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James W McDaniel 1755 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1755

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: August 1847

Death Location: Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA

Father: Henry McDaniel

Mother: Mary McDaniel

Spouse(s): Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel

Children(s): James McDaniel

James W McDaniel was born in 1755 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry McDaniel and Mary Ann Porter McDaniel. James W McDaniel married Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel, and had children including James "Levi" McDaniel. James W McDaniel passed away in 1847 in Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • James W McDaniel was born in 1755 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry McDaniel and Mary Ann Porter McDaniel.
  • James W McDaniel married Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel, and had children including James "Levi" McDaniel.
  • James W McDaniel passed away in 1847 in Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry McDaniel
1724 – 1819
Birth Location: Ireland, Virginia Colony, New England
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Mary McDaniel
1735 – 1785
Birth Location: Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel
1768 – 1850
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

James McDaniel
1794 – 1864
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Virginia, United States
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James McDaniel's Ancestors

Self
James McDaniel
1755 – 1847
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry McDaniel
1724 – 1819
Ireland, Virginia Colony, New England
Mary (Ann Porter) McDaniel
1735 – 1785
Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose Porter
1722 – 1773
Orange County, VA, Virginia, USA
Jemima Smith
1725 –
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Campbell)
1679 – 1761
Nathaniel II
1702 – 1762
Elizabeth Smith
1706 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Porter
1659 – 1756
Elizabeth (Porter)
1658 – 1746
Ichabod Smith
1675 – 1746
Elizabeth Cook
1677 – 1751

James McDaniel's Descendants

1.
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James (W) McDaniel (26 December 1755 – August 1847) m. Rebecca Lewis-McDaniel (1768 – 1850)
  1. 1. James ("Levi") McDaniel (17 Jul 1794 – 19 Dec 1864) m. Olive Thompson (10 MAR 1806 – 20 MAY 1881)
    1. 1. John McDaniel (18 February 1829 – 30 October 1910) m. Sarah Gordon (1833 – 1870)
      1. 1. Josephine Mcdaniel (Sep 1859 – 1 Jul 1906) m. Francis (M.) Ritter (28 Feb 1853 – 06 Dec 1925)
        1. 1. John (Arthur) Ritter (24 Sep 1879 – 23 October 1965) m. Adeline (M) Ritter (17 June 1881 – 19 Feb 1920)

James McDaniel's Timeline

2 Records

1755
26 December 1755
Birth of James W McDaniel in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1847
August 1847
Age 92
Death of James W McDaniel in Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1755
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1847
    Event Place: Oak Hill (Jackson County), Jackson County, Ohio, USA
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