Biographical Sketch of William B. O'Neal, Greene County, Missouri, Brookline Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. O'Neal is a son of Jesse and Annie (Brown) O'Neal, and was born March 30th, 1841, in Carroll County, Arkansas. In 1861 he enlisted in the 24th Missouri volunteers, Col. Coyd, and remained in the service three years and four months. His regiment was assigned to Gen. Curtis' command, operating in southwest Missouri and Arkansas. He was at the battles of Pea Ridge, Fredericktown and many skirmishes. He was with Gen. Baldy Smith at the charge of Fort DeRussy, Sabine Pass, and the various engagements of the Red river expedition. His regiemtn was at the battle of Wilson's Creek, but was not called into the action. He was mustered out at St. Louis in October, 1864. At the close of the war he located upon a farm in Greene County, near Republic. He was the founder of the town, making the original plat. Besides farming, he has been engaged in general merchandise, and is a large property holder in the town. Mr. O'Neal has filled the office of constable of the town- ship for ten years, and received the Greenback nomination for sheriff in 1878. He was married the first time, August 5th, 1865 to Miss Sophrina, daughter of John Luce, of Greene County. She died August 16, 1881 and Mr. O'Neal was married upon the 30th of January, 1882 to Elizabeth Hainer, also of this county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================