BIOGRAPHY:  GEORGE C. DANIEL, Madison County, GA

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"Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil,
Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches
of Many of Its People" Vol. 1 & 2, Atlanta, Georgia:  The Southern 
Historical Association, 1895 

GEORGE C. DANIEL, ordinary of Madison county, was born in the same 
county in 1839, and was the son of James and Elizabeth B. (Jones) 
Daniel. Mr. James Daniel was a native of the same county, and a big 
farmer and political leader, representing Madison county in the 
legislature. He served as a captain in the war with the Creek Indians, 
and died in MacQn in 1859. Mr. George C. Daniel's grandparents were 
Allen and Mary (Allen) Daniel, the father being born in Virginia, and 
was captain of the Eighth Virginia infantry in the revolutionary War. 
He was also general of the state militia, and after the war came to 
Georgia, where he became a leading citizen. He donated the site of the 
county public buildings of Madison county, and was one of the 
organizers of the courts. He represented it in the legislature, and 
at one time was sheriff of Elbert county. The mother of Mr. George C. 
Daniel was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Jones. Mr. Jones was 
a native of Franklin county, Ga., and died in Chattooga county. Mr. 
George C. Daniel spent his early days on the farm, and his education 
was picked up from reading and study after the day's labor was 
finished. In 1861 he enlisted in the late war, in Company K, Third 
Georgia regiment, under Capt. E. C. Billups, subsequently being 
commanded by David B. Langston, later by L. D. Mitchell. He fought 
in the battles of South mills, Malvern hill, second Manassas, 
Bristow's station, Sharpsburg, and, in the latter engagement, was
wounded and sent to the hospital. He was sent home for three months 
and then returned to his command. He was then detached for hospital 
duty. In 1859 Mr. Daniel began to read medicine under Dr. Long, and 
then took a course of lectures at Philadelphia, and was graduated 
during his service in the hospital. After receiving his diploma he 
was commissioned assistant surgeon in the Confederate navy, being 
assigned to his duty on the ironclad "Chicora," and remained there 
until Charleston was evacuated. He marched from Charleston to Raleigh, 
thence to Drury Bluff, where he did his last service. In 1865 he 
married Louisa E. Watson, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Jones) 
Watson. Mr. Watson was a native of South Carolina and moved to 
Jefferson, Jackson Co., Ga., where he died. They have had born to 
them several children, of whom three are living: Clara, James D., 
Charles Y. The mother of the children was born in Jackson county, 
Ga., in 1844. Husband and wife are earnest workers in the 
Presbyterian church, and Mr. Daniel is a Mason. In 1865, Mr. Daniel 
began the practice of medicine in Madison county and continued until 
1873, when he as elected ordinary, and re-elected every term since. 
After returning from the war Mr. Daniel was obliged to begin life
over again, but with untiring energy he has succeeded in getting 
together considerable property, and is a prosperous citizen.