Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, Ky, May 30, 
1901, reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical 
Society.

J. B. O'NEAL.  Grant County has not within her borders a nobler man, a
more perfect gentleman, or a better citizen, than J. B. O'Neal.  He was
born in Carroll County October 2, 1856. He is of Irish descent, as his
name indicates, and is glad of it, too.  His father was a plasterer, and
under his tutelage he learned that trade.  John worked on a farm most of
his life, save a brief time spent as clerk in a store.  In February,
1887, he leased the old Hogan homestead, one mile south of Dry Ridge, 
and moved from Carroll County there.  He rented the farm for six 
consecutive years and then bought it, paying $81 per acre for the land. 
He has since been offered $100 per acre for it.  By this observation we 
note that John has been a very successful farmer, and that when Carroll 
County lost one of her best citizens Grant gained one.  February 5, 
1885, he was married to Miss Anna Hatcher, a noble Christian lady, of 
the county of Carroll.  Only two children have been born to them, one 
of whom is yet living, a charming girl (Edith), 14 years of age, who is 
the pride and joy of the household.  While Mr. O'Neal has been a 
hard-working man, his labor has not been in vain, for his is now on 
"easy street" in life.  He and his good wife are both members of the 
Dry Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, and have been for many years, and 
both are workers in the cause of religion and humanity, and never let 
an opportunity go by to do good.  He is a Mason and and Odd Fellow, and 
no man in either order is in better standing.  In politics Mr. O'Neal 
is a Democrat, and was prevailed upon by the Democrats of the First 
district to make the race for magistrate next November.  While the 
district is close politically, his friends entertain high hopes of him 
winning.  While a strong partisan and a man who has never "scratched" 
he is yet conservative, and never offered any man an insult in his 
life, or abused one of any party for differing from him.

O'Neal Hatcher Hogan
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Carroll-KY

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