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Bryan McDaniel (abt. 1797 - abt. 1822)

Bryan McDaniel
Born about in Rockingham County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 3 Jan 1819 in Gallia County, Ohiomap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 25 in Walnut Township, Gallia County, Ohiomap
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Biography

Bryan McDaniel is one of the most tragic figures in the family of Henry and Hannah (Bryan) McDaniel.

On January 3, 1819, Bryan married Elizabeth Prose in Gallia County, Ohio.[1] In the 1820 census of Walnut Township, he is listed as "of age 16 and under 26", placing his birth between the years 1795 and 1804. It has been handed down though not proven that he was born in 1797. With him in the 1820 census were one female also "of age 16 and under 26" and one female under 10. The census states further that he worked in agriculture.[2]

The next official document that mentions Bryan by name is dated 28 November 1822. It is a Gallia County Court of Common Pleas record of his death noting that "the widow of Bryan McDaniel" had relinquished to Jehu McDaniel her right to administer Bryan's estate, along with an order to appraise. Jehu McDaniel was Bryan's brother.[3]

What had happened to take Bryan's life so young? The report handed down is that he had gone to Madison County, Indiana (perhaps to investigate a possible move), was home again for butchering in November 1822, and accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun.

Children of Bryan and Elizabeth (Prose) McDaniel have been reported as daughter Permelia, son Levi, son Bryan Jr., daughter Emily, son Jacob Alexander, and daughter Louisa. Of these, only Permelia and Levi were born during Bryan's lifetime, and Bryan Jr. was born about nine months after his death. The remainder are seen in census records to be years too young to have been children of Bryan McDaniel, Sr.

In that day, it often was the case that a couple married the very day they obtained a license. It is not improbable that Bryan's estate entered probate within a day or two of his death. In the 1830 census, his widow and three children, along with an unnamed man about 30 years her senior (possibly her father), were still living in Gallia County.[4]

By 1840, Elizabeth McDaniel, Bryan's children, and two additional children age 9 or under, were living in Madison County, Indiana.[5] The family later moved to Marshall County, where Elizabeth died on February 13, 1888. Her obituary tells a different story of Bryan's death: "Mr. McDaniel was killed, while hauling logs, by some men accidently falling a tree on him and his team."[6]

The truth of Bryan's death is a mystery. In whatever manner it occurred, it is proven by court records to occurred sometime before 28 November 1822 and most assuredly was a heartbreak to the entire family.

Sources

  1. Gallia Co., Ohio Probate Court Register of Marriages, vol. 1 (1803-1843), p. 83
  2. "US Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-YMP : accessed 23 Mar 2019); citing p. 59, NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 88; FHL microfilm 181,394
  3. Gallia Co., Ohio Court of Common Pleas: Estate of Bryan McDaniel, entered probate on November 28, 1822
  4. "US Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGV-7QK : 9 Sep 2017); citing 145, NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 131; FHL microfilm 337,942
  5. "US Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBK-Z62 : 7 Sep 2017); citing p. 182, NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 88; FHL microfilm 7,727
  6. Plymouth, Indiana, The Plymouth Republican, 17 Feb 1888 : Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel

See Also

  • Esta McDaniel Lee, "Our McDaniel Family", D.A.R., Ohio (1975).
  • U.S. Census: 1860 Adams Township, Madison County, IN, p. 6.
  • U.S. Census: 1870 Census of Tyner City, Polk Township, Marshall County, IN, p. 164(B)/10.
  • U.S. Census: 1880 Census of Polk Township, Marshall County, IN, E.D. 99, p. 10C.




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McDaniel-5705 and McDaniel-2504 appear to represent the same person because: Both were born in 1797 in Rockingham Co., VA. Both died in Gallia Co., OH. Both have the same father - Henry McDaniel b. 7 Nov 1763 in VA and d. 28 Sep 1838 in Walnut Township, Gallia Co., OH. (There are two separate profiles for Henry as well, and the data is exactly the same for both Henrys except that one shows Halifax Co., VA as place of birth while the other shows Pittsylvania Co., VA, and the fact is that Pittsylvania was formed from Halifax AND Henry said in an 1832 affidavit that he was born in Pittsylvania Co.). The only significant difference between the two Bryans is the year of death, which is proven by Gallia County court records of his estate to have occurred in 1822.
posted by Loretta (Lynn) Layman
This Bryan McDaniel has the same date of birth as McDaniel-2504, the same place of birth (Rockingham Co., VA), the same father (McDaniel-1056 and McDaniel-5737, which also need to be merged), and the same place of death (Walnut Township, Gallia Co., OH). The date of death on this profile was taken from a flawed 20th-century book by Irene Titus while the date of death for McDaniel-2504 is derived from actual Gallia Co. court records of his estate. The two Bryan McDaniel profiles need to be merged.
posted by Loretta (Lynn) Layman
McDaniel-2504 and McDaniel-5705 are not ready to be merged because: Cannot confirm birthplace at this time. Will be searching.
posted by Leanne (Imker) Homoky
McDaniel-5705 and McDaniel-2504 appear to represent the same person because: To remove duplicates in WkikTree
McDaniel-5705 and McDaniel-2504 appear to represent the same person because: To remove duplicates in WkikTree

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