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Bird Elizabeth O'Neill

Bird Elizabeth O'Neill

Female 1889 - 1921  (31 years)

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  • Name Bird Elizabeth O'Neill 
    Birth 4 Sep 1889  Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 5 Apr 1921  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Known as Birdie O'Neill. She was a witness at her sister Annie's wedding. She ran her father's department store in Duncan and died unmarried, fairly young. This store building later became the Burr Store.

      Thursday 7 Apr 1921 DUNCAN EAGLE

      Died Yesterday at Okla. City

      Miss Byrd O'Niell (sic) died at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at a sanitarium in Oklahoma City, where she had been about three months. While her death was not wholly unexpected, the news was a distinct shock to the many friends of the deceased, who was a most excellent and beloved young woman.

      The deceased had spent most of her life in Duncan and by her amiable and charming traits of character had won and held a large circle of warm friends, who are deeply grieved over her demise. Miss O'Niell (sic) was a graduate of the Catholic seminary at Guthrie. Of her immediate family she is survived by one sister, Mrs. J.R. Sparks.

      The remains will be brought to this city this afternoon and interment will be in the cemetery here.

      The remains will arrive on the 4:30 train this afternoon and will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sparks. Funeral services will be held at the Catholic church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
    Person ID I5474  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John O'Neill,   b. 27 Aug 1845, County Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1914, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth Payne,   b. 10 Oct 1845, Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1919, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1883  Montague, Montague County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • 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.
    Documents
    O'Neill Home Duncan, Oklahoma
    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.
    Family ID F1054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Apr 1921 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    O'Neill Sisters, ca 1907
    O'Neill Sisters, ca 1907
    This photo was sent as a postcard to Mr. and Mrs. John O'Neill from their daughter Bird. It was postmarked from Concrete, Colorado, and was dated 11 January 1907. The message read "Do you know your baby daughter in this grown up picture? Bird." Bird is seated on the right, and it appears that her older sister Annie is standing to the left. They appear to be in old west costume, with the photo probably taken as a novelty.
    O'Neill, Bird Elizabeth, ca 1910's
    O'Neill, Bird Elizabeth, ca 1910's
    B. 1889 Indian Territory D. 1921 Oklahoma
    Bird was the youngest daughter of John O'Neill and Sarah Elizabeth Payne. She died when she was only 32.
    O'Neill, Bird Elizabeth, ca 1920
    O'Neill, Bird Elizabeth, ca 1920
    B. 1889 Indian Territory D. 1921 Oklahoma
    Bird O'Neill was a graduate of the Catholic seminary at Guthrie, but had spent most of her life in Duncan. She died in a sanitarium at a young age, apparently from a rapidly spreading melanoma. At the time of her death, she was survived only by her sister, Annie O'Neill (Mrs. J.R.) Sparks.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260] O'Neill Family Bibile (Owned by Jo Pat Kubik) Front byleaf Montague, TX 1884 Cost $5,50.

    2. [S221] Montague County, Texas, Marriage License.