Jasper Mallory "Mal" Daniels (aka Allen Farrell)

42003a5 Jasper Mallory "Mal" Daniels Jr (aka Allen Farrell) 12 May 1912 S Vancouver BC (1945 changed his name to Allen Farrell after attending a meeting of Kabalarians, something he regretted shortly before his death,)

Earliest years lived a Siwash Creek at the head of Powell Lake BC. where his family homesteaded. On a bare, stump-strewn flat beside the waters of Powell Lake, they built a sturdy log home with a fieldstone fireplace, encircled by a picket fence. Bushes thick with berries grew on the hillsides and among the charred stumps that surrounded their carefully tended garden. His father worked at a variety of jobs on the lake. Even though he worked with his hands, Jasper was a gentleman, who educated himself by reading widely, and was always well-dressed, wherever he went. Mallory was six when the First World War ended.

Ae 17 shipped aboard a freighter bound for the Orient. Living on his schooner "China Cloud" Victoria/ Lasquiti Island BC summer 2001. d 10:10 pm Wednesday 13 Mar 2002 (exactly one week after the death of this sister Lois)

He was a famous wooden ship builder in the Strait of Georgia 

Two books were written about his life; Sailing Back in Time and Salt on the Wind

M 1st 1933 eloped to Bellingham Washington (div 1946) Betty Crawford a school-hood friend and schoolmate

Children:

• 45078d1 Darryl Daniels 16 Nov 1934 North Vancouver British Columbia (aka Barrie Ferrell)
• 45078d 2 Jerome Daniels 1935 North Vancouver British Columbia (aka Jerry Ferrell)
• 45078d3 Patrick Daniels 21 Nov 1942 Pender Harbor (aka Keray Farrell)

m 2nd 20 Apr 1951 Westview, British Columbia, Canada Gladys Nightengale 22 Apr 1907 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada She was a June Roper Dancer d ae 89 (aka Sheri Ferrell) d/o Charles Nightingale & Edith Georgianna Schmidt

Jasper Mallory Daniels (aka Allen Farrell)

By Mallory Smith March 02, 2003 at 03:30:03

Jasper Mallory Daniels was a famous wooden ship builder who lived most of his life on the Strait of Georgia. He built more than 40 wooden ships entirely by hand and without the use of power tools

His ancestor is John Daniels of Rutland Vt who married 1796 Phebe Miller.This John Daniels is said to be the descenant of Capt Nathaniel Daniels of Rutland and previously MA. (But the dates don't match)Phebe Miller's parents, Aaron Miller and Ruth Ingalls were also from MA.

(11) Jasper Mallory Daniels Jr 10 May 1912 Died in hospital with pneumonia and kidney failure while living on the China Cloud at Lasquiti Island BC d 13 Mar 2002 (one week to the day after his sister Lois died)(aka Allan Ferrell) Vancouver, Canada = (1) 1933 Bellingham WA Betty Crawford c 1917 of Point Grey Vancouver BC CN (2) Gladys Nightengale 22 Apr 1907 Woodstock Ont Canada (aka Sheri Ferrell) (Charles Nightingale = Edith Georgiana Schmidt) (Karl Schmidt) Jasper was a famous wooden ship builder in the Strait of Georgia under the name Allen Farrell with two books written about him, Salt on the Wind, and Sailing Back in Time.

“He was born Jasper Mallory Daniels on May 12, 1912, in Vancouver, named for his father, who had left the United States with his brother Henry, after deserting from the American military.While Mallory did not recall any specific stories regarding their arrival in Canada, his father’s and uncle’s decision to head north speaks of a fundamental unwillingness to participate in organized violence that would also characterize the life of the younger Jasper Mallory Daniels.Throughout his early life, he was called Mallory, or Mal.

Mallory spent is earliest years living at Siwash Creek, at the head of Powell Lake, where his family homesteaded.On a bare, stump-strewn flat beside the waters of Powell Lake, they built a sturdy log home with a fieldstone fireplace, encircled by a picket fence.Bushes thick with berries grew on the hillsides and among the charred stumps that surrounded their carefully tended garden.His father worked at a variety of jobs on the lake.Even though he worked with his hands, Jasper was a gentleman, who educated himself by reading widely, and was always well-dressed, wherever he went.Mallory was six when the First World War ended….

…Gladys Nightingale was 37 when she met Mallory Daniels.Born April 22, 1907 in Woodstock Ontario, she was raised as the only child of Charles Nightingale, a violinist and piano player….she was a member of the June Roper Dancers…she trained and performed, and during the 1920’s participated in Vancouver’s well-known Theatre Under the Stars...”Salt On the Wind by Dan Rubin

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