Johnnie Daniel & Varnetta Washington
With four older sisters, Savannah frequently insisted that little Johnnie be taken along when the young boys came to court his older sisters. Rather than sitting patiently, little Johnnie would get the girl’s dates to play with him instead, much to his sister’s dismay. Johnnie was a very outspoken man. He worked on voter registration drives with the NAACP. Once the Ku Klux Klan fired into his house in an attempt to silence him.
He married Varnetta Washington and had 10 children. Except for John Lincoln (Johnnie or Link) and Winnie, all of Johnnie’s children made their homes away from South Carolina.Children: William Lawrence, Vitron Valentine, Emmett, Winnie, Roy, Ora Bunch, Alice Carter Wood, Johnnie “Link”, Ogner, James “Jimmy. William Lawrence (1921-1997)William Lawrence finished high school and moved to Washington, DC. He was married to Marcella Whiteside. His children are Cynthia, Sydna, Joan, and Lawrence Daniel.
Vitron Valentine (1922-2008)
Vitron was one of the founding members of the Daniel Family Reunion. She served as the DC Chapter president for many years. Vitron retired as a special education teacher from the DC Public School System. She was an avid community service worker and volunteer at her church Vermont Avenue Baptist. Vitron was married to the late Willie Valentine.
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Emmett Daniel (1924-1989)
Emmett married Sophia Juanita Cook of Edgefield, South Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant and lived most of his adult life in Washington, DC. He and Juanita had three daughters who live in the Washington, D.C. area Valeria, Christine, and Linda.
Roy Daniel (1925-1952)
Roy moved to Washington after high school. He joined the Army and later married Ruby Whiteside. They had two sons, Ronald and Nathan (both deceased). Roy was mysteriously killed and his murder remains unsolved.
Ora Bunch (1927-1999)
Ora married Vinny Bunch. She worked at Howard University before moving to Dover, Delaware. She retired from Delaware State College.
Alice Carter Wood (1928-1991)
Alice taught school in Barnwell, South Carolina before moving to Washington, DC where she married Arvell Carter. While living in DC, she was a social worker with DC Department of Human Services. She later married Albert Wood and moved to Petersburg, VA. Alice had no children.
Johnnie Lincoln “Link” Daniel (1931-1966)
Link was killed in a plane crash in Vietnam as a member of a military team gathering materials to build a recreation center. After the construction project, the building bore his name in memory. Link’s name (John Lincoln Daniel) is also on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. Link was married in 1956 to Gloria Rice. Their son Robert died in 1998.
Ogner Daniel
Ogner graduated from South Carolina State College. She retired from the DC Dept. of Human Services in Washington, DC, and was an avid golfer.
James (Jimmy) Daniel
Jimmy graduated from South Carolina State College as a commissioned officer. He was a U.S. Army pilot and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Jimmy received a Purple Heart medal based on the lives he saved during the Korean War. While transporting a Korean officer and soldiers, the helicopter that he was flying came under intense fire. Even though his hand was wounded, he quickly devised an innovative flying technique that allowed them to take off quickly to get out of harm’s way.Jimmy and his first wife Myrtle Andrews had 5 children including Sonya, Marion, and James Jr (deceased); twin daughters died in infancy. Jimmy also has two other children, Dante and Katie. At the time of his death, he was married to Chrissie. All family members live in Texas.
Winnie Jones
Winnie graduated from South Carolina State College. She married Willie Edward Jones and had three daughters: Edwina, Jennifer, and LaRosa. Winnie taught school in Columbia, SC, and retired from the Department of Defense. She still resides in Columbia, SC.