Mr. Daniel was born one of eight siblings in east Georgia. He quit school when he was 16, and took a job with the U.S. Postal Service. His daddy was crippled; his mother sewed clothes to make money. He had to help feed his family. He stayed with for the Postal Service for 50 years, retiring as a postmaster of the Millen Post Office in 1975. His only significant time away from the job was the three years in the Army during World War II. He belonged to the Army Reserve for 24 years. Ellis Daniel lived through the Great Depression, served in World War II and witnessed the election of the first black president of the United States. In fact, Mr. Daniel turned 101 the day Barack Obama was elected commander in chief. Whenever he was asked about the secret to his longevity, he'd say he had no vices and that he ate right. Four years before, Mr. Daniel moved from Millen, his hometown in east Georgia, to live in Snellville with his daughter. He needed a walker and his eyesight had grown dim, but his mind was "sharp as a tack." When it came to politics, Mr. Daniel was a staunch Republican. He enjoyed watching Fox News, especially its political shows. He's voted in presidential elections since 1928. Keeping up with current events, he could tell you everything during the presidential election. The condition of the country concerned him greatly because he went through the Great Depression. He lived through a time when men got paid 50 cents a day, and sometimes didn't get paid. He didn't want his children and the grand children to live through that. In November 2008, Mr. Daniel was featured in a story about his Election Day birthday that appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He predicted the Republican Party would emerge victorious and said he'd cast an absentee ballot for John McCain. "I think the Lord will give Republicans one more chance to get the country back on the right track." Mr. Daniel was an ardent collector of stamps and rare coins. He, along with his late wife, Virginia, enjoyed growing lilies; at one time he served as treasurer of the Georgia Hemerocallis Society. He died at age 101 of congestive heart failure at Emory University Hospital.
Mr. Daniel was born one of eight siblings in east Georgia. He quit school when he was 16, and took a job with the U.S. Postal Service. His daddy was crippled; his mother sewed clothes to make money. He had to help feed his family. He stayed with for the Postal Service for 50 years, retiring as a postmaster of the Millen Post Office in 1975. His only significant time away from the job was the three years in the Army during World War II. He belonged to the Army Reserve for 24 years. Ellis Daniel lived through the Great Depression, served in World War II and witnessed the election of the first black president of the United States. In fact, Mr. Daniel turned 101 the day Barack Obama was elected commander in chief. Whenever he was asked about the secret to his longevity, he'd say he had no vices and that he ate right. Four years before, Mr. Daniel moved from Millen, his hometown in east Georgia, to live in Snellville with his daughter. He needed a walker and his eyesight had grown dim, but his mind was "sharp as a tack." When it came to politics, Mr. Daniel was a staunch Republican. He enjoyed watching Fox News, especially its political shows. He's voted in presidential elections since 1928. Keeping up with current events, he could tell you everything during the presidential election. The condition of the country concerned him greatly because he went through the Great Depression. He lived through a time when men got paid 50 cents a day, and sometimes didn't get paid. He didn't want his children and the grand children to live through that. In November 2008, Mr. Daniel was featured in a story about his Election Day birthday that appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He predicted the Republican Party would emerge victorious and said he'd cast an absentee ballot for John McCain. "I think the Lord will give Republicans one more chance to get the country back on the right track." Mr. Daniel was an ardent collector of stamps and rare coins. He, along with his late wife, Virginia, enjoyed growing lilies; at one time he served as treasurer of the Georgia Hemerocallis Society. He died at age 101 of congestive heart failure at Emory University Hospital.
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