Daniel Broyles (1793 - 1866)

Born 29 Aug 1793 in Washington County, Southwest Territory

Ancestors

Husband of Permilla Broyles — married 9 Jul 1816 in Mercer County, Kentucky

Husband of Margaret (Gwinn) Broyles — married 9 Sep 1842 in Parke Co., Indiana

Descendants

Died 3 May 1866 at age 72 in Putnam County, Missouri

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Biography

The children of Samuel Thomas Broyles as given by Keith do not include Daniel.^[1] In fact, Keith has no information about him at all. He is proposed here to be Samuel's son based on the names of his children which suggest a close connection to the Broyles families on Little Limestone Creek in Washington Co., Tenn. In particular the names Nicholas, Phebe, Samuel and Reuben evoke that region. Daniel had already left for Kentucky and was on his own when his father left Washington Co. for Cocke Co., Tenn., which may explain why Keith has no record of him.

Birth and death dates are from his cemetery entry in Unionville Cem., Putnam Co., Missouri. The tombstone is no longer legible. ^[2]

His family is reconstructed in several ways. First, a number of the children married in Parke Co., Indiana, where Daniel lived for a good number of years. He and Michael Broyles were the only two members of the family in that county and Michael's family is well understood, so unplaced marriages are assumed to belong to Daniel. Second, several children lived or married in Knox Co., Missouri. Their close association with each other combined with their Kentucky and Indiana birthplaces make them good candidates.

The 1850 census record is unusual. His age appears to be 36, not 56, and he and Margaret and their son Benjamin are living with John and Temperance Myers and family. Daniel's 1860 federal census entry has errors and might not be him. His wife is named Mary, not Margaret, and his birthplace is Virginia but his age correct and he is in Putnam County where he died.

9 Jul 1816 - Daniel marries Millie Broyles in Mercer County, Kentucky.^[3]

1816 to 1822 - Daniel Broyles is on the tax lists of Mercer County, Kentucky. He does not own land.

9 Sep 1842 - Daniel marries Margaret Gwinn in Parke County, Indiana.^[4]

U.S. Census

Sources

1. ↑ Keith, Prof. Arthur Leslie, The Broyles Family, c. 1940, typescript, Samuel Thomas Broyles, id#50
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 November 2021), memorial page for Daniel Broiles (29 Aug 1793–3 May 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #28161023, citing Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Joanne Scobee Morgan (contributor 46991706).
3. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZX-S88 : 17 May 2018), Daniel Broyles and Milly Broiles, 9 Jul 1816; citing Marriage, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 191,846.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFNN-6XW : 10 February 2018), Daniel Broyles and Margaret Gwinn, 09 Sep 1842; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 823,677.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGC-7LN : accessed 29 August 2019), Daniel Briles, Mercer, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 86, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 26; FHL microfilm 186,186.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPB-FZ2 : 24 August 2017), Daniel Briles, Washington, Indiana, United States; citing 343, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 7,720.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB6-11J : 15 August 2017), Daniel Broyles, Parke, Indiana, United States; citing p. 186, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 89; FHL microfilm 7,728.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVM-ZTF : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Broyles in household of John Myers, Sugar Creek, Parke, Indiana, United States; citing family 1159, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ9-9CB : 14 December 2017), B Broiles in entry for Dall Rimple, 1860.

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