In the 1850 census, enumerated in September, Daniel's age is given as 1/12.[1]
1860 - living in Catawba County with his parents and siblings. Age 11; attended school.[2]
1870 - living in Catawba County with his widowed mother and two of his brothers. Age 17; farm laborer.[3]
1900 - living in Caldwell, Catawba County, with his wife Mary and their four children. Age 50; married 25 years; farmer.[4]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B4-NT7 : accessed 19 February 2016), Daniel Bandy in household of Rufus Bandy, Catawba county, part of, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing family 454, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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