17.
JOHN4 O'NEALE (LAURENCE3, WILLIAM2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1770, and died April
23, 1817 in St. Paul's Parish, Prince George Parish, Maryland. He married
ELIZA HENRETTA. She died Unknown.
Children of JOHN O'NEALE and ELIZA HENRETTA are:
i. SUSANNAH HENRIETTA5 O'NEALE, d. Unknown.
32. ii. ELLEN ELIZABETH O'NEALE, b. Abt. 1811; d. February 1897.
33. iii. ROSATTA MARIA
O'NEALE, b. Abt. 1814, Port Tobacco, Maryland; d. September 30, 1864, Wilmington,
North Carolina.
iv. MARY ANN O'NEALE, b. Bef. 1817; d. Unknown.
v. JOHN ELI O'NEALE, d. Unknown.
Rose O’Neal’s Marriage & Family – From (http://www.lor.net/johndortco/oneal5.htm)
33. ROSATTA MARIA5 O'NEALE
(JOHN4, LAURENCE3, WILLIAM2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1814 in
Port Tobacco, Maryland, and died September 30, 1864 in Wilmington, North
Carolina. She married ROBERT GREENHOW May 23, 1835 in Washington D.C.,
son of ROBERT GREENHOW and MARY WILLS. He died March 1854.
Notes
for ROSATTA MARIA O'NEALE:
john W. O'Neal, II: I found this note from a descendant of Rose in the
internet:
1) This is what I have about Rose and Robert so far. Married
1835 in Washington. Had four daughters. Florence, Gertrude, Leila and Rose.
Robert's parents were Robert Greenhow and Mary Ann Wills. Rose's parents were
John O'Neal and Eliza ? I have traced this branch of Greenhow's back to England
but have not been able to make a connection with my branch yet. I have more
info, not a whole lot but some interesting stuff. If you are interested I would
be glad to share. Thanks again. Sharon Greenhow
2)
Greenhow, Rose O'Neal
b. c. 1815, probably Montgomery County, Md., U.S.
d. Oct. 1, 1864, near Wilmington, N.C.
3)
Born in 1817 in rural Montgomery County, Maryland, Rose O'Neal came from a
family of limited financial resources and little education. Far more so than
was the case with Boyd, however, O'Neal's humble beginnings failed to inhibit
her climb up the social ladder. As a teenager Rose O'Neal traveled with her
sister Ellen Elizabeth to Washington, D.C., where they stayed with an aunt who
maintained a boardinghouse in the Old Capitol building (later, ironically, to
become the Old Capitol Prison). There, the attractive young sisters had the
opportunity to associate with a number of their aunt's male boarders, many of
them up-and-coming politicians, and Rose in particular developed a taste for
living an active social life and rubbing shoulders with people in power.
Some years later, when, at the age of twenty-six, she
married forty-three-year-old Dr. Robert Greenhow, Rose O'Neal demonstrated her
determination to leave behind what she considered the dull country life of her
childhood. Dr. Greenhow, a Virginian, was both wealthy and socially well
placed; marriage to him promised Rose continued access to the sort of world to
which earlier visits to her aunt's boardinghouse had accustomed her.
Indeed, by the time she was in her mid-thirties, the mother
of four daughters, and living with her husband and family in the nation's
capital, Rose O'Neal Greenhow had not only established strong connections with
the Washington political elite but had herself become a person of significant
social influence and cunning.
Note:
(5) Rose's sister married the nephew of Dolly Madison. (widow of the late
President James Madison)
4)
["The Funeral of Mrs. Rose Greenhow"]
The
Funeral of Mrs. Rose Greenhow -- The death by drowning of Mrs. Rose Greenhow,
near Wilmington, North Carolina, last week, has been already noticed. She
leaves one child, an interesting little daughter, who is in a convent school at
Paris, where her mother left her upon her return to this country. Hundreds of
ladies lined the wharf at Wilmington upon the approach of the steamer bearing
Mrs. Greenhow's remains. The Soldiers' Aid Society took charge of the funeral
which took place from the chapel of Hospital No. 4.
A
letter to the Sentinel, describing it, says:
"It
was a solemn and imposing spectacle. The profusion of wax lights round the
corpse, the quality of choice flowers, in crosses, garlands, and bouquets,
scattered over it, the silent mourners, sable-robed at the head and foot; the
tide of visitors, women and children, with streaming eyes, and soldiers, with
bent heads and hushed steps, standing by, paying the last tribute of respect to
the departed heroine. On the bier, draped with a magnificent Confederate flag,
lay the body , so unchanged as to look like a calm sleeper, while above all
rose the tall ebony crucifix -- emblem of the faith she embraced in happier
hours, and which we humbly trust, was her consolation in passing through the
dark waters of the river of death.
She
lay there until two o'clock of Sunday afternoon, when the body was removed to
the Catholic Church of St. Thomas. Here the funeral oration was delivered by
the Rev. Dr. Corcoran, which was a touching tribute to the heroism and
patriotic devotion of the deceased, as well as a solemn warning, on the
uncertainty of all human projects and ambition, even though of the most
laudable character.
"The
coffin, which was as richly decorated as the resources of the town admitted,
and still covered with the Confederate flag, was borne to the Oakdale Cemetery,
followed by an immense funeral cortege. A beautiful spot on a grassy slope ,
overshadowed by wavering trees and in sight of a tranquil lake, was chosen for
her resting place. Rain fell in torrents during the day; but as the coffin was
being lowered into the grave, the sun burst forth in the brightest majesty, and
a rainbow of the most vivid color spanned the horizon. Let us accept the omen,
not only for her, the quiet sleeper, who, after many storms and a tumultuous
and checkered life, came to peace and rest at last, but also for our beloved
country, over which we trust the rainbow of hope will ere long shine with
brightest dyes.
"The
pall bearers were Colonel Tansill, chief of staff to General Whiting; Major
Vanderhorst, J.M. Seixas, Esq., Dr. de Prossett, Dr. Micks and Dr. Medway.
General Whiting and Captain C. B. Poindexter, representing the two services,
were prevented from acting as pallbearers, the former by reason of absence, the
latter in consequence of illness."
6)
I just finished looking through the book "My imprisonment and the First
Year of Abolition Rule @ Washington" written by Rose in 1863. In it
she talks about a "child who died a few months before" (pg. 87),
writes that Rose is 8 years old at this time (pg 216), visitors allowed, Mrs.
James Madison Cutts (sister), Mrs. Stephen A Douglass (niece), and a Mrs.
Leonard (Mrs. Leonard is identified as a sister pg. 303) and other family
members (pg 117). A description of her home and confinment area reports a
photograph of her deceased daughter, Gertrude Greenhow, 16 years, who died
sometime since (pg 207) and also a photo of Mrs. Florence Moore (pg 210).
It looks as though Gertrude was either the oldest or next to the oldest
daughter, Mrs. Florence Moore another daughter, possibly the
youngest(Leila?) died 6 months to a year prior to Rose's imprisonment and the
only one left was Rose, an eight year old.
References:
1)
Family Ancestry.con Sharon Greenhow
2) Encyclopedia Brittanica
3) ELIZABETH LEONARD, " All the Daring of the
Soldier-Women of the Civil War Armies" Excerpt
4) Allan Pinkerton and His Detective Agency: "We
Never Sleep" by Joseph Geringer
5) Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers-Newsclipping, ca. October 1,
1864
6) Bev Crowe
Children of ROSATTA O'NEALE and ROBERT GREENHOW are:
i. FLORENCE6 GREENHOW, d. Unknown; m. TREADWELL MOORE; d. Unknown.
Notes
for FLORENCE GREENHOW:
Bev Crowe found the marriage at a Greenhow site query by Evelyn Flood
RKinfolks@aol.com
ii.
GERTRUDE GREENHOW, d. March 1861.
Notes
for GERTRUDE GREENHOW:
In 1857, Greenhow and her two daughters accompanied her husband in a trip to
California on state department business. Dr. Greenhow accidentally fell down a
grating and was killed by the fall. Greenhow sued the city of San Francisco and
was awarded a large sum of money. She returned to Washington wearing a mourning
dress, and she would continue to wear black until the day of her death. Further
tragedy visited Greenhow when her daughter Gertrude died of an illness, leaving
her alone with her daughter Rose.
iii.
LEILA GREENHOW, d. Abt. 1860.
iv. ROSE GREENHOW, b. 1852; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM PENN DUVALL, November
30, 1871, Nemport, Newport County, Rhode Island; d. Unknown.
Notes
for ROSE GREENHOW:
Bev Crowe: Also, a Mrs. Lee D. Marie was a granddaughter of Rose's.
Marriage information from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Dy saints,
International Genealogical Index, Batch #M501112,
REBEL
ROSE, LIFE OF ROSE O'NEAL GREENHOW, CONFEDERATE SPY by Ishbel Ross. On Aug 24,
1863 Florence was in London. She met Rose there and took Little Rose to the
Sacred Hearts Convent and enrolled her. Rose developed into a handsome girl at
the convent and left it at the age of 17. American friends took her home to
America and the Moores.
There Rose fell in love with and married a young West Pointer, Lieutenant
William Penn Duvall. Duvall would enjoy a distinguished military career,
serving in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines and the First World
War, summing up his illustrious career as a General with many decorations and
honors.
On the down side he was a severe disciplinarian, both in and out of the army
and as a result he and Rose ultimately divorced after much marital discord.
After the divorce Rose appeared on the stage for a time, following which she
returned to France, became deeply religious and retired from public view.