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Findley Twp. - CHARLES W. O'NEAL was born in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, Jan. 19th, 1811.  In 1833, he came to Zanesville, Ohio, wherein 1834 he married Miss Amy J. Baldwin.  In July of the following year he came to Findley, and studied law with Edson Goit and A. F. Merriam.  He was admitted to the bar in 1838, and from that time to within a few years of his death he practiced his profession.  Mr. O'Neal was a practical surveyor, and as such located many of the roads in the county.  He also taught school a number of terms, and there are men and women residing here now who were his pupils.      Mr. O'Neal, by his industry and intelligence impressed upon the early settlers his worth as a citizen, and he was many times entrusted with responsible positions.  He was Auditor of the county one term, and in 1844 was elected to the State Senate.  In his profession he took high rank.  As an advocate, although neither fluent or eloquent, he was terse, forcible and convincing.  As a counselor, he was thorough and always safe.  He was cautious, diligent and methodical in his practice, and in his business transactions.  In his profession he was dignified, truthful, and a despiser of petty fogging tricks, courteous and gentlemanly in all his relations to the court and bar, considerate towards witnesses, and persuasive before a jury.      At the age of sixteen he united with the Methodist Church, and remained an acceptable member until his decease.  His attachment to the church of his choice was very strong and he watched her interests with a jealous care.  He died at Findley, Ohio, Dec. 20, 1879. Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio - 1881 - Page 297