> Included is information related to several McDonald/McDaniels who migrated from GA/AL to AR abt. 1871- arriving in Fort Smith, AR, Sebastian County. If anyone recognizes these names, please let me know. > Elijah McDonald/McDaniel... > McDonald/McDaniel census > data AL/ military McDonald/McDaniels soldiers listed below: > > Listed on the 1860 CENSUS for PIKE Co., Alabama. 8th Census-Roll 21, Vol. > 11, Film # 080 > > 3021, Monticello Township, Pg. 185-4 Sept 1860 - # 1286. > > Listed as a farmer with 185 Acres of land, Birth place = Georgia > * Martha-wife- age 26, born in Georgia > > Children: Rebecca age 3, William J. age 2 both born in Alabama. > > Martha B. BROOKS, daughter of Jacob Rutledge Brooks and Rebecca Jarrett I. > Sappington of PIke County, AL > > ENLISTED: Private Company E, ALABAMA VOLUNTEERS-1st. Regiment, July 26, > > 1861 at Camp Ala or Alo Ffla, by Col. Steadman Paid by Capt. McClue or > > McCluer. > > > > Station Port Hudson, La. July 6, 1863- 1st Light Cavalary, Co. E. 1st > > Regiment of Alabama Volunteers. > > > > Ladies Hospital, Montomery, Alabama, July 1 or 7, 1864 - E. McDonald, Co. > E, > > 1st Regiment, Alabama Volunteers-DISCHARGED and ordered to report to > command. > > > > > > ROSTERS FOR ALABAMA MCDANIEL AND MCDONALD CSA: Here are the Alabama > > possibilities: > > > > McDaniel, E. AL 34th Inf. Co.D (no Ervin's at all) > > McDaniel, Elisha AL 39th Inf. Co.H > > > > McDaniel, H. AL 39th Inf. Co.H (no Hiram's at all) > > McDaniel, H. AL 5th Cav. Co.A > > > > McDaniel, James AL 46th Inf. Co.H > > > > McDaniel, John AL 17th Inf. Co.H > > McDaniel, John AL 19th Inf. Co.B Sgt. > > McDaniel, John AL 41st Inf. Co.D > > McDaniel, John AL 43rd Inf. Co.D Sgt. > > > > McDaniel, William AL 12th Inf. Co.I > > McDaniel, William AL 18th Inf. Co.C > > McDaniel, William AL 18th Inf. Co.E > > McDaniel, William AL 22nd Inf. Co.I > > McDaniel, William AL 29th Inf. Co.H > > McDaniel, William AL 41st Inf. Co.D Cpl. > > McDaniel, William AL 41st Inf. Co.I > > McDaniel, William AL 61st Inf. Co.C > > > > None of these guys make it look like they all joined one regiment, but > > maybe this will narrow your search a bit. > > > I am still searching for Elijah McDonald/McDaniel. One of my distant > > cousins > > > has some of the original war records that Elijah had with him at the > time > > of > > > his death. Two of the records list him as Elijah McDaniel, they are > both > > > related to discharges from Hospitals. Two of the records list him as > > > McDonald. They are the Oath's of allegiance from the United States of > > > America at Camp Douglas, and the state of Alabama. He is listed as > > McDonald > > > on the 1860 Pike County, AL census and the 1870 Bullock County, AL > census. > > > We believe we have found him on the 1850 Chambers County, AL. census > > listed > > > as McDaniel, living with his mother and siblings. If this is true, I am > > > looking for civil war records of John, William, Hiram, Ervin, Elisha and > > > James M. McDaniel. We believe we have found Hiram and Elisha as killed > in > > > the war. They were killed at Nashville, the same place Elijah was > > captured. > > > > CENSUS DATA MCDONALD/MCDANIEL 1850 : > > > > 1850 census Chambers County, AL --- > > > > Husband - unknown > > Wife - Sarah McDonald/McDaniel > > 1. John > > 2. William > > 3. Sarah > > 4. Hiram > > 5. Ervin > > 6. Elijah > > 7. Elisha > > 8. James M. > > 9. Mary M. > > 10. Sarah A. > > 11. Nancy > > 12. William Jr. (maybe a grandson) > > > > John could have been on his own in 1850 - Chambers Co, AL > > William - 37 could have been on his own or dead in 1860 - Pike Co. > > Hiram - 32 could have been on his own or dead in 1860 - Pike Co. > > Ervin - 28 could have been on his own or dead in 1860 - Pike Co. > > Elijah - 26 on his own, married to Martha Brooks in 1860 - Pike Co. - > living > > down the road > > > > > > Elijah arrived in Greenwood, Arkansas with three childern BETWEEN > 1871-1874. One son and one > > daughter. Appearently his wife had died somewhere between Alabama and > > Arkansas. > > > > > >