The O'Connell family is a bloodline whose first known member was Jack O'Connell; his son was born in Chicago, Illinois. They were most likely of Irish heritage.
Richard and his wife conceived a child, Alexander O'Connell, who followed in his grandfather's footsteps to become an archaeologist and explorer.
Howard Carnahan--+--Mrs. Carnahan Jack O'Connell--+--Mrs. O'Connell | | | | | | +-----------------------+ Richard O'Connell-------+--------------Evelyn Carnahan Jonathan Carnahan | | | Zi Yuan--+--Ming Guo | | | | Alexander O'Connell------+------Lin | | |
