessee. His mother was bornin North Carolina. His occupation was farmer. Enumerated with Charles
Harris "Charlie" O'Neal were Margaret E. Meeks, Simon P. O'Neal,Alexander Duncan O'Neal, Martha J. O'Neal, and Elijah L. O'Neal.

Census: Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal was listed as ahead of household on the census of August 7, 1900 in Twp 2 North Range 3
East, Sht 37B (img 74), Page 164B, Roll 1847, ED 133, Dwelling 598,Family 625, Chickasaw Nation, IT, Charles H. was shown at
age 65 as a married white male born in March 1835 in Mississippi. Hisfather was born in Alabama. The birth place of his mother is
not known. His occupation was farmer. He rented his farm. He could readand write and he spoke English. He had not been unemployed during thepast year. He had been married for 32 years at the time of the census.Enumerated with Charles Harris "Charlie" O'Neal were Ruthie O. O'Neal,Margaret E. Meeks, Ann K. O'Neal, and Lydia O'Neal.

RELATION: 2nd Great Grandparent to Herb P Dunn

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Source	FamilySearch Internet Publication: http://www.familysearch.org Note: Individual RecordSubmitter - James R ROBERT 2229 Oregon Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, 63104-2207, United States ofAmerica
Source	FamilySearch Internet Publication: http://www.familysearch.org Text: Source Information: Census Place White, Pike, Arkansas Family History Library Film 1254053 NA Film Number T9-0053 Page Number 473C Note: 1880 Census
Source	1870 Pike County, AR Census
Birth	1880 Federal Census Text: Census Place White, Pike, Arkansas Family History Library Film 1254053 NA Film Number T9-0053 Page Number 473C
Birth	RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>
Death	Confederate Pension Abstract 9084 Citation Details: 9084 Text: 9084 Margarette L. Oneel, Daisy, Pike County, Arkansas (widow) of C.H. Oneel (June 23, 1914) "now aged 66 years ... born on the 18 day of March 1848; that I am the widow of C.H. O'Neal, deceased ... that the names of C.H. O'Neal, C.H. O'Neal, Charles H. O'Neel, Charles H. Oneel and C.H. Oneelare one in common and refer identically to one and the same person ... thatmy soldier husband, C.H. Oneel, deceased, died on the 31st day of July,1903. And she would further state that she remarried to one H.S. Masterson onor about October 1905, and that she was deserted by him on or about May,1906, and was divorced from him on or about September or October 1907, and that she has not since remarried." I, Sarah A. Sutton, aged 72 years, aresident of and whose post-office addres is Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas ... "personally acquainted with Mrs. Margarette L. Oneel, the claimantherein, and that she is the widow of C.H. Oneel, deceased ..." Jesse L. Meeks(May 12, 1914) now aged 82 years ... address, Newhope, Pike County, Arkansas... "states that he was well acquainted with applicant's husband, Charles H. Oneel, and knew him for at least 60 years prior to his death, July 31,1903 and that we were reared up together and resided as near neighbors the greater part of our lives ... He is now dead ... his widow, Margarette L. Oneel, the applicant ... is still living and resides in this, PikeCounty, Arkansas ... She remarried on or about October 1905 ... H.S. Mastersonwho deserted her on or about May, 1906 ... was divorced from him during the year 1907 and ... she has not since remarried." Witnesses: Amanda Meeks, Sidney D. Sutton. Charles O'Neal served in Company K, 24th Arkansas Infantry.
Death	RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>
Burial	RootsWeb.com Citation Details: Melvin Pelican <opelican@sfx.rr.com>