From The Biographical record of Clinton County, Iowa - 1901...
Her [Ellen] parents, John and Rose (Slavin) O'Meara, were also natives of Canada, and were married in Ottawa. On the 4th of February, 1867, her father first came to Iowa. He made several visits to this state, and finally, in the spring of the same year, brought his family and located south of Delmar, in Clinton county, where he engaged in farming on rented land for nearly two years. He then purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Waterford township, where he made his home until called to his final rest, July 8, 1876. There his wife died. July 22, 1885, and both were buried in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery. They were devout members of St. Mary's church, and he was a Democrat in politics. He served as township clerk and trustee for a number of years. In his family were the following children: Thomas, who married Catherine Hynes, and is engaged in the livery business in Lyons; James, a real estate dealer of Kalispell, Montana, was married on June 12, 1901, to Miss Josephine Pursell, of Davenport, Iowa; Dennis, who died at the age of twenty years; Ellen, wife of our subject; Jennie, wife of J. S. Smith. of Alvord, Lyon county, Iowa; John, who married Alice Terralt, and died November 19, 1900, while his widow lives in Butte City, Montana; Michael, who wedded Mary Gollofith, now deceased, and resides in Lyons, Iowa: Catherine, wife of James Keegan, of Rock Valley, Lyon county, Iowa; and Daniel, a farmer of Canada.

Came to Iowa from Ottawa 4 FEB 1867.