Nehemiah Daniel, Jr. b. 1804 Grayson Co., VA d. 28 Dec 1852 Marshes, Raleigh Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1804 - 1852 (48 years)

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Name	Nehemiah Daniel
Suffix	Jr.
Birth	1804	Grayson Co., VA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	Patrick Co., VA [2]
	1830
	Living in the household were 1 free white male (0 - 4), 1 free white male (20 - 29), 1 free white female (0 - 4), and 1 free white female (20 - 29).
Census	Patrick Co., VA [3]
	1840
	Living in the household were 2 free white males (5 - 9), 1 free white male (10 - 14), 1 free white male (20 - 29), 2 free white females (0 - 4), 1 free white female (5 - 9), 1 free white female (10 - 14), 1 free white female (30 - 39).
Census	17 Aug 1850	Raleigh Co., VA [1]
	1850
	He was 46 years old, a farmer with real estate valued at $550. Also living in his household were his wife, Catherine (age 45), and children: Joel (age 19, laborer), Nancy (ag 18), Robert (age 16, laborer), Moseley (age 14), Sarah H. (age 12), Emily (age 10), Martha (age 8), Wm. (age 5), and Nehemiah (age 2). All houshold members were born in Virginia.
Find A Grave Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142858736
Find A Grave Memorial	142858736
Death	28 Dec 1852	Marshes, Raleigh Co., VA [4]
	Cause: killed by a falling tree while on horseback
Burial	Nehemiah Daniel Cemetery, Saxon, Raleigh Co., WV [5]
Person ID	I22260	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	12 Oct 2025

Father	Nehemiah Daniel, Sr., b. 1760 d. Aug 1820, Grayson Co., VA (Age 60 years)
Mother	Anna "Annie" Lyon d. Aft 1820
Family ID	F7299	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Catherine "Kitty" Mankin, b. 1805, Grayson Co., VA d. 1870, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 65 years)

Marriage 19 Jan 1826 Patrick Co., VA [6, 7]

Married by Thomas Whitlock.

Children

	1. Jesse Daniel, b. 26 Nov 1826, Carroll Co., VA d. 16 Jul 1902, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 75 years)
	2. Mary Ann Daniel, b. 1828, Patrick Co., VA d. 10 Mar 1884, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 56 years)
	3. Joel Daniel, b. 28 Oct 1830, Patrick Co., VA d. 10 May 1920, Posey, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 89 years)
	4. Nancy Jane Daniel, b. 1832, Patrick Co., VA d. Abt 1861 (Age 29 years)
	5. Robert K. Daniel, b. Feb 1835, Patrick Co., VA d. 1914 (Age 78 years)
	6. Mosley "Massie" Daniel, b. 1836, Patrick Co., VA d. Aft 1850 (Age 15 years)
	7. Sarah Harriet Daniel, b. 1838, Patrick Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1902, Mount Hope, Fayette Co., WV (Age 64 years)
	8. Emily Frances Daniel, b. 1840, Patrick Co., VA d. 1876, Page, Fayette Co., WV (Age 36 years)
	9. Martha Susan Daniel, b. 1842, Patrick Co., VA d. Aft 1850 (Age 9 years)
	10. William Green Daniel, b. 4 Mar 1845, Fayette Co., VA d. 1 Apr 1912, Marshes, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 67 years)
	11. Nehemiah Daniel, III, b. Feb 1848, Fayette Co., VA d. 10 Nov 1904, Montgomery, Fayette Co., WV (Age 56 years)
	12. James Henry Daniel, b. 1850, Raleigh Co., VA d. 28 Apr 1921, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., WV (Age 71 years)

Family ID F8987 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Oct 2025

Notes

The following list was compiled by Judge Winton A. White and presented to the Beckley Post-Herald newspaper in 1950. The list was published in the 1850 Centennial Edition of the Beckley Post-Herald on 26 Aug. 1950. It is now available in either the "Smith-Riffe" microfilm collection at the Raleigh County Public Library in Beckley, or from the Beckley Register-Herald Archives also located in Beckley, WV.

Judge Riffe was an excellent historian, however, there are known errors in this work, so please check all information against primary sources.

1830 - 1840

DANIEL, Nehemiah - A native of Carroll County, Va., he moved to Marsh Fork near Saxon in 1843. He was killed by a falling tree while returning home on horseback on Feb. 29, 1852, at the Henderson farm.

Sources

[S1867] Virginia, Raleigh County, FCR: Raleigh Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 972, District 59, p. 15A, dwelling 207, family 207, Nehemiah Daniel, accessed 11 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2484] Virginia, Patrick County, FCR: Patrick Co., VA 1830, (http:://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M19, roll 195, p. 152, line 7, Nehemiah Daniel, accessed 11 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2483] Virginia, Patrick County, FCR: Patrick Co., VA 1840, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M704, roll 573, p. 38, line 13, Nehemiah Daniel, accessed 11 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S1237] West Virginia. Beckley., Beckley Post-Herald (Beckley, WV), Shirley Donnelly, "Yesterday And Today - Minister Relates Allen Family History," 7 Feb 1968, p. 4, col. 3; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 Oct 2025). (Reliability: 3).
[S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 11 Oct 2025), memorial page for Nehemiah Daniel Jr. (1804–29 Feb 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142858736; citing Nehemiah Daniel Cemetery, Saxon, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by David A. Jones (contributor 16539213). (Reliability: 3).
[S2482] Virginia. Patrick County., Patrick Co., VA Marriage Register, (Digital images. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), marriage register, 2: 13, Daniel-Mankin, 1826; accessed 11 Oct 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S2486] Virginia. Grayson County., Grayson Co., VA Marriage Bonds, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/.), 3: unnumbered page, Daniels-Mankins, 1825, accessed 11 Oct 2025 (Reliability: 3).
marriage bond dated 23 Aug 1825, Samuel Ambern surety, Nehemiah Daniels for his marriage with Kity Mankins Daughter of Jesse Mankins.