TROUP COUNTY, GA - BIOS  James Daniel

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Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., page 916
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895


TROUP COUNTY

James Daniel, farmer, Lovelace, Troup Co., Ga., son of Edmond
and Julia A. (Wilburn) Daniel, was born in Greene county, Ga.,
in 1831.  His paternal grandparents were Henning and Hannah
(Asbury) Daniel.  The grandfather was a soldier in the
revolutionary war; the grandmother a daughter of Thomas Asbury.
Mr. Daniel’s father was born in Greene county, Ga., in 1800,
and was raised a farmer and educated in that county.  In
January, 1840, he moved to Heard county, Ga., settled in the
woods and cleared a farm, on which he died May 25, 1879.  He
was a sturdy, practical farmer, and had no ambition to be
anything but a good one.  Himself and wife were devoted members
of the Missionary Baptist church; and when on his death-bed he
engaged in prayer, in singing praises to God, and exhorting his
family and others around him to meet him in heaven.  Mr.
Daniel’s grandparents on his mother’s side were Jerry and Sarah
(Hudson) Wilburn, who were natives of South Carolina, migrated
to, and were among the early settlers of the upper part of
Georgia.  Mr. Daniel was raised partly in Greene and partly in
Heard county; and went to school in the much written about
dirt-floor log cabin, where he was taught and disciplined by
James Thornton, Tom Whitaker and Talbot X. Reese.  During the
late civil war himself and four brothers enlisted.  He was
detailed to duty in driving a team and bringing in supplies,
but the three brothers lost their lives in the service.  The
other one is still living.  After the war Mr. Daniel returned
to Heard county, where he lived two years, and then moved to
Troup county and settled on the farm he now owns.  When he
bought it it was said to be the poorest farm in the county; but
now, under his well-directed cultivation and improvements, it
is one of the best in appearance and yield, and he ranks among
the best of farmers and of citizens.  Mr. Daniel was married in
1854 to Miss Virginia Jennings, born in Troup county in 1837,
daughter of Robert and Eloise (Brown) Jennings.  Her
grandparents, Robert and Elizabeth (Arnold) Jennings, were born
in Virginia.  He was a revolutionary soldier, and after the war
came to Georgia and settled in Oglethorpe county.  Thirteen
children blessed this union, of whom eleven are living: Mary,
Lula, Julia W., Martha A., Edmond D., Robert, James B., Allen
H., Thomas A., Leon B. and Cordelia.  Mr. Daniel and his wife
are prominent and influential members of the Missionary Baptist
church.