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William Lafayette Daniel Sr.

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William Lafayette Daniel Sr.

Birth
Dallas County, Texas, USA
Death
11 Feb 1937 (aged 74)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
University Park, Dallas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Dallas Daily Times Herald, 12 February 1937: William L. Daniel, Sr., age 74, residence 2600 Lovers Lane, died Thursday. Survived by son, W. L. Daniel, Jr., Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Lee Heffington and Miss Nona Lee Daniel, Richardson. Interment: Daniel Cemetery.

Dallas Morning News, 12 February 1937: Man who settled suburb area dies on Lovers Lane. William L. Daniel, 74, whose life span saw the growth of University Park from vast prairies to cotton fields and finally to a municipality and the founding of Southern Methodist University in practically his back yard, died Thursday at his home, 2600 Lovers Lane. Born in Alabama, Mr. Daniel came wth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel, to Dallas County when he was a child. The family settled in the north part of what is now University Park, where Mr. Daniel's home and farm land is still located. Mr. Daniel was active as a farmer until a year ago when he suffered a fall from which he never fully recovered. Surviving are a son, W. L. Daniel, Jr., Dallas, and two daughters, Mrs. Lee Heffington and Miss Nona Lee Daniel, both of Richardson. Burial will be in the family plot near the home
Dallas Daily Times Herald, 12 February 1937: William L. Daniel, Sr., age 74, residence 2600 Lovers Lane, died Thursday. Survived by son, W. L. Daniel, Jr., Dallas; two daughters: Mrs. Lee Heffington and Miss Nona Lee Daniel, Richardson. Interment: Daniel Cemetery.

Dallas Morning News, 12 February 1937: Man who settled suburb area dies on Lovers Lane. William L. Daniel, 74, whose life span saw the growth of University Park from vast prairies to cotton fields and finally to a municipality and the founding of Southern Methodist University in practically his back yard, died Thursday at his home, 2600 Lovers Lane. Born in Alabama, Mr. Daniel came wth his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel, to Dallas County when he was a child. The family settled in the north part of what is now University Park, where Mr. Daniel's home and farm land is still located. Mr. Daniel was active as a farmer until a year ago when he suffered a fall from which he never fully recovered. Surviving are a son, W. L. Daniel, Jr., Dallas, and two daughters, Mrs. Lee Heffington and Miss Nona Lee Daniel, both of Richardson. Burial will be in the family plot near the home


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