George Daniel was born to John and Eva Daniel in Germany in 1834. The family settled in Sandusky in 1847. George was in the grocery business with his father, and later was a manufacturer of grape wine. A biographical sketch about George Daniel in History of Erie County, Ohio, edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich, states that George Daniel was the oldest manufacturer of wines in Erie County.In 1855, George Daniel married Agnes Iceman. They had ten children. Mrs. Agnes Daniel passed away on August 14, 1883. Mr. Daniel married Claudine Good in 1886. The first Mrs. George Daniel is pictured below:
George Daniel served his community in many different capacities. He was the Mayor of Sandusky from 1871 through 1876. He had been town treasurer in 1857; councilman for four terms; elected as a member of the Board of Equalization of Property in 1880; and was appointed commissioner of the fishery interest in 1884. In the Archives Research Center of the Sandusky Library is the document which lists the appointment of George Daniel as Postmaster of Sandusky in 1877, signed by President Grover Cleveland.George Daniel died November 5, 1909 [corrected original post], and he is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Sandusky. A descendant of the Daniel family donated the photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel to the historical collections of the Sandusky Library. If you would like to share photographs of your ancestors with future generations, consider donating them to the Archives Research Center of the Sandusky Library.
Thanks for posting the write-up of George Daniel. He was my great-grandfather Valentine Daniel's first cousin. Valentine spent several years in Erie county, first working in a quarry (on Kelley's Island) and later as a farmer. Eventually he bought and moved to a farm in Seneca County.
ReplyDeleteIn your write-up you state that George died March 9, 1886. But I believe that is when he married Claudine Good. According to my records George died November 5, 1909.
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>>In your write-up you state that George died March 9, 1886. But I believe that is when he married Claudine Good. According to my records George died November 5, 1909.<<
ReplyDeleteYou're right! Sorry for the error.