In memory of Austin Miles Daniels, my Paternal 3rd Great-Grandfather on the DANIELS branch.
Bibliography:
History of Benton County, Oregon, by David D. Fagan, p. 326 [Link]
- 1850 U.S. Federal Census Holt, Holt County, Missouri
- 1854 Enumeration of the Inhabitants of Benton County, Oregon Territory [Link]
- 1860 U.S. Federal Census Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon
- 1880 U.S. Federal Census Powellville, Humboldt, California
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Austin Miles Daniels
Oregon Trail Pioneer
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Birth:
1811-1812 (est.)
Campbell County, Virginia
Marriage:
1837 Jan 7
Morgan County, Missouri
Death:
Burial:
1892 or later
California
Possibly California
Mother:
Biography
Austin Miles Daniels (or Daniel) was born in Campbell County, Virginia, abt. 1811. He married Mary Ellen Wilkinson on January 7, 1837 in Morgan County, Missouri. He followed the Oregon Trail to the west, arriving in Benton County in August of 1851. His family was counted in the enumeration of Benton County in 1854 (no town given) and on the census in Soap Creek (near Corvallis) in Benton County in 1860. His wife, Mary Ellen, died on Dec. 20, 1870, at Albany, Benton County. On Aug. 2, 1877, Austin registered to vote in Camp Grant, Humboldt, California, and on Sept. 24, 1888, he registered at Rohnerville, Humboldt, California. It is said that Austin died in Benton County, Oregon, after 1892, but I believe it was more likely California, but if he was buried in Oregon, he may rest in Lone Fir Cemetery in Alsea, where his daughter Emily (Taylor) is buried or in Palestine Cemetery, where his son Thomas is buried.
Children
Austin Miles Daniels & Mary Ellen Wilkinson were the parents of my ancestor,
- William Daniels (1840-1924)
- Jonathan Daniels (1845- )
- Thomas Daniels (1847-1907)
- Harrison Daniels (1853- )
- Andrew Daniels (1860- )
- Emily Viola Daniels (1849-1937), born Oct. 4, 1849 in Missouri and went to Oregon two years later. She married Nathan Taylor in Benton on March 6, 1865, and had at least five sons and two daughters. She died in Corvallis at the age of 87 on Feb. 14, 1937 at 3:55 AM. The cause of death was Cardio-renal disease. She rests at Lone Fir Cemetery.
- Margaret Daniels (1855- )
- Nancy Daniels (1857- )
*Eight children living in their home in Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon, in 1860 when the census was taken.
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DNA Notes:
Match confirmed by descendant of Mary Ellen Wilkinson and/or Austin Daniels, Michael Wooden on Ancestry. Also, Ancestry user "jdurnal", descendant of Austin Daniels shares 17cM across 2 segments with me and 24cM across 3 segments with my father.
Match confirmed by descendant of Mary Ellen Wilkinson and/or Austin Daniels, Michael Wooden on Ancestry. Also, Ancestry user "jdurnal", descendant of Austin Daniels shares 17cM across 2 segments with me and 24cM across 3 segments with my father.
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