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Husband: Robert Day
Father: Mother:
Wife: Anna Davis 1,2 Also known as: Ann 2
Father: Mother:
M Child 1: John D. Day Born: Aug- -1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,4 Died: Oct-10-1911 Buried: in Meadow Valley Church (aka Day) Cemetery, Turtle Tree Fork Rd, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1870 in Harrison Co, WV 4 Occupation: farmer 3,6 Military: Feb-23-1864 - May-29-1865 Pvt, Co H 12th WVa Inf, and Co C 10 th WVa Inf, Civil War 7 (see note 2) Wife: Rachel Freeman b. Jul- -1850 d. May- 7-1907 Married: Mar-13-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 2: Lydia Day Born: ca 1835 in Wood Co, (W)VA 8 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: 1883 in Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Calvin C. Cottrill b. ca 1814 d. 1891 Married: Feb-25-1883 in Harrison Co, WV 10
F Child 3: Hannah Day Born: ca 1842 6 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Union District). (7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Based on WPA reading of 18 Sep 1932. Marker no longer readable. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Calvin Cottrill, widowed, 70, b. & res. in Harrison Co, farmer, son of Richard & Rachael Cottrill; and Lydia Day, single, 48, b. Wood Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Robert & Ann Day. Married Feb 25 1883. MR p. 159. Event Notes Note (1) In 1880, indicated as being unable to read or write. In the 1890 Veterans Schedule of Union District, Harrison County, his post office address was given as Big Isaac, Doddridge County. Note (2) His West Virginia Civil War medal is at the museum of the Doddridge County Historical Society. The military unit inscribed on it is "Co C, 10th Reg Inf Vol"




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