Civil War Veteran.
Residence Martinsville, IN;
Enlisted on 3/25/1864 as a Private.
On 3/25/1864 he mustered into "K" Co. 129th Indiana Infantry.
He was transferred out (date not stated)
He also had service in:
VRC
Franklin was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen. And the beloved father of John Jefferson McDaniel, Sophia McDaniel Baker, James Hoag McDaniel, Luford McDaniel, and Susie McDaniel Smith
-Michele Molina
Life of Franklin McDaniel
Contributed by Robert McDaniel
In 1846, Franklin McDaniel was born on a small farm near Somerset Kentucky. He was the eighth child born to Enoch and Elizabeth (Sawyers ) McDaniel. Enoch's father, William McDaniel had been born in Virginia in 1787. William's father was Spencer McDaniel Sr born @ 1761 in Virginia. William's mother was Elizabeth Randall born @ 1765.
Williams brothers and sisters were Spencer Jr Born @ 1782, Polly born @ 1783, Elizabeth and John. In the late 1790's the family decided to leave Virginia and head west. Spencer Sr and his wife Elizabeth and thier 5 children walked over the Appalachian Mountains to seek a new life in Kentucky.
The Spencer McDaniel family was among the earliest families to settle in this region. William soon grew into a young man and at age 22 married Elizabeth Weaver on January 12 1809. The couple had a son named Enoch born @ 1810. Their son grew to manhood in Pulaski County, Kentucky and married Elizabeth Sawyer January 12 1830. The couple had a large family, seven children before Franklin was born in 1846.
In 1853 Enoch McDaniel and his wife moved thier entire family to Washington Township Morgan County Indiana. At the time of the move, Franklin was six or seven years old. This family of 11 people settled on the banks of a stream called Jordan Creek, which was located in an area known as Cold Spring Hollow.
At Age 17, on March 22 1864 Franklin McDaniel was enrolled at Newport Indiana as a Private in Company K of the 129th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.
The 1870 Census indicates that Franklin was back hime in Morgan County, living with his parents. The next important milestone in Franklins life was his marriage in December 1872 to 20 year old Mary Ellen Stephens. However before the marriage could take place Mary Ellen had to obtain a divorce from Peter Stephens, as he had disappeared and abandoned Mary Ellen. By 1879 three children had been born to Franklin and Mary Ellen; John, Sophia, and Hoag. Later they had Luford and Susie was born July 1882.
Franklin McDaniel died on a Saturday evening February 3 1900 in a hardware store in Martinsville Indiana. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning. He was laid to rest in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery at the age of 53.
Residence Martinsville, IN;
Enlisted on 3/25/1864 as a Private.
On 3/25/1864 he mustered into "K" Co. 129th Indiana Infantry.
He was transferred out (date not stated)
He also had service in:
VRC
Franklin was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen. And the beloved father of John Jefferson McDaniel, Sophia McDaniel Baker, James Hoag McDaniel, Luford McDaniel, and Susie McDaniel Smith
-Michele Molina
Life of Franklin McDaniel
Contributed by Robert McDaniel
In 1846, Franklin McDaniel was born on a small farm near Somerset Kentucky. He was the eighth child born to Enoch and Elizabeth (Sawyers ) McDaniel. Enoch's father, William McDaniel had been born in Virginia in 1787. William's father was Spencer McDaniel Sr born @ 1761 in Virginia. William's mother was Elizabeth Randall born @ 1765.
Williams brothers and sisters were Spencer Jr Born @ 1782, Polly born @ 1783, Elizabeth and John. In the late 1790's the family decided to leave Virginia and head west. Spencer Sr and his wife Elizabeth and thier 5 children walked over the Appalachian Mountains to seek a new life in Kentucky.
The Spencer McDaniel family was among the earliest families to settle in this region. William soon grew into a young man and at age 22 married Elizabeth Weaver on January 12 1809. The couple had a son named Enoch born @ 1810. Their son grew to manhood in Pulaski County, Kentucky and married Elizabeth Sawyer January 12 1830. The couple had a large family, seven children before Franklin was born in 1846.
In 1853 Enoch McDaniel and his wife moved thier entire family to Washington Township Morgan County Indiana. At the time of the move, Franklin was six or seven years old. This family of 11 people settled on the banks of a stream called Jordan Creek, which was located in an area known as Cold Spring Hollow.
At Age 17, on March 22 1864 Franklin McDaniel was enrolled at Newport Indiana as a Private in Company K of the 129th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.
The 1870 Census indicates that Franklin was back hime in Morgan County, living with his parents. The next important milestone in Franklins life was his marriage in December 1872 to 20 year old Mary Ellen Stephens. However before the marriage could take place Mary Ellen had to obtain a divorce from Peter Stephens, as he had disappeared and abandoned Mary Ellen. By 1879 three children had been born to Franklin and Mary Ellen; John, Sophia, and Hoag. Later they had Luford and Susie was born July 1882.
Franklin McDaniel died on a Saturday evening February 3 1900 in a hardware store in Martinsville Indiana. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning. He was laid to rest in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery at the age of 53.
Civil War Veteran.
Residence Martinsville, IN;
Enlisted on 3/25/1864 as a Private.
On 3/25/1864 he mustered into "K" Co. 129th Indiana Infantry.
He was transferred out (date not stated)
He also had service in:
VRC
Franklin was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen. And the beloved father of John Jefferson McDaniel, Sophia McDaniel Baker, James Hoag McDaniel, Luford McDaniel, and Susie McDaniel Smith
-Michele Molina
Life of Franklin McDaniel
Contributed by Robert McDaniel
In 1846, Franklin McDaniel was born on a small farm near Somerset Kentucky. He was the eighth child born to Enoch and Elizabeth (Sawyers ) McDaniel. Enoch's father, William McDaniel had been born in Virginia in 1787. William's father was Spencer McDaniel Sr born @ 1761 in Virginia. William's mother was Elizabeth Randall born @ 1765.
Williams brothers and sisters were Spencer Jr Born @ 1782, Polly born @ 1783, Elizabeth and John. In the late 1790's the family decided to leave Virginia and head west. Spencer Sr and his wife Elizabeth and thier 5 children walked over the Appalachian Mountains to seek a new life in Kentucky.
The Spencer McDaniel family was among the earliest families to settle in this region. William soon grew into a young man and at age 22 married Elizabeth Weaver on January 12 1809. The couple had a son named Enoch born @ 1810. Their son grew to manhood in Pulaski County, Kentucky and married Elizabeth Sawyer January 12 1830. The couple had a large family, seven children before Franklin was born in 1846.
In 1853 Enoch McDaniel and his wife moved thier entire family to Washington Township Morgan County Indiana. At the time of the move, Franklin was six or seven years old. This family of 11 people settled on the banks of a stream called Jordan Creek, which was located in an area known as Cold Spring Hollow.
At Age 17, on March 22 1864 Franklin McDaniel was enrolled at Newport Indiana as a Private in Company K of the 129th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.
The 1870 Census indicates that Franklin was back hime in Morgan County, living with his parents. The next important milestone in Franklins life was his marriage in December 1872 to 20 year old Mary Ellen Stephens. However before the marriage could take place Mary Ellen had to obtain a divorce from Peter Stephens, as he had disappeared and abandoned Mary Ellen. By 1879 three children had been born to Franklin and Mary Ellen; John, Sophia, and Hoag. Later they had Luford and Susie was born July 1882.
Franklin McDaniel died on a Saturday evening February 3 1900 in a hardware store in Martinsville Indiana. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning. He was laid to rest in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery at the age of 53.
Residence Martinsville, IN;
Enlisted on 3/25/1864 as a Private.
On 3/25/1864 he mustered into "K" Co. 129th Indiana Infantry.
He was transferred out (date not stated)
He also had service in:
VRC
Franklin was the beloved husband of Mary Ellen. And the beloved father of John Jefferson McDaniel, Sophia McDaniel Baker, James Hoag McDaniel, Luford McDaniel, and Susie McDaniel Smith
-Michele Molina
Life of Franklin McDaniel
Contributed by Robert McDaniel
In 1846, Franklin McDaniel was born on a small farm near Somerset Kentucky. He was the eighth child born to Enoch and Elizabeth (Sawyers ) McDaniel. Enoch's father, William McDaniel had been born in Virginia in 1787. William's father was Spencer McDaniel Sr born @ 1761 in Virginia. William's mother was Elizabeth Randall born @ 1765.
Williams brothers and sisters were Spencer Jr Born @ 1782, Polly born @ 1783, Elizabeth and John. In the late 1790's the family decided to leave Virginia and head west. Spencer Sr and his wife Elizabeth and thier 5 children walked over the Appalachian Mountains to seek a new life in Kentucky.
The Spencer McDaniel family was among the earliest families to settle in this region. William soon grew into a young man and at age 22 married Elizabeth Weaver on January 12 1809. The couple had a son named Enoch born @ 1810. Their son grew to manhood in Pulaski County, Kentucky and married Elizabeth Sawyer January 12 1830. The couple had a large family, seven children before Franklin was born in 1846.
In 1853 Enoch McDaniel and his wife moved thier entire family to Washington Township Morgan County Indiana. At the time of the move, Franklin was six or seven years old. This family of 11 people settled on the banks of a stream called Jordan Creek, which was located in an area known as Cold Spring Hollow.
At Age 17, on March 22 1864 Franklin McDaniel was enrolled at Newport Indiana as a Private in Company K of the 129th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers.
The 1870 Census indicates that Franklin was back hime in Morgan County, living with his parents. The next important milestone in Franklins life was his marriage in December 1872 to 20 year old Mary Ellen Stephens. However before the marriage could take place Mary Ellen had to obtain a divorce from Peter Stephens, as he had disappeared and abandoned Mary Ellen. By 1879 three children had been born to Franklin and Mary Ellen; John, Sophia, and Hoag. Later they had Luford and Susie was born July 1882.
Franklin McDaniel died on a Saturday evening February 3 1900 in a hardware store in Martinsville Indiana. The cause of death was alcohol poisoning. He was laid to rest in the Liberty Christian Church Cemetery at the age of 53.
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