jdan: My mom's maiden name is Daniel. How I would love ever so much to make a connection with your Daniel family. My earliest known Daniel ancestor was Obediah Daniel who was born ca 1810, possibly in TN. He married Sarah Lambert, and the only child I know of that was born to them was John Bailey Daniel (b. 8-30-1831 in TN and died 1908 in Acton, TN or Farmington, MS). Over time, I have found John Bailey in Center Star, AL, in Allsboro, Colbert Co., AL, and Tishomingo Co., MS, in addition to having been in either Acton, TN or Farmington, MS. I am highly suspicious that some of the family went from Colbert Co., AL over into Wayne Co., TN, since it was a matter of only a few miles. The family did marry into the families of Dodd, Thorne, et al. My earliest info on the family comes from my great aunt, who was the great granddaughter of the said Obediah. I just have not found him anywhere, though, beyond what I have mentioned. Nor, have I been able to scrounge up even any stragglers who could be considered as his siblings. John Bailey Daniel, son of Obediah, did serve in the Civil War and must have been fighting around Shiloh when his twin daughters (Mary and Martha ((Matt)) were born. The story was passed to me from my great aunt that when the twins were about a year old, their father had never seen them, so their mother took them over to the battle area where he was fighting so that he could see them. Since that's not so far out of the way from Acton, TN area, I suspect that may be where they lived at that time. About John Bailey Daniel's service in the Civil War, I talked to the husband of a local judge here in Memphis a couple of years ago. He is very big into Civil War research and was, at that time, working on the history of a certain TN regiment (which I cannot recall from memory). About a week before that discussion with him, I had learned that John Bailey (who was my gg grandfather) served in the very same outfit that this fellow was working on. He did look up my John's name in his information and did find it. For whatever use it might have been to him, I sent him a photo of John Bailey Daniel. About a year ago, he came by my office and brought me a copy of a book he had put together on this outfit he had researched. I wasn't actually aware that he was researching for the purpose of doing a book on that Civil War unit, but that's what he did, and he used the photo of John that I had given him and put it into the book. His information showed that John had come from VA to TN (and I do find John Bailey's marriage in TN). His research also showed that John attended a military school near Jackson, TN. I sure would like to find my Obediah --- if you or anyone else out there can possibly help me. Thanks for reading through this long saga --- didn't mean for it to turn into such. Wanda Bostick Little In a message dated 5/21/2007 8:30:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, jdan@shreve.net writes: I am working on the John DANIEL family of Old Tishomingo County. Relocated there from Wayne County TN before 1850. Spouse Nancy HOLMES issue Calvin M, Nancy Lillian, Elizabeth Catherine, William Green, James Madison, Mary Elizabeth, Lucinda, John Buckley, Tennessee and Sarah were all counted on 1850 and 1860 census reports. John and his son Calvin are buried in the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery on hiway 30. James Madison owned this property or the farm just across the hiway to the south prior to the war. William Green owned a farm in Blackland to the north. I have information on the family except for Tennessee (lost after 1860 census) Sarah ( lost after the 1860 census) and Nancy HOLMES DANIEL ( lost after the 1860 census) Nancy may have married an ESTES and relocated to IL, however no proof. This family and their spouses and children all attended Mount Olive Primitive Baptist Church iaw church and School records. After the war most of the family relocated to Cooke County TX area where they are counted in 1870 along with other farmers from the Geeville MS area. All went in a wagon train pulled by oxen. If anyone has any information for this family please contact jdan@shreve.net. I really would like to know who Tennessee, Sarah and the Widow Nancy married or where they are buried. Thanks again. Family married BREWER, SIMMONS, RAGAN, BALL, McSHANN, WATTS, and THORNE. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSTISHOM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.