Goodness, it's been almost 4 years since my last post on this blog. A lot of personal history has been made in those four years including a few highlights like moving across the country, buying our first home, and three additions to the family-- two children and a dog. I've also been very actively involved with the youth group in my church. Let's just say it hasn't been exactly the "season" for Family History Work.
Well, the seasons are changing a bit. I am sadly no longer working with the youth but I have been reassigned as a family history consultant. The external push I needed to get back into the swing of things! I've dived back in but my skills are a little cold and the water is more like a river that has been constantly changing; I'm still trying to get my bearings.
**Images taken by Gladys S. at the Clay County Courthouse in 2009.
Money to Nathan T. Daniel, Grandson of Levi Daniel
Febuary the 15th Ad 1861
Recd of George Daniels Administrator of the Estate of Levi Daniel Decd Twenty seven dollars annd five cents in full of Nathan T. Daniel Intrest of the personal Estate of said Deceased
Basel T. Daniel
Guardian of Nathan T. Daniel
___________________________________________________ Portion of Estate given to Mary A. Daniel, daughter of Levi Daniel Estate of Levi Daniel Given to Daughter Mary a. Daniel 1859 Estimated Value
An estimate of the specific property allowed Mary A. Daniel, child of Levi Daniel, deceased.
One Bed bedstead and bedding $25.00
One year provision $45.00
Total amount: $70.00
The undersigned appraisers of the personal estate of Levi Daniel, deceased, do certify that the family of the deceased consisted of the said Mary A. Daniel, that the foregoing schedule of articles of personal property allowed by the appraisers and a true estimate of the value of the same respectively, and that being all she is entitled to, out of articles named is said statute in our judgement, it being suitable to the condition in life of the said Mary A. Daniel and are of value as above estimated.
Witness our hands and seals this 28th day of January 1859
[E]thelsed Nixon
William D. Carrell
William T. Smith
(Collectivily All) Appraisers
(back of document, note for filing)
Levi Daniel Decd
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Childs Dower Bill
$70.00
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Recorded in Book
F on page 397
J. A. Apperson Clerk
Standing Left: Elva Alderson (Adams)- she married Ernie Adams son of Emma Daniels (sister of Arthur Daniels) i.e. she married the nephew of Ellen's husband Standing Right: Estne Alderson (never married)
Seated Left to Right:
William Wesley Alderson
Lora Blanch Daniels (Barksdale) daughter of Ellen and Arthur Daniels
Ellen Otilla Alderson Daniels (My Great-Grandmother)-wife of Arthur Thomas Daniels
Frankie Helen Daniels (Monical) daughter of Ellen and Arthur Daniels
Isadora Winders Alderson
Birthday card for my grandmother from her in-laws, Ellen Otilla Alderson Daniels and Arthur Thomas Daniels. Not dated. Card still in her possession tucked in one of her bibles.
Birthday note to my grandmother dated 1956 from her mother-in-law, Ellen Otilla Daniels.
Picture of John Dennis Daniels' obituary. Original in the possession of my grandmother. Newspaper unknown.
Transcription:
John D Daniels, 65, of Salem died 7:10 am. Tuesday, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon; born Marion County; married Myrtle Mackey, Dec. 24, 1924, LaSalle County; leaves wife; son William, Salem; daughter Mrs. Maxine Smart, Maywood; brother Bob, Decatur; sister Mrs. Laura Barksdale, Iuka; four grandchildren; services 1 pm. Thursday, Bowman Funeral Home, Salem; burial Paradise Cemetery, Salem; call after 4 pm Wednesday.
I was going through my comments again tonight and completing links in my summary posts when I came across the surname Mulvany. Turns out Harriet Alice Daniels (eldest sister of Arthur Daniels and how Gladys connects into my line) married a George W. Mulvany Jr. and is located 10 pages down from Nancy L Alderson living with her sister Matilda Mulvaney in the 1880 Marion County census. There is another Mulvaney family living a few doors up from them. I imagine they are all related.
This evening I was going through some of the comments that Gladys has added to my blog with specific information about individuals and putting the information into the summary post and ended up on a major tangent that resulted in me finding more information on a completely different line. [Happy Dance!]
I started looking at Edith L Daniels, sister to my great grandfather Arthur Daniels. Gladys had posted some information about her spouse and children. As a side note she included the information that Edith's husband was a widower with four children. In the process of looking up the informaiton on Edith and her husband Henry I also looked in the marriage index for Henry's first wife. Her name was Nancy L Alderson. Ding ding... Red Flag! Alderson is one of my family lines also in Marion county, Illinois. Arthur actually married an Alderson. Now my curiousity was peaked. There aren't many Alderson's in Marion County, Illinois and most are somehow related. The 1880 census finds Nancy Alderson living with her sister Matilda Mulvaney (another surname that rings a bell but I haven't pulled out of my memory were exactly it comes up yet) in Omega Twp, Marion County. The 1870 census is Nancy L. Alderson living with her mother also name Nancy and brothers Samuel M, William W, and Elijah E. DING there it is! William W. Alderson is the father of Ellen Otilla who married Arthur Daniels.
I continued down the line of census' and looked at the 1860 for the Alderson family and find James C Alderson and his wife Nancy in Marion County with 5 children (I'll post the census images here eventually!) but there was still no mention of a Matilda Alderson (I looked up the marriage record for Matilda Mulvaney and her maiden name was indeed Alderson and she was married in 1857). I went another census earlier and looked at the 1850, this time in Tennessee because many of the children listed their parents or themselves as born in TN (though the mother Nancy also had SC and Miss listed as birthplaces). I easily found them in Maury County, Tennessee and there was Matilda the eldest daughter. Interestingly there is only a 15 year age difference between the mother Nancy (23) and Matilda (8). Nancy's age is fairly consistent throughout the census records. James C Alderson is 32 years old in 1850. Makes me wonder if Nancy could be a second wife?? Something to look into.
Anyway thanks to the census and the fact that Nancy was living with her sister in the 1880 census I was able to pull the entire family together through FOUR census years. Another line of research totally seperate from the Daniel/Daniels line though suprisingly more connected than I thought.
Letter of Administration
Below is a letter of administration declaring that Levi Daniel died intestate (without a will) and gives George Daniels, his son-in-law, as the administrator of the estate. The document says that Levi Daniel died on or about the 23rd day of December, 1858 in Clay county Illinois. The document is dated January 3, 1859.
Source: Clay County Courthouse, P.O. Box 160, Lousiville, IL 62858. (I forget the Box #. It was a bunch of loose leaf papers.)
Administrator's Bond
George Daniels, Elmodan Walton, and Bazel Daniel of the county of Clay, Illinois are held and firmly bound to the People of the State of Illinois, in the penal sum of four hundred fifty dollars... The condition of the above obligation are such that George Daniels administrator of the estate of Levi Daniel deceased do cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased...
Signed by George Daniels, Elmodan Walton and Bazel T. Daniel
January 3, 1859
Gladys was able to revisit the Clay County Courthouse located in Louisville, Clay, Illinois and take pictures of all the document she has xerox copies of as well as some additional documents located in the same file box pertaining to Levi Daniel and his estate. Many more images to come! I'm excited!
Below is a digital photo of the above mentioned Administrator's Bond.
Death Dates for Louvica Daniel, her son John Daniel and her grandson Levi J Daniel
Source: Clay County Courthouse, P.O. Box 160, Lousiville, IL 62858. (I forget the Box #. It was a bunch of loose leaf papers.)
[...] July 5th 1858
Louvica, wife of Levi
Daniel died Nov the 12 57
Age 50 yrs [11]d
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John Daniel died
May th 3, 1850
Age 21 yrs, 6 m, 3 d,
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Levi J. Son of J & P
Daniel died Au 18
1848 Age 11 [yrs] 28 d (could be yrs or Ms, months makes more sense)
Not sure what the rest of the notes are at the end that are upside down. Clay co is mentioned. I believe it is a filing note.
Gladys sent me a load of emails today with images of various records pertaining to George Daniels, Levi Daniel, and their families. I will post them this weekend.
Meanwhile I was looking through some of the notes I brought home from my grandmas and came across one titled "Clay Co Register of Deaths"
George Daniels
Report No 543 date of report Aug 2, 1880
He was farmer born in England. Died July 5, 1880. Resided IL 30 Years?
Died at Oskaloosa Ill of Rheumatic Fever
Buried July 6, 1880 Oskaloosa (Saswell Undertaker)
I'm not exactly sure where the information came from but I did not previously have a citation for his death date.
Update: I posted this last night and this morning I get an email from Gladys containing images of the actual record! There are two pages, scroll within the scribd window.
Gladys emailed me after a day of me being frantically excited about what she was posting but unable to contact her and ask her questions. I am really excited to be collaborating with her. She is related through George Daniels' eldest daughter Harriet Alice Daniels, which means we share the same Great Great Grandparents. Small World!! She has already kindly sent me a copy of the postcard from Arthur Daniels to John Daniels that she mentioned in a few of her comments.
I have not yet been able to verify the relationship between Arthur Daniels and John Daniels. Gladys believes that John Daniels is Arthur's uncle and brother to George Daniels. If this is so it would be a breakthrough for George Daniels. I'm excited to see if we can prove the connection.
Dec 24 1913
To: Mr John Daniels of Sefatha, Kan
George King & Mollie are here from Ark. We are [sic] all well now Edith is hom and getting along fine I'll soon have enough coon skins to make a wner [sic]. coat but I need a horn a long horn
Arthur Daniels Iuka, IL
Note: See comment for original source for the postcard. I received this copy from Gladys.
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