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Henry John O'Neill's parents were Bernard O'Neill and Elizabeth Quale, both of whom were born in Ireland and emigrated to Charleston SC. Bernard was born in Kilrea in 1821 and died in Dec, 1902 in Charleston, SC; Elizabeth Quale was born in County Monaghan, Ireland in 1827, and died on Dec 19, 1879 in Charleston, SC and are both also buried in the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Charleston.

• m1. Ebenezer Pettigrew Verner; b. July 6, 1882, Walhalla SC; d. Aug. 3, 1925, Charleston SC
• Elizabeth and Ebenezer Pettigrew had Children:
  • Elizabeth Pettigrew "Betty" Verner; b. Nov. 24, 1908, Charleston SC.; d. 2001 at home at H'anty Branch Hill, near Brevard NC.
    • m. John "Jack" Hamilton
    • Betty and John had 4 children:
      • Andrew Hamilton, Graduate of Harvard University. Senior Fellow of the National Defense University.
        • m1. to Elise __?
        • Andrew and Elise had 2 children:
          • John Andrew Hamilton, Grad. Hamilton College, Hamilton, NY. Studying for an MA in European Economy at the Erasmus Institute in Rotterdam, Holland.
          • Saskia Hamilton, b. May 11, 1968 is an Instructor at New York University, N.Y. NY. She has won a significant award for her poetry which has provided her with scholarship funds.
        • m2. to Eliza __? Curator and Manager of the Phillips Collection, Phillips Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
        • Andrew and Eliza had 3 children:
          • Claudia Hamilton
          • Emma Hamilton
          • James Hamilton

      • David Verner Hamilton, b. May 7, 1938. Operates the Tradd Street Press and Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Studio-Museum at 38 Tradd St., Charleston, SC 29401
        • m1. to Mary Bell Marshall
        • David and Mary had a son:
          • David Marshall Hamilton, Grad. of Clemson University, Clemson, SC, pre-medical studies. He serves as an Instructor at Clemson where he teaches football players how to pass their courses.
        • m2. to Daphne Vom Baur, b. May 3, 1945; grew up in Washington D.C.; B.A. Boston University. She is the daughter of Francis Trowbridge Vom Baur and Caroline Bartlett. They are from families with many Massachusetts and New England ancestors and have seven generations of predecessors who have spent their summers at Kennebunkport, Maine.
        • David and Daphne had 2 daughters:
          • Zoe Hamilton-Vom Baur attending the Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, CO.
          • Nerissa Alexandra Hamilton-Vom Baur at Porter-Gaud in Charleston, SC

      • Ward Hamilton, Grad. Harvard University and Law School. He was an attorney for the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Died in an auto accident. Fraternal twin to Pettigrew, below.
        • m. Diane __?, a free-lance researcher, specializing in the graphic resources of the Library of Congress.

      • Pettigrew "Peter" Hamilton, fraternal twin to Ward. Reverend: Ordained to the Episcopal Ministry. Pastor of a congregation in Omaha, NE, and works extensively with helping the indigent and addictive poor through numerous public and private agencies.
        • m. Antoinette __?
        • Peter and Antoinette had 2 children:
          • Josiah Quincy (Josh) Hamilton
            m. __?
            • Josh and his wife have had at least one child.
          • Sarah Hamilton

  • David Battle Verner; b. Oct. 10, 1910, Charleston SC. He was a bank president in Charleston, SC.
    • m. __?
    • David had 2 children.

• m2. ___?, in 1932. This was a short marriage, which ended with her husband's death in 1935. There was no issue.

Brief Biography:

Elizabeth O'Neill Verner studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and became recognized as a Master in London, England, and in Kyoto, Japan. Her books, which include her art works, include: The Stonewall Ladies, Mellowed by Time; A Charleston Notebook, Prints and Impressions of Charleston, and Other Places. Her etchings are particularly definitive of Charleston culture and are widely displayed in many museums and homes around the world. Her works may be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, the Boston Museum, and the Library of Congress. She has been commissioned 18 etchings by the Rockefeller Center, and she is regarded as an "official" artist for Mt. Vernon and Williamsburg.

A more detailed biography may be found on her page in the Verner Gallery Biography web page.

In 1998, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame

The South Carolina Arts Commission established the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts, in her name, which provides annual awards, considered the highest honor the state gives in the arts.

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