Born in Deadwood, Panola County, Texas in the year 1892 to Robert and Callie Griffin-McDaniel he grew up on a farm with six siblings.

After registering for the draft in June, 1917 he married Miss Della Goodman in August and was inducted into the Army the following year on June 23, 1918. After basic training at Camp Travis, Texas he was assigned to Camp Sheridan, Alabama and company H. of the 67th Infantry where he spent the rest of his enlistment. Private McDaniel was honorably discharged on December 4, 1918 with a 25% service connected disability. He was awarded the World War I Victory Medal and the honorable discharge lapel pin.

He returned to a life of farming in Shelby County and after wife Della’s death in 1926 he married Dovie Keith on December 7, 1928. Working at the Garrison Lumber Company he registered for the WW II draft in April, 1942. He passed at Shelby General Hospital, Center, Texas of heart disease on June 12, 1960 and now rests in the Jackson Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. (Sources: Ancestry.com, Find A Grave Memorial 46195967 and Family Search.org).

Fred Jackson McDaniel