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Major Daniel 1805–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1805

Birth Location: Green Co., Ky., USA

Death Date: 11 APR 1887

Death Location: Greenwood Cemetery East, Tallula, Menard Co., Il., USA

Father: William DANIEL

Mother: Mary MARTIN

Spouse(s): Margaret Roger

Children(s): George Daniel, Nancy Daniel, Elizabeth Daniel, William Daniel

The story of Major Daniel began in 1805 in Green Co., Ky., USA. In 1850, Major Daniel was recorded in the census in 27th Dist., Harrison Co., Mo., USA. In 1860, Major Daniel was recorded in the census in Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA. Major Daniel married Margaret Roger, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Daniel, George Washington Daniel, Nancy Jane Daniel, William Henry Harrison Daniel. Major Daniel passed away in 1887 in Greenwood Cemetery East, Tallula, Menard Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Daniel began in 1805 in Green Co., Ky., USA.
  • In 1850, Major Daniel was recorded in the census in 27th Dist., Harrison Co., Mo., USA.
  • In 1860, Major Daniel was recorded in the census in Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA.
  • Major Daniel married Margaret Roger, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Daniel, George Washington Daniel, Nancy Jane Daniel, William Henry Harrison Daniel.
  • Major Daniel passed away in 1887 in Greenwood Cemetery East, Tallula, Menard Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William DANIEL
1775–
Birth Location: Louisa Co., Va., USA
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Mary MARTIN
1775–1848
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Roger
1802–
Birth Location: Tn., USA
MR

Children(s)

George Daniel
1825–1897
Birth Location: Ky., USA
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Nancy Daniel
1827–1912
Birth Location: Menard Co., Il., USA
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Elizabeth Daniel
1829–
Birth Location: Menard Co., Il., USA
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William Daniel
1840–
Birth Location: Menard Co., Il., USA
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Major Daniel's Ancestors

Self
Major Daniel
1805–1887
Birth Place: Green Co., Ky., USA
Parents
William DANIEL
1775–
Louisa Co., Va., USA
Mary (A.) MARTIN
1775–1848
Grandparents
James DANIEL
1739–1792
Middlesex Co., Va., USA
Elizabeth MONTAGUE
1744–1826
Martin (Thomas) MARTIN
1755–1837
Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co., S.C., USA
Dicey (H.) HICKS
1761–1845
Rutherford Co., N.C., USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles DANIEL
1708–1799
Jane MICKELBOROUGH
1712–1739
Peter MONTAGUE
Anthorit MNU
Shadrick MARTIN
1729–1800
Jean MCNEESE
1743–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James DANIEL
1680–1748
Margaret VIVION
1684–1727

Major Daniel's Descendants

1.
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Major Daniel (7 JAN 1805–11 APR 1887) m. Margaret Roger (ABT 1802–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Daniel 1825–1897 m. Lucinda Plimith 1826–1898
    1. 1. George (Washington) Daniel 1858–1937 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Ade 1870–1942
      1. 1. Eldred (E.) Daniel 1903–
      2. 2. Irene (J.) Daniel 1888–1964 m. Eckard (Joseph) Munsch 1888–1969
        1. 1. Joseph (Wayne) Munsch 1916–2002 m. Pauline (M.) Schock 1915–
        2. 2. Eudora (A.) Munsch 1918–1963 m. Melvin (H.) Welbourne 1914–1937
        3. 3. Eckard Munsch 1922–1944 m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Bandy 1922–2014
      3. 3. Clell (Raymond) Daniel 1898–1978 m. Dorthy (Marie) Beams 1900–1994
        1. 1. Wynona (E.) Daniel 1922–
        2. 2. Wendell (Keith) Daniel 1927–2001 m. Evelyn (L.) Wrestler 1936–2009 m. Shirley (Jean) Vaughn 1932–1982
    2. 2. John (L.) Daniel 1850–1919 m. Minerva (Catherine) Daniel 1860–1925
    3. 3. William (Henry) Daniel 1846–1908 m. Mary (J.) McLaughlin 1854–
      1. 1. Major Daniel 1872– m. Hattie (M.) Daniels 1870–
      2. 2. William (T.) Daniel 1874–
      3. 3. George (Washington) Daniel 1878–
      4. 4. Minerva (C.) Daniel 1879–
    4. 4. Major (H.) Daniel 1848–
    5. 5. Isley Daniel 1852–1882
    6. 6. Eli Daniel 1854–1915 m. Susan (Jane) Honey 1865–1946 m. Alice Dunabarger 1858–
      1. 1. Chattye (F.) Daniel 1888–1955 m. Thomas (W.) Brent 1884–1923 m. Claude (Johnson) Armstrong 1889–1928
        1. 1. Russell (R.) Brent 1910–1987
        2. 2. Warren (C.) Brent 1917–1983
        3. 3. Carlos (William) Brent 1922–1995
      2. 2. Bessie (M.) Daniel 1884–
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Daniel 1861–
    8. 8. James (Sidney) Daniel 1863– m. Lilly (M.) Daniel
    9. 9. Joseph Daniel 1865–
    10. 10. Margret (Ellen) Daniel 1869–
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Daniel 1827–1912 m. Archibald (Marion) McDaniel 1822–1888
    1. 1. Francis (Marion) McDaniel 1847–1924 m. Mary (G.) MNU 1849–1924
    2. 2. Willard (Preston Hall) McDaniel 1850–1937 m. Susan (Emily) Matkins 1851–1887
      1. 1. Frank McDaniel 1877–1957 m. Clara (Isabelle) Hamaker 1890–1972
      2. 2. George (Nelson) McDaniel 1884–1957
      3. 3. Susan (Frances) McDaniel 1887–1979
    3. 3. George (Washington) McDaniel 1853–1943
    4. 4. Nelson (Montgomery) McDaniel 1859–1942
    5. 5. James (Russell) McDaniel 1866–1940 m. Kora (Cornelia) Whitefield 1871–1928
      1. 1. Edward McDaniel 1885–
      2. 2. Roy (Howell) McDaniel 1888–1951 m. Dora (Belle) McCurdy 1888–1958 m. Cathlen Whitsett 1901–1935
        1. 1. Geraldine McDaniel 1919–1999
        2. 2. Roy (James) McDaniel 1920–1988
        3. 3. Robert (Lewis) McDaniel 1925–1987 m. Shirley (Rose) Barlow 1926–2008
      3. 3. Ida (Evaline) McDaniel 1890–1955
      4. 4. Hugh (Newton) McDaniel 1892–1977
      5. 5. William McDaniel 1896–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Daniel 1829– m. John (W.) Bennett
  4. 4. William (Henry Harrison) Daniel 1840– m. Sarah (Margaret) Wilhite 1848–1918
    1. 1. Sarah (E.) Daniel 1866–
    2. 2. William (F.) Daniel 1867– m. Addie Wilhite 1868–
      1. 1. Cecil Daniel 1889–
      2. 2. Myrtle Daniel 1891–1987 m. FNU Lindsey
        1. 1. Ada (C.) Lindsey 1915–
      3. 3. Howard Daniel 1894–
      4. 4. Byron (W.) Daniel 1898–1991 m. Elizabeth MNU 1898–
        1. 1. Larue Daniel 1925–
    3. 3. James (Calvin) Daniel 1869–1924 m. Eudora (Catherine) Pettit 1873–1929
      1. 1. William (Harrison) Daniel 1891–1962 m. Ethel (Irene) Bailey 1899–1986
      2. 2. James (Lonzie) Daniel 1892–1970 m. Pearl Maurer 1894–
        1. 1. Ernest (C.) Daniel 1918–1961 m. Irene (H.) MNU 1918–1990
        2. 2. Betty Daniel 1922–
      3. 3. Walter (Calaway) Daniel 1894–1964 m. Addie (Blanche) Crowell 1896–1961
        1. 1. James (A.) Daniel 1919–
        2. 2. Donald (C.) Daniel 1926–2015 m. Patricia (A.) Sinnock 1929–2016
        3. 3. Walter (Darwood) Daniel 1923–2000
        4. 4. Luella Daniel 1921– m. FNU Meyer
      4. 4. Pearline (A.) Daniel 1896–1990 m. Charles (Edgar) Milstead 1896–1951
        1. 1. Hazel (Eileen) Milstead 1919–2002 m. Virgil (James) Fox 1917–1990
      5. 5. Carrie (A.) Daniel 1899–1941 m. John Trenter 1899–
        1. 1. Virginia Trenter 1923–
        2. 2. John Trenter 1925–
        3. 3. Robert (D.) Trenter 1927–1939
      6. 6. Gladys (M.) Daniel 1906–
      7. 7. Velma (L.) Daniel 1911–
    4. 4. FNU Daniel 1870–
    5. 5. John (Henry) Daniel 1871–1949 m. Lillie (Frances) Wilhite 1874–1968
      1. 1. Dewey (L.) Daniel 1898– m. Ruby (Lucille) MNU 1901–1931
      2. 2. Roscoe Daniel 1895–
      3. 3. Laird (H.) Daniel 1893–1918
      4. 4. Letha Daniel 1901–
    6. 6. Robert (G.) Daniel 1872– m. Ida (F.) Angel 1876–
      1. 1. Lee Daniel 1896–
      2. 2. John Daniel 1899– m. Greta MNU
      3. 3. Leslie Daniel 1901–
      4. 4. Burton Daniel 1904–
      5. 5. Eula Daniel 1903–
    7. 7. Thomas (Major) Daniel 1874–1954 m. Alvia (Ellen) Ratliff 1877–1940
      1. 1. Thomas (Guy) Daniel 1898–1971 m. Eva Sheeby 1902–1973
        1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Daniel 1927–1995 m. Norbert (G.) Eilering 1924–2002
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Maude) Daniel 1899–1984 m. William (C.) Eddings 1897–1971
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lucille) Eddings 1920–2007
        2. 2. William (C.) Eddings 1921–2007 m. Wilma (P.) Magee 1923–1966 m. Dorothy (Clara) Knoles 1926–
        3. 3. Eula (Marie) Eddings 1924–1984 m. Clifford (V.) Cook
      3. 3. Margaret (Irene) Daniel 1902–1986 m. Louis Woodrum 1900– m. Dennis (C.) Pike 1909–1995
        1. 1. Marjorie (Jean) Woodrum 1918–1975
        2. 2. Thelma (Lee) Woodrum 1921–
      4. 4. Glenna (Alvia) Daniel 1909–2004 m. Charles Combs 1896–1952
        1. 1. Thomas Combs 1930–1984
      5. 5. Sherwood (Giles) Daniel 1913–1985 m. Gwendolyn (Maxine) Piehler 1921–2012
        1. 1. Jerry (Allen) Daniel 1940–2002
        2. 2. Milly (Jean) Daniel 1945–2000 m. Donald (Joseph) Kober 1944–2005 m. Donald Gnehm m. Michael Morrisey 1936–1990 m. Verne (E.) Milloy 1936–1991
    8. 8. Samuel (J. Tilden) Daniels 1876– m. Hattie Morgan 1881–
      1. 1. Margaret (M.) Daniels 1900–1975 m. Kenneth (William) Lynn 1899–1966
        1. 1. Helen (Marie) Lynn 1921–1995 m. Charles (A.) Stock 1916–2014
        2. 2. Tilden (Leroy) Lynn 1922–2000 m. Mabel (Wandalie) Keefer 1925–1997

Major Daniel's Timeline

6 Records

1805
7 JAN 1805
Birth of Major Daniel in Green Co., Ky., USA
Green Co., Ky., USA
1850
17 DEC 1850
Age 45
Major Daniel appeared in census in 27th Dist., Harrison Co., Mo., USA
27th Dist., Harrison Co., Mo., USA
1860
20 JUN 1860
Age 55
Major Daniel appeared in census in Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA
Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA
1870
26 JUN 1870
Age 65
Major Daniel appeared in census in Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA
Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA
1880
18 JUN 1880
Age 75
Major Daniel appeared in census in Tallula Pct., Menard Co., Il., USA
Tallula Pct., Menard Co., Il., USA
1887
11 APR 1887
Age 82
Death of Major Daniel in Menard Co., Il., USA
Menard Co., Il., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1805
    Event Place: Green Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1887
    Event Place: Menard Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1850
    Event Place: 27th Dist., Harrison Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1860
    Event Place: Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 26 JUN 1870
    Event Place: Twp. 18 Range 8 W, Menard Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Tallula Pct., Menard Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwood Cemetery East, Tallula, Menard Co., Il., USA
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