The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-12
CAPT. ABNER O'SEAL.
His Death Yesterday, Funeral 10
day, and Sketch OF His Life.
,rrespondence OF the Register.

Correspondence of the Register.
STEuBENvILLE, Feb. II, 1877.
Capt. O'Neal died this morning at
hslf-past FIVE. The funeral will take
place from st. Paups Episcopal Church,
Steubenville, to-day tuesday at z
o'c!ockr NJ. The Odd Fellows will con-
duct the services at the cemetery.
Steubenville Gazette.
Captain O'Neal was the son of John
O'Nesl, Sr., deceased, better known to
the older residents as dad" O Neal. He
was born November l3, 1907, in Loudoh
county, Va, and csme TO Steubenvllle
with his parents in 1923, since which
time, up TO mis- demise, he has resided
with US. He was united in marriage,
October %, 1929, to Miss Sarah Har-
ian, s,ep-daughter of Rev. Talbot, tor
nerly resident of this county. Seven
children were born unto them, four OF
whom are living-Cspt, Geo. o Neal, OF
the Andes; Mrs Elvira Winters; John
O'Neal, OF p. G. IL St. l.. +. W, and
Miss Fannie. Two brothers and two sis.
ter. are liviug-Cspt. James and George
O'Neal, OF ST. Louis, Mrs. Barney Win
tringer and Mrs. Samuel b. Mccoy of
this city. The above with his estimable
wife still survive him.
The Capt. for over fifty years has been
identified among river men, and te"
men now living are better or more
tayorsbly known among that class. His
first experience on the river was on the
Ssndusky, as engineer, Captain Jacob
Dorhman, deceased, commanding. lie
afterward was engaged In the same occu-
patton on the Maine, Hickman and
other boats. lie atterward bull. and
commanded the Germantown and Sliss
Wright. These boats were run on the
lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers
Twenty-Five years ago last June ne took
charge of and commanded the Cabinet
piying between this city and Wheeling.
Afterwards no sucCessIvely commanded
the James Means, Baker, Henry Logan,
Forest City and Abner O'Neal, all IN the
same trade. This trade the Captain, By
his close attention and promptne5s, oul.t
up and maintained, notwithstanding sew
ersl efforts were made TO run him out
but without effect. For smany years
when the river WAS too low for the steam
boat, the Captain would run flat boats,
towing them with horses, Whereby his
customers could depend upon getting
their merchandise products 20 market
without delay. These accommodations
were instrumental in building up and
maintaining the trade 10 which Ee Was so
Justly entitled.
For the last forty-one years he has been
| a member of Jefferson Lodge No. &, l. q.
o. +, which Lodge was instituted June
20, 1886. July 10Th. his brother George,
now in St. Louis, WAS the first initiate OF
the Lodge; November 10Th: OF the same
year, the Captain was Unlisted, making
the seventeenth inltiste in the Lodge.
lie connected himself with Nimrod In.
csmpment No. 8, |. .. q. +. Novem Der
10, 1854. being member Of that body
for over twentY-three years. During al
these wears his visits 10 the Lodge and
Encampment were made whenever be
had an opportunity OF so doing.
lie was regular attendant OF the
Episcopal church, snd consistent mem
Der OF the same While he is gone, and
we are compelled to bow to the will OF
the Creator, who, in his wisdom, has seen
fit TO take him away, yet there are very
few men who could not have been better
spared TO Steubenville thaa Captain
Abner O'Nesl.