The Ancestors of Mitch Daniels


by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Mitch Daniels should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

David Thomas provided valuable information on Mr. Daniels' paternal ancestry.





William Addams Reitwiesner


wargs@wargs.com



Ancestry of Mitch Daniels
1 Mitchell Elias ("Mitch") Daniels Jr., b. Monongahela, Pa., 7 April 1949, Governor of Indiana 2005-current
PARENTS
2 Mitchell Elias Daniels, b. Monessen, Pa., 8 Feb. 1923, d. St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind., 5 Aug. 2004 [SSDI 194-12-8533]
m.
3 Dorothy Mae Wilkes, b. ... , Pa., 26 Aug. 1926, d. ... 20 April 2001 [SSDI 207-18-9386]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Elias Daniels, b. Khiletiah, near Homs, Syria, 26 April 1884, d. ... [1960s]
m.
5 Afifi [Hannah] ... , b. ... [ca. 1902], d. ...
6 Russell W ... Wilkes, b. Latrobe, Pa., 10 April 1895, d. Charleroi, Pa., 28 Feb. 1972 [SSDI 193-01-5784]
m. ... [ca. 1920]
7 Bessie Riley, b. ... , Pa., 25 Oct. 1897, d. ... Nov. 1985 [SSDI 167-09-1098]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Assa Daniel, b. ... , d. ...
m.
9 ... , b. ... , d. ...
12 George W ... Wilkes, b. ... , England, ... Nov. 1864, d. ... [living 1930]
m. Irwin, Pa., 20 Feb. 1884
13 Sarah Phebe Bytheway, b. Ettingshall, Shropshire, 2 Oct. 1863, d. ... [living 1930]
14 William Riley, b. ... , Pa., ... Aug. 1872, d. ... [by 1920]
m. ... [ca. 1893]
15 Hannah ... , b. ... , England, ... Feb. 1874, d. ... [living 1930]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
26 Edward Bytheway, b. Ettingshall, Shropshire, 21 March 1842, d. Westmoreland Co., Pa., 26 Dec. 1904
m. Ettingshall, Shropshire, 2 Dec. 1861
27 Jane Causer/Humphreys, b. Tamworth, Staffordshire, 5 July 1844, d. Westmoreland Co., Pa., 8 May 1920
28 Thomas Riley, b. ... , Scotland, ... May 1848, d. ... [living 1900]
m. ... [ca. 1869]
29 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , Pa., ... Aug. 1849, d. ... [living 1900]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
52 Edward Bytheway, bapt. Clee Hill, Coreley, Shropshire, 6 Feb. 1803, d. ...
m. St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, Shropshire, 15 May 1826
53 Sarah Owen, b. Posenhall, Shropshire, ... [ca. 1807], d. ...
54 ... , b. ... , d. ...
[non-marital liaison]
55 Elizabeth Humphries, b. Bilston, Staffordshire, ... 1822, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
104 Benjamin Bytheway, b. ... 1764, d. ...
m. Onibury, Shropshire, 4 July 1791
105 Mary Brian, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
208 Edward Bytheway, b. ... 1729, d. Bromfield, Shropshire, 15 June 1787
m. Culmington, Shropshire, 10 Feb. 1755
209 Mary Overton, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
416 John Bideawhile, b. ... , d. ...
m.
417 Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ...
418 Samuel Overton, b. ... 1702, bur. Culmington, Shropshire, 28 Nov. 1745
m. Culmington, Shropshire, 30 June 1726
419 Mary Burnell, b. ... 1706, bur. Culmington, Shropshire, 13 Jan. 1799
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
832 William Bideawhile, b. ... , d. ...
m.
833 Martha Edwards, b. ... , d. ...
836 Richard Overton, b. ... , d. ...
m.
837 Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ...
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS




EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Charleroi, ED 35, sheet 6B, line 59

Wilkes Russell       H    M W 34      M 24      PA PA PA       Salesman     Mens Clothing
       Bessie        W    F W 32      M 22      PA PA E
       Norma J       D    F W  9      S         PA PA PA
       Dorothy M     D    F W  3 8/12 S         PA PA PA

E = England

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1930 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Charleroi, ED 30, sheet 8A, line 1

Wilkes Geo W           H     M W 65 M  19      E  E  E    1880 Na
       Sarah           W     F W 66 M  20      E  E  E    1870 Na
       Edward          S     M W 40 S          PA E  E                   Clerk     Pool Room
Winebrenner Fannie     D     M W 43 Wd         PA E  E

E = England

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1930 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Charleroi, ED 34, sheet 12A, line 45

Wise Jacob       Head        M W 82 M  22      PA MD VA
     Agnes R     Wife        F W 82 M  22      S  S  S      1865 Na
Riley Hannah     Servant     F W 56 Wd         E  E  E      1888 Na      Nurse     Practical

E = England, S = Scotland

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1920 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Monongahela, ED 197, sheet 1A, line 34

Lohr Clarence B    H      M W 35       M     PA PA PA      Merchant     Clothing Store
     Sarah J       W      F W 35       M     PA E  E
     Gail          S      M W  4  9/12 S     PA PA PA
     Russell       S      M W    11/12 S     PA PA PA
Wilkes Russell     BiL    M W 25       S     PA E  E       Merchant     Clothing Store

E = England

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1920 Pennsyvania, Washington Co., Charleroi, ED 149, sheet 8B, line 54

Riley Hannah      H    F W 45 Wd    1888 Na 1893    E  E  E
      John        S    M W 26 S                     PA PA E      Fireboss      Coal Mine
      Bessie V    D    F W 22 S                     PA PA E      Bookkeeper    Bank
      Emma        D    F W 16 S                     PA PA E
   [one boarder]

E = England

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1910 Pennsylvania, Westmoreland Co., Sewickley, ED 196, sheet 26A, line 12

Wilkes G W          H    M W 45 M1 25       E  E  E     1881      Foreman     Mine
       Sarah        W    F W 46 M1 25 8 8   E  E  E     1875
       William E    S    M W 20 S           PA E  E               Laborer     Coal Mine
       John         S    M W 18 S           PA E  E               Miner       Coal Mine
       Russel       S    M W 15 S           PA E  E
       Rhoda        D    F W 15 S           PA E  E
       Myrl         S    M W 10 S           PA E  E
       Mildred      D    F W  5 S           PA E  E

E = England

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1910 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Allen, ED 159, sheet 2B, line 80

Riley William     H    M W 39 M1 17 6 4     PA S  PA                Laborer      Coal Mine
      Hannah      W    F W 36 M1 17 6 4     E  E  E    1888 Na
      John        S    M W 16 S             PA PA E                 Laborer      Coal Mine
      Bessie      D    F W 12 S             PA PA E
      Edna        D    F W 10 S             PA PA E
      Emma        D    F W  6 S             PA PA E

E = England, S = Scotland

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1900 Pennsylvania, W. Moreland Co., East Huntingdon, ED 96, sheet 10B, line 98, continued on sheet 11A

Wilkes Geo W        H     W M Mch 1864 35      M           E  E  E     1881 19 Na     Mine Foreman
       Sarah        W     W F     1865 35      M 16 7 7    E  E  E     1871 29
       Sarah J      D     W F Nov 1884 15      S           PA E  E
       Fannie       D     W F Oct 1886 13      S           PA E  E                    At School
       William E    S     W M Oct 1890 10      S           PA E  E                    At School
       John H       S     W M Feb 1892  8      S           PA E  E                    At School
       Roda         D     W F Apr 1895  5      S           PA E  E
       Russell      S     W M Apr 1895  5      S           PA E  E
       James M      S     W M Oct 1899    8/12 S           PA E  E

E = England

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1900 Pennsylvania, Westmoreland Co., Sewickley, ED 133, sheet 6B, line 84

Bytheway Edward     H    W M Mar 1843 57 M 38        E  E  E     1869 31 Na      Coal Miner
         Jane       W    W F Jul 1844 55 M 38 12 9   E  E  E
         Joseph     S    W M Nov 1879 20 S           PA E  E
         Alice      D    W F Oct 1883 16 S           PA E  E
         Charles    S    W M Nov 1887 12 S           PA E  E
         Jane       D    W F Sep 1890  9 S           PA E  E

E = England

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1900 Pennsylvania, Washington Co., Allen, ED 108, sheet 21B, line 70

Riley William     H    W M Aug 1872 27 M 8         PA S  PA                 Coal Miner
      Hannah      W    W F Feb 1874 26 M 8 3 3     E  E  E   1888 12
      John        S    W M Aug 1893  6 S           PA PA E
      Bessie      D    W F Oct 1898  1 S           PA PA E
      Edna        D    W F Dec 1899    S           PA PA E

E = England, S = Scotland

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1900 Pennsylvania, Faayette Co., Jefferson, ED 34, sheet 10A, line 45, continued on sheet 10B

Riley Thomas       H     W M May 1848 52 M 31          S  S  S     1861 39 Na      Coal Miner
      Elizabeth    W     W F Aug 1849 50 M 31 11 9     PA W  W
      Arthur       S     W M Aug 1881 18 S             PA S  PA                    Coal Miner
      Margaret     D     W F Aug 1886 13 S             PA S  PA
      Annie        D     W F Jun 1881  8 S             PA S  PA
      Thomas       S     W M Sep 1869 30 M  9          PA S  PA                    Coal Miner
      Thomas       GS    W M Dec 1893  6 S             PA PA PA
      Ethel        GD    W F Jul 1896  3 S             PA PA PA
      May B        GD    W F Jul 1898  1 S             PA PA PA
   [one boarder]

S = Scotland, W = Wales

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1880 Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Forward, ED 60, page 15, line 21

Riley Thomas       W M 22         Coal Miner        S  S  S
      Elizabeth    W F 32    W    Keeping House     S  W  W
      Thomas       W M 11    S    At Home           PA S  S
      William      W M  9    S    At Home           PA S  S
      John         W M  7    S                      PA S  S
      Cora         W F  4    D                      PA S  S
      Jonas        W M  1    S                      PA S  S

S = Scotland, W = Wales

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EXTRACTS from the U.K. DECENNIAL CENSUS





1861 Staffordshire, Bilston, page 18

Samuel Rhodes      Head      Mar    60         Stoker          Staff Bilston
Harriet   do       Wife      Mar        49                     Staff Bilston
Jane Causer        Niece     Un         19                     Staff Bilston
Edward Bytheway    Lodger    Un     21         Stone Miner     Staff Bilston

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1851 Staffordshire, Bilston, page 19

Edward Bytheway     H    M     48        Coal Miner       Salop         Clee Hill
Sarah       do      W    M         44                        do         Posenhall
William     do      S    U     16        Stone Miner      Staffordshire Bilston
George      do      S    U     12            do              do           do
Edward      do      S    U     10            do              do           do
Elizabeth   do      D    U          7                        do           do
Joseph      do      S    U      3                            do           do
   [five lodgers]

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NOTES






2 -- His obituary appears in The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2004.



4 -- See Aileen Vincent-Barwood, "The Arab Involvement", Saudi Aramco World, vol. 37, no. 5 Sept/Oct 1986], pp. 26-33, available at http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198605/the.arab.involvement.htm.



13 -- For a genealogy of the Bytheway family, see http://genforum.genealogy.com/bytheway/messages/16.html and http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=bytheway&id=I112.













SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above.








William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com