Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....McDaniel, Wilson
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WILSON McDANIEL, a well-known agriculturist and lumber 
dealer of West Providence township, Bedford County, Pa., was 
born in this township, January 24, 1830, a son of John and 
Eliza (Hughes) McDaniel.  He is the descendant of a Scotch 
family that came to America in Colonial times and the 
grandson of Amos McDaniel, a pioneer settler of Bedford 
County.  A large part of this county his grandfather 
assisted in surveying.
  John McDaniel was a lifelong resident of West Providence, 
where he was engaged in farming pursuits from early manhood 
until his death, which occurred on December 18, 1847.  He 
married Eliza Hughes, who was born in Monroe township, 
Bedford County.  Of their children three survive, namely: 
Wilson, the special subject of this sketch; Mrs. Susan Sill, 
now residing at Everett, Pa., the widow of William Sill, 
late of St. Clairsville; and George W., in whose sketch, 
which appears elsewhere in this volume, may be found further 
ancestral history.
  Wilson McDaniel, in common with most farmers' sons of his 
day, attended the district school when it was in session, 
and at other times assisted in the lighter labors of the 
farm.  Owing to the death of his father when he, the eldest 
son, was seventeen years old, much of the care of the 
homestead was thrown upon him.  He courageously put his 
shoulder to the wheel, and from that time until the present 
has made farming his chief occupation, for a series of years 
having been also engaged in lumbering, conducting both 
industries with good pecuniary results.  A man of sound 
sense, practical and progressive, he has filled many 
important township offices, having been a member of the 
local School Board several years, a part of the time its 
president, and on a number of occasions has served as Judge 
and Inspector of Elections.  He is liberal in his religious 
views and a member of the Christian church.
  Mr. McDaniel has been twice married.  By his first wife, 
formerly Catherine Williams, of West Providence, he had four 
daughters, of whom three are now living, namely: Mary, widow 
of the late George W. Kegg; Minnie, wife of Edward Grove; 
and Catherine.  The other daughter, Eliza Jane, born October 
24, 1860, died September 19, 1895.  She was the wife of John 
U. Jackson, and the mother of three children - Carroll 
(deceased), Roy, and Paul.  Mr. Jackson is again married.  
After the death of his first wife Mr. McDaniel married Miss 
Alcinda Williams, of East Providence, Pa.  They are the 
parents of four children, as follows: Laura, wife of Harry 
Lee; Albert; Charles; and Ross.


Source: Bedford Biographical Review, 1899, Bedford Co., Pa