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Rev George Washington Day 1808 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1808

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1881

Death Location: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA

Father: Hundley Day

Mother: Mary Garland

Spouse(s): Francis Meek, Emily Hopkins, Sarah Day, Elizabeth Weatherly

Children(s): George Day

The story of Rev George Washington Day began in 1808 in Russell, Virginia, USA. Rev George Washington Day married Francis Hughes Meek, Emily Hopkins, Sarah W Day, Elizabeth Caroline Weatherly, and had children including George William Day. Rev George Washington Day passed away in 1881 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev George Washington Day began in 1808 in Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • Rev George Washington Day married Francis Hughes Meek, Emily Hopkins, Sarah W Day, Elizabeth Caroline Weatherly, and had children including George William Day.
  • Rev George Washington Day passed away in 1881 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Day's Ancestors

Self
Rev Day
1808 – 1881
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Hundley Day
1775 – 1856
Virginia
Mary (Ann "Mosley") Garland
1794 – 1878
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina
Grandparents
John Day
1742 – 1792
Albemarle, Virginia, Colonial America
Dorothy ("Dolly") Henley
1747 – 1800
Perquimans County, North Carolina, Colonial America
William (Joseph) Garland
1755 – 1827
Roanoke Rapids, Edgecombe, North Carolina, Colonial America
Lydia Cooley
1770 – 1852
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Day
1720 – 1754
Nancy Brown
1728 – 1773
"Private" Cooley
1745 – 1796
Rachel Kinchen
1758 – 1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Day
1700 – 1736
Ann Blacksmith
– 1737

Rev Day's Descendants

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Rev (George Washington) Day (11 Feb 1808 – 4 Sep 1881) m. Francis (Hughes) Meek (29 Mar 1809 – 12 Sep 1845) m. Emily Hopkins (abt 1829 – ) m. Sarah (W) Day (4 Mar 1821 – 10 Jun 1856) m. Elizabeth (Caroline) Weatherly (Oct 1827 – 1906)
  1. 1. 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 – )
        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

Rev Day's Timeline

3 Records

1808
11 Feb 1808
Birth of Rev George Washington Day in Russell, Virginia, USA
Russell, Virginia, USA
1846
12 Aug 1846
Age 38
Rev George Washington Day was married in Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
Haywood County, Tennessee, USA
1881
4 Sep 1881
Age 73
Death of Rev George Washington Day in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Haywood County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Jackson, Madison, Tennessee USA

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