According to a Petition to congress regarding Elizabeth Daniel and Job, she died abt 1855. Her descendants tried to have the National Archives provide a grave marker recognizing her as Job Daniel's widow since they had denied her his pension because she couldn't produce a marriage record. Fold3 is the source of this information image 15210169
A bill was introduced in Us Senate by the late Sen.K.D. McKellar, June 1949, to erect a monument at the grave of Elizabeth Daniel at Ridgeville, Moore Co.,TN. "having a suitable inscription" and "Costing approximately $886 the amount of pension due her." Her pension claim was rejected originally. Posting from Gene Callaway.∼I could be wrong on that death date as I took it from a picture.
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From Find A Grave contributor MerryAnne Pierson -
According to a Petition to congress regarding Elizabeth Daniel and Job, she died abt 1855. Her descendants tried to have the National Archives provide a grave marker recognizing her as Job Daniel's widow since they had denied her his pension because she couldn't produce a marriage record. Fold3 is the source of this information image 15210169
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Thank you MerryAnne so much for this information - I am from Ohio and was visited Tn. looking for information on family in libraries, archives and cemeteries. I saw this stone and wanted to be sure she was remembered too.
I do appreciate the help you gave me.
Elizabeth Daniel is the same person as Elizabeth Calaway....14872195 I will contact her and she may take my information - and then I will delete mine.
According to a Petition to congress regarding Elizabeth Daniel and Job, she died abt 1855. Her descendants tried to have the National Archives provide a grave marker recognizing her as Job Daniel's widow since they had denied her his pension because she couldn't produce a marriage record. Fold3 is the source of this information image 15210169
A bill was introduced in Us Senate by the late Sen.K.D. McKellar, June 1949, to erect a monument at the grave of Elizabeth Daniel at Ridgeville, Moore Co.,TN. "having a suitable inscription" and "Costing approximately $886 the amount of pension due her." Her pension claim was rejected originally. Posting from Gene Callaway.∼I could be wrong on that death date as I took it from a picture.
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From Find A Grave contributor MerryAnne Pierson -
According to a Petition to congress regarding Elizabeth Daniel and Job, she died abt 1855. Her descendants tried to have the National Archives provide a grave marker recognizing her as Job Daniel's widow since they had denied her his pension because she couldn't produce a marriage record. Fold3 is the source of this information image 15210169
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Thank you MerryAnne so much for this information - I am from Ohio and was visited Tn. looking for information on family in libraries, archives and cemeteries. I saw this stone and wanted to be sure she was remembered too.
I do appreciate the help you gave me.
Elizabeth Daniel is the same person as Elizabeth Calaway....14872195 I will contact her and she may take my information - and then I will delete mine.
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Widow of Joseph Daniel-Born in Scotland Died in Ridgeville, TN
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