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      While at Sween Library we found some plat maps of John O'Neal's property and set out to look for the property. We soon learned that the entire area has now become Seneca State Park. The area where John O'Neale's home had stood has been flooded many years ago by the Park service to create a bigger, better lake for boaters and water enthusiasts enjoyment. While driving around the Park we found a cabin that was restored from the area and we took a photo of it. While this is probably not John's home, it certainly would have resembled a cabin from that time period.  We also drove around the Barnesville and Poolesville area where "Rebel" Rose O'Neale grew up. We found the Barnesville Catholic Church where some of Rose's sisters were baptized and married. We also found the Barnesville Cemetery, but could not find any O'Neale tombstones within.
    We had also learned of a Church cemetery in Middletown, Frederick County, and decided to check it out. It was about 15 minutes out of our way, but we decided that 15 minutes was worth the effort, since we's always wonder, what if..... had we bypassed it, so off we went. We were happy we did, since we found 18 O'Neal's interred here. Below is the list.

Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery,  Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland-GPS Coordinates, N39 26.816 W77 32.665

          Surname Given.............Spouse...........................B'date........Death..............Epitath
          O'Neal.. Frances.............George Frederick Hutto.  8/9/1923...10/22/1985..... N/A
          Hutto George Frederick...Frances O'Neal.............. 5/17/1924 12/5/2000....... N/A
          O'Neal Millard C. ...........Mary L. Unknown.......... 1902........  1980 ............. N/A
          Unknown Mary L.  .........Millard C. O'Neal ...........1895........  1968.............  N/A
          O'Neal George W. .........Julia M. Unknown ...........10/14/1858.12/26/1935... N/A
          Unknown Julia M. ..........George W. O'Neal ..........6/25/1867.. 2/23/1855..... N/A
          O'Neal John William .......? ...................................  10/26/1899. 8/14/1959.... N/A
          O'Neal Dorothy ..............Unknown Clark............   3/14/1903... 6/21/1971.... N/A
          O'Neal Albert E. .............Naomi M. Unknown...... 10/15/1899 ..12/12/1978 ..Father
          O'Neal Naomi M. ...........Albert E. O'Neal.............3/30/1904.. 4/14/1994 .....Mother
          O'Neal Grace E. .............Unknown Wiles.............  12/21/1925. 2/4/1963 ......Daughter
          O'Neal Glenn C. .............?..................................   8/20/1930 ...10/26/1994....In Loving Memory
          O'Neal Elmer R. .............Francis M. Unknown..... 3/11/1907.... 4/28/1991 ....PFC USArmy WW II
          O'Neal John Emory ........?..................................   9/22/1876..... 4/13/1937.....N/A
          O'Neal Cora Emaline ......?..................................  8/17/1877..... 11/21/1969...N/A
          O'Neal Ralph W. ............?..................................  3/31/1905..... 7/1/1981 ......N/A
          O'Neal Mildred H. ..........?..................................  1/18/1928..... 3/18/1928.....N/A
          Unknown Francis M. .......Elmer R. O'Neal............1/27/1909 .....8/24/1965..... N/A