Daniel Burke McNew
b. 10 May 1843, d. 8 October 1903
Father | James McNew1 |
Mother | Sallie (?)1 |
Birth | 10 May 1843 | Daniel Burke McNew was born on 10 May 1843 in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Marriage | 23 Feb 1870 | He married Nancy Clark Ryburn, daughter of James Orr Ryburn and Margaret J. Beattie, on 23 Feb 1870 in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Cens-1880 | 26 Jun 1880 | Nancy and William lived and raised their five children in the Glade Spring area of Washington County, Virginia. However, unlike many of his neighbors, Daniel was not a farmer, but instead worked as a railroad engineer.3 |
| | Daniel and Nancy also raised Benjamin Newton Ryburn, youngest child of Nancy's brother William, from the time he was 6 weeks old. However, they never formally adopted him. Bennie's mother died shortly after his birth. Ironically, years later, Nancy and Daniel's son Walter would raise the infant son of Benjamin Ryburn.4 |
Cens-1900 | 6 Jun 1900 | In 1900, at age 59, Daniel was still working for the railroad, as was his oldest son James.5 |
| | His youngest son, Joseph would later become a locomotive fireman. |
Death | 8 Oct 1903 | Daniel died on 8 Oct 1903 at age 60.2 |
Burial | | He was buried at Old Baptist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 |
Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 235. Record reported as: D.B. McNew, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, engineer, s/o James and Sally McNew AND N.C. Ryburn, 22y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James O. & M. Ryburn; marr 23 Feb. 1870.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 169. Daniel Burke McNew, 10 May 1843-8 Oct. 1903.
- [S165] Daniel D. McNew household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 52 (78B stamped), dwelling 447, family 450, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 52 of 54. Daniel D. McNew, 36, engineer on railroad; Nanny C., 33, wife; James R., 6, son; William H., 4, son; Margaret A, 1/12, b. May, daughter; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 6.
- [S574] Dan B. McNew household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 5B, dwelling 81, family 84, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 10 of 70. Dan B. McNew, 59, b. May 1841, marr 30 yrs, locomotive engineer, Nancy C., 52, b. Sept. 1847, marr 30 yrs, mother of 5 children, all living; James B., son, 26, b. Sept. 1873, locomotive f___y; William, son, 24, b. Nov. 1875, farmer; Annie, dau, 20, b. May 1880; Walter, son, 17, b. May 1883; Joseph, son, 13, b. Oct. 1886, Ryburn, Benjamin, 5, Jul 1894; all born VA, all parents b. VA.