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George William Day 1850 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1850

Birth Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Feb 1921

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Father: Rev Day

Mother: Sarah Day

Spouse(s): Mary McKissack

Children(s): Ernest Day

George William Day was born in 1850 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, the child of Rev George Washington Day and Sarah W Day. George William Day married Mary Jennie McKissack, and had children including Ernest Linwood Day. George William Day passed away in 1921 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • George William Day was born in 1850 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, the child of Rev George Washington Day and Sarah W Day.
  • George William Day married Mary Jennie McKissack, and had children including Ernest Linwood Day.
  • George William Day passed away in 1921 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Day
1808 – 1881
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Day
1821 – 1856
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary McKissack
1854 – 1927
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Ernest Day
1889 – 1930
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
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George Day's Ancestors

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George Day
1850 – 1921
Birth Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
Parents
Rev George Washington Day
1808 – 1881
Russell, Virginia, USA
Sarah (W) Day
1821 – 1856
Greene, Tennessee USA
Grandparents
Hundley Day
1775 – 1856
Virginia
Mary (Ann "Mosley") Garland
1794 – 1878
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina
Joseph (Hale) Neilson
1792 – 1845
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Smith
1794 – 1863
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Day
1742 – 1792
Dorothy Henley
1747 – 1800
William Garland
1755 – 1827
Lydia Cooley
1770 – 1852
Hugh Neilson
1762 – 1812
Sarah Haile
1761 – 1818
William Smith
1771 – 1863
Tabitha Hatcher
1773 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Day
1720 – 1754
Nancy Brown
1728 – 1773
"Private" Cooley
1745 – 1796
Rachel Kinchen
1758 – 1839
Robert Neilson
1723 – 1787
Elizabeth Douglass
1727 –
John Smith
1735 – 1820
Frances Burke
1742 – 1795
Benjamin Patriot
1732 – 1808
Mary Dupuy
1736 – 1822

George Day's Descendants

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George (William) Day (27 Dec 1850 – 9 Feb 1921) m. Mary (Jennie) McKissack (Mar 1854 – 26 May 1927)
  1. 1. Ernest (Linwood) Day (26 Sep 1889 – 1 Apr 1930) m. Abby (Estella) Lancaster (16 Jan 1895 – 13 Apr 1984) m. lancaster
    1. 1. Dorothy (E. Day) Legge (abt 1925 – 3 March 2000) m. Cleve (Carlos) Deckerd (1 May 1927 – 6/25/2005) m. James (Henry) Legge (8 October 1928 – 22 July 1997)
      1. 1. Lynn Kendal (abt 1946 – )
      2. 2. Sandra (C) Decker (15 Feb 1949 – ) m. Francis (D) Gramig (abt 1951 – ) m. Eric (J) Feiock (abt 1941 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Arnold) Stacy (29 Oct 1969 – ) m. Daisy Rosenbarger (06/13/1972 – )
      3. 3. Gale (J.) Aldridge (27 July 1951 – 2021)
      4. 4. Lynn Kendall
      5. 5. Brenda
      6. 6. Russell (L Charles) E.
      7. 7. John (L.) Raft

George Day's Timeline

2 Records

1850
27 Dec 1850
Birth of George William Day in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
1921
9 Feb 1921
Age 71
Death of George William Day in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1850
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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