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Record number: 5706
GEORGE C. DANIEL
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Father's Name: JAMES DANIEL
Mother's Name: ELIZABETH JONES

GEORGE C. DANIEL, ordinary of Madison county, was born in the same county in 1839, and was the son of James and Elizabeth B. (Jones) Daniel. Mr. James Daniel was a native of the same county, and a big farmer and political leader, representing Madison county in the legislature. He served as a captain in the war with the Creek Indians, and died in Madison in 1859. Mr. George C. Daniel's grandparents were Allen and Mary (Allen) Daniel, the father being born in Virginia, and was captain of the Eighth Virginia infantry in the revolutionary War. He was also general of the state militia, and after the war came to Georgia, where he became a leading citizen. He donated the site of the county public buildings of Madison county, and was one of the organizers of the courts. He represented it in the legislature, and at one time was sheriff of Elbert county. The mother of Mr. George C. Daniel was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Jones. Mr. Jones was a native of Franklin county, Ga., and died in Chattooga county. Mr. George C. Daniel spent his early days on the farm, and his education was picked up from reading and study after the day's labor was finished. In 1861 he enlisted in the late war, in Company K, Third Georgia regiment, under Capt. E. C. Billups, subsequently being commanded by David B. Langston, later by L. D. Mitchell. He fought in the battles of South mills, Malvern hill, second Manassas, Bristow's station, Sharpsburg, and, in the latter engagement, was wounded and sent to the hospital. He was sent home for three months and then returned to his command. He was then detached for hospital duty. In 1859 Mr. Daniel began to read medicine under Dr. Long, and then took a course of lectures at Philadelphia, and was graduated during his service in the hospital. After receiving his diploma he was commissioned assistant surgeon in the Confederate navy, being assigned to his duty on the ironclad "Chicora," and remained there until Charleston was evacuated. He marched from Charleston to Raleigh, thence to Drury Bluff, where he did his last service. In 1865 he married Louisa E. Watson, daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Jones) Watson. Mr. Watson was a native of South Carolina and moved to Jefferson, Jackson Co., Ga., where he died. They have had born to them several children, of whom three are living: Clara, James D., Charles Y. The mother of the children was born in Jackson county, Ga., in 1844. Husband and wife are earnest workers in the Presbyterian church, and Mr. Daniel is a Mason. In 1865, Mr. Daniel began the practice of medicine in Madison county and continued until 1873, when he as elected ordinary, and re-elected every term since. After returning from the war Mr. Daniel was obliged to begin life over again, but with untiring energy he has succeeded in getting together considerable property, and is a prosperous citizen. "Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People" Vol. 1 & 2, Atlanta, Georgia: The Southern Historical Association, 1895.