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Bill Day 1886–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 12 May 1955

Death Location: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

Father: Demarcus Day

Mother: Dinah Newsom

Spouse(s): Virgie Yarbrough, Maggie Carruth

Children(s):

Bill Day was born in 1886 in Louisiana, the child of Demarcus Davenport Day And Dinah Newsom. Bill Day married Maggie Carruth, Virgie Yarbrough. Bill Day passed away in 1955 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Bill Day was born in 1886 in Louisiana, the child of Demarcus Davenport Day And Dinah Newsom.
  • Bill Day married Maggie Carruth, Virgie Yarbrough.
  • Bill Day passed away in 1955 in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana.

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Bill Day's Ancestors

Self
Bill Day
1886–1955
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Demarcus Davenport Day
1859–1930
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Dinah Newsom
1862–1948
Grandparents
Mark Day
1829–1908
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Sarah (Elizabeth) Strickland
1839–1859
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
William Day
1809–1845
Nancy Pearson
1812–1879
Willis Strickland
1800–
Lou Strickland
1807–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harvey Pearson
1776–
Lydia Holden
1774–
Henry Strickland
1766–1815
Ruth Thompson
1768–1860

Bill Day's Timeline

2 Records

1886
28 Sep 1886
Birth of Bill Day in Louisiana
Louisiana
1955
12 May 1955
Age 69
Death of Bill Day in Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1955
    Event Place: Kentwood, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood, Louisiana

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