Daniel Melvin SANTMYERS

1815 - 1887  (72 years)

• Name	Daniel Melvin SANTMYERS
  Birth	21 Feb 1815	Saumsville, Shenandoah Co., Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Mar 1887	Prospect Hill Cemetery at Front Royal, Warren Co, Virginia   [2, 4]
  Death	23 Mar 1887	Warren Co., Virginia   [1, 2, 4]
  Notes	Daniel and Susan lived in Riverton, VA, just outside Front Royal, Shenandoah Co. He and three of his sons were in the Civil War. Daniel served in the Cavalry as he owned a horse; his sons served in the Infantry. After the War, he, Susan and the younger children moved to Barton, MD. He was listed as a cabinet maker in the census. Samuel's first wife, Caroline, died in childbirth in 1883; Daniel and Susan moved back to Riverton to help care for Samuel's three children. Daniel went to work for the Warren Manufacturing Company in Riverton where Samuel also worked. Ref: Information contributed by Gerilee Santmyers *Notes ........The birth date of Daniel, even though before the marriage date of his parents, is recorded as received from G. Santmyers. .......Some researchers show 24 April 1838 as marriage date. .......Izetta Barbour lists Daniel's date of death as 23 July 1883 Researchers: Hugh & Marian Zonger ......gendex@ourancestry.com Kerry K. Keener <<http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7281/>> 1870 Census Warren Co., VA - Opequon Twp - July 7 - pg 31-32 - 228-234 Daniel Santmyers 55 - VA - Farmer Susan 53 - VA Henry C 18 - VA - Farm hand George W 16 - VA James L 14 - VA Barto B L 8 - VA Martha A 22 - VA Susan J 19 - VA Daniel P 12 - VA
  Person ID	I0122	Zentmeyer Main Tree | Descendants of Jacob Santmyer
  Last Modified	21 May 2015

  
  

  Father	John Barnet SANTMYER,   b. Abt 1798, Shenandoah Co. (now Warren Co.), Virginia d. 19 Dec 1849, Warren Co., Virginia (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Martha Elly CAIN,   b. Abt 1800, Shenandoah Co. (now Warren Co.), Virginia d. 3 Jun 1869, Warren Co., Virginia (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1816	Shenandoah Co., Virginia   [5]
  Family ID	F011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan STOKES,   b. 10 Aug 1817, Frederick Co., Virginia d. 7 Jul 1895, Warren Co., Virginia (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1838	Warren Co., Virginia   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Mary Frances SANTMYERS,   b. Jan 1839, Warren Co., Virginia d. Between 1901 and 1910, Probably Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland (Age ~ 61 years) + 2. Thomas William SANTMYERS,   b. 1840, Warren Co., Virginia d. 12 Mar 1918, Front Royal, Warren Co., Virginia (Age 78 years) + 3. Isaac F. SANTMYERS,   b. 1841, Warren Co., Virginia d. 14 Apr 1926, Bluemont, Loudoun Co., Virginia (Age 85 years)   4. John B. SANTMYERS,   b. 1843, Warren Co., Virginia d. 1923, Loudoun Co., Virginia (Age 80 years)   5. Rachael Evelyn SANTMYERS,   b. 1845, Warren Co., Virginia   6. Martha Ann SANTMYERS,   b. 1848, Warren Co., Virginia + 7. Samuel Selby SANTMYERS,   b. 21 Mar 1849, Warren Co., Virginia d. 9 Feb 1918, Warren Co., Virginia (Age 68 years)   8. Susan J. SANTMYERS,   b. 1851, Warren Co., Virginia + 9. Henry Clay SANTMYERS,   b. 28 Oct 1852, Front Royal, Warren Co., Virginia d. 28 Sep 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah (Age 73 years)   10. George Walter SANTMYERS,   b. Sep 1854, Warren Co., Virginia d. 26 Mar 1872, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 17 years)   11. James Lewis SANTMYERS,   b. Apr 1856, Warren Co., Virginia + 12. Daniel Philip SANTMYERS,   b. 1859, Warren Co., Virginia   13. Barto SANTMYERS,   b. 1862, Warren Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 May 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S05803] Information contributed by Gerilee Santmyers (Deceased). [S05858] Information contributed by Izetta Barbour (Deceased). [S04395] Cemetery - PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, Front Royal, VA. D. M. Santmyers Record # 4715 [S04395] Cemetery - PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, Front Royal, VA. [S08467] VIRGINIA HISTORIC MARRIAGE REGISTER, SHENANDOAH COUNTY MARRIAGE BONDS 1772-1850 by Vogt & Kethley, page 256. CAIN, Martha & Barney Sanskrives 4 Oct 1816; d of Wm [S08478] VIRGINIA MARRIAGE INDEX.