DANIELS BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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DANIELS, DeLacy - b: 1852 NY
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 537
residence: Windsor, Windsor Twp

DeLacy Daniels, retired contractor and builder, Windsor, Missouri, was born in 
New York State, December 18, 1852, and is a son of LeRoy and Hannah (Steele) 
Daniels, of Onondaga County, New York, both of whom were members of old New 
York families. LeRoy Daniels was born in New York State, there was reared and 
married, and in 1866 came to Missouri. Here he settled in Windsor township, 
where he followed his trade of carpenter and builder for many years, and erected 
many of the houses and barns in the country tributary to Windsor. He was engaged 
also in farming. He assisted in the organization of the first Methodist Church in 
Windsor township, and was active in many ways in the upbuilding and 
development of the community. Mr. Daniels died in 1914. His wife, who was 
Hannah Steele prior to her marriage, was a daughter of a resident of New York 
who lived to the great age of ninety-nine years. She departed this life in 1911. 
Seven children were born to LeRoy and Hannah Daniels, as follow: Four of the 
children are deceased; DeLacy, subject of this sketch; Albert, a resident of 
Windsor; and George, Lizzie, James and Martha, deceased. DeLacy Daniels 
accompanied his parents to Henry County, Missouri, and following in the 
footsteps of his father, became a skilled carpenter and builder. He located in 
Windsor in 1888 and engaged in contracting and building, embarking upon a career 
which has proved very successful. His years of active and honest endeavor have 
resulted in much material prosperity to Mr. Daniels, which is well deserved. Mr. 
Daniels has practically confined his activities to the erection of residence 
buildings and many good examples of his skill and handicraft adorn the city of 
Windsor and the surrounding countryside. On three different occasions he has 
followed farming and up to recent years he owned a well improved farm in 
Windsor township which he sold to his son-in-law, Lester Jones. Mr. Daniels is 
owner of four good residence properties in Clinton and is a stockholder of the 
First National Bank of Windsor. Mr. Daniels was married in 1887 to Miss 
Marguerite Baker, who was born in Henry County, Missouri, the daughter of James 
D. and Mary (Goodwin) Baker, natives of Kentucky. The Bakers were early settlers 
of Henry County and reared a family of five children, of whom Mrs. Marguerite 
Daniels is the eldest, the others being James Baker, of Parsons, Kansas; Mrs. Edna 
Pickrell, Windsor, Missouri; the other two children are deceased. Three children 
have been born to DeLacy and Marguerite Daniels, as follow: The two first born 
died in infancy; Minnie, wife of Lester E. Jones, a farmer of Windsor township, to 
whom a daughter was born; Madge Irene Jones, who has the distinction of being 
the youngest student to graduate from the Windsor High School, completing the 
course with honors at the age of fifteen years in 1918. Mr. Daniels is a 
Republican and he and Mrs. Daniels are members of the Christian Church. Both Mr. 
and Mrs. Daniels are highly esteemed as substantial and worthy citizens of 
Windsor and have many warm and steadfast friends who wish them well.

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