hmtl5 Percy Sterling Daniels b. 28 Apr 1885 Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota d. 8 Nov 1962 Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma: McKeown Genealogy
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Percy Sterling Daniels

Male 1885 - 1962  (77 years)


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  • Name Percy Sterling Daniels 
    Born 28 Apr 1885  Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 May 1885  Orion, Olmsted County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Percy, age 1, and his mother Eva (Benham) Daniels are in the household of Eva's parents. 
    Census 1895  Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Lowe, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900: farmer. 1910: stone mason. 1920: foreman of light plant. 1930: superintendent at City Light and Water  [4] 
    Died 8 Nov 1962  Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Buried Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Person ID I43  McKeown
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2025 

    Father Unknown Daniels 
    Mother Eva Benham,   b. 22 Jul 1860, Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1950, Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Avis Veda McKeown,   b. 27 Nov 1889, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1974, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1907  Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. Cecil Lamar Daniels,   b. 21 Oct 1909, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1972  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1885 - Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Percy, age 1, and his mother Eva (Benham) Daniels are in the household of Eva's parents. - 1 May 1885 - Orion, Olmsted County, Minnesota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1895 - Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Lowe, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Nov 1907 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Cherokee, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Nov 1962 - Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Perry OK cemetery Master-Map-Lg.pdf    		Perry OK cemetery Master-Map-Lg.pdf

    Headstones
    Daniels, Percy and Avis McKeown    		Daniels, Percy and Avis McKeown
    Plot: X_11_D_3 & 4
    Daniels headstone group    		Daniels headstone group
    Plot: X_11_D_1, 2, 3 & 4

  • Notes 
    • In 1885 Minnesota Territorial and State Census, Orion, Olmsted County. Percy Daniels, born about 1884. Directly above his name is Eva Daniels, age 23. No other Daniels on page.
      [4]
    • Former Resident Dies at Perry
      Funeral services were held Saturday for Percy Sterling Daniels at Perry, Oklahoma.
      Mr. Daniels at one time was head of the Weleetka City Light Plant. He died November 8 and had been ill since April. Mr. Daniels was born on April 28, 1885, in Chatfield, Minn. And came to Noble county, Okla., in 1897. He was married to Avis McKeown, November 30, 1907.
      His survived by his wife and one son, Cecil and two grandsons of Perry.
      Services were held at 10 a.m. in the Parker Chapel. The Masonic Blue Lodge had charge of the ceremony at the cemetery and the Perry Commander acted as escort. Burial was in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry.
      Weleetka American, Weleetka, Oklahoma. Thursday, 15 November 1962, page 1.
      [3, 7]
    • Percy Daniels, Former Utility Head, Is Dead
      Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Parker chapel for Percy Sterling Daniels, 77, 510 Fir avenue, former Perry water and light department superintendent, who died at 8.45 p.m. Thursday in the Perry Nursing home.
      Rev. Ernest Ackerman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in Grace Hill cemetery.
      The Masonic Blue lodge will have charge of the ceremony at the cemetery and Perry Commandery will act as escort.
      Daniel headed the city utilities department from 1915 to 1941, was superintendent of the utility department at Weleetka from 1941 to 1947 and held the same position in Cherokee from 1947 to 1950. In 1950 he returned to Weleetka where he remained until 1953 when he retired and moved back to Perry.
      Daniels was born April 28, 1885 in Chatfield, Minn., and was married Nov. 30, 1907, in Perry to Avis McKeown who survives. He first came to this county in 1898.
      He was a member of the Masonic lodge, Knights Templar and Royal Arch Masons.
      Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Cecil Daniels of Perry and two grandchildren.
      The Perry Daily Journal, Perry, Oklahoma. Friday, 9 November 1962.
      [3, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S29] US Draft Registration, World War I.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S36] census record.

    5. [S6] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S8] Find a Grave.

    7. [S57] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.

    8. [S57] Newspaper article.


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