“Mary Louisiana Croxton was born 5th of January 1846 — Daughter of Thomas & Louisiana Croxton” [Croxton-Saunders family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 38125]

1850 U.S. Census, Town of Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia
Dwelling 15, Family 15
Croxton, Thomas, 28, male, lawyer, born in Virginia
Croxton, Louisianna, 22, female, born in Virginia
Croxton, Mary, 4, female, born in Virginia
Croxton, Evelyn, 2, female, born in Virginia
Croxton, George, 6/12, male, born in Virginia

“Mary Louisa, daughter of Thomas & Louisiana Croxton was married to John W. McDaniel, Dec 17th 1867” [Croxton-Saunders family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 38125]

1870 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Millers Tavern, page 8
Dwelling 41, Household 47
McDaniel, John W., 29, male, white, druggist & apry, value of real estate $3,000, value of personal estate $2,500, born in Maryland, cannot read or write
McDaniel, Mary L., 24, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
McDaniel, James E., 1, male, white, at home, born in Virginia
Haile, James, 16, male, white, clerk in drug store, born in Virginia
Sale, Charls, 22, male, black, domestic servant, born Virginia, cannot read or write
Meade, James, 16, male, mulatto, domestic servant, born in Virginia
Richee, Sarah, 21, female, mulatto, domestic servant, born in Virginia, cannot read or write
Noel, Rose A., female, black, domestic servant, born in Virginia

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Tappahannock Village, Enumeration District 17, page 139C
Main Street
Dwelling 111, Household 111
McDaniel, Jno., white, male, 40, married, druggist, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, Mary L., white, female, 36, wife, married, keeps house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, James, white, male, 11, son, at school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, Thomas, white, male, 9, son, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, John, white, male, 7, son, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, Anne, white, female, 5, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, Molly L., white, female, 3, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
McDaniel, Jannett, white, female, 5/12, born in January, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

A tombstone at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, states:
Mary L. McDaniel
Born Jan 5, 1846 - Died June 20, 1919
She is buried an a Croxton family plot with her parents.