This Bible contains the family records of Samuel A. Daniel and Martha E. Duncan.  It was probably given to them for their marriage May 27, 1866 in Roane Co., Tenn.  The Bible also contains the records of Samuel's parents, Jeremiah Daniel and Elizabeth Ragains.  The Bible was given to Samuel's daughter, Tennessee (Tennie) Emma Daniel Wilson, who lived in Lenoir City.  When she died in 1935, it was sent to Samuel's youngest son, William E. Daniel, who was living in southern Idaho.  When William E. Daniel died, it was given to his youngest son, Samuel W. Daniel, who gave it to his daughter, Judith A. Daniels Player.

The Bible is black leather with an embossed pattern on the front cover.  It was published in New York by the American Bible Society in 1865.

Samuel A. Daniel was bornd Jan. 16th 1844
Martha E. Daniel was bornd March 15th 1847
Mary E. Daniel was bornd Feb. 4th 1868
James F. Daniel was bornd Oct the 17th 1869
William E. Daniel was bornd June 5th 1872
Edna G. Daniel was Bornd Oct the 1st 1874
Emma J. Daniel was borned March 25th 1877
Raymond Wilson was born Feb 4, 1897
Jessee Wilson was born June 9th 1903
Ellie Moriath Call was borned September 28, 1895
Henry Wilson was borned August 10, 1872
Ellie Moriath Call was borned September 28th 1895 (two entries, different entries)

Jeremiah Daniel wase Borned May the 6th 1818
Elizabeth Daniel wase Borned April the 15th 1818
Mary A. Daniel wase Borned October 10th 1839
Amy C. Daniel wase born November the 2nd 1841
Samuel A. Daniel wase Borned January 16th 1843
Elizabeth J. Daniel wase borned August 17th 1846
Noah F. Daniel wase Borne February the 2nd 1848
Nancy E. Daniel wase Borned March 24th 1851
William G. Daniel wase Borne September the 19th 1853
Thomas J. Daniel wase borned December the 7th 1855
Margaret C. Daniel wase borned May 14th 1858
 

Samuel A. Daniel & Martha E. Duncan was married May 27th 1866
Henry Wilson and Tennie Daniel was married Feb 23 1896
Henry Wilson and Tennie Daniel was married Feb the 23 1896 (two entries)

Mary E. Daniel Departed this Life Oct 19th 1868
Emma J. Purdy departed this Life March 1 1902
Martha E. Daniel Departed this life March 9th 1879
Samuel A. Daniel Departed this life May 19th 1879
Nancy E. Magill Departed this life May 20, 1888
William G. Daniel Departed this life March 17th 1889
Jeremmiah Daniel Departed this Life December the 21 1896
Elizabeth Daniel departed this life Feb 6 1902

William Edward Daniel 22, and Lillie May Barker, 18,
Married in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1894.
Emma May born in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1895
Clara Belle born in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1897
James Edward born in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1900
William Henry born in Wenatchee, Wash., Dec. 23, 1905
Edna Margaret born in Buhl, Idaho, March 25, 1913
Samuel Wesley born in Buhl, Idaho, June 20, 1915

Emma May passed away March 15, 1932
Lillie May Daniel passed away June 20, 1955
William Edward Daniel passed away May 11, 1956
Clara B. Daniel passed away Dec. 10, 1969
James Edward Daniel passed away Oct. 26, 1977
William Henry passed away Nov. 16, 1995
Samuel Wesley passed away Feb. 16, 1999
Edna Margaret passed away Jan. 19, 2000

William Marshall Rausin, 72, died Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at his home, No. 101 Tennessee avenue, after a short illness. 

He is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Wayne D. Garrett of Knoxville and Mrs. C. H. Jordan of Alto, Ga; four sisters, Mrs. T. W. Johnson, Mrs. Annie Gleason of Knoxville, Mrs. John Williams of Loudon and Mrs. Maggie Bell of Newton, Kas; two brothers, J. R. of Knoxville, and Bird Rausin of Newton, Kas; five grandchildren, Elizabeth and Margaret Smith of Alto, Ga., Ibby, Thomas, and Jean Garrett of Knoxville.

The body was removed to Mann's Mortuary to be prepared for burial.  Funeral services will be conducted from the home Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. W.M. Elliott, Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, officiating.  Interment will be in the Lynnhurst-Resthaven cemetery.

(Note of explanation:  William Marshall Rausin was the son of Edward Gourley Rausin and Parthenia Duncan, who was the sister of Martha E. Duncan Daniel)

The Rev. William S. Duncan, 83, retired minister of the Baptist Church, died Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Luther Sanders, No. 500 Summer place.  He had been ill for five months.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. from Mann's chapel.  The Rev. F. F. Brown, pastor of First Baptist will officate assisted by the Rev. Byron Smith, pastor of Broadway Baptist church.  Burial will be in New Gray cemetery.
 Active pallbearers will be G. K. Walters, A. S. Andrews, Rufus A. Johnson, Robert S. Freeman, J. Pike Powers, jr, and Ross Reeder, also all members of Mr. Duncan's Sunday school class.

Honorary pallbearers will be fellow ministers of The Rev. Mr. Duncan.  They are the Rev. J. L. Dance, the Rev. Robert C. Kimble, the Rev. Robert Morton and the Rev. Aud Cox.

The Rev. Mr. Duncan was founder of Union Grove Baptist church and took an active part in the religious life of the community until his health failed five years ago.  After coming to Knoxville he became a member of First Baptist church, and the Sunday school class under the direction of J. Pike Powers, jr.  He was the last member of the family of Evan E. Duncan and Mary Elizabeth Duncan.
 His wife, Mrs. Martha Duncan, died five years ago.  He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Luther Sanders; five sons, Kyle B. and French C. Duncan of Knoxville; Earl D. and Hugh I. Duncan of Powell Station, and Charles F. Duncan of Clinton.
 (Note of explanation:  William S. Duncan was the younger brother to Martha E. Duncan Daniel.)

 James Franklin Daniel, 63, of East Wenatchee, a resident of the valley for 29 years, passed away early today at his home after an illness of three years.
 He is survived by his wife, Ida; four sons, Edmund of Leavenworth, Lewis of Neppel and Jesse and Alonzo of Wenatchee; one duahger, Mrs. Nannie Snyder, Wenatchee; a brother, Edward of Bliss, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Tenny Wilson of Loudon, Tennessee.
 Born in Knoxville, Tenn. October 17, 1869, he came to Wenatchee with his family in 1904.
 Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the Jones and Jones chapel, the Rev. Joseph T. Jacobs, pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist church officiating.
 Interment will be in the Sunnyslope cemetery.

 This is to certify that Tennie Daniels is an acceptable member of the Methodist Episcopal Church south at Kedron Knoxville circuit Holsten Conference.     S. Loury P.O      March 12, 1894

The following information is given to further identify the individuals listed in the Daniel Family Bible.   The sources are derived from census records, marriage records, court records, Civil War pension records and family records. 

Researched and compiled by :   Judy Player, 763 W. 11560 So, Draper, Utah   84020.

Samuel A. DANIEL was born 16 Jan 1844 in Roane Co, Tenn. The son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth RAGAINS DANIEL.  He served in the 1st Tenn. Infantry (Union) 1861-1865.  On 27 May 1866 he married Martha E. DUNCAN in Roane Co.  Martha was born 15 Mar 1847 in Roane Co., the daughter of Evan E. DUNCAN and Mary Ann JINKINS.  They lived in Mulberry Twp, Franklin Co, Arkansas from about 1871-1878.  Martha died     9 March 1879 and is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cem (Hickory Creek), Knox Co., Tenn.  Samuel died 19 May 1879 in Loudon Co., Tenn as the result of the consumption he contracted while serving in the army.  Place of burial is not known.

Their children were:

1) Mary E. DANIEL born 4 Feb 1868 in Roane Co.  She died 19 Oct 1868 and is buried in the 
Mt. Pleasant Cem (Hickory Creek), Knox Co, Tenn

2) James Franklin DANIEL (Frank)  born 17 Oct 1869 in Knox Co.  He married Sara Idell COX on       7 Dec 1890 in Knox Co.  She was the daughter of Alfred and Nancy COX.  Their children were Edmund S., Lewis J., Nancy E., Jesse M., and Alonzo C. DANIEL.  He died 3 Feb 1833 in Wenatchee, Chelan Co, Washington.  (See Obituary above)

3) William Edward DANIEL  (Ed) born 5 June 1872 in Mulberry Twp, Franklin Co, Arkansas.  He married Lillie May BARKER 19 Sep 1894 in Dayton, Ohio.  Lillie was the daughter of John Wesley BARKER and Matilida JOHNSON of Guernsey Co, Ohio.  They lived in Dayton, Ohio, Wenatchee, Washington, and Buhl, Bliss and Gooding, Idaho.  Their children were Emma May, Clara Belle,   James Edward, William Henry, Edna Margaret, and Samuel Wesley DANIEL.  He died 11 May 1956 and is buried in Buhl, Twin Falls Co, Idaho.

4) Tennessee (Tennie) Edna G. DANIEL was born 1 Oct 1874 in Mulberry Twp, Franklin Co, Arkansas.  She married George Henry WILSON on 23 Feb 1896 in Monroe Co, Tenn.  George was the son of  J.H. and Harriet WILSON.  Their two children listed in the Bible were Raymond and Jessee.  Tennie died 22 Jan 1935 in Lenoir City, Loudon Co, Tenn.  Her death certificate lists her burial in the Hilly Creek Cem.

5) Emma J. DANIEL was born 25 Mar 1877 in Mulberry Twp, Franklin Co, Arkansas.  She first married Estill CALL on 10 Sep 1894 in Knox Co.  I believe the child listed in the Bible as Ellie Moriath CALL born 28 Sep 1895 is their daughter.  They were divorced 3 Jan 1899 in Loudon Co.  She married second to Arthur W. PURDY on 25 Jul 1899.  They are in the 1900 Census of Hamilton Co, Tenn.  Her death date is listed in the Bible as 1 Mar 1902.

Jeremiah DANIEL was born 6 May 1818 in Tennessee (probably Carter County).  He was the son of John and Elizabeth DANIEL.  He married Elizabeth RAGAINS on 10 Jun 1838 in Monroe Co, Tenn.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William RAGAINS and Amy HARGISS.  She was born 15 Apr 1818 in Orange Co, N.C.  Jeremiah served in the 1st Tenn. Infantry from 1861-1865.  He died 21 Dec 1896 in Philadelphia, Loudon Co, and Elizabeth died 6 Feb 1902 in Loudon Co.  Places of burial unknown.

Their children were:

1) Mary Ann (Polly) DANIEL was born 10 Oct 1839 in Monroe Co, Tenn.  She married Thomas KING on 19 Jul 1857 in Knox Co., Tenn.    Thomas was the son of Jehu KING.  Their children were Rufus B., unnamed baby boy, George W., Nancy Jane, Margaret Elizabeth, Sarah C., Samuel F., William T. and Mary E. KING.  Thomas died 4 Feb 1878 and is buried in Mt. Zion's Cem, Loudon Co.  Mary Ann died 18 Sep 1905 in Loudon Co.

2) Amy Caroline DANIEL was born 2 Nov 1841 in Monroe Co, Tenn.  She married George H. LEE (LEA) on 4 Feb 1860 in Roane Co, Tenn.  Their children were Mary J., Nancy E., Jeremiah S., Barbare C., William F., Thomas E., Eva T., and George H. D. LEE.  George died 16 Nov 1910 and  Amy died  25 Oct 1925 in Wheat, Roane Co, Tenn.

3)  Samuel A. DANIEL   (records above)

4) Elizabeth Jane DANIEL (Jane) was born 17 Aug 1846 in Monroe Co, Tenn.  She married Joseph E. MELTON on 21 Apr 1866 in Roane Co, Tenn.  Joseph was born abt 1855 to Jno. And Betsey F. MELTON.  Their children were Charles Franklin, William Thomas, and John Jeremiah MELTON.  Four other children wre born to them but did not survive long.  Joseph died  2 Jul 1876 in Roane Co.  Elizabeth married George LANTER on 3 June 1880 in Roane Co. and was later divorced.

5)  Noah Franklin DANIEL (Frank)  was born 2 Feb 1848 in Monroe or Roane Co, Tenn.  He married Sarah A. M. HUDSON on 4 Oct 1871 in Roane Co, Tenn.  Sarah was born 17 or 27 Sep 1854 in Roane Co.   Their children were M.O. (girl), Joseph S., William J., Maud M., Bessie M., Stella M. DANIEL and at least two other children.  Noah died 5 Mar 1923 and Sarah died 15 Sep 1928 and are buried in the Solway Methodist Cem, Knox Co, Tenn.

6) Nancy E. DANIEL was born 24 Mar 1851 in Roane Co, Tenn.  She married James M. MAGILL on  5 Mar 1872 in Roane Co, Tenn.  James was the son of William MAGILL and Francis M. EVANS. Their children were Martha J., William G., Margaret E., Jno. F., and Thomas A. MAGILL.  Nancy  died 20 May 1888 in Roane Co.  James then married Caldonia ROBERTS on 1 Jun 1892.  He died 1 Mar 1909 and is buried in the New Bethel Baptist Cem.

7) William G. DANIEL was born 19 Sep 1853 in Roane Co, Tenn.  He married Annie ROLEN on 14 Feb 1879 in Knox Co, Tenn.  They had two children Ida and Wilbur.  He died 17 Mar 1889.

8) Thomas J. DANIEL was born 7 Dec 1855 in Roane Co, Tenn.

9) Margaret C. DANIEL was born 14 May 1858 in Roane Co, Ten

The Daniel Family Bible is in the possession of Judy Player who has also researched and compiled these records.

Judy Player
763 W. 11560 So.
Draper, UT  84020