My father started the process of searching out information on both sides of the family many years ago, both in the states and throughout the many trips we took to Mexico. When he died I somehow felt as if he’d left too many unanswered questions that I in turn felt the need to answer when it came to the story of the Daniel’s, especially since it looked as if I was not going to produce a Daniel the Sixth. A lot background investigation was pursued through the use of libraries, purchased history books and online searches in order to create a comprehensive storyline. And so now after having accumulated a massive amount of genealogical information, stories and photos scanned from family members I’ve been able to assemble some historical accounts and trace some lineage in order to create and in this case update this website. Just last year I found and visited with our long lost relatives in Claiborne County Tennessee; Leonard’s who after 150 years, still live in the same area as our shared Great Great Grandfather and are still in the same business of Farming. As it turned out, they were happy to see me despite Great Grandfathers affiliation with the Union Army. Our historic event took place in downtown Cumberland Gap Tennessee during the Genealogical Jamboree in June of 2013. Talking back and forth on our cell phones we finally connected in the middle of the street while the activities buzzed around us. My cousin Neal Leonard (who after four generations bore no resemblance to me) is an amiable man who as it turned out has many moral and philosophical ideals that align with mine. Ideals that I liked to imagine were passed on by our common forefather; our Great Grandfather Daniel the 1st.

To me, like my father, both sides of the family were equally as interesting and I hoped with this site to create an environment that future generations could reference whenever their interest in our genealogy might be stimulated.
To that few, this will be one place to start the adventure. . .To that few, this will be one place to start the adventure (however incomplete) that is the history of our families. I can only hope that one day someone will come along who will take enough interest to use this study to add to the education or enlightenment of their own particular lineage. Or perhaps even persuade someone to create their own Legacy Website. For the Daniels, this may be the end but Daniel, well I understand that it’s only a name and how it fell to me was only a matter of coincidence. Or was it? Still, it has helped me to discover the person who is Daniel the Fifth and I have found that when you discover your own personal history you begin to get a real sense of where you stand in the great scheme of things. It can be a humbling as well as a rewarding experience. Our families are one of the most important things we posses and those who have none deserve our sympathy.The following are stories and information on both my father’s and my mother’s sides of the family; pictures of our family at home in California and visiting relatives in Mexico…

This site is dedicated to my father Daniel Leonard the Fourth.