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James W. McDaniel
12 May 1860 – 24 Jan 1944
| Birth | 12 May 1860 |
| Death | 24 Jan 1944 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Cemetery Prague , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Deano on 02 Dec 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20565651 |
Bio
James McDaniel, one of the extensive farmers and stock-raisers of Douglas township, owns five hundred and twenty acres of excellent land on section 16. He was born in Marietta, Georgia, on the 12th of May, 1860, and is a son of William and Alice McDaniel, both of whom were natives of South Carolina. When our subject was but a boy the family moved northward. The father died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 24th of June, 1893, after having survived his wife for about twenty-six years, her demise occurring in New Albany, Indiana, in 1867. James McDaniel received a common school education. In 1874, when about fourteen years of age, he came to Saunders county, Nebraska, and began working as a farm hand. When he arrived at Fremont he had only seventy-five cents and had to pay fifty-cents of that to be ferried across the Platte river. For sixteen years he worked by the month, receiving a wage of eight dollars, but during that time he lived economically and saved as much of his money as possible, as he had determined to begin farming on his own account as soon as he had sufficient capital. At length he rented one hundred and sixty acres which he operated for two years, and at the end of that time he paid one hundred and twenty-five dollars for a lease on forty acres of school land. After cultivating that tract for a time he bought forty acres of land for five hundred dollars. He at once began operating his farm and as opportunity offered purchased adjoining land until he now owns a five hundred and twenty acre tract in Douglas township. He farms on a large scale and raises many cattle and hogs per year, his agricultural operations bringing him a handsome income. He has a beautiful residence, a large and substantial barn and good outbuildings, and he takes great pride in keeping up his place. On the 22d of October, 1881, Mr. McDaniel was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Hentges, a daughter of Frank and Barbara Hentges, and to this union have been born the following children: Barbara, now the wife of H. A. Henrichson, of Chester township; James Franklin, at home; Maggie, who married Augustus Rumpf, of Seward county, this state; and Alice, William, Joseph and Albert, all of whom are at home. The democratic party has a stalwart adherent in Mr. McDaniel and he keeps well informed on the political situation. He has served as road overseer and proved capable and businesslike in the discharge of his official duties. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Roman Catholic church and the work of that organization profits by his support and active co-operation. The marked success which he has gained as a farmer is proof of his enterprise, business acumen and good management, for since boyhood he has been dependent upon his own resources.
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- Barbara McDaniel Henrichson 1883–1919
- James F. McDaniel 1886–1919
- Margaret Mae McDaniel Roumpf 1887–1978
- Johnnie McDaniel 1891–1891
- Alice K McDaniel Cerny 1893–1985
- William H McDaniel 1898–1977
- Joseph E. McDaniel 1901–1993
- Albert R. McDaniel 1906–1993
- Thomas McDaniel 1906–1906
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