Beverly,
I have seen pictures of this Bible before. I have also seen the Motlow Papers referenced before, but I am not sure what they are. I have tried searching for them, but never found them. I wasn't sure if they were some of the documents included in the pension application, or if there was more to it than that. If you have a link to the Motlow Papers, I would love to take a look.
I have not seen much research regarding John Daniel, nor Avis. I just tried finding him on the 1830 census. There are two John Daniels in Bedford County, TN, & there is one in Franklin County, TN. Are you thinking that one of these is him? And what are the census records that link John to Avis & Argent?
I am basing some of my information on what I was told by James Daniel on this message board a couple of years ago. He informed me that he was a descendant of John Buckley Daniel, & that John Buckley was a brother to William Mack Daniel. He said they were both the sons of John & Avis, & that in the 1830 census, both William & John were living with their mother, Avis, in Wayne County, TN. I assumed that meant that John had died already. And this information made sense to me because the woman that John Buckley Daniel married, Nancy Holmes, is living next door (with her mother) to this Avis Daniel, not to mention that older brother/uncle William Daniel (& Argent) is four houses away. And, the Melton family that William Mack Daniel married into is 17 houses away.
James also told me that the person from kit #13589, Paul William Daniel, who was a descendant of William Mack Daniel, had been a friend of his before he passed, & they had discussed their family connections. As for kit #293716, James told me this person was a descendant of someone closely related to William & John who had lived in France.
I am getting ready to go out of town until tomorrow, so I probably won't be on here again until late in the day tomorrow.
