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John Day 1844–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1844

Birth Location: Dallas, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 4 Nov 1895

Death Location: Linville, Louisiana, United States

Father: Marshall Day

Mother: Winifred Grumbles

Spouse(s): Amanda Turner

Children(s): James Day, William Day, John Day, Martin Day, Mary Day, Shirley Day, Woodrow Day, Henry Day, Katherine Day, Joseph Day, Oliver Day

In 1844, John Day entered the world in Dallas, Alabama, United States, born to Marshall Day And Winifred Pierce Grumbles. In 1850, John Day resided in Union, Louisiana. In 1860, John Day resided in Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, USA. John Day married Amanda Elizabeth Turner, and had children including Henry Day, James Marshall Day, John Edward Day, Joseph Day, Katherine Lucinda Day, Martin Day, Mary Winifred Day, Oliver Haggard Day, Shirley Day, William H Day, Woodrow David Day. John Day passed away in 1895 in Linville, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1844, John Day entered the world in Dallas, Alabama, United States, born to Marshall Day And Winifred Pierce Grumbles.
  • In 1850, John Day resided in Union, Louisiana.
  • In 1860, John Day resided in Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, USA.
  • John Day married Amanda Elizabeth Turner, and had children including Henry Day, James Marshall Day, John Edward Day, Joseph Day, Katherine Lucinda Day, Martin Day, Mary Winifred Day, Oliver Haggard Day, Shirley Day, William H Day, Woodrow David Day.
  • John Day passed away in 1895 in Linville, Louisiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marshall Day
1806–1877
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Winifred Grumbles
1810–1895
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
WG

Spouses(s)

Amanda Turner
1848–1926
Birth Location: Marion, Union, Louisiana, United States
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Children(s)

James Day
1867–1937
Birth Location: Linville, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
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William Day
1869–1899
Birth Location: Louisiana
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John Day
1869–1949
Birth Location: Union, Louisiana, United States
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Martin Day
1876–1936
Birth Location: Louisiana
MD
Mary Day
1882–1972
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
MD
Shirley Day
1882–
Birth Location: –
SD
Woodrow Day
1889–1961
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
WD
Henry Day
1870–1884
Birth Location: Union, Louisiana USA
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Katherine Day
1874–
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Day
1879–
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Oliver Day
1885–1930
Birth Location: –
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John Day's Ancestors

Self
John Day
1844–1895
Birth Place: Dallas, Alabama, United States
Parents
Marshall Day
1806–1877
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Winifred (Pierce) Grumbles
1810–1895
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Ingram SR) Day
1754–1836
Ft Moore Dist, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Rutha Pierce
1760–1840
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Benjamin (Franklin) Grumbles
1779–1851
Sussex, Delaware
Keziah Pierce
1781–1851
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Day
1716–1790
Lucinda Griffin
1726–1775
John Grumbles
1745–1801
Temperance Wainwright
1758–1796
John Pierce
1755–1841
Elizabeth Bass
1756–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Day
1680–1752
Mary Walton
1676–1723
John Griffin
1680–1761
*Mary Hardy
1680–1761
Benjamin Grumbles
1718–1809
Elizabeth Knott
1700–
John Wainwright
1740–1794
John Pierce
1720–1788
Ruth Norcom
1728–1806
Mary Whitehall
1723–1791

John Day's Descendants

1.
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John Day (11 Jan 1844–4 Nov 1895) m. Amanda (Elizabeth) Turner (April 11, 1848–June 30, 1926)
  1. 1. James (Marshall) Day 1867–1937 m. Sallie (Mae) Peebles 1880–1956
    1. 1. William Day 1896–1984
    2. 2. Willie Day 1895–
    3. 3. James Day 1900–
    4. 4. Della Day 1922–1922
    5. 5. Mamie Day 1913–1913
    6. 6. Verna (Lou “Smokey”) Day 1918–1957
    7. 7. Ressa Day 1921–1986
    8. 8. Prentice (Hayward) Day 1916–1985
    9. 9. Recca ((Reccie)) Day 1920–1999
    10. 10. Delma (Darlene) Day 1922–1986
    11. 11. Verga (Lou “Dina”) Day 1917–2003
    12. 12. Beulah (May) Day 1898–1966
    13. 13. James (Richard) Day 1900–1969
    14. 14. Minnie (Alice “Pearl”) Day 1913–1994
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Gunther 1934–1989
    15. 15. William (Huffman (Willie)) Day 1895–1984
    16. 16. Lettie (Virginia) Day 1917–2011
    17. 17. Maud (Alma) Day 1902–1987
    18. 18. Bernice Day 1914–
    19. 19. Armonda Day 1905–1994 m. Gibson (Aylor) Davis 1900–1953
      1. 1. Frances (Mae Davis) Lightsey 1929–1998 m. Corley Lightsey 1917–1950
      2. 2. Martha Stratton 1933–2008 m. Luther Stratton 1924–1997
      3. 3. James (Aylor) Davis 1927–2004
      4. 4. Gerald (Edwin) Davis 1920–2014 m. Remegia (C) Fumagalli 1924–
      5. 5. Evelyn (Cathrine) Davis 1922–1974 m. Winfield (Bates) Lively 1911–1976
        1. 1. Vernon (Leo) Lively 1940–1941
        2. 2. Winfield (Bates, Jr.) Lively 1951–1951
      6. 6. Frances (Mae Davis) Lightsey 1929–1998
      7. 7. Charles (Edward) Davis 1931–1931
      8. 8. Willie (Earl) Davis 1931–1932
    20. 20. Willie (Huffman) Day 1895–1984 m. Velma (Ann) Cochren 1909–1981
    21. 21. Beulah (Mae) Day 1898–1966 m. John (Benjamin "Ben") Roberson 1891–1971 m. J.B. Roberson –1971
      1. 1. Everet Gussep 1911–
    22. 22. James (Richard) Day 1900–1970
      1. 1. Tsgt (James Walker) Day 1934–1979
    23. 23. Maud (Alma) Day 1902–
      1. 1. Loren (Lawrence) Lane 1923–2007
      2. 2. Lora (Mae) Lane 1925–2017
    24. 24. Jessie (Bell) Day 1907–1920
    25. 25. Marshall (Emmitt) Day 1909–1977
    26. 26. James Day 1900–
    27. 27. Edith Day 1911–2007
      1. 1. Harold (Vincent) Doyal 1934–2008
  2. 2. William (H) Day 1869–1899
  3. 3. John (Edward) Day 1869–1949 m. Ette (Anne) Reppond 1867–1939 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Morris 1889–1968
    1. 1. Clayton (Edward) Day 1901–1973
    2. 2. Ruth (C) Day 1903–
    3. 3. Edra (Mae) Day 1911–1968
  4. 4. Martin Day 1876–1936
  5. 5. Mary (Winifred) Day 1882–1972
    1. 1. Carl (Samuel (TWIN)) Shadic 1908–1978
  6. 6. Shirley Day 1882–
  7. 7. Woodrow (David) Day 1889–1961
  8. 8. Henry Day 1870–1884
  9. 9. Katherine (Lucinda) Day 1874–
  10. 10. Joseph Day 1879–
  11. 11. Oliver (Haggard) Day 1885–1930

John Day's Timeline

8 Records

1844
11 Jan 1844
Birth of John Day in Dallas, Alabama, United States
Dallas, Alabama, United States
1850
1850
Age 6
John Day resided here in Union, Louisiana
Union, Louisiana
1860
Jun 1860
Age 16
John Day resided here in Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, USA
Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, USA
1865
1865
Age 21
John Day resided here in Union, Louisiana
Union, Louisiana
1870
1870
Age 26
John Day resided here in Ward 2, Union, Louisiana, United States
Ward 2, Union, Louisiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 36
John Day resided here in 2nd Ward, Union, Louisiana, United States
2nd Ward, Union, Louisiana, United States
1890
1890
Age 46
John Day resided here in Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
1895
4 Nov 1895
Age 51
Death of John Day in Linville, Louisiana, United States
Linville, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1844
    Event Place: Dallas, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Caldwell, Louisiana; Roll: 783; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 433.0.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 2nd Ward, Union, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 427D; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 0137.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 2, Union, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Union, Louisiana; Roll: M432_241; Page: 362B; Image: .
    [6] Louisiana, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1970
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Union, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: , Union, Louisiana; Roll: M432_241; Page: 362B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1860
    Event Place: Old Town, Dallas, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Census Non-population Schedules, Alabama, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Union, Louisiana
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ward 2, Union, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 2, Union, Louisiana; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: 2nd Ward, Union, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: 2nd Ward, Union, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Family History Film: 1254473; Page: 427D; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 0137.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Linville, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index
    [2] Louisiana, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1970
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2011
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