The oral history passed down from family members is that Patrick O'Neill was born in Northern Ireland in March 1845. He and two brothers went to Australia. After a period of time the brothers decided to return to Ireland and Patrick ventured to America and settled in Berkeley, CA. in 1868. He was a miner by trade according to phone book records. He married Julia Curran born in Quebec, Canada. Folk lore says she fell asleep in her aunt's wagon that was headed to Berkeley, CA in 1869.
After they married, they had 5 children. Mary Agnes 1871 - 1911, James Michael 1873 - 1958, Hugh Patrick 1875 - 1925, John Francis 1879 - 1945, and Joseph Nicholas O'Neill 1880 - 1956.
Joseph Nicholas O'Neill was my grandfather and he married Sarah Elizabeth Hanson 1888 - 1955. They had four children: my father, Bernard Nicholas O'Neill 1906 - 1956, Gladys O'Neill 1907 - 2002, Donald O'Neill 1908 - 1912, and Virginia O'Neill 1910 - 1991.
After they married, they had 5 children. Mary Agnes 1871 - 1911, James Michael 1873 - 1958, Hugh Patrick 1875 - 1925, John Francis 1879 - 1945, and Joseph Nicholas O'Neill 1880 - 1956.
Joseph Nicholas O'Neill was my grandfather and he married Sarah Elizabeth Hanson 1888 - 1955. They had four children: my father, Bernard Nicholas O'Neill 1906 - 1956, Gladys O'Neill 1907 - 2002, Donald O'Neill 1908 - 1912, and Virginia O'Neill 1910 - 1991.
