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Julia Nelva Day 1885 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 JUL 1885

Birth Location: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1965

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Father: Stephen Day

Mother: Jennie Atwater

Spouse(s): Clifford McWhorter, Pat Patterson

Children(s): Hazel Mcwhorter, Claude McWhorter, Frances Mcwhorter, Helen Whorter, Harold McWhorter

Julia Nelva Day was born in 1885 in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Stephen Day and Jennie O Atwater. In 1900, Julia Nelva Day resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Julia Nelva Day resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Julia Nelva Day married Clifford Claude McWhorter, Pat Patterson, and had children including Hazel Mcwhorter, Claude LaFayette McWhorter, Frances F Mcwhorter, Helen Alice Mc Whorter, Harold Arthur McWhorter. Julia Nelva Day passed away in 1965 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Julia Nelva Day was born in 1885 in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Stephen Day and Jennie O Atwater.
  • In 1900, Julia Nelva Day resided in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Julia Nelva Day resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Julia Nelva Day married Clifford Claude McWhorter, Pat Patterson, and had children including Hazel Mcwhorter, Claude LaFayette McWhorter, Frances F Mcwhorter, Helen Alice Mc Whorter, Harold Arthur McWhorter.
  • Julia Nelva Day passed away in 1965 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Day
1848 – 1932
Birth Location: Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
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Jennie Atwater
1852 – 1918
Birth Location: Benton, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Clifford McWhorter
1883 – 1955
Birth Location: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
CM
Pat Patterson
1890 –
Birth Location: –
PP

Children(s)

Hazel Mcwhorter
1903 –
Birth Location: Illinois
HM
Claude McWhorter
1903 – 1972
Birth Location: Homer, Champaign Co., Illinois USA
CM
Frances Mcwhorter
1909 – 1987
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
FM
Helen Whorter
1914 –
Birth Location: Illinois
HW
Harold McWhorter
1922 – 2002
Birth Location: Danville, Illinois
HM

Julia Day's Ancestors

Self
Julia Day
1885 – 1965
Birth Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Stephen Day
1848 – 1932
Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Jennie (O) Atwater
1852 – 1918
Benton, Ohio
Grandparents
William (Sanford) Day
Rebecca Hart
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Julia Day's Descendants

1.
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Julia (Nelva) Day (02 JUL 1885 – 12 Mar 1965) m. Clifford (Claude) McWhorter (25 Jul 1883 – 1955) m. Pat Patterson (bef 1890 – )
  1. 1. Hazel Mcwhorter (abt 1903 – )
  2. 2. Claude (LaFayette) McWhorter (8 Nov 1903 – 10 Dec 1972) m. Bessie (Violet) Baldwin (8 Mar 1907 – 5 Jun 1984)
    1. 1. Claude (L) McWhorter (5 Jan 1924 – 12 Oct 1969) m. Delona (L) McWhorter
    2. 2. Muriel (Jean Mc) Whorter (abt 1933 – )
  3. 3. Frances (F) Mcwhorter (5 Aug 1909 – 16 December 1987) m. Kermit (Orville) Brothers (17 May 1910 – 3 January 2002)
    1. 1. Geneva (Frances) Smith (25 November 1931 – 6 April 1971)
    2. 2. Generveive Brothers (abt 1932 – )
    3. 3. Marilyn (Joyce) Brothers (abt 1940 – )
  4. 4. Helen (Alice Mc) Whorter (abt 1914 – ) m. Otho (Hamann) Smither (30 Mar 1907 – )
  5. 5. Harold (Arthur) McWhorter (5 Feb 1922 – 21 August 2002) m. Georgia (Maxine) Elliot (25 Sep 1917 – 20 Nov 2009)
    1. 1. Nancy McWhorter (23 Nov 1935 – 1 Mar 2001) m. Fred (Wolverton) Davis
      1. 1. David (Edwin Davis) Lawson m. Irma
    2. 2. Harold (James) McWhorter (23 Jul 1940 – 14 Feb 1965)
    3. 3. Sandra McWhorter (abt 1944 – ) m. Tom Fentress
    4. 4. John McWhorter (abt 1946 – ) m. Julie
    5. 5. Julia (Joyce) McWhorter (1 Jul 1948 – ) m. Donald (Lynwood) Westbrook (22 Feb 1946 – ) m. Robert (William) Walsh
      1. 1. Wendy (Lynn) Westbrook (8 Dec 1969 – ) m. Jonathan (Paul) DeBenedetto (24 07 1970 – ) m. Thomas (Paul) Milonas (11 Dec 1963 – 17 Feb 2025) m. Ashley (Nicole) Shannon (18 Aug 1987 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Anthony) DeBenedetto (25 07 1988 – ) m. Sarah McCrate (May 1990 – )
        2. 2. Michelle (Patricia) Milonas (04 Jul 1999 – )
        3. 3. Anastasia (Eleni) Milonas (02 Mar 2001 – 28 Feb 2024)
        4. 4. Raylee (Nicole) Shannon (20 Dec 2015 – )
      2. 2. Paul (Lynwood) Westbrook (30 Sep 1972 – 20 Jul 2017) m. Mary Fulop
        1. 1. Trinity Fulop (06 Sep 2000 – )
        2. 2. Sage Fulop (06 Sep 2000 – )
    6. 6. David McWhorter (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Alicia
      1. 1. Jennifer McWhorter (abt 1974 – ) m. John (Howard) Mclaughlin
    7. 7. Ralph (Eugene) McWhorter (abt 1954 – ) m. Brenda (Joyce) Herring
    8. 8. Sharon (Lynn) McWhorter (17 Apr 1954 – ) m. Eugene (Thomas "Gene") Chapman (29 July 1959 – 28 January 2013)
      1. 1. Michael (James) Chapman (2 Dec 1976 – ) m. Madeline (Nicole) Coyer
      2. 2. Steven Chapman
      3. 3. Rebecca Chapman m. Chris m. Jeff
        1. 1. David Burroughs (1989 – )
        2. 2. Mary Maxine
        3. 3. Albert
    9. 9. Eva (Sue) McWhorter (9 May 1959 – ) m. Jerome Runion (20 Mar 1957 – 23 Aug 2021) m. David Cummings
      1. 1. Michael Runion
      2. 2. Rachelle Runion
    10. 10. Mary McWhorter (9 Apr 1961 – ) m. Dennis Trexler
    11. 11. Robert (Michael) McWhorter (1963 – 23 May 1963)
    12. 12. Richard (Allen) McWhorter m. Jeanette (Lyn) Stracener
      1. 1. Alana (Marie) McWhorter
      2. 2. Bethaney (Lynn) McWhorter

Julia Day's Timeline

9 Records

1885
02 JUL 1885
Birth of Julia Nelva Day in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Julia Nelva Day resided here in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Danville Ward 2, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville Ward 2, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1922
1922
Age 37
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Danville, Illinois, USA
Danville, Illinois, USA
1928
1928
Age 43
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Danville, Illinois, USA
Danville, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 55
Julia Nelva Day resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1965
12 Mar 1965
Age 80
Death of Julia Nelva Day in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 JUL 1885
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T627_898; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 92-39
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 2, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 582
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 564; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 199.0; FHL microfilm: 2340299
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 348; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240348
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: T624_234; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374247
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Catlin, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 348; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1240348

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: T624_234; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1374247

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Danville Ward 2, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 2, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_411; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 582

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Danville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Danville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 564; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 199.0; FHL microfilm: 2340299

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T627_898; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 92-39

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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