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John Charles DAY

John Charles DAY

Male 1889 - 1961  (71 years)

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  • Name John Charles DAY 
    Born 20 Jun 1889  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Jun 20 1889. But birth record, in which he was identified as J. C. Day, shows it as Jun 20 1888. The 1900 Census also states June 1888, age 11.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1913  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not with family in 1930 Census. Wife's marital status married.
    Occupation superintendent at Hope Natural Gas Co.  [5] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    laborer at Hope Gas Co. 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 25 Jan 1961  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I98883  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2016 

    Father John D. DAY,   b. Aug 1835, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1911  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Rachel FREEMAN,   b. Jul 1850, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1907  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Family ID F30818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel Loma GASKINS,   b. Jan 1889, Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1965, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1913  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jan 9 1920 at Kincheloe Creek:
      John C. Day, 31, laborer at Hope Gas Company; wife Ethel, 30; son John K, 5; son William H, 3y 5m; dau Ethel E, 1y 11m.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 10 1920 at 201 Cheuvront Ave:
      Ethel L. Day, 41, married, no occupation; son Kenneth J, 15; son Harold W, 13; dau Elenor E, 12.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on May 27 1940 at 201 Cheuvront Ave:
      Ethel L. Day, 51, married, no occupation; son Kenneth, 25, single, 4 yrs high school, roustabout for gas & oil company; son Harold, 23, single, 4 yrs college, chemical engineer; dau Elenor, 22, single, 1 yr college, bookkeeper.
    Children 
     1. John Kenneth DAY,   b. 23 Sep 1914,   d. 27 Sep 1977  (Age 63 years)
     2. William Harold DAY,   b. 30 Jul 1915, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1961, Abington, Montgomery Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     3. Ethel Elenor DAY,   b. CA 1918
    Family ID F22849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    7. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).