Dear List,
About a year ago I sent for an LDS film which gave information on my ancestor, Robert
McDaniel, born Maine in 1756. This man settled in PA and raised a family in Northampton
Co., now Carbon County PA. In his obituary of 1847 it is stated that he came to PA in
1770. We assume he came with his parents as in a Carbon County history book it states that
he was apprenticed by his father to Joseph Longstreth of Philadelphia. A connection
between Robert and the Longstreths has been proved.
Family information states that his family moved on, and we know that a son of Robert,
Robert Jr. is stated to have moved west, we don't know when. In this LDS record, a
mass baptism record placed by a John McDaniel in 1935, this man lists a large number of
relations in Owen Co., also in Stendal, IN, Maxville, IN, Huntingdon IN but most are in
Spencer. All the listings are given as "related", my line down from Robert
McDaniel is given as "rel-1". I called Salt Lake and was told that the man who
placed the information would have descended directly from this couple, (rel-1), and that
those marked (rel) were related in some way but not direct descent.
Since the list of names placed by this unknown John McDaniel in 1935 is quite extensive I
will list half in this letter, and send the rest of the listing in another e-mail. If
anyone has information on any of these people in the lists, please contact me. I
appreciate any hints, suggestions or thoughts on this confusing information.
1. Johnson, Eurith C. (md. Issac S. Williams_, b. 20 Jan 1844, md. 27 Dec. 1869 near
Albany IN (rel).
2. Reynolds, Carrie (md. Louis E. Williams), b. 1 Sept. 1878, md. 21 May 1899 Harrison
Co., IN, d. 7 Apr. 1909 (rel).
3. Williams, Mary Ann (Phillip Williams-Louisa McDaniel, md. William T. Ray), b. 31 Mar.
18?? (off page), m. 21 Mar. 1872, Huff, Spencer, IN, d. 19 Nov. 1921 (rel).
4. Klahn, Louise (md. Arthur Tipton Ray), b. 5 July 1880, md. 17 June 1910, Hawsville, KY
5. Ray, Laura (William T. Ray - Mary Ann Williams), b. Dec. 2880, Troy, Spencer, IN, d. 24
June 1900 (rel).
6. Williams, Lavinia Tipton (Philip Williams - Louisa McDaniel, md. William Connor) b. 20
Feb. 1853, md. 16 Sept. 1875, Maxville, Spencer, IN, d. 1 Apr. 1900 (rel).
7. Connor, Laura (William Connor - Lavinia Tipton Williams), b. 24 Feb. 1882, Troy,
Spencer IN, d. 13 Feb. 1906 (rel).
8. Williams, Louise, (Philip Williams - Louisa McDaniel, md. Wallace Cotton), b. 3 Mar
1867, md. 1875, Huntington, IN d. 30 Apr. 1922 (rel).
9. Connor, Susan L. (William Connor-Lavinia Tipton Williams, md. Everett Woods), b. 31
Dec. 1886, md. 12 Aug. 1913, IN, d. 11 Feb. 1919 (rel).
10. MCDANIEL, Merab (Stephen McDaniel - Elizabeth Williams, md. Isaac L. Lamb), b. 6 Jan.
182?, md. 1884, Maxville, Spencer, IN, d. 23 Aug. 1851,
(note from me; perhaps the marriage dates and death dates are reversed in this recording),
(rel).
11. Coleman, Cara (John W. Coleman - Emma J. McCoy), b. 29 Apr. 1897, Spurgeon, IN d. 22
Aug. 1912 (rel).
12. McCoy, Delta (Henry McCoy - Mary Ann MCDANIEL, md. Walter Wallace), b. 23 May 188, md.
2 May 1913, near Stendal, IN, d. 4 Dec 1915 (rel).
13. Songer, Roxena (James Songer - Talitha MCDANIEL, md. Mr. Wibbing), b. 6 Dec. 1844,
Maxville, Spencer, IN, d. 1917, (rel).
14. Bryan, Susan M. (md. William Alvertise (Bert) Songer), b. 13 Apr. 1849, md. 1866, Duff
IN, d. 30 Dec. 1900 (rel)