Reuben O'Neal and Sarah Elizabeth Sims

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Husband Reuben O'NEAL ¹

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         Born: 30 Aug 1825 - Yazoo Co, Mississippi 2 3 4
         Died: 15 Feb 1909 - Owl Creek, Coryell Co, Texas 2
       Buried: Feb 1909 - Eutaw Cemetery, Kosse, Limestone Co, Texas

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       Father: Green Berry O'NEAL (Abt 1805-Abt 1855) 5 6
       Mother: Peggy TRAYLOR (Abt 1805-Between 1835) 5

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     Marriage: Abt 1870

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 Other Spouse: Mary F RIGBY (Between 1826-Bef 1870) 1 - 1847 - Mississippi 6

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Events in his life were:

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• Tax List, Kemper Co, Mississippi, Land Roll, 1848

• Tax List, Kemper Co, Mississippi, Land Roll, 1854

• Residence ³, Limestone Co, Texas, 1857

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas, Eutaw P.O., page 322, 16 Jun 1860

• Military, Co K, 12th Texas Cavalry, CSA, Between Sep 1861 and 1865

• Census, Limestone Co, Texas, Eataw D. 48 W., page 176, 1870

• Census, Headville, Limestone Co, Texas, 1880

• Census, Kosse, Limestone Co, Texas, 1900

• Pension, #11030, Headsville, Limestone Co, TX, 15 Sep 1905

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Wife Sarah Elizabeth SIMS

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         Born: Abt 1825
         Died: Deceased
       Buried: 

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Events in her life were:

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• Occupation, School teacher, 1880

• Residence, Limestone Co, Texas, 1880

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Events in their marriage were:

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• Divorced, Divorced

• Divorced, Divorced Limestone Co, Texas, 24 Jun 1875

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General Notes (Husband)

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1860 Limestone Co, Texas Census, Dwelling/Family 122/115
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

1870 Limestone Co, Texas Census
Reubin O'Neal 46 Planter
Elizabeth 30 SC
JNO 18
Ellen 12
Martha 13
Jas R. 10
(I don't have anything on Elizabeth.)

1800 Limestone Co, TX Census, Headville, pg 324a
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
Reuben O'NEIL Other W Male W 55 AL Farmer AL GA

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.

There is an obit in the Groesbeck Journal on Feb 18, 1909.

...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...

1848 Land Roll, Kemper Co, MS
Name Section Township/Range
ONeal, Reuben 9 10-17

1854 Land Roll, Kemper Co, MS
Name Section Township Range Taxable Acres
Oneal, Reuben 27 10 17 40
Oneal, Reuben 28 10 17 40

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General Notes (Wife)

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There is a divorce in the records of the Limestone Co. Courthouse between Reuben and Sarah Sims O'Neal. She took most of his property including fruit trees, AND he had to pay her child support.

1880 Limestone Co, Texas Census
Elizabeth Sims 49 School Teacher Widow
Simon 17 Son
Bettie O'Neal 9 TX Daughter
Cora O'Neal 6 TX Daughter

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Notes (Marriage)

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#888 O'Neal, Rueben Elizabeth (defendant) Bk. B p. 466, June 24, 1875

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1 1860 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tx/limestone/1860/).

2 Haralson, Katherine O'Neal.

3 Pension File, 11030.

4 1900 Limestone Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 60 S 2.

5 Flores, Carol O'Neal.

6 Stark, Carolyn.