Surnames: De Laney, Delaney, Snowden, Herbertson, Drum, Fall, Redman
Daniel De Laney, a courteous gentelman and a fine musician, was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, July 7th 1833. His is a son of Daniel and Ann De Laney, was raised in Leeds, where he attended the pay schools of that place, and received musical instruction from a professor of some note.He learned the trade of a baker; not pleased with this business, he entered a machine shop and learned the trade of a machinist.
In June, 1853, he came to Brownsville and, as soon as the legal machinery of the court could act, he became a citizen of the United States. He engaged in the machine shop of John Snowden for a short time, when he accepted a position with John Herbertson, which he held for ten
years.In 1865 he formed a partnership with his brothers, Henry De Laney and Samuel Delaney and Henry Drum under the firm name of Drum & De Laneys. They engaged in the manufacture of oil tools for the oil wells, and did a good business during the oil excitement in the Monongahela Valley from
1865 to 1866.In 1867 they admitted Thomas Fall to the firm, and the firm became Fall, Drum & De Laneys. This firm leased the old Faulls Foundry and machine shops in Bridgeport, and engaged in all kinds of work pertaining to a foundry or machine shop. They built several steam saw mill machinery, and
did all kinds of work in their line of business.In 1872 the firm dissolved and Mr De Laney again engaged and is now employed on journey work for John Herbertson & sons. He and his sons own a one eighth interest in the Eclipse Flouring Mill.
He was married to Miss Berthia Redman of Wheeling, West Virginia, November 1st, 1860. They are the parents of seven children, five sons and two daughters: Benjamin E De Laney, who died at Martin's Ferry, Ohio, July 1st, 1889, aged twenty eight years; John H Delaney; William W De
Laney; Edward S De Laney; Charles De Laney; Mary M Delaney; and Ellen Elizabeth De Laney.Mr De Laney is a republican and has served as councilman, burgess, and as school director for fourteen years successively.
In England he connected himself with the Episcopal church, and in that faith he grew to manhood. At Brownsville he has been warden of the Episcopal church and superintendent of the Sabbath school.
He is a member of Brownsville Lodge No 51, I O O F, member of Redstone Encampment No 70 of the same order, has been for over twenty years order secreetary of the former and scribe of the latter.
Mr De Laney is a fine violin player; he has been an instructor of the Brownsville and other brass bands, and has always led the Brownsville orchestra. His children are all expert musicians; his daughters are excellent pianists and his sons play on almost every musical instrument in use.
Mr De Laney is a skilled workman in his line of business, and industrious citizen, and stands high in his community as a neighbor and a gentleman.