Dailey of Elbert and Henry Counties; and Texas

John Dailey Sr. was married to Rachel Clark Bowen and had issue:

David Dailey was born 2/4/1804 in Elbert County, Georgia and died 6/11/1872 in Hays County, Texas. He was married on 12/3/1829 in Henry County to Mary Evans Lamar (3/8/1813-10/3/1863), both being buried in the San Marcos Cemetery in Hays County, Texas. Mary Evans Lamar was the daughter of Mary Louisa E. (Winn) and John Lamar and a cousin to Mirabeau Lamar, president of Texas. David removed from Henry County Stringtown, Texas in 1854 in a family carriage and three wagons with his wife, ten children about about thirty slaves, traveling a distance of 1,087 miles.[1] David Dailey was a physician and a Methodist Minister, being licensed to preached in 1835 after having attended medical lectures in Philadelphia. In 1832 he moved his family from McDonough, Georgia to a farm on the McDonough-Jonesboro Road near Creek Swamp where he operated a gin. Issue:[2]

• Louisa Sopha Dailey 10/8/1830-8/15/1831, buried in Georgia.
• Samuel George Dailey, physician, 7/5/1832-3/13/1906 married 5/18/1865 Sarah Ann Barfield, buried in Kenedy, Karnes County, Texas.
• John Lamar Dailey, physician, 6/1/1834-12/31/1908 married 1st, Anna Elizabeth Dailey (his first cousin), daughter of Millicent Terrell Olive and Samuel Clark Dailey; married 2d, Roberta Walker. John Dailey was buried in the San Marcos Cemetery in Hays County, Texas.
• David Watson Dailey 8/25/1836-2/2/1910, buried San Marcos Cemetery, married 4/19/1866 Mary Bethany Barfield.
• Thomas Peter Dailey 5/8/1839-11/12/1927, buried San Marcos Cemetery, married in 1866 Mary Cordelia Stinson and by her had twelve children. Issue:

  1. Joe Dailey, died ca 1918.
  2. Fanny Dailey married Henderson Yoakum. Benjamin Peter Dailey 1886-1927 married Anna Clementine Waldo.

  Christopher Pierce Dailey 8/21/1841-3/10/1896 married 2/25/1877 in Caldwell County, Texas, Melvina Jennings (11/23/1853-9/29/1833), both buried in the San Marcos City Cemetery.

  Mary Cornelia Rachel Dailey, twin, 1/22/1844-9/21/1929, buried San Marcos Cemetery.

  Lucius Joseph Horatio Dailey 1-22-1844-3-30-1936 married 5-5-1880 Kate Henrietta, both buried in San Marcos City Cemetery.

  Frances Anna Dailey 3/31/1847-9/1936, married 11/29/1864 Dr. James Henry Combs, both buried San Marcos Cemetery.

  Basil M. Dailey 5/18/1849-4/25/1937, married 11/15/1871 Julia Ann Manford; buried San Marcos Cemetery.

  Andrew Berry Cox Dailey 3/20/1851-1904 married in 1878 Mary W. Johnson, buried San Marcos Cemetery.

Sources: [1] Dailey Family from Georgia to Texas by Mrs. Joan Spragins of Martindale, Texas; The Pioneer Heritage by Dr. John T. Dailey of Remington, Virginia; [2] First Families of Henry County by Henry County Historical Society.

Last Will and Testament of John Dailey

Last Will and Testament of Rachel Dailey