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Solomon DAY

Solomon DAY

Male 1843 - 1939  (95 years)

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  • Name Solomon DAY 
    Born 27 May 1843  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 24 given at time of 1871 marriage would put birth in about 1847, but date in death record and on headstone is May 27 1843.
    Gender Male 
    Military ENLISTED Mar 1 1865  [1, 3] 
    Pvt, Co E, 14th WVa Inf, Civil War 
    • U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
      about Solomon Day Name: Solomon Day
      Side: Union
      Regiment State/Origin: West Virginia
      Regiment Name: 14 West Virginia Inf.
      Regiment Name Expanded: 14th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
      Company: E
      Rank In: Private
      Rank In Expanded: Private
      Rank Out: Private
      Rank Out Expanded: Private
      Film Number: M507 roll 3

      American Civil War Soldiers
      about Solomon Day Name: Solomon Day
      Side Served: Union
      State Served: West Virginia
      Service Record: Enlisted as a Private.
      Enlisted in Company E, 14th Infantry Regiment West Virginia.
      Sources: 304
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Residence Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 12 May 1939  Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I49227  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2017 

    Father Nathan DAY 
    Mother Jane HARRISON 
    Family ID F35382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tacy Anna HUGHES,   b. 5 Oct 1855, Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1910  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 18 May 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Johnzy DAY,   b. CA 1878, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Fred L. DAY,   b. 17 Aug 1884, Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1981, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Photos
    49227_DAY_Solomon_TacyAnnHughes_MtOliveBaptCem_Salem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		49227_DAY_Solomon_TacyAnnHughes_MtOliveBaptCem_Salem_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
    Family ID F20274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    49227_DAY_Solomon_1843-1939_DeathCertificate.jpg    		49227_DAY_Solomon_1843-1939_DeathCertificate.jpg
    999999_Silver-Mining-in-Doddridge-County.jpg    		999999_Silver-Mining-in-Doddridge-County.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 178.
      Identified as Solomon Day, 24, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Nathan & Jane Day; and Tacy A. Hughes, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Sylvester & Delila Ann Hughes. Married May 18 1871 in Doddridge County. (Note: Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Marriages" reports wife's name as Lucy A. Hughes. The original handwritten record, which could be interpreted as Lacy, does appear to read Tacy.)