Brief Life History of Sophronia Adeline
When Sophronia Adeline Daniel was born on 29 December 1846, in Three Forks, Swain, North Carolina, United States, her father, Elijah Daniel, was 35 and her mother, Mary Chapman, was 22. She married Tobias Barnes in 1864, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Millers Township, Alexander, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 11 January 1930, in Alexander, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (37)
- S A Daniel in household of Eli Daniel, "United States Census, 1860"
- T A Barnes in entry for John Parlier and C A Barnes, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Francis Barnes in entry for Tobias Barnes, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Spouse and Children
1844–1929 Male
1846–1930 Female
Children (8)
1868–1938 Male
1870–1931 Female
1875–1948 Female
1877–1968 Female
1880–1956 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1812–1883 Male
1824–1900 Female
Siblings (17)
1838– Female
1840–1919 Female
1841–1907 Male
1842–1856 Female
1846–1930 Female
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World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
Age 7
1863
Age 17
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 22
Name Meaning
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Jewish, Assyrian/Chaldean, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and African (mainly Nigeria and Tanzania); Breton (rarely Le Daniel); Hungarian (Dániel): from the Biblical personal name Daniel, Syriac (Assyrian/Chaldean) Dānīʾēl, Hungarian Dániel (from Hebrew Daniyyel ‘God is my judge’), borne by a major prophet in the Bible. The chief factor influencing the popularity of the personal name (and hence the frequency of the surname) was undoubtedly the dramatic story in the Book of Daniel recounting the prophet's steadfast adherence to his religious faith despite pressure and persecution from the Mesopotamian kings in whose court he served: Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius. The name was also borne by a 2nd-century Christian martyr and by a 9th-century hermit, the legend of whose lives were popular among Christians during the Middle Ages. Among Orthodox Christians in Eastern Europe the name was also popular as being that of a 4th-century Persian martyr, who was venerated in the Orthodox Church. In France, this surname is most common in Brittany.
Irish (Tipperary and Waterford): shortened form of McDaniel , which is actually a variant of McDonnell , from the Gaelic form of Irish Donal (equivalent to Scottish Donald), erroneously associated with the Biblical personal name Daniel. See also O'Donnell .
Americanized or Germanized form of Slovenian Danijel: from the Biblical personal name Danijel ‘Daniel’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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