Judge Danley Was My Great-Grandfather & Founder of Bell County,TX
FIRST BELL COUNTY CHIEF JUSTICE-1850
John Danley
1820-1901
John Danley was my Great-Grandfather
"Click" for Danley family history John Danley
John Danley was born in Illinois in 1820 to Andrew Danley & Jenny Inman. John was the 3rd. child of 16 children born to Andrew & Jenny, and Andrew's second wife, Nancy Burkett.
John married Mary Ann Lacey, from KY.) in Missouri. Shortly thereafter, John & his family joined his parents as they moved to Texas around 1845, settling in Milam County, on the Little River between the present community of Rogers & Sparks ,TX.
In 1850, John was appointed the first Chief Justice & given the assignment to officially begin organizing the new County of Bell.
John was a blacksmith by trade as was many of his brothers & own sons. John established the first building in the new town of Belton in 1850-his blacksmith shop.
John & 3 of his sons served proudly in the Civil War in Texas regiments.
John continued in local politics, serving in many other offices. He was given $22.60 in expenses by State of Texas to organize Coryell County.
John built his home in Belton at 122 N. Pearl St. around 1860. The home is still standing in good shape, & is presently occupied.
John was living in Dublin,TX at the time of his death & is buried beside his wife in Comanche, TX. cemetary.
I have published a 250 page book on the life of Judge Danely, his family & their families. I also have published a 350 page book on the lives of his parents, Andrew & Inman/Burkett and John's siblings. This book chronicles the family back to 1737 in North Carolina.
If you wish more info on the Danley line, please e-mail me at johng@vvm.com
I certainly hope you have enjoyed this brief history of one of the 'Founding Fathers' of Bell County.
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The Bell County March |
| The Bell County March was written by Baylor Female College music professor Julien Paul Blitz (Belgian) in 1907. Blitz was a music professor from 1906-08. The piano solo was dedicated to Bell County Sheriff D. C. Burkes. The Bell County March is a Collection of the Bell County Museum. It was a gift of Dewitt J. Lorenz, Noema Dahlke, and Catherine Jean Duncan, grandchildren of D. C. Burkes in 1997. To play the original 41/2 minute version of the Bell County March click here. (Note: this file may take several minutes to load due to the size - 1.3 MB. It may play intermittently until fully down-loaded.) |