Some correspondence on Charles and Nellie O'Neill

 December 3, 1997
 
 Dear John,
 
        Greetings all the way from Missoula, Montana.  Wow, this is exciting.  
 
 Cushendun & District Development Association wrote:
 
 December 3, 1997
 
   Hello,
          We have learned in a round about way that you have been looking for 
 ancestral roots in The Glens of Antrim.     Please make contact with us as we 
 believe that we have information on O'Neills in Knock-na-Carry.
 
 December 4, 1997
 
        The information I have on my nearest Ireland relative is John O'Neill. 
 The data I have says he was born in June 1848 to Charles and Nellie
 McCormick O'Neill.  He came to America in 1871 and married Mary Clemens,
 who was also born in County Antrim about 1850.  Her parents were Patrick
 and Mary Rose (Clark) Clemens.  I have several different spellings. 
 Mary's cousin is supposed to be Samuel Clemmens according to family
 TRADITIONS!!!
 
 Have a look at the community website on WWW.antrim-glens.demon.co.uk.
 We will pass information to you when we have established contact.
 
        I will check out your page.  I'm really new at this genealogy work. 
 Most of the web pages I've looked at haven't made much sense to me. 
 Somewhere, I did find a big O'Neill page.  It said formerly we were a
 long line of kings!!!  Is that correct?
 
        The little amount of O'Neill information I do have can be found on my
 Wagner-O'Neill history page.  In case I type it incorrectly, you can
 access it off my home page provided in my signature file below. Scroll
 down to the Wagner-O'Neill History link.  The direct link is:
 
 Wagner-O'Neill History
 
        Thank you for taking the time to write.
 
        Terry Cestnik
  
 December 17, 1997
 
 Hello again Terry,
         The local historian Mr Malachy Mc Sparran has been doing a
 little research and sent the following information.
 
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 Charles o Neill came from the townland of Blackstone in the district
 known as The Braid near Ballymena.
 He married Ellen Mc Cormick,date unknown.  (Nellie I believe is short
 for Ellen).    She was probably a native of Cushendun.
 Charles O'Neill was employed as a gamekeeper on the White Estate.
 During this time he lived in the townland of Barmeen Cushendun.
 The family included John, born June 1848,  who emigrated to America.
 Arthur, who died 21st August 1881, aged 24
 Robert, born about 1857, married to Christine Cunning from Glenshesk,and
 emigrated to America in 1888.
 Margaret who died August 1906
 Charles himself died 10th Feb 1893 aged 70 and his wife Ellen died 15th
 May 1013 AGED 77.<----I think this is 1913
 Around 1885 the family moved to the townland of Clady.
 Robert, before his emigration lived in the townland of Turnamona.
 
 I hope that this information is of help to you.   If you have any
 questions I'll pass them back to Malachy.
 May I wish you a Happy Christmas.
 
 Regards,
 
 John Mc Goran
 -- Cushendun & District Development Association
    e-mail    cdda@antrim-glens.demon.co.uk
    CDDA