This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jimbosco Surnames: Daniel Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.daniel/2163/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am posting a slightly edited copy of a message I made on the Grayson County, TX board for evaluation by those who are researching the descendants of James Key Daniel. Chances are that I am drawing an incorrect conclusion but I would like to know what your think. Message: "I have seen that George might be the son of Wyatt but I have seen no documentation. There is a side of the Daniel family that has Wyatt as its head but it does not appear to have been thoroughly researched or documented. I am trying to see if there is a connection with the John Daniel family from Jackson Co., MO. (George B Daniel lived and married, Rebecca Savage, there in 1837). John and family arrived in 1836, the year before George married Rebecca. One thing that is striking about these Daniel families is that they surely knew each other as they lived relative close. Another is that George's children have all the right names to be relatives of John's family and ancestors; George, Brown, Josiah, John, Sarah, Francis, Araminta and of course Jeff Davis (JD because of his southern leanings not the actual name). An ironic note is that one of the older sons is named John Brown and the youngest is Jeff Davis. A House Divided! My Daniel - John Daniel, is thought to have had several brothers and sisters but despite being well researched only John and his brother, James B, have been identified. They probably had a younger brother and George would be the right age, at the right time and in the right place to be that person. Also, George married when he was twenty and it seems unlikely that he would have gone alone to an area as far from NC as Jackson Co., MO. He would never have had the financial resources or experience to make it on his own. I'm thinking he might have tagged along with John and his family and then decided to move on to TX. I also know that John Daniel and family had connections to Sherman, TX and the surrounding counties. (Note: I have no 1840 census record but have the rest for John Daniel & family) There was at least one other DANIEL family in Jackson county but I have not been able to connect George to them either. All the other families I mentioned are allied with my Daniel family by marriage. I am trying to get some sense as to why so many of them moved away from Jackson Co., within ten years after the war ended. Any info on the Caves as well as the others would be appreciated. I have collected all these bones over the past few years; am now trying to put some meat on them. Of course, I am especially interested in contacting individuals from the Daniel family but also any of the others as they may also have helpful information. Jim" (end of message) I am a descendant of John Daniel, one of JK's documented sons, the other being James B. Jim Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.