Reuben McDaniel was born 8 July 1841, the son of William and Ann Eliza (Miller) McDaniel.  His first wife was Mary Fannie ? (maiden name unknown) who died 22 February 1892.  (Machir, V.S.  (1972). Mason County, W.Va., Cemetery Inscriptions.  Middleport, OH:  Quality Print Shop).

Reuben married second to Frances Proffitt, on 28 March 1893, in Mason County, WV.  (Hesson, J.C.  [1997].  Mason County, West Virginia Marriages, 1806-1915.  Baltimore:  Genealogical Publishing Co.)