Nelson O'Neill, 75

• Nickname: Ned
• Added: 03-17-2026
• Died: Aug 11th, 1947

• Hometown: Clear Lake, Iowa
• Occupation: real estate developer

About Nelson: My great grandfather, Ned, was a business man who mainly made his money in real estate, owning rental property and a tea room. He lost most of his property during the Great Depression and later in life became disabled from cardiac disease. Through geneologic research I discovered that he had been married to another woman prior to marrying my great-grandmother. Upon further research I discovered that his former wife and children continued to live across the street from the new family he had formed with my great grandmother and their two children (my grandmother and her older sister). I asked my grandmother about this before she died and she admitted that it was true, she was raised across the street from her half siblings, but she never wanted to discuss the marital history of her father. He was not a widow, his first wife lived a year longer than he did. All parties were Catholic, so I'm not sure if an anullment was ever given or if one of the marriages was irregular. Please pray for his soul more... less...