Beyond our Elusive William Daniel

He had one arm cut off above the elbow in an accident at a cotton gin located on the west side of the White Rock Creek, not far from and on the north side of the Walker farms. A granddaughter said that he owned and operated that cotton gin.

Census:
1860, MARION TWP, JASPER, MISSOURI, Series: M653 Roll: 624 Page: 841
(NOTE: They are living two households from the Langston family on this census)
533/516, William F. Joines, 24, m, farmer, 400, TN, cannot read or write
Mary, 20, f, TN
James T., 1, m, MO
Rhoda A. E., 2/12, f, MO
Franklin, 13, m, TN
Elza Wheeler, 28, m, farm laborer, 100, KY
NOTE: Franklin must be related, but not a son of this family.

1870, Vineyard TWP, Lawrence, MO, Series: M593 Roll: 787 Page: 577
118/118, Joines, William T, 33, m, w, Farmer, 2000, 1000, TN, cannot write, male citizen
----, Mary, 31, f, w, keeping house, TN
----, Roda A., 11, f, w, MO, att. school
----, William, 9, m, w, MO, att. school
----, Charles, 7, m, w, MO, att. school
----, Mary C., 13, f, w, MO
----, Cordelia, 1/12, f, w, MO, May
Langston, Jesse, 68, m, w, retired farmer, SC, male citizen
----, Roda, 65, f, w retired keeping house, TN
Coble, John, 10, m, w, ----, MO
NOTE: Is Mary C. a daughter? She is not listed on the 1860 census, it appears, so she might be a relative rather than a daughter. She is listed out of birth order, yet apparently among the William Joines children. Could it mean she was 13 months of age? More research needed. Quite probably she is Carrie in the 1880 census, listed with an incorrect age, possibly in both census records.

1880, 14-PCT, MCLENNAN, TEXAS, Series: T9 Roll: 1318 Page: 139A
233/233, Joines, W. T., w, m, 43, married, farmer, TN, TN, TN
----, Mary, w, f, 41, wife, married, keeping house, TN, SC, SC
----, W. T. Jr., w, m, 18, son, single, works on farm, att. school, MO, TN, TN
----, Carrie, w, f, 16, daughter, single, at home, att. school, MO, TN, TN
----, Charles, w, m, 17, son, single, works on farm, att. school, MO, TN, TN
----, Cordelia, w, f, 9, dau., single, MO, TN, TN
----, Mattie, w, f, 6, dau., single, TX, TN, TN
----, Emma, w, f, 4, dau., single, TX, TN, TN
Langston, Jessie, w, m, 77, father-in-law, widowed, at home, SC, SC, SC
Wadkins, Cordelia, w, f, 19, boarder, single, at home, AR, --, --
Martin, John, w, m, 33, employee, single, Laborer, KY, KY, KY
Langston, W. P., w, m, 20, nephew, s, farmer, MO, TN, TN
NOTE: the name Joines is difficult to read, and has been indexed as James. However, it appears on closer inspection that it is actually "Joines."

Note: although the surname is hard to read in the 1900 census, William T. seems to be living next door to the Asa Skinner family)
1900, 3 J-PCT, MCLENNAN, TEXAS, Series: T623 Roll: 1658 Page: 103B
(household number and surname unreadable, but indexed as James), William T., head/B, w, m, Feb 1836, 64, m, 44years, TN, TN, TN
(unreadable), wife, w, f, Oct 1838(9?), 60, m, 44, 9 children, 6 living, TN, SC, TN
There is also a 12 year old girl boarder living with them, b. Jan 1888 in Texas. Her first name was Mary, but the surname is unreadable.

1910, he was living with his son-in-law Asa Skinner.