The Day Family

John Day & Dorothy Henley

John Day
Born: bef 1743
Died: aft 1795 Albermarle Co., Virginia
Occupation: Blacksmith
Notes: He signed the Albermarle Declaration of Independence five names ahead of Thomas Jefferson.

Marriage (1): to Dorothy Henley abt 1759

Children of John Day and Dorothy Henley:

• Ransom
Born: 15 Jan 1762
Died: aft 12 Mar 1844 Claiborne Co., Tennessee
• Ambrose
Marriage (1): to Nancy Bocock on 6 Feb 1799 in Albermarle Co., Virginia
• Hundley
• Phillip
Born: 1779

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Hundley Day & Mary Garland

Hundley Day
Born: Virginia
Notes: He may have moved his family from Virginia to Tennessee around 1830.

Marriage (1): to Ann Barksdale

Marriage (2): to Mary Garland on 27 Dec 1801 in Charlottesville, Albermarle Co., Virginia

Mary Garland
Born: Albermarle Co., Virginia

She is the daughter of William G. Garland.

Children of Hundley Day and Mary Garland:

• Garland Lewis
Born: abt 1802 Virginia
Died: 1895
Buried: Old Clover Creek Cemetery, Hardeman Co., Tennessee
Marriage (1): to Sarah Minnie
Children: Mary E., Rosamond C., Richard G., Amanda, Frances, Thomas, and Jane
• Reuben
Born: 11 Feb 1808 Virginia
Died: 11 Jun 1880 Madison Co., Tennessee
Buried: Hill Cemetery, Madison Hall, Madison Co., Tennessee
Marriage (1): to Clarissa
Children: Elizabeth, Griffin, Harriet, Mortimer L., Rebecca, James M., Bradley H., and John R.
• George Washington

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George Washington Day & Sarah Hale Wendel Neilson

George Washington Day
Born: 15 Feb 1808 Russell Co., Virginia
Died: 4 Sep 1881 Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee
Buried: Denmark Presbyterian Cemetery, Denmark, Madison Co., Tennessee
Occupation: Baptist minister

Marriage (1): to Francis Hughes Meek on 29 Apr 1829

Francis is the daughter of James Meek.

Marriage (2): to Sarah Hale Wendel Neilson on 12 Aug 1846 in Haywood Co., Tennessee

Sarah Hale Wendel Neilson
Born: 4 Mar 1821 Greene Co., Tennessee
Died: 10 Jun 1856 in Madison Co., Tennessee
Buried: Denmark Old Soldier's Cemetery, Denmark, Madison Co., Tennessee

Sarah is the daughter of Joseph Hale Neilson and Mary Smith.

Children of George Washington Day and Sarah Hale Wendel Neilson:

• Mary E.
Born: 13 Aug 1847
Died: 1883
Marriage (1): to C.C. Verser on 3 Oct 1867
Children: Lucy, Grace, and Adeline
• Joseph Hundley
Born: 26 Aug 1849 Tennessee
Died: 1 Jun 1929
Marriage (1): to Matt E. Burgess, who built “the Southern Hotel” in Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee. Matt's sister Emma married Joseph's brother James.
• George William
Born: 27 Dec 1850 Tennessee
Marriage (1): to Jenny McKissick on 7 Aug 1872 in Madison Co., Tennessee
• James Dorsey
• Alexander Douglas
Born: 21 Aug 1854
Died: 29 Feb 1920
Marriage (1): to Laura Brittan on 13 Dec 1875
Child: Walter
Marriage (2): to Jenny Bledsoe on 27 Dec 1882
Children: Lenore and Cameron

Marriage (3): to Elizabeth Caroline Weatherly on 30 Oct 1856

Children of George Washington Day and Elizabeth Caroline Weatherly:

• Reuben Graves
Born: 6 Oct 1858
Died: 14 Apr 1864
Buried: Denmark Old Soldier's Cemetery, Denmark, Madison Co., Tennessee
• Richard Henderson
Born: 16 Jul 1860
Died: 26 Feb 1892
• Robert Morgan
Born: 16 Jul 1862
Died: 30 Jan 1863
Buried: Denmark Old Soldier's Cemetery, Denmark, Madison Co., Tennessee
• Thomas Wright
Born: 16 Nov 1863
Died: abt 1920
• Charles Edwin
Born: 15 Mar 1866 Madison Co., Tennessee
Died: 1940
Buried: Oakfield Cemetery, Oakfield, Madison Co., Tennessee
Occupation: Merchant
Marriage (1): to Annie Deloch on 4 Jun 1916
• Lillie Anna Caroline
Born: 9 Mar 1868 Madison Co., Tennessee

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James Dorsey Day & Mary Emma Blackwell

James Dorsey Day
Born: 21 Mar 1853 Denmark, Madison Co., Tennessee
Died: 8 Jul 1938 Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee
Buried: 8 Jul 1938 Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Madison Co., Tennessee
Occupation: Department store merchant
Notes: He was a member of Launcelot Lodge No. 13 of the Knights of Pythias. He was also known as J. Doss Day.

Marriage (1): to Emma Burgess on 27 Oct 1875 in Madison Co., Tennessee

Emma had a sister named Matt E., who married James' brother Joseph Hundley, and a sister named Alice.

Children of James Dorsey Day and Emma Burgess:

• Aline
Born: 1876 Tennessee
Marriage (1): to Eugene Ralphosky, who changed his name to Ralph
Child: Gene
Marriage (2): to ? Carlton
Notes: Her son Gene took the Carlton surname. He was an artist and had one man shows in New York and Europe.
• Florence
Born: abt 1879 Tennessee
Occupation: Artist
Marriage (1): to ? Scruggs
Marriage (2): to Paul Bergé. He was the second conductor of the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1916-1918, when it temporarily disbanded due to World War I) and played violin.

Marriage (2): to Mary Emma Blackwell on 23 Aug 1900 in Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois

Mary Emma Blackwell
Born: 26 Mar 1870 Wapello, Dewitt Co., Illinois
Died: 17 May 1947 Clifton, Bosque Co., Texas
Buried: 19 May 1947 Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque Co., Texas

She is the daughter of Joshua Cornelius Blackwell and Susan Henrietta Beard.

Children of James Dorsey Day and Mary Emma Blackwell:

• Lora Bernadine
Born: 23 May 1901 St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri
Died: 29 Jun 1945 Tempe, Maricopa Co., Arizona
Buried: 2 Jul 1945 Clifton Cemetery, Clifton, Bosque Co., Texas
Marriage (1): to Hayden Mason in 1923
Notes: She was known until her death as "Miss Bernadine Day."
• Ruth Blackwell

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