Individual Report
Name
Ronald Robert O’Neal
Birth
22 Jun 1903 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Source
- Extensive research shows that no birth certificate exists. Birth date determined from notes left by Mary Ferlemann O’Neal. She said Ronald was born on the day his brother Hayward died, which research shows to be 22 Jun 1903.
“Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-8P9Y-YR?cc=1810412&wc=MFVZ-KZ9%3A1029489901 : 21 May 2014), 0505875 (004672779) > image 573 of 685; Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh.
Marriage
To Mary Louise Ferlemann on 11 Dec 1920 in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas
Source
Mary’s notes indicate that she got married to Ronald on 11 Dec 1920. A marriage notice in the Manhattan (Kansas) Mercury, on Tuesday, December 21, 1920 shows the wedding date to be 19 Dec 1920, which was Sunday but saying they got married on Saturday, which would have been the 18th.
Death
19 Jul 1969 in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California
Source
“California Death Index, 1940-1997,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPDK-KP5 : 26 November 2014), Ronald R Oneal, 19 Jul 1969; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Notes
The birth date used throughout his life was 03 Mar 1900.