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Benjamin Jefferson Day 1818 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1818

Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1880

Death Location: Walton, Florida, United States

Father: James Day

Mother: Elizabeth Burnett

Spouse(s): Susan Sanders

Children(s): Emma Whipple

Benjamin Jefferson Day was born in 1818 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Day and Elizabeth Burnett. Benjamin Jefferson Day married Susan Ann Sanders, and had children including Emma Savannah Whipple. Benjamin Jefferson Day passed away in 1880 in Walton, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jefferson Day was born in 1818 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA, the child of James Day and Elizabeth Burnett.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Day married Susan Ann Sanders, and had children including Emma Savannah Whipple.
  • Benjamin Jefferson Day passed away in 1880 in Walton, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Day
1768 – 1819
Birth Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Burnett
1780 – 1820
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Sanders
1827 – 1903
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Emma Whipple
1867 – 1908
Birth Location: Florida
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Benjamin Day's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Day
1818 – 1880
Birth Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Day
1768 – 1819
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Burnett
1780 – 1820
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Lucinda Griffin
1719 – 1775
Fort Moore, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Thomas Burnett
1752 – 1796
Hanover, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary Quarles
1766 – 1800
Orange, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Griffin
1680 – 1761
Mary Hardy
1679 – 1761
Thomas Burnett
1724 – 1791
Alice Cave
1728 – 1790
Richard Quarles
1732 – 1798
Frances Quarles
1738 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Griffin\Griffeth\Griffith
1658 – 1726
Jememia Pottinger
1660 – 1726
Captain Jr.
1655 – 1687
Roger Quarles
1695 – 1751
William Powell
1670 – 1781
Eleanor Peyton
1720 – 1788

Benjamin Day's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jefferson) Day (14 May 1818 – 20 Apr 1880) m. Susan (Ann) Sanders (22 September 1827 – 10 January 1903)
  1. 1. Emma (Savannah) Whipple (Nov 1867 – abt 1908) m. James (Frederick Pierce) Pennington (10 Apr 1865 – 1926)
    1. 1. Elsie (Mae) Pennington (7 January 1888 – 7 June 1956) m. Lawrence (Washington 'Shug') Silcox (14 March 1880 – 27 Aug 1947)
      1. 1. Elton (Broward) Silcox (29 Nov 1905 – 08 Sep 1964) m. Flora (Elizabeth) Bell (20 Sep 1913 – 6 Dec 2002)
        1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Silcox (06 Aug 1930 – )
        2. 2. Betty (Jean) Silcox (30 Jan 1935 – 24 May 2003)
        3. 3. Willie (Franklin) Silcox (17 Jun 1937 – 2 Dec 1972) m. Janice (Louise) Creamer (2 Oct 1938 – 16 Jun 2023)
        4. 4. Carol (Ann) Silcox (abt 1940 – )
        5. 5. Floyd (S) Silcox (abt 1942 – )
        6. 6. Elton Silcox (30 Mar 1944 – )

Benjamin Day's Timeline

2 Records

1818
14 May 1818
Birth of Benjamin Jefferson Day in Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
1880
20 Apr 1880
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Jefferson Day in Walton, Florida, United States
Walton, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1818
    Event Place: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Walton, Florida, United States
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