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         CARODEN McDANIEL, one of the leading young farmers of Louisa County, Iowa, now residing on section 28, Concord Township, was born in this county in March, 1857. His paternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812. His parents, Simeon and Mary (Kiser) McDaniel, had a family of six children, of whom he was the youngest. The father was a native of Virginia, the mother of Ohio, and in 1853 they emigrated from the latter State to Louisa County, Iowa, settling in Concord Township, where Mr. McDaniel engaged in farming. He is yet residing on the old homestead, but his wife died in 1869, at the age of forty-three years.

Our subject was reared upon a farm in Concord Township, and received his education in the district schools of the county. In 1880, in Muscatine County, the marriage of Caroden McDaniel and Miss Nancy J. Edmondson was celebrated. The lady is a daughter of R. H. and Jane (Reeder) Edmondson, the father a native of Tennessee, and the mother a native of Ohio. Accompanied by his family, Mr. Edmondson removed to Louisa County at an early day, settling in Concord Township, where he is one of the prominent farmers and respected citizens. After their marriage the young couple began their domestic life upon the farm in Concord Township, which still continues to be their home. It comprises 100 acres of fine arable land, highly cultivated and improved, and is stocked with a good grade of Durham cattle, Norman and Clydesdale horses.

One child graces the union of Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel, Robert Simeon. Politically, our subject is a Democrat, and takes an active part in political affairs. His home is pleasantly situated about two miles from Columbus Junction, and one mile from Fredonia.