Daniel Williams was a son of John Williams, and was born in the State of Maryland, With his father's family he emigrated to Ohio, in 1808, and settled near Chillicothe, Ross County, where his father died. Daniel there grew to manhood and married Christiana Badley, and in January 1824, he removed to Union County, and settled on the north bank of Mill Creek, in Paris Township, and in February 1828, settled on land now owned by Michael Cody, residing there four years. He sold the place to his brother John, and removed to Marysville, where, on March 25, 1860, his wife died, and in the fall of the same year he returned to Dover Township and resided with his son Matthew until his death, March 28, 1866, aged seventy-six years. His children were as follows: Matthew M., who married. Sarah Winfield and now resides in Dover; Hester Ann R., married J. W. Landsdown, and died in Marysville, and Elias M., who died unmarried.