Thomas Jefferson O'Neal

  General Notes:

The 1870 Federal Census for Newberry Township, York Co., Pennsylvania, Newberry Town P. O., page 111A, dated July 23, 1870 records Thomas J. Oneal (37 - VA) with his wife Mary (33 - Maryland) and children Mary Ann (12 - Maryland), Laura F. (10 - Maryland), Thomas L. (9 - PA), Lincoln (5 - PA), Elizabeth (3 - PA), and William (1 - PA). All people are listed as white. Thomas is employed in Boot & Shoe Manufacturing and has real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate valued at $600.

The 1880 Federal Census for Newberry Township, York Co., Pennsylvania, District 4, page 247A, dated June 19, 1880 records Thomas J. Oneal (46 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Mary (40 - Maryland/Maryland/Maryland) and children Laura F. (19 - Maryland), Thomas L. (17 - PA), Leighton (16 - PA), Elizabeth (14 - PA), William (12 - PA), Maggie (9 - PA), Bertha (8 - PA), Catherine (5 - PA), and Walter (2 - PA). All people are listed as white. Thomas is employed in Shoe Manufacturing and his sons, Thomas and Leighton, are Shoe Makers.

The 1900 Federal Census for Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, District 17, page 2A records L. P. Oneale (Oct 1837 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Maggie L. (Nov 1839 - PA/PA/PA) living at 145 East Main Street. Also in the household is Lizzie Eckels (Oct 1829 - PA/PA/PA). Lindsay is a Physician and has been married to Maggie for 32 years with no children.
The 1900 Federal Census for Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania, District 16, page 262A records T. J. Oneale (August 1833 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Mary (April 1834 - Maryland/PA/Maryland) and children W. P. (Jan 1869 - PA), Catherine (April 1877 - PA), and Walter (August 1879 - PA) living at 25 West Locust Street. T. J. is employed in Shoe Manufacturing and has been married to MAry for 43 years. They have had 10 children of of whom are still living. All people in both households are listed as white.

Thomas married Mary Rhinehart circa 1857 in Maryland. (Mary Rhinehart was born on 14 May 1840 in Virginia, died on 5 Dec 1911 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., PA and was buried on 7 Dec 1911 in Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA.) The cause of her death was Rheumatism.