Converse-Albany County WY Archives Biographies.....Daniels, A. B. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wy/wyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 June 9, 2009, 9:46 pm Author: Bowen & Co. (1903) A. B. DANIELS. Conspicuously identified for many years with life in its wildest phase on the western border, one of the energetic, pushing men whose stirring action has been such a forceful power in the development of the country, and now a leading citizen of Converse County, where he maintains his home and center of his business operations at Douglas, Wyo., A. B. Daniels was born at Watrousa, near Milwaukee, Wis., on March 1, 1855, being the son of Mason Smith Daniels, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and his wife, Theodocia M. Ross, who was born in Indiana. The father migrated from Buffalo to Wisconsin while it was yet a territory and engaged extensively in the manufacture of lime near Milwaukee for years, later purchasing a farm in Jefferson county in that state, and there resided until his death, being a public spirited citizen. A. B. Daniels was the second in a family of eight children and at the early age of fifteen years he left his Wisconsin home, and he has from that period been the successful architect of his own fortune. His first field of independent action was Nebraska, where he started and operated for a year the first dray and street-sweeper of the town of Sutton, then paying a visit to Iowa he outfitted for Colorado, joining the stampede to Leadville, where he made his headquarters for thirty months, and, engaging in freighting, had in full measure the varying experiences of that adventurous life, by his industry and intrepidity meeting with success. In this line of labor he was occupied until 1882, freighting to all the new mining camps, Gothic City and Crested Butte among the number. In the spring of 1882 he came through to Laramie with a wagon freight-outfit, taking the route through Middle and North Park, making his terminal point at Rawlins, Wyo., helping also to relocate and transfer the property of White River and Snake River forts, thereafter coming to Rock Creek and making that place his base of operations in freighting for three years, making trips to Fort McKinney. Sheridan and other points. In 1886, at the creation of the town of Douglas, he purchased the lot on which he erected his present commodious brick store and has been a resident and an active factor in the advancement of the town until the present writing. His store is 25x60 feet in size and in its second story seven "secret societies" have their lodge rooms. Mr. Daniels has an interest in the new Unity Temple and in various ways manifests a liberal and generous attitude toward public improvements and his advice and council is often sought, as he is a shrewd, conservative man, of cautious, yet vigorous action. Anything tending to the benefit of Douglas meets prompt acceptance and recognition from him, and he has given excellent service in the city government. He is financially connected with the Table Mountain Sheep Co., having its headquarters at Sand Creek, and with the Douglas Loan Association of Douglas. Politically Mr. Daniels exercises a great influence in local circles, while fraternally he is a Royal Arch Mason and an Odd Fellow. The marriage of Mr. Daniels and Mrs. Esther Downey occurred on December 6, 1891, and they have two children, Arthur and Esther. In their beautifully located residence the family dispenses a generous hospitality to their many friends. Additional Comments: Extracted from: PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING ILLUSTRATED A people who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors, will never achieve anything worthy to he remembered with pride by remote generations.—.MACAULAY. CHICAGO, ILL. A. W. BOWEN & CO. PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS 1903 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wy/converse/bios/daniels19nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wyfiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb