Hello List I became interested in the " O'Neal " family history due my sister researching our roots on the Wilson,Troublefield,Tate,Rodgers,Henderson,Lines,etc. I then realized there was little information to "pass on" to the O'Neal descendants of the O'Neal line. I remembered bits and pieces of conversations with "names", etc. The fact my father-in-law Elmer Horace O'Neal (nickname *smile* "Dick"-?) said they came from Bedford Co. TN. After obtaining death certificates this inf. was verified., His father was Merit Elehaus b 30 Jan 1864 TN MD Mary Ada Best b 22 Jan 1865 TN on 10 Aug 1881 in Bedford Co. TN. All are buried in David Cemetery Henderson Co.,Tx. Merit Elehaus and Mary Ada were in Bell Co. TX. by 1910 with six of their 8 children. HOWEVER they are in Henderson Co., TX by 1912 Merit Elehaus has the name of "Richard" O. /R.O. and is BURIED under this name. These are definitely one and the same person. I located a John O'Neal b 1800 in SC(from census) in 1850 Coffee Co. TN with a son Elihu O'Neal b @ 1836 in 1850 whom I think is the father of my Merit Elehaus I have yet to locate additional information. If anyone can shed any light on any of "my "'O'Neal" descendants (I claim to be as much O'Neal as I am Wilson Since I married into the family @ age 16) and still live on the " family home Place". Anyone that can connect to or has additional inf. on this family would be greatly appreciated. Sorry this is so long! Norma O'Neal