Rogers O'Neill
The Talented Collegian and Brilliant Violinist
Rogers F. O'Neill
Born February 7, 1886, Died February 13, 1904.
Selected His Favorite Numbers.
Biography:
Rogers F. O'Neill was the son of Capt. Francis O'Neill, and was a noted fiddle player. He died tragically at the age of 19. After his death, Chief O'Neill removed all music from his house. [add an piobaire letter here]
We are unsure of the hand that wrote this inscription, nor of the hand that crafted the signature.
Provenance:
From the personal collection of Mary Lesch, who writes, "I inherited the book in 1990 from my great aunt, Mary A. O'Neill, O'Neill's daughter."