Reuben O'NEAL b. 30 Aug 1825 , Yazoo, Mississippi, USA d. 15 Feb 1909 Owl Creek, Coryell, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1825 - 1909 (83 years)

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Name	Reuben O'NEAL [1]
Born	30 Aug 1825	, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Tax List	1848	, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
	Land Roll
	Name Section Township/Range ONeal, Reuben 9 10-17
Census	3 Sep 1850	, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
pg 295 (148A), d/f #132/132
Reuben O Neal M 24 Mississippi Mary F O Neal F 22 South Carolina Margaret O Neal F 1 Mississippi Bryant Lane M 22 North Carolina They live near William.
Tax List	1854	, Kemper, Mississippi, USA
	Land Roll
	Name Section Township Range Taxable Acres Oneal, Reuben 27 10 17 40 Oneal, Reuben 28 10 17 40
Residence	1857	, Limestone, Texas, USA [5]
Census	16 Jun 1860	, Limestone, Texas, USA
pg 17 (322)
Precinct 2, d/f #122/115, Eutaw P.O. R. O'Neal 33 Miss Farmer $1000 RE $1300 PP Mary 30 SC Margaret 11 Miss Jno 9 Miss William Henry 5 Miss Martha 4 Miss Ellen 2 Tex Jas R. 4/12 Tex
Military	Between Sep 1861 and 1865	, , Texas, USA
	Co K, 12th Texas Cavalry, CSA
	Civil War
Census	1 Jun 1870	, Limestone, Texas, USA
pg 56-57 (177A-B), d/f #285/400
District 48 W, Eutaw PO Reubin O'Neal 46 Planter Elizabeth 34 SC Jno 18 Ellen 12 Martha 13 Jas R. 10 (I don't have anything on Elizabeth.)
Census	8 Jun 1880	, Limestone, Texas, USA
ED 93, pg 21 (324B)
Precinct 8, Headville James BERRY Self M Male W 31 AL Farmer AL AL Nannie BERRY Wife M Female W 29 AL Keeping House AL AL George BERRY Son S Male W 10 TX At Home AL AL Marion BERRY Son S Male W 6 TX At Home AL AL John BERRY Son S Male W 4 TX At Home AL AL broken arm Reuben O'NEIL Other W Male W 55 AL Farmer AL GA I once believed this family to be James Berry O'Neal, brother to Reuben, I no longer believe so.
Census	19 Jun 1900	Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
ED 60, pg 21A
Precinct 5 Ruben Oneal Head M 74 Aug 1825 Mississippi A F Martin Boarder M 60 Mar 1840 Illinois m. 40 yrs. D E Martin Boarder F 62 Oct 1837 Alabama 8/6 children Alvy Martin Boarder M 18 Aug 1881 Arkansas Reuben is widowed and they're farming.
Pension	15 Sep 1905	Headsville, Robertson, Texas, USA
Confederate
Pension #11030: document says Headsville, Limestone Co, TX, it's near the county line.
Died	15 Feb 1909	Owl Creek, Coryell, Texas, USA [6]
	Cause: nervous exhaustion from old age, "had an ulser"
Buried	16 Feb 1909	Kosse, Limestone, Texas, USA
	Address: Eutaw Cemetery Limestone County Limestone County, Texas
Obituary	18 Feb 1909	Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, USA
Groesbeck Journal
Person ID	I5561	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	3 Jun 2020

Father	Greenberry O'NEAL, b. Abt 1805, , , Mississippi, USA , d. Sep 1855, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA (Age ~ 50 years)
Mother	Peggy TRAYLOR, b. Abt 1805, d. Between 1835 and 1845 (Age ~ 30 years)
Married	19 Dec 1822	, Lawrence, Mississippi, USA [7, 8]
	"Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2D7-X7S : accessed 18 Apr 2013), Greenberry Oneal and Peggy Traylor, 1822.
Family ID	F2425	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mary F RIGBY, b. 1830, , Darlington, South Carolina, USA , d. Bef Jul 1870, , , Texas, USA (Age 40 years)

Married Abt 1848 , , Mississippi, USA

Children

	1. Margaret Lydia O'NEAL, b. 16 Sep 1849, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA , d. 3 Oct 1885, , Limestone, Texas, USA (Age 36 years)
	2. John Benjamin O'NEAL, b. 23 Sep 1851, McComb, Pike, Mississippi, USA , d. 9 Apr 1934, Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
	3. William Henry O'NEAL, b. 29 Jan 1855, , , Mississippi, USA , d. 18 Dec 1952, , , Texas, USA (Age 97 years)
	4. Martha A O'NEAL, b. 1856, , , Mississippi, USA , d. Deceased
	5. Ellen Elizabeth O'NEAL, b. Jan 1858, , , Texas, USA , d. 1906, , , Texas, USA (Age ~ 47 years)
	6. James Reuben O'NEAL, b. 10 Feb 1860, , Limestone, Texas, USA , d. 10 Dec 1943, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA (Age 83 years)

Last Modified 26 Aug 2015

Family ID F2416 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Sarah Elizabeth SIMS, b. 1831, , , Mississippi, USA , d. Deceased
Married	Abt 1870
	#888 O'Neal, Rueben Elizabeth (defendant) Bk. B p. 466, June 24, 1875
Last Modified	6 Dec 2008
Family ID	F2204	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

In April of 1905 Rueben applied for a pension. His pension says his name is Reubin Oneal. It is signed R Onieal.
What is your age? 80
How long have you resided in said county and what is your post office address? 48 years, Headsville.
What is your occupation if engaged in one? Wholly unable to work.
What is your physical condition? Worn out from old age.
In what state was your command originally organized? Texas
How long did you serve? Enlisted about 9/1861 and served till war closed.
What was the name or letter of your company and name or number of your regiment? Co. K and 12th Texas Cavalry - served about four years.
What real and personal property do you own, and what is the present value of such property? Don't own any property at all.
What property, and what was the value thereof, have you sold or conveyed within two years prior to the date of your application? Chunk of a pony and some hogs worth about fifty dollars.
Witnesses were B. F. Burns and B. T. Hammond.
His physical condition according to a doctor was "nervous exhaustion caused from old age".
The application was approved even though Rueben's name was not found on the rolls of Co. K.

...Reuben had an old green leather trunk he carried, back of his saddle all during the Civil War. One time at some crisis he asked Martha to hide it because it was full of gold coins. No one has ever found it but Dorothy had the green trunk given to her plus other items from the Walker side...

Sources

[S38] 1860 Limestone, Texas, pg 17 (322).
R O'Neal
[S336] Haralson, Katherine O'Neal, Reuben O'Neal.
30 Aug 1825, Yazoo, MS
[S483] Pension File, Oneal, Reuben #11030.
age "eighty years of age" date 4/8/1905
[S88] 1900 Limestone, TX, ED 60, pg 21A.
age 74, Aug 1825, Mississippi
[S483] Pension File, Oneal, Reuben #11030.
How long have you resided in said County and what is your post office address? "Forty-eight years. Post office address Headsville Texas"
[S336] Haralson, Katherine O'Neal, Reuben O'Neal.
15 Feb 1909
[S308] Flores, Carol O'Neal, Peggy Traylor.
circa 1822
[S1104] Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911, (FamilySearch.org), Oneal, Greenberry.
to Peggy Traylor, 19 Dec 1922, Lawrence County
"Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2D7-X7S : accessed 18 Apr 2013), Greenberry Oneal and Peggy Traylor, 1822.