Rowan Co. birth records list a stillborn son born and died 17 Sep 1857 to George "McDonald" and Elizabeth Royse. (There is no McDonald family in Rowan Co. This was apparently due to the clerk misreading a report from a doctor or midwife.)

1850 census of Morgan Co., Kentucky lists as family #126:
McDaniel, George, 35; Elizabeth, 28; William, 5; Eliza, 3; Moses, 1/12; John Royse, 80, b. Pa; Mary Royse, 75, b. Va. All McDaniels born in Kentucky.

1860 census of Rowan Co., Kentucky lists as family #61:
McDaniel, George, 44; Elizabeth J., 40; W. H. Henry, 15; Eliza, 12; Moses F., 10; Mary, 9; Elizabeth, 5. All born in Kentucky.
The neighboring families are P. H. Harris and John B. Clark.

1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, p. 100B, lists as family #57:
McDaniel, George, 55, farmer; Elizabeth, 49; Moses, 20; Mary, 17; Elizabeth, 15. All born in Ky.
The preceding family is that of their son William.