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James Joseph O'Neill

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James Joseph O'Neill

Birth
Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Death
12 Oct 1898 (aged 76–77)
Renville, Renville County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Franklin, Renville County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Biography from Renville County History Book:

James O'Neill was born in Ireland in 1831. Here he grew up to manhood and married Catherine Flanagan. This marriage resulted in ten children: John, James Jr., Charles, Stephen, William, Patrick, Ellen, Margaret, Catherine "Katie," and May. He and his family came to Quebec where he remained a few years and then moved to Rochester, MN and later to Northfield, MN in 1859, where he engaged in farming. The oldest sons, John and James, served in the Civil war returning home in 1865. The family moved to Henryville, Renville county, MN, where the father and sons took a homestead and farmed until the winter of the "Big Blizzard." On January 7, 1873, John, Charles, and Stephen O'Neill (along with Thomas and Michael Holden) made a journey to Willmar with loads of wheat. A terrible snow storm came up and the men lost their way. Of the five, Michael Holden was the only survivor. William and Patrick remained on the farm until a few years ago when both retired and moved to Olivia. James, Jr. went west and engaged in the mining business until his death in 1905.
Biography from Renville County History Book:

James O'Neill was born in Ireland in 1831. Here he grew up to manhood and married Catherine Flanagan. This marriage resulted in ten children: John, James Jr., Charles, Stephen, William, Patrick, Ellen, Margaret, Catherine "Katie," and May. He and his family came to Quebec where he remained a few years and then moved to Rochester, MN and later to Northfield, MN in 1859, where he engaged in farming. The oldest sons, John and James, served in the Civil war returning home in 1865. The family moved to Henryville, Renville county, MN, where the father and sons took a homestead and farmed until the winter of the "Big Blizzard." On January 7, 1873, John, Charles, and Stephen O'Neill (along with Thomas and Michael Holden) made a journey to Willmar with loads of wheat. A terrible snow storm came up and the men lost their way. Of the five, Michael Holden was the only survivor. William and Patrick remained on the farm until a few years ago when both retired and moved to Olivia. James, Jr. went west and engaged in the mining business until his death in 1905.

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