Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-08
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By T. MOSES JONES

Some days ago when the Jones
Twins went with me over to Hen
cerson, we went by the lumber plant
to call on our Cousins John B. Wat
kins, Jr. He seemed very glad to see
us, took us over to the house to meet
his wife. She was formerly Miss
Augusta McCully, of New jersey.
Then we went on next door to see his
mother, who sat patiently in a rocker
on the front porch. She has not been
able to see for several years.
His mother, now sc, was Miss Annie
c.. Bullock, and was raised at Stovall,
and married John B. Watkins.
remarked that she resembled Cousin
Bette Booker, and found that they
were first cousins. She was brides
maid at Cousin Bettie's wedding,
when she was only fourteen. At the
wedding supper was served a big
turkey gobbler, garnished with part
ridges.
The intended gobbler flew into the
and another gobbler had to be Sc cured
for the occasion.
John Francis helps his father in the
lumber business and . another son,
Meredith, is head bookkeeper at the
First National Bank.
r. B. Green, the Metropolitan man.
came by and spoke while we were talk
ing. He used to come over. to- Oxford
working some years ago. n
Then we crossed the street to the
City Fuel Company where Cousin
John introduced me to Mrs. Katl crime
Ralston, the young lady coal dealer.
I told her some one should give her a
big write-up in the American Maya
zine, as I see lots of big business folks
written up in it.
And since that time I have at last
received a nice letter. for this COL
umn from Cousin John, have intend
ed letting him proof-read it, but have
not. So if I have mis-copied it, it is
my fault and not his. Here is the let
ter:
Cousin t. Moses:
You keep asking about Oak Hill
honles-I can't go that far with you.
but here is a story of Tranquility,
which is two-thirds of the distance
towards "Oak Hill" Captain William
Daniel was governor Of sAyre, Scot
land, and later, in 1864, he won an i'm
portant victory in Spain, leading the
English army.
He moved 1869 to Middlesex Coun-
ty, Va. His descendents moved to
Granville county, N. G. Of these, in
1850, Chesley Daniel and wife, Judith
Christian, bought 1850 acres eigh.
miles northwest of Oxford, on present
Oak Hill road-which they named
Tranquility" after their Uncle Travis
Daniels home in Virginia,
The Tranquility graVE yard" is half
"a mile beyond the Puckett place and
Frederick school on same side of the
road, and here the above couple and
many of their descendants are buried
tionary Army.
Their home was just beyond the
grave yard. This place was. left to
son James Daniel, who, with wife,
Ann Venable, Seventh of fourteen
children of Col. Nathaniel Venable
of Revolutionary fame) lived at
Booker Place." east of Soudan.
James Daniel owned Waterloo" also
and after his death, his two sons drew
straws, and son James got Waterlo
near Stovall (of which place you have
written), and son Nathaniel Chesley
Daniel got Tranquility.
He built new home west of the
first place, where big. Nat Daniel
now lives. He married, 1928, Nancy
Bullock from Drewry, and had a
large family.
Their oldest daughter married
1f
ing a separate story. Another daught-
er, Sarah Virginia, married Winlan
H. BDyd, which is the Nat, Jim, John,
Early etc. Boyd family of Townsville
Another daughter Frances Catherine
married William C. Bullock, of near
Stovall, and they are my mothers $
parents.
The farm was divided about. 1870
and Nat B. Daniel got the home and
land on west side of the road, and
his son "Big Nat" lives. there now.
Capt. George Daniel got land on
east side of road, and started "nMoun-
/, tain View" where his son, John Dan
iel, now lives DR.. Nat Daniel, Of OK
ford Creighton Daniel, of Stovall,
and others were raised here.
Capt. George Daniel got up COM
pany during the Civil War, who elect
ed him as their captain, and Clarks
history has a record of Captain Dan
iel waving his sword and urging his
men forward in a battle"
John B. Watkins, Jr"
And let me say, Many thanks!" for
the nice letter.
A word about papa's condition, and