I have located my gggrandfather's Daniels family on the Montague County TX 1860 Census as the following:

James M. Daniels, Age 35, Birthplace: Alabama
Eliza(Hagler)Daniels, Age 25, " "
Elizabeth Daniels, Age 11, Birthplace: Arkansas
Eliza Daniels, Age 9, " "
Lawson Daniels, Age 7, " "
Peter Daniels, Age 5, " " <--My gggrndfthr
Casandra Daniels, Age 3, " Texas
James Daniels, Age 1, " "

I find this same family again in the 1880 Palo Pinto County TX Census per the following:

Eliza Daniels, 42, Birthplace: AL Father's: GA Mother's: GA
Amanda " , 19, " TX " " " AL
John W. " , 16, " " " " " "
Thomas " , 18, " " " " " "
Ella " , 10, " " " " " "
James H." , 8, " " " " " "
Jasper N." , 4, " " " " " "

Next door is:

Laurence(<--Should be "Lawson") Daniels, 27, rest same as above
Eliza Daniels, " 21, " "
Charles H, 2, Birthplace: TX, Father's: TX, Mother's: TX

Next door to Lawson is my ggrandfather:

Peter L. Daniels, 25, Birthplace:TX Father's:AL Mother's:AL
Catherine " , 22, " AL " AL " GA
James W. " , 4, " TX " TX " AL
John M. " , 1, " " " " " "

By 1900, I find my ggrandfather, Peter, in Erath -- James W. & John M. are gone and the family consists of:

Peter L. Daniels, 44, TX, TX, TX
Martha E. " 42, TX, AL, AL <-- (nee "Rog(g)ers")
Carrie L. " 16, TX, TX, TX <-- My grandmother
William J. " 13, " " "
Ida P. " 10, " " "
Minnie E. " 7, " " "

I have been trying to find out who the parents of my gggrandfather, James M. Daniels, were. This was a HUGE Daniels family (12 children!) and I find it difficult to believe that no one else is researching this line!

Here's hoping,
Jean in CA