Family: John O'Neill / Sarah Elizabeth Payne (F1054)

• Male John O'Neill

  
  

  Birth	27 Aug 1845	County Tyrone, Ireland
  Death	14 Nov 1914	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Burial
  Marriage	18 Aug 1883  [1]	Montague, Montague County, Texas  [1]
  Father	Patrick O'Neil | F2853 Group Sheet
  Mother	Annie McClosky | F2853 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Sarah Elizabeth Payne

  
  

  Birth	10 Oct 1845	Shelby County, Missouri
  Death	10 Apr 1919	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Burial
  Father	Thomas Hamilton Payne | F155 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Jane Marshall | F155 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Annie Josephine O'Neill

  
  

  Birth	14 May 1884	Texas
  Death	30 Jun 1967	Oklahoma
  Burial		Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Spouse	James Rufus Sparks | F1057
  Marriage	27 Nov 1907	Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma

  
  

  Female Bird Elizabeth O'Neill

  
  

  Birth	4 Sep 1889	Indian Territory
  Death	5 Apr 1921	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  Burial

  
  

• Documents

  O'Neill Home Duncan, Oklahoma Born in Ireland, John O'Neill made his fortune in cattle and banking. He built an imposing house in Duncan in 1902. Much of the material used in this house, including the large cedar beams, was hauled by ox-pulled wagons from Gainesville, Texas. For a period of time the west upstairs bedroom was used as a Roman Catholic Mission. (Goins, C. R. & Morris, J. W. (1980) Oklahoma Homes Past and Present University of Oklahoma Press: Norman) At the time of the 1910 census, he was listed as having an "independent income." John and his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Payne, were the original occupants of the home, along withe their daughters, Byrd and Annie. Later it was owned by Annie Josephine O'Neill and her husband James Rufus Sparks. Later still it was purchased by the Pace family and called the Pace Mansion.

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Their marriage was recorded in Montague County Courthouse Marriage Book B, page 61. The wedding was conducted by S.C. Royal, Minister of the Gospel.

  
  

• Sources

  [S221] Montague County, Texas, Marriage License.