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Descendants of John Daniel


55. JAMES YARBOROUGH8 DANIEL (JOHN M.7, JOHN M.6, JOHN B.5, JOHN4, JAMES3, JAMES2, JAMES1) was born November 11, 1859 in Calloway, Upshur Co., TX, and died July 08, 1910 in Wood Co., TX. He married MARTHA ELIZABETH ROBBINS December 20, 1882 in Wood Co., TX, daughter of ELIAS ROBBINS and MINERVA BURNETT. She was born December 29, 1859 in Wood Co., TX, and died November 15, 1919 in Wood Co., TX.

Notes for J
AMES YARBOROUGH DANIEL:
James Y. Daniel lived in the Little Hope Community and served as clerk of the Little Hope Baptist Church from 1890 until 1898. He had been baptized in Stinson's Mill Pond in September 1889 and became a member of Little Hope Church. Nothing is known about his education, and although the spelling and punctuation were not always correct, he did express himself very clearly in the minutes he took. Cousin Damon Anderson had a book that he said his mother told him was sold by J.Y. Daniel. Apparently he sold books as a way to earn some extra money. A good number of his descendants became teachers. He moved his family to Oak Grove in 1906 where they joined Ebenezer Baptist Church. He and his wife and several other family members are buried there. His tombstone at Ebenezer Cemetery says he was a member of Oak Grove Camp #1154, Woodmen of the World. I include here information gathered from the earliest minutes of Little Hope Baptist Church, because this church is central to so many of our related families.

The Founding of Little Hope Church, Wood County, Texas
1881-1882
Transcribed from photocopied church minutes

The following named Brethren and Sisters met at an arbor not far from a place known as the Murphy grave yard at which place they selected to build their church house on the first Sunday in September AD 1881. To wit Brother J.H. Burnett, J.K.P. Davis, J. M Robbins and Sisters S.L. Burnett and M.M. Nichols, who bearing letters of regular membership from sister Baptist churches and being desirous to be constituted into a church, called a Presbytery consisting of Elder Jacob Ziegler and Deacon P.M.
Gunstream as Presbytery and presenting to the Presbytery the following Articles of Faith, Church Covenant and Rules of Decorum which being Orthodox, they were declared to be a Regular Baptist Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Right hand was extended by the Presbytery to them and to each other. Now Little Hope Church was the name given their church.
                              Signed Elder Jacob Ziegler
                                    Deacon P.M. Gunstream

Copied by Columbus Rogers in March 1897 by Order of Church in Conference
March 13th 1897. G.W. Fulmer, Mod. and J.Y. Daniel, C.C.

Articles of Faith

1st. We believe in one only true and Living God, the Author and Creator of all things and that there is a Trinity of Persons in the godhead, the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost, and these three are One.
2nd. We believe that the Scriptures of the old and New Testament are the words of God and only Rule of Faith and practice.
3rd. We believe in the fall of Adam and the imputation of his sins to his posterity, in the depravity of human nature and the inability of man to recover himself by his own free will or ability.
4th. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God alone by the imputed righteousness of Christ to them, the Holy Spirit being the efficient agent.
5th. We believe in the doctrine of Election through Sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the Truth according to which God graciously regenerates, sanctifies, and saves sinners, that being perfectly consistent with the free agency of man. It comprehends all the means in connection with the Lord.
6th. We believe in the final perseverance of the Saints, that a special Providence watches over their welfare and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
7th. We believe that good works are the fruits of faith and follow after justification and that they justify us only in the sight of men and angels and are evidence of our gracious state.
8th. We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of the Lord and (writing faint and edges frayed, cannot read).
9th. We believe that there will be a general resurrection of the dead and union with Christ. Happiness of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be eternal.

Church Covenant

Having been led as we believe by the Spirit of God to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and on Profession of our Faith and having been baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost we do now in the presence of the angels and this assembly most solemnly and joyfully enter into a covenant with one another.

We agree, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in brotherly love, to strive for the advancement of the church in knowledge, holiness and comfort, to promote its prosperity and spiritually to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline and doctrine. To contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry and the expense of the church, the relief of the poor and spread of the Gospel through all nations. We also agree to maintain family and secret devotions, to religiously educate our children, to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances, to walk circumspectly in the world, to be just in dealings, faithfully (faint) engagements and exemplary in our (faint), to avoid all talking, backbiting, and excessive anger. To restrain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the Kingdom of our Savior.

We further agree to watch over one another in brotherly love, to remember each other in prayer, to aid each other in sickness and distress. To cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech, to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior to fulfill them without delay.

Rules of Decorum

1st. The pastor of the church shall act as moderator of the church when present; when absent, the church shall appoint one whose duty it shall be to call the church to order and invite visiting brethren and sisters to seats with us and participate in our conference.
2nd. And open the door of the church for the reception of membership.
3rd. Reading of the minutes of last conference.
4th. Call for reference of last conference meeting.
5th. Call for absentees of last conference.
6th. Acknowledgments for any improper conduct.
7th. Dealing in Gospel Order
8th. Call for miscellaneous business.
9th. It shall be the duty of every member to attend all conferences and communion meetings, and for a failure they shall render at the next conference meeting their reason of absence, and for the third failure he shall be cited to attend the church to give his reason for his absence.
10th. Every motion made with a second shall be acted upon by the church unless withdrawn by the mover.
11th. Any member wishing to speak shall rise to his feet and address the moderator and shall not be interrupted until he has finished unless he departs from the subject or uses improper language or becomes personal in his remarks, in which case the moderator shall call him to order.
12th. The church shall have a clerk whose duty it shall be to record such acts and do such writing as the church may require.
13th. All elections shall be by majority except the reception of members which shall be unanimous.
14th. Whispering and talking in conference is forbidden.
15th. No member shall be allowed to absent himself during conference without leave of the moderator.
16th. Any alteration or amendment may be made to these Rules at any regular conference on motion having been made to that effect at previous meeting.

The Life of the Little Hope Baptist Church
1882-1914

The official name of the church, according to earliest minutes, was the Missionary Baptist Church of Christ at Little Hope. There were services only once a month, except for the annual protracted meeting. The church would sit in conference on the designated Saturday. Preaching preceded the Saturday conference, as well as at the two services on Sunday. When the conference was opened by the moderator, visiting brethren and sisters would be invited to seats. The church stood ready to receive new members. Minutes of the previous conference would be read and amended or approved.

Then "acknowledgements" were called for. If a brother or sister had been observed behaving in an unChristian manner, charges could be brought before the conference; a committee would be appointed to visit with the sinner. If the sinner were repentant, he or she would come before the conference, acknowledge the transgression and ask forgiveness. It was always granted. Often the transgressor would hesitate to come before the group, and sometimes would send a "proxy" to speak for him. At the conference of January 11, 1902, a motion prevailed not to receive an acknowledgment by proxy unless the party due the acknowledgment was present. If the committee failed to get a favorable response after two or three attempts, the conference could and often did withdraw fellowship. Fellowship could be restored if the sinner came forward and asked for restoration.

The most common transgressions were dancing and intoxication. When the music started, some young folks just could not keep still. Charges were brought against a man for allowing his children to attend a dance, and another for having a dance in his home. A few members seemed to overindulge in intoxicating beverages occasionally and use profane language. If there was a dispute between brethren that remained unresolved, this too could result in a charge. Insulting remarks causing hard feelings got attention from the church. One couple was asked to explain why they had separated.

In April 1901 two young men and a young woman were accused of "disorderly walking". There were other cases where only one young man would receive this condemnation. This must have been a term understood by the church, as details are not given in the minutes. There were charges of heresy against two people and a charge of denial of the faith against two or three others, two of whom had joined a "Camolight Society" and one had joined the Presbyterians.

Communion was usually celebrated only once a year in May, though it was postponed until June occasionally. Foot washing would follow the Lord's Supper. Minutes of May, 13, 1893 show that the conference voted to come together again "this evening to settle the question on foot washing, and a minute to be made of the same." Minutes of June 10, 1893 state the following: "The report (of the Saturday conference) was read and a move and second to adopt and the question was called for but the moderator failed to put it to the church, and after some time argument, the move and second was withdrawn, and a move and second to do away with the report and to never let the question of foot washing come into the church again." The practice continued for some time. There is no reference to foot washing after 1902.

A protracted meeting was held annually, usually in August, though once or twice in September. The baptismal waters of Stinson's Millpond were warm then, and there was little work to be done. Meetings began with the church conference on Saturday and continued for at least eight days, often longer. There would be preaching at least twice a day, at 11:00 in the morning and at "early candlelight" in the evening. Often there would be prayer meetings between preaching services. The moderator was allowed to ask assistance from visiting preachers during these meetings. There was a 12-day meeting in August of 1902 with twenty additions to the church, fifteen of them for baptism.

In September each year, delegates to the associational meeting would be elected, and a brother appointed to be the "mouthpiece" for the church. A letter to be read to the association was written and approved by the church. Little Hope Church hosted the associational conference in October of 1908, housing for the delegates being arranged among the membership. During this time period, messengers were elected to attend the state conference in Dallas two or three times.

The resolution below is evidence that the problems existing among various Baptist bodies today have always existed to one degree or another among people who call themselves Baptists.

"We the Little Hope Baptist Church assembled on April 8th 1899 do hereby officially place ourselves on record as opposed to convention sovereignty and in favor of church sovereignty, also in favor of retrenchment and reform all along the line; as bitterly opposed to supplementing the pastor's salary out of mission money; as opposed to the high price of $15.00 a year and expenses paid to general missionaries; as opposed to Ring Rule and Class legislation, but in favor of economy, equality, fraternity, charity. Remember one is your master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren."

The pastor was elected each year. A committee of brethren would be formed to visit the one selected to see if he was willing to serve. It is inferred from the minutes that the current pastor would withdraw his letter, and if he were reelected, would resubmit it.

The first mention of a Sunday school was made in the minutes of January 11, 1896. It was moved and seconded that the church would try to organize one on the following Sunday.

A reference to the subject of "missionary and colportage" came up at the conference of February 12, 1898, but was carried over for a month. (Colportage means the distribution of religious literature.) The first mention of a church committee being appointed appears in these same minutes. A Finance Committee made up of W.P. Murphy, Tom Rogers, John Nichols, B.J. Owensby, J.T. Hogue, Dave Elledge, J.H. Meek, and J.D. Cox was appointed for the purpose of raising money and material to build a new church house. On the next day after preaching the church was called into conference. At this time the church appointed a treasurer and chairman of the finance committee. Brother Rogers was named chairman. His duties were to write and distribute to each member of the committee a written subscription "to take names of those who donate to the building of the church house."

A housekeeping committee was inaugurated in July 1898. It would serve for a six-month period and would also be expected to take care of the bucket, dipper and pitcher. W.B. Rogers, J.D. Cox, T.H. Nichols, and R.J. Meek made up that committee. Four lamps were bought for the use of the church.

"Straightening up the church roll" was called for in October 1903. After some names were dropped for non-attendance, it was decided to call on these absentees and give them a chance to return to fellowship before removing their names from the roll.

In November 1907 a messenger was elected to attend a board meeting at Mount Pisgah to determine whether or not to put a missionary in the field. In August 1910 the church granted the Woodmen of the World the privilege of building a hall overhead in the church house. In January 1911 the church gave Brother G.W. Whitehurst, its pastor and moderator, a letter of recommendation to do missionary and colportage work. And in November of that year the school trustees asked permission of the church to teach in the church house. Permission was granted.

Officially recognizing the abilities of women to serve in the church, two sisters and a brother were appointed in April 1912 to take up a collection for Brother G.W. Whitehurst who was retiring before his term was up because of poor health. The committee was made up of Brother Tom Patterson and Sisters Ola Bagby and Lucy Burnett. (You will have noticed two women among the founders.) At one conference the church had to "count the sisters" in order to have a quorum.

A lodge, "O u B"(hard to read, not Masonic or WOW), asked the right to use the church grounds for a picnic to be held on July 26, 1913. The request was granted as well as the right to use seats inside the church. Perhaps there was some misuse of the privilege, as the church conference of March 1914 passed a motion not to allow any more public speaking or box suppers in the church house.

There is little mention of music or singing in the minutes. The regular conference for September 1910 was postponed a week because the church hosted a singing convention. One clerk wrote in his minutes that the church was called back by singing for evening preaching.

Little Hope Baptist Church
Pastor/Moderators and Church Clerks
1881-1914

Moderators                                          Clerks

Jacob Ziegler 1881-1885                  J.K.P. Davis, church clerk 1881-1887
A.R. Autry 1886-1889                  W.P. Murphy 1887-1888           
D. L. Jones 1889-1892                  Columbus Rogers 1888-1890
B.F. Blaylock 1892-                        J.Y. Daniel 1890-1898
J.L. Spence 1893-1894
Columbus Rogers 1894
D.L. Jones 1895
Columbus Rogers 1895
D.L. Jones 1896
Columbus Rogers 1896-1897
G.W. Fulmer 1897                        W.B. Rogers 1898-1903
A.R. Autry 1898-1900
E.C. Lindley 1900-1902
J.C. Parker 1902-1903
J.T. Williams 1903-1905                  J.C. Caldwell-1903-1914
J.M. Cagle 1906-1907
J.R. Reid 1907-1909
G.W. Whitehurst 1909-1912
R.C. Thomas 1912-1914


Notes for M
ARTHA ELIZABETH ROBBINS:
Martha Robbins had a twin sister, Nancy, who married William Patrick Murphy, "Uncle Pat". The Daniel and Murphy families were members of Little Hope Baptist Church from its early days. Martha Robbins Daniel died on November 15, 1919. It was said among the family that her death was hastened by the death in France during World War I of her son Isham Marion Daniel.

On December 29, 1919 an inventory and appraisement of her estate was registered at the county courthouse in Quitman. The two youngest of the ten children, Mary (Marie) and Howard were minors, and their oldest brother J.F. (Floyd) was named as their guardian. Personal property included:
One mare                                          $ 70.00
One Ford car                                    $300.00
100 bushels of corn                              $100.00
100 bales of hay                                    $ 75.00
One mule (sold to John Daniel for $125.00)                  $125.00
Household and kitchen goods and furniture                  $ 70.00
      (sold to Claud Daniel and Mrs. Pritchett)
One hog (sold to Claud Daniel)                        $ 17.00
Money                                           $715.75
(including $109.70 advanced to Rob Daniel and $13.46 to Howard Daniel, and $4.00 to J.F. Daniel)
belonging to said minors together with their said brothers and sisters.
Mower, rake and hay press                              $ 75.00

The interest of said minors and other children was to be an undivided one-ninth. On March 6, 1920, J.F. Daniel, guardian of the minors, sold four tracts of land, one containing 125 acres; a second, 50 acres; a third, 100 acres; and the fourth, 40 acres. Two parcels of land were sold to John E. Daniel (125 acres) and Rob Daniel (50 acres), the total coming to $1800.00. J. F. had been required by the court to post bond in an amount equal to twice the amount for which the land should be sold. J. F. Daniel posted a bond in the amount of $3600.00. Witnesses were J.F. Daniel, Claud Daniel, Rob Daniel, J.E. Daniel, J.H. McAllister, and V.E. Robbins.

     
Children of J
AMES DANIEL and MARTHA ROBBINS are:
  i.   MAGGIE FRANCES9 DANIEL, b. May 05, 1884, Wood Co., TX; d. July 24, 1973, Mineola, Wood Co., TX; m. MONROE WILSON PRITCHETT, December 21, 1902, Mineola, Wood Co., TX; b. February 10, 1872, Alabama; d. August 10, 1952, Mineola, Wood Co., TX.
  Notes for MAGGIE FRANCES DANIEL:
Aunt Maggie and Uncle Monroe had five children who were all still (1990) living. As of today, 1999, only Marjorie Pritchett Peeler is living. Uncle Monroe had a farm near Mineola, but they always lived in town. When we visited them I loved to watch Uncle Monroe drink his coffee from his "moustache cup". He was a lot older than Aunt Maggie. Aunt Maggie was a member of Little Hope Baptist Church, as was her mother-in-law, Martha Pittman Pritchett.
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Apr 12, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.50198.189]

Individual: Pritchett, Maggie
Social Security #: 450-64-4144
Issued in: Texas

Birth date: May 5, 1884
Death date: Jul 1973


Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 75773
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Mineola, Texas



  Notes for MONROE WILSON PRITCHETT:
His mother Martha S. Pittman Pritchett was living with the family at time of 1910 census.

  ii.   JAMES FLOYD DANIEL, b. September 18, 1885, Wood Co., TX; d. September 1944, Tyler, Smith Co., TX; m. LUCILLE MCALLISTER, July 30, 1911, Wood Co., TX; b. November 24, 1888, Wood Co., TX; d. October 23, 1974, Smith Co., TX.
  Notes for JAMES FLOYD DANIEL:
Uncle Floyd was a mortician in Tyler for many years. He received his teaching certificate from the State of Texas in 1905 in Wood County. No place of teaching is listed in the register. In 1909 he was listed as an attendant at a teaching institute, and was also listed as teaching at Yantis, in Wood Co. See Wood County Genealogical Society Newsletter, Oct. 1987.

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records show him living in Winnsboro with wife, as salesman and embalmer for W.R. Wilkinson; registered 9/12/1918.

  iii.   JOHN ELIAS DANIEL, b. July 16, 1887, Wood Co., TX; d. November 09, 1955, Wood Co., TX; m. JESSIE P. LAWRENCE, November 08, 1909, Wood Co., TX; b. March 30, 1893, Texas; d. March 23, 1955, Wood Co., TX.
  Notes for JOHN ELIAS DANIEL:
Uncle John was baptized at Little Hope Baptist Church in August 1902 and moved his membership to Ebenezer Baptist Church at Oak Grove with his parents and brother Robbie in 1906. He and Aunt Jessie had no children. I remember hearing him, Aunt Jessie, Uncle Rob and Aunt Essie sing quartets at our church in Abilene when I was a child. They would come out to visit occasionally.

The Nov. 24, 1932 edition of the Wood County Democrat had the following item: Celebration when well at Ogburn spudded in Monday...Two beeves and six goats were barbecued for the occasion, and Wood County citizens from every section of the county were present. Talks were made by Herman V. Puckett, Ep Roberts, Wes Bailey, John Daniels(sic), Judge Ben Cathey, Clifton Chadick, Charles Goldsmith, Carroll Gree, and others. After the barbecue a big square dance was held. The well is located in Block 19 of the J.M. Candler survey 12 miles northeast of Quitman. Uncle John served as a county commissioner for Wood County during the 1930s and 1940s.

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records show him living in Peach, farmer, with wife; registered 6/5/1917.

  Notes for JESSIE P. LAWRENCE:
Aunt Jessie suffered a stroke in the early 1940s. She lived for a number of years, but was partially paralyzed and had trouble speaking. I loved to go to their house as a child. They lived down the road from Uncle Pat and Aunt Nancy Murphy.

  iv.   ROBBINS DANIEL, b. July 30, 1889, Wood Co. , TX; d. October 01, 1965, Winnsboro, Wood Co., TX; m. ESSIE ONA CAIN, January 06, 1913, Wood Co., TX; b. July 13, 1891, Wood Co., TX; d. February 21, 1970, Quitman, Wood Co., TX.
  Notes for ROBBINS DANIEL:
Uncle Rob and Aunt Essie had twin daughters, Leo and Cleo, and another daughter Earline, who prefers to be called Mickey. Uncle Rob owned several small businesses, a sawmill, lumber yard and hardware. Lived in Pine Mills, Quitman and Winnsboro, TX.

Baptized at Little Hope Baptist Church in August 1905. Moved with his parents and brother John to Ebenezer Baptist Church at Oak Grove in 1906. Listed on the membership roll as "Robbie".

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records show that he was living on Mrs. M.E. Daniel farm with wife and two children; registered 6/5/1917.[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.58157.139]

Individual: Daniel, Rob
Social Security #: 450-50-0249
Issued in: Texas

Birth date: Jul 30, 1889
Death date: Oct 1965




  Notes for ESSIE ONA CAIN:
1870 census shows her born August 1891.

  v.   WILLIAM ARCH DANIEL, b. January 31, 1891, Wood Co., TX; d. August 29, 1979, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX; m. NINA PEARL MORRISON, September 24, 1924; b. October 27, 1898, Gainesville, Cooke Co.,Tx; d. November 22, 1972, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.
  Notes for WILLIAM ARCH DANIEL:
Uncle Arch and his brother Isham M. taught school at Alba, Wood Co., in 1916. He served in the US Army during World War I, but never went overseas. He came to Abilene in the early 1920s, and was in the automotive supply business and ranching for many years. His ranch was located in southwest Taylor County north of the hills of the Callahan Divide. There was drilling for oil on the property, but little production. The land was willed to Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, but little revenue was received from oil. The land was put up for sale. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star. First Baptist Church, Abilene. He completed a Dale Carnegie course and was interested in public speaking. At his death in 1979, he left his surviving brother and sisters $5,000 each (Howard, Mary, Lillie). Hardin-Simmons benefitted most. They told us to take keepsakes from the house, which most of us did.

After Aunt Nina's death he remarried briefly, but a divorce came after only a few months.

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records show him living in Alba, school teacher, single; registered 6/5/1917.

  Notes for NINA PEARL MORRISON:
Aunt Nina loved to entertain in her home and hosted my announcement luncheon when I became engaged to Lonnie in 1946. She was a regal woman, who showed a lot of pride in herself and her surroundings. She suffered a stroke in the 1960s and was bedridden for several years. Member of Queen Esther Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star in Abilene. First Baptist Church.[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.58151.181]

Individual: Daniel, Nina
Social Security #: 453-80-8130
Issued in: Texas

Birth date: Oct 27, 1898
Death date: Nov 1972


Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 79601
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Abilene, Texas



  vi.   ISHAM MARION DANIEL, b. October 16, 1892, Wood Co., TX; d. November 05, 1918, France.
  Notes for ISHAM MARION DANIEL:
Uncle Isham was killed in France just six days before the end of World War I. He had been a school teacher at Alba, TX before entering the army. He served in Company I, 359th Infantry. Some family members did not believe the body shipped home was his and refused to attend the burial. His funeral was held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church at Oak Grove on Oct. 27, 1921. The same day his cousin Isham Clough Robbins was buried in Quitman. Also buried was Walter Holley of Wood County, who had also been killed in France. All three had been buried in France, but were later brought home for permanent burial. The three caskets arrived on the same train. The Mineola newspaper carried a long story about the funerals.

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records show him living in Alba, school teacher, single; registered 6/5/1917.

  vii.   CLAUD DANIEL, b. December 30, 1894, Wood Co., TX; d. January 07, 1972, Little Hope, Wood Co., TX; m. ARVA LEE CHASTAIN, December 21, 1913, Mineola, Wood Co., TX; b. September 24, 1894, Millsap, Parker Co., TX; d. April 06, 1975, Little Hope, Wood Co., TX.
  Notes for CLAUD DANIEL:
Uncle Claud was always a farmer. He and Aunt Arva Lee lived down the road from Little Hope Baptist Church as long as I remember. I can still see him sitting in his big rocking chair on the front porch, smoking his pipe, after a hard days work.

From John F. Daniel: WWI draft registration records who him living in Peach, farmer on his mother's farm with wife and baby; registered 6/5/1917.

  Notes for ARVA LEE CHASTAIN:
Some of my cousins called her "Aunt Doodle", but she was always Aunt Arva Lee to me. Lena Fay Whittiker of Little Hope Baptist Church told me that Aunt Arva Lee always said she wanted to die at church. Her wish came true as she was leaving church on a Sunday evening. She slumped on the step going out and was dead by the time they got her to a hospital. She was an old-fashioned cook and a very good one. When I was a small child I was fascinated by the big black wood stove she cooked on.

  viii.   LILLIE MAY DANIEL, b. November 26, 1896, Wood, Texas; d. January 15, 1985, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; m. (1) MARVIN FLETCHER MOXLEY, January 1913, Wood Co., Texas; b. November 07, 1892, Wood Co., TX; d. September 1968, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; m. (2) WALTER SCHADY, September 17, 1923, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; b. September 07, 1889, Baltimore, MD; d. April 30, 1965, Roanoke, Tarrant Co., TX.
  Notes for LILLIE MAY DANIEL:
Aunt Lillie married first Marvin Moxley. They had one daughter, Mildred Berneice. She divorced Marvin and later married Walter Schady, "Uncle Jack", who was a designer and builder of furniture. Their house on Hampton Road in Dallas was beautifully furnished with his creations. They owned land near present-day DFW airport and they moved there in the late 1940s. Uncle Jack had an orchard and also grew grapes from which he made wine during Prohibition, storing it in the cellar of the Dallas house. This was legal, but one day his stock was confiscated by some men who convinced Aunt Lillie that it was illegal.

She loved beautiful clothes, had dark hair and a slender build.

  Notes for MARVIN FLETCHER MOXLEY:
Marvin Moxley was a jeweler. His father was a Methodist minister in Wood County. The following account is given in the Wood County Genealogical Newsletter of December 1987. I have corrected the obvious mistakes: In the winter of 1911 or 1912 (these dates are wrong because Marvin and Lillie did not marry until 1913), Marvin Moxley shot and killed a man on a downtown street in Quitman. It seems (so the story goes) that Elbert Lake, a young man once married to Ruth Smart but separated, was seeing Lily, Marvin's wife, over the back fence after dark. Marvin (it was told) was tipped off on the matter. One night when Lily left the kitchen Marvin followed. There he saw Elbert and fired. Elbert Lake fell dead in the street. Marvin was "no billed". He was a jeweler, moved to Dallas and continued in the jewelry business.
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 19, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.26269.156]

Individual: Moxley, Marvin
Social Security #: 567-38-0628
Issued in: California

Birth date: Nov 7, 1892
Death date: Sep 1968


Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 75223
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Dallas, Texas



  Notes for WALTER SCHADY:
Uncle "Jack" was a maker of fine custom furniture for some of the wealthiest families in Dallas. He also made wine and kept it in his cellar. He and Aunt Lillie lived on Hampton Road in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas. They had an Franklin automobile which they used to drive us to downtown Dallas--always a highlight of trips to East Texas. He had untreated diabetes and lost his eyesight several years before his death. They spent the last several years of his life on his farm near Roanoke.
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 19, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.69511.149]



  ix.   MARIE ANTOINETTE DANIEL, b. May 23, 1899, Wood Co., TX; d. June 01, 1988, Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX; m. JOHN SAMUEL ANDERSON, June 15, 1923; b. September 06, 1893, Smith Co., TX; d. April 03, 1972, Euless, Tarrant Co., TX.
  Notes for MARIE ANTOINETTE DANIEL:
I called her Aunt Rie. The family lived in University Park, Dallas, but moved to Euless in Tarrant County in the mid-1940s. I remember Aunt Rie especially for her jovial laugh and the enormous breakfasts she served her family and visitors. Once on a visit to their home I stepped on a scorpion. The sting was very painful, but she came to my aid with baking soda on a damp clean cloth.

On November 25, 1919, after the death of their mother, Mary and Howard were placed under the temporary guardianship of their older brother James Floyd Daniel. On February 20, 1920, four tracts of land were ordered sold and 1/9th of the proceeds given to each of these minors. Mary attended teachers' college in Denton and taught for a time.

  Notes for JOHN SAMUEL ANDERSON:
Uncle John Anderson was a salesman for a cap and gown company for a number of years. After the family moved to Euless, then a small country town, he served as mayor for a number of years. We had several Daniel family reunions at their Euless home. [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 3, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.7207.166]

Individual: Anderson, John
Social Security #: 457-16-2792
Issued in: Texas

Birth date: Sep 6, 1893
Death date: Apr 1972


Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 76039
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Euless, Texas



  x.   HOWARD DANIEL, b. November 24, 1901, Wood Co., Texas; d. June 08, 1982, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX; m. ELBA ELIZABETH COX, December 24, 1925, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX; b. January 07, 1905, Yazoo City, Yazoo Co., MS; d. March 14, 1988, Abilene, Taylor Co., TX.
  Notes for HOWARD DANIEL:
Howard Daniel was born in Wood County, TX in November 1901, the youngest of ten children. He attended school at Oak Grove. His father died when he was nine and his mother when he was sixteen. After his mother's death he lived with his cousins Lois M., James Hill, Ella O., and Henry F. Robbins. The 1920 census gives Lois as 27, Hill 26, Ella 14, and Henry 7. Hill was a rural mail carrier. Howard was attending school, and was always good at arithmetic and an excellent speller. These cousins were children of Isham Wells Robbins and his wife Eugenia Lipscomb Robbins. My dad was always especially fond of Hill Robbins. Newspaper item about burials of Walter Holley, Isham Daniel, and Clough Robbins mention a little brother "Buster" of the Robbins cousins. Possibly Henry?

Daddy did not join the church until the 1940s, although he had been raised in a devout Baptist home. He attended church at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Oak Grove, Wood Co. TX as a child, and enjoyed attending "singing conventions" most of all. He was baptized in First Baptist Church of Abilene about 1942 or 43.

Daddy attended Metropolitan Business College in Dallas and came to Abilene in 1924 and became a bookkeeper at a bank. His brother Arch was already in Abilene. He met and married Elba Cox in 1925. During the Depression he lost his bank job and went to work for my grandfather Cox in his office machines business. In 1947, he and Mother started their own business, H.A. Daniel Office Machines. They sold the business to Lonnie in 1968. It became Boggs-Daniel Office Machines.

During the war, Daddy kept chickens and had a peach orchard. They lived near my grandparents just outside Abilene. He loved to be outdoors puttering around the house and yard. He was a shy man who rarely expressed a strong opinion about anything. But when he did, you knew how strongly he felt about the issue.

His death from cancer of the esophagus was very painful. After radiation, he endured surgery, but gave up the will to live under such conditions. Lonnie remembers that on the day before his death he wanted to go with Lonnie to feed Jason, our black lab.

  Notes for ELBA ELIZABETH COX:
Elba Cox attended school in Merkel, TX until her senior year in high school when the family moved to Abilene. She graduated with the Abilene High class of 1923, and after attending business college went to work as secretary for J.M. Radford, wholesale grocer. She married Howard Daniel on Christmas Eve 1925. She soon went to work for her father, B.F. Cox, in his typewriter store as office manager. During the Great Depression, Daddy also went to work as a salesman in the business. They remained until Mr. Cox retired in 1943. Elba worked for Lee Medical Supply and Howard for Sears after 1943. In 1947 they opened their own office machines business, H.A. Daniel Office Machines. They sold to their son-in-law Lonnie Boggs in 1968. Elba enjoyed friends, church, dominoes, Rose Park Senior Center.

She and Daddy sold their Cox Acres property and moved into an apartment house in 1970. After Daddy died in 1982, she moved to Abilene North Manor where she enjoyed visiting with her neighbors.



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