Receipt of Levi Daniel's Estate to his Heirs

**Images taken by Gladys S. at the Clay County Courthouse in 2009.

Money to Nathan T. Daniel, Grandson of Levi Daniel


Febuary the 15th Ad 1861
Recd of George Daniels Administrator of the Estate of Levi Daniel Decd Twenty seven dollars annd five cents in full of Nathan T. Daniel Intrest of the personal Estate of said Deceased
Basel T. Daniel
Guardian of Nathan T. Daniel

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Portion of Estate given to Mary A. Daniel, daughter of Levi Daniel
Estate of Levi Daniel Given to Daughter Mary a. Daniel 1859 Estimated Value
An estimate of the specific property allowed Mary A. Daniel, child of Levi Daniel, deceased.
One Bed bedstead and bedding  $25.00
One year provision  $45.00
Total amount: $70.00

The undersigned appraisers of the personal estate of Levi Daniel, deceased, do certify that the family of the deceased consisted of the said Mary A. Daniel, that the foregoing schedule of articles of personal property allowed by the appraisers and a true estimate of the value of the same respectively, and that being all she is entitled to, out of articles named is said statute in our judgement, it being suitable to the condition in life of the said Mary A. Daniel and are of value as above estimated.
Witness our hands and seals this 28th day of January 1859
[E]thelsed Nixon
William D. Carrell
William T. Smith
(Collectivily All) Appraisers

(back of document, note for filing)
Levi Daniel Decd
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Childs Dower Bill
$70.00
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Recorded in Book
F on page 397
J. A. Apperson Clerk

Letter of Administration and Administrator's Bond for estate of Levi Daniel

*from Glady's files*

Letter of Administration
Below is a letter of administration declaring that Levi Daniel died intestate (without a will) and gives George Daniels, his son-in-law, as the administrator of the estate.  The document says that Levi Daniel died on or about the 23rd day of December, 1858 in Clay county Illinois.  The document is dated January 3, 1859.

Source: Clay County Courthouse, P.O. Box 160, Lousiville, IL 62858. (I forget the Box #. It was a bunch of loose leaf papers.)

Administrator's Bond

George Daniels, Elmodan Walton, and Bazel Daniel of the county of Clay, Illinois are held and firmly bound to the People of the State of Illinois, in the penal sum of four hundred fifty dollars... The condition of the above obligation are such that George Daniels administrator of the estate of Levi Daniel deceased do cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of the said deceased...

Signed by George Daniels, Elmodan Walton and Bazel T. Daniel

January 3, 1859

 
Gladys was able to revisit the Clay County Courthouse located in Louisville, Clay, Illinois and take pictures of all the document she has xerox copies of as well as some additional documents located in the same file box pertaining to Levi Daniel and his estate.  Many more images to come!  I'm excited!


Below is a digital photo of the above mentioned Administrator's Bond.

 

Note and Reciept for the Tombstones of Louvica Daniel, John Daniel and Levi J. Daniel

*From Gladys's files*

Death Dates for Louvica Daniel, her son John Daniel and her grandson Levi J Daniel

Source: Clay County Courthouse, P.O. Box 160, Lousiville, IL 62858. (I forget the Box #. It was a bunch of loose leaf papers.)


 


[...] July 5th 1858
Louvica, wife of Levi
Daniel died Nov the 12 57
Age 50 yrs [11]d
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John Daniel died
May th 3, 1850
Age 21 yrs, 6 m, 3 d,
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Levi J. Son of J & P
Daniel died Au 18
1848 Age 11 [yrs] 28 d  (could be yrs or Ms, months makes more sense)

Not sure what the rest of the notes are at the end that are upside down.  Clay co is mentioned.  I believe it is a filing note.

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Receipt for the above Tombstones ordered by Levi Daniel

Source: Clay County Courthouse, P.O. Box 160, Lousiville, IL 62858. (I forget the Box #. It was a bunch of loose leaf papers.)

Receipt from Central Marble Works in Decatur, Illinois
Dated: 8 Feb 1858

It gives the place where the stones were to be deliverd but I am not sure what it says.  Any suggestions?

Marriage Record for Levi Daniel and Vicie Bishop

Another image sent to me from Gladys's files :)

Marriage Record for Levi Daniel and Vicie Bishop

Source: Fayette County Courthouse, P.O. Box, 401, Vandalia, IL 62471 in Book Old A , page 2
(Clay county was formed from Fayette county)

Date: 11 July 1924
Groom: Levi Daniel
Bride: Vicie Bishop
Certified by: John Whitely County Commisioner
Type?: Certificate


There are also a few others on the page that have "Daniel" for their surname.  Maybe related? Isaiah Daniel, Nancy Daniel, and Jinney Daniel

Levi Daniel: Summary

b. 1803 in North Carolina -from census
m. to Louisa (Louvica) Bishop
d.

Parents:
Unknown


Children:
(John Daniel)
(Keziah Daniel)
Bassel Thomas Daniel
Editha Adaline Daniel
Louisa E Daniel
Mary A Daniel


Sources: 1830, 1840, 1850 Census; 1834, 1840 Land Patents;

Others Researching Levi Daniel Line

This week I have had contact with two people who are working (or have worked in the past) on Levi Daniel and his family. Gladys has left a couple of comments on posts about Levi and I have emailed and just this week talked to Debi who's grandfather (still living) is a direct male decendant of Levi and has had his DNA tested.

I don't know a lot about Levi Daniel except that which I have posted on this blog. I would be greatly interested in colaborating with any and all! Lately my research has been jumping all over the place but I would like to really focus on Levi, his family, Louisa (Louvica)'s family and possibly pushing the line back or concretely connecting it to another line.

Gladys I appreciate your comments on the census information and I would love to know how you are connected to this family and what research you have done etc. Please contact me via email: famtreeclimber AT hotmail DOT com. I look forward to hearing from you and hope you have found this blog easy to navigate and helpful. Let me know if you have any suggestions on changes I could make.

Thanks!
Happy Fellow Tree Climbing!

1830 Illinois Census: Levi Daniel in Clay County

The 1830 census is similar to the 1840 in that it gives the name of head of household and tally marks for the rest of the members of the household in age groupings separated by gender.

Levi Daniel is listed in the census among other names of interest including the surnames Scaife and Bishop which, according to the unverified information I posted about yesterday, include siblings of Louisa (Louvica).

1830 Illinois Census for Clay County

Source Citation: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Clay, Illinois; Roll 25; Page: 99



Name: Levi Daniel

Males-
under 5: 1 (John)
5 to under 10:
10 to under 15:
15 to under 20: 1
20 to under 30: 2 (Levi, Unknown)
30 to under 40:

Females-
under 5: 1 (Keziah)
5 to under 10:
10 to under 15:
15 to under 20: 1
20 to under 30: 1 (Louisa)
30 to under 40:

Note: There are 2 males and 1 female extra in the family.

***Look in the comments.  Gladys has a good idea of who all the family members are including an older daugher of Levi and Louisa that I did not know of and extended family members probably living in the household.

Possible Leads - Unverfied Information

I remembered that there were other people working on Louisa and Levi Daniel and I was curious what information they had so I did a few google searches on Levi Daniel. I came up with some interesting leads but practically no sources and citations. He is some if the information I came across as well as the links to where I found it. Much of it is from old message boards. I plan to try and contact the person that posted the information but I fear the email addresses will be outdated.

You will notice that most if not all of the information refers to Louisa as Louvica. I personally believe it is a transcription error but I have not been able to prove either way.


This paragraph of information came from the site Decendents of Robert Scaife I of Winton. It amazingly goes back into the 1500's BUT it is a line Louisa's sister married into so no direct ancestors for me. It does include information about Louisa and her siblings, who they married as well as dates. Interestingly enough the surname Scaife shows up with Levi Daniel's in the 1830 census.

Sophia BISHOP, the wife of Jesse SCAIEFE, Jr., was the daughter of John BISHOP and Kesiah UNKNOWN. Her siblings were: Jesse BISHOP [M]: m1. Hannah THRASH, 24 August 1826, Clay County, Illinois: m2. Ann SULLIVAN, 15 June 1848, Clay County, Illinois; Louvica BISHOP (22 October 1807, Tennessee - 12 November 1857, Clay County, Illinois) [F]: m. Levi DANIEL, July 1824, Fayette County, Illinois; Joseph BISHOP [M]: m. Sarah DAVIS, 20 January 1828, Clay County, Illinois; Mary BISHOP [F]: m. John W. P. DAVIS, 24 December 1838, Clay County, Illinois; Nancy BISHOP (31 January 1812, Tennessee - ABT 1856, Missouri) [F]: m. Amos Martin WHITELY, 23 August 1830; Keziah Whitely BISHOP (6 October 1820, Clay County, Illinois - 25 March 1914, Riley County, Kansas) [F]: m. Mordica COCKRELL (16 October 1821, Salem, Washington County, Indiana - 8 August 1898, Riley, Riley County, Kansas), 1 December 1842, Clay County, Illinois; and John BISHOP (22 January 1822, Clay County, Illinois - May 1852, Clay County, Illinois: interment at Old Baptist Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois) [M]: m. Sarah A. BORAH, 31 October 1843, Marion County, Illinois.
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This information forum is a bit out there and I can not directly tie into it but there are a few indications that the people being discussed are ancestors of Levi Daniel. There are first name trends including the name Levi and Basil. There is also mention of migration patterns that include North Carolina, Tennessee, and Clay County, Illinois. Some interesting leads.
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This GenForum post gives some interesting information that helps link to the information mentioned above. Unfortunately there aren't any sources mentioned.

Bazel Daniel b: c. 1775 in NC or SC d: c. 1843 in Carroll county AR m: UNKNOWN b: c. 1776 in NC or SC d: c. 1840 in AR
Children:
Mary Daniel b: c. 1790 in Pendleton district SC m: UNKNOWN Burns
Nathaniel F. Daniel b: c. 1795 in NC or SC d: 1864-12-19 in Shelby county IL m: Prissille Lemons (Priscilla Laymance)
William Daniel b: c. 1800 in Pendleton county SC m1: 1818-01-15 in White county IL to Mary Morris (Patsey Morris) b: c. 1800 d: c. 1836 in AR m2: 1837-06-29 in Shelby county IL to Martha Rogers (Martha Rodgers) b: c. 1800 in KY
Levi Daniel b: c. 1803 in NC m: Louvica Bishop?
Sarah Elizabeth Daniel b: c. 1804 in SC d: 1870 in Hill county TX m: 1826-06-15 in Clay county IL to Gray Bynum Fancher (Grey B. Funsher)
Amon Daniel b: 1807-04-29 in TN d: 1854-12-08 in Shelby county IL m1: ? m2: 1832-10-22 in Shelby county IL to Mary Forbes Rhoads (Amon served as private in Black Hawk War 1831-1832 in Price's company; 1828 arrived in Shelby county IL claimed 40 acres in section 5 Big Springs twp in 02-1837?; Toni J has copy of marriage certificate and estate settlement)
Wiley Blunt Daniel b: c. 1811 in TN or KY d: c. 1855 in IL or c. 1875 in AR m: 1833-09-21 in White county IL to Nancy Rolls and/or m: 1833-12-05 in White county IL to Julia Barnett [Julia Ann Barnett] b: c. 1817
UNKNOWN daughter b: between 1810 & 1814
UNKNOWN daughter b: between 1815 & 1819
UNKNOWN Daniel b: 1821
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This Rootsweb post gives a fairly detailed list of the decendants of Levi Daniel even including my great grandfather.

Generation No. 1
1. LEVI1 DANIEL was born Abt. 1803 in NC, and died December 23, 1858 inIllinois. He married LOUVICA BISHOP July 14, 1824 in *Fayette, Ill. Shewas born October 22, 1807, and died November 12, 1857 Age at death 50 years 21 day
Children of LEVI DANIEL and LOUVICA BISHOP are:
2.i.JOHN2 DANIEL, b. October 31, 1828, Clay Co. , ILL.; d. May 03, 1850,Clay Co., ILL..
ii.KEZIAH DANIEL, b. Abt. 1829, Illinois; d. Abt. 1860, Illinois; m.THOMAS J. LONG.
iii.BASEL THOMAS DANIEL, b. Abt. 1835; m. SARAH ANN BATTS/BUTTS, October13, 1853, Clay County, Ill.3.
iv.EDITHA ADALINE DANIEL, b. Abt. 1837, Illinois.
v.LOUISA EMILINE DANIEL, b. Abt. 1839; m. CLARK MOORE, May 13, 1858, ClayCounty, Ill.
vi.MARY A. DANIEL, b. Abt. 1841, Clay Co., ILL.; d. Abt. 1860, Clay Co.,ILL..

Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 DANIEL (LEVI1) was born October 31, 1828 in Clay Co. , ILL., and died May 03, 1850 in Clay Co., ILL.. He married PAULINA BARRAH. She was born 1825 in Ohio.Notes for JOHN DANIEL: John was a soldier in the Mexican War. John died age 21 yrs 6 mo. 3 days
Children of JOHN DANIEL and PAULINA BARRAH are:
4.i.NATHAN THOMAS3 DANIEL, b. November 11, 1848, Illinois; d. June 28,1921, Springfield, Illinois.
ii.LEVI J. DANIEL, b. July 21, 1847; d. August 18, 1848.

3. EDITHA ADALINE2 DANIEL (LEVI1) was born Abt. 1837 in Illinois. She married GEORGE DANIELS November 13, 1856 in Clay County, Ill. He was bornAbt. 1840 in England, and died July 05, 1880 in Illinois.
Children of EDITHA DANIEL and GEORGE DANIELS are:
i.HARRIET ALICE3 DANIELS, b. November 03, 1858, Illinois; d. May 29, 1948,Illinois; m. GEORGE W. MULVANY, JR..
ii.EMILINE DANIELS, b. Abt. 1861, Illinois; d. Abt. 1947, Illinois; m.HILLARY L. ADAMS.
iii.SARAH A. DANIELS, b. Abt. 1863, Illinois; d. Abt. 1887, Ark; m.WILLIAM BUCKLES.
iv.MARY L. DANIELS, b. Abt. 1865, Illinois; m. KING.
v.EVA FLORENCE DANIELS, b. April 22, 1868, Illinois; d. April 11, 1913,Illinois; m. EARL JAMISON.
vi.IDA M. DANIELS, b. Abt. 1870, Illinois.
vii.LUCY A. DANIELS, b. Abt. 1871, Illinois.
viii.EDITH L. DANIELS, b. Abt. 1873; m. HENRY GREEN.
ix.THOMAS ARTHUR DANIELS, b. February 1876, Illinois; d. 1955; m. ATELLA ELLEN ALDERSON.

Generation No. 3
4. NATHAN THOMAS3 DANIEL (JOHN2, LEVI1) was born November 11, 1848 in Illinois, and died June 28, 1921 in Springfield, Illinois. He married SARAHE. DAVIS August 20, 1875 in Clay County, Ill, daughter of ALVIN TROTTER and MARY DAVIS. She was born July 10, 1852 in Ohio, and died November 21, 1922 in Springfield, Illinois.
Notes for NATHAN THOMAS DANIEL:Nathan went to Kansas in the fall of 1866 and> then to Indiana in 1871 and then back to Clay Co. in 1875 he married Sarah Davis on August 20, 1875. You can find this information in a book called "History of Sangamon County". It also says that Nathan served under Custer in Company "S" 19th Kansas Calvary.Nathan served under Custer in Co. S. Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry ,participating in the battle of Antelope Bluff, in which Chief Black Kettle was killed.
Notes for NATHAN DANIEL and SARAH DAVIS:The 1880 census records for Illinois show Nathan Daniel(s) married to Sarah with two children, Estella, age 3 born in Illinois and Florence age 1 born in Illinois. Found them living in Fayette County La Clede Township. Then in 1900 census Federal for Illinois I Found them in Sangaman County, Rochester Township with the remaining children listed, the two older girls were married by then and Estella can be found in the Albright section, married to John David Peter Albright

Children of NATHAN DANIEL and SARAH DAVIS are:
5.i.ROAMIA ELIZABETH4 DANIEL, b. November 07, 1883, Buckhart, ILL; d.February 28, 1918, Springfield, Ill.
ii.JULIA A. DANIEL, b. August 1894.6.
iii.ESTELLA LOUTISHIA DANIEL, b. August 28, 1876, La Clnde, Clay Co.Illinois; d. May 30, 1948, Mexico, Missouri (Elmwood Cem.).
iv.FLORANCE DANIEL, b. October 1878.v.EDWARD DANIEL, b. April 29, 1880.
vi.LOUIS E. DANIEL, b. October 1884.
vii.JOHN DANIEL, b. April 02, 1886.
viii.ALMA DANIEL, b. August 30, 1892.
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This is a family tree posted on Rootsweb for Louisa Bishop's line that links back into the 1500's. Again not a lot of sources but great information for leads and contacts. Clicking on the Index, Descendancy, or Pedigree links will give you a feel for all the information there. Clicking on a name will give you more detailed information about that individual. Pretty extensive database.

Land Patents for Levi Daniel in Clay Co, Illinois

There are two land patents for Levi Daniel in Clay County, Illinois. One in 1834 and the second in 1840.

Federal Land Patents:
The Bureau of Land Managment's website of General Land Office Records offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date).Information on how the

Rectangular Survey System works can be found here.


1834 Patent
Issue Date: 8 Oct 1834
Acres: 80

Document Nr.: 1121
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL0300__.135
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N

Land Discription:
AliquotParts: W½NW
Sec./Block: 14/
Township: 4-N
Range: 5-E
Fract.Section: No
Meridian: 3rd PM
State: IL
Counties: Clay
SurveyNr.: (Blank)


1840 Land Patent
Issue Date: 10 Oct 1940
Acres: 40

Document Nr.: 9028
Accession/Serial Nr.: IL2580__.320
BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N

Land Discription:
AliquotParts: NENW
Sec./Block: 14/
Township: 4-N
Range: 5-E
Fract.Section: No
Meridian: 3rd PM
State: IL
Counties: Clay
SurveyNr.: (Blank)


Mapping out Land Patents of Levi Daniel 1834 and 1840
The below picture is of four sections. Each section is divided into quarters and each quarter is again divided into quarters. Each quarter of a quarter is 40 acres and was the standard allotment of land.

Levi bought the West half of the North West quarter in 1834 and the North East quarter of the North West quarter in 1840. Mapping them out shows that the lots were adjacent to each other.

1840 Illinois Census: Daniel Family

The 1840 Census only includes the name of the Head of Household and then tally marks for the family members in age groups separated by gender. With the help of information from Land Patents and the 1850 Census, I am fairly certain that this is the correct Levi Daniel though once again the census gives the name differently as "Daniels".

I came across the issue of having more tally marks than known family members. I have tried to link some of the tally marks to the names I have and estimated ages. I am left with a female between the ages of 50 and 60, possibly a mother of either Louisa or Levi, and four children. It is a stretch for Louisa (b 1807) to be a mother to a 15-20 year old, let alone two making me believe that there are children in the household that are not hers. It is also possible that there are children of Louisa's that I do not know about.

1840 Illinois Census in Clay County

Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Clay, Illinois; Roll 56; Page: 112.



Levi Daniels

Males-
under 5: 1
5 and under 10: 1 (Bassel)
10 and under 15: 1 (John)
15 and under 20: 1
30 and under 40: 1 (Levi)

Females-
under 5: 2 (Editha and Louisa E.)
5 and under 10: 1
10 and under 15: 1 (Keziah)
15 and under 20: 1
30 and under 40: 1 (Louisa)
50 and under 60: 1


Note: Bassel is boarderline, he could go in the under 5 category by some information. The 1850 census gives his age as 16 so I put him in the 5 and under 10 category.

Another name of possible interest on the page: George Bishop

*** Read the comments.  Gladys has given her interpretation that accounts for most of the other individuals in the household which includes extended family.

1850 Illinois Census: Daniel Family

Not to be confused with George Daniels. This is the census of his wife Editha Adaline Daniel with her parents in Clay County, Illinois. The last name is actually given as "Danels" on this census. I've seen it spelled a multitude of ways, enough to make it confusing especially when Editha married a Daniels.

At the end of the household list there is a 21 year old female named Polina Danels and a child, probably hers, age 7/12 that shares the same name as the only son of Levi living in the house. Polina has the same last name making me wonder if she is the wife of an older son of Levi and Louisa.

Other names of interest on this page:
Surname of Butts. Sarah A. Butts marries Basel Daniel according to the Illinois Statewide Marriage index-
DANIEL, BASEL/BOSEL THOMAS to BATTS, SARAH ANN (SEE BUTTS) 1853-10-13 00A/0070 CLAY
Also the name of John Bishop. I have seen him listed as Louisa's brother though I have not verified it yet.


1850 Illinois Census in Clay and Richard, Clay County
Date Taken: 7th day of September

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Clay and Richand, Clay, Illinois; Roll M432_100; Page: 308; Image: 371



Name: Levi Danels
Age: 47
Male
Occupation: Farmer
Value of Real Estate: 400
Birthplace: North Carolina

Name: Louisa Danels
Age: 43
Female
Birthplace: Tennessee
Unable to Read or Write

Name: Bassel T. Danels
Age: 16
Male
Occupation: Farmer
Birthplace: Illinois

Name: Editha A. Danels
Age: 13
Female
Birthplace: Illinois

Name: Louisa E. Danels
Age: 11
Female
Birthplace: Illinois

Name: Mary A Danels
Age: 9
Female
Birthplace: Illinois

Name: Polina A. Danels
Age: 21
Female
Birthplace: Illinois
Unable to Read and Write

Name: Bassel N Danels
Age: 7/12
Male
Birthplace: Illinois