Children of Lemuel Day
Submitted by Charles
CPJester@aol.com
Lemuel was the son of John Day Jr., and Elizabeth Howard.
To see the full line for this family, visit the information posted by another
individual at:
www.angelflire.com/pa/DayFamilies/Martin2.html
(See Generation 5)
Children of Lemuel Day,
son of John Day, Jr. and Elizabeth Howard
Lemuel, born Aug 20 1806 - died July 27 1888
married Mary Senter July 5 1827
(Greene County TN) James C. Senter, Mary's brother was the witness.
Mary was born May 8 1809
died Nov 21 1846. She is buried in Fly Cemetery at
Spring Creek, Madison Co., TN. She was the daughter of William Senter
b. ca 1765 and Jency Ann (Butler) Senter, and a sister of Moses and Alvin Senter
William and Jency were from Cumberland Co., North Carolina
Descendants of one or both of these brothers moved to
Texas, St. Louis and some in Tennessee in 1934.
Lemuel and Mary moved to Madison Co., TN about 1830
They had 9 children:
1) John H(enry) Day
Jan 14 1829 d. 1922
m. Aug 29 1850 to Margaret A. Coleman
Confederate Soldier Madison County TN
children:
William H. Day (Tyler,TX)
Eugene Day
Almyra Day Anderson
Lizzie Day
Bell and
Lula Day Teague (of Deport, TX; last are twins and have a number
of children.
Lula had 5 children. He was Cumberland Presbyterian minister
died Deport, TX 1921
2) Elizabeth Jane Day
b March 5, 1831
married John W. Grant Sept 26, 1850 in Madison co, TN
Left number of children including:
Moses
Senter
Grant - Clarksville, TX
also referred to as Aunt Jane Morrie!
3) William Senter Day
b Dec 26, 1832
Married Aug 29 1851
Nothing more known
4) Louvina Matilda Day
b. Nov 14, 1834
married Flavius.J. Fly Nov. 11, 1852in Madison Co , TN
d. Dec 11, 187
had number of children including:
Butler and Leb Fly of Milan, TN
5) Issac B Day
born Jan 18, 1837
d. 1923
Confederate soldier
married Aug 13, 1862
had son Albert Day
daughter Sue Day
son Henry Wilson Day
(Wilson had: Wilson, Henry and Shelby [Wilson at Searcy]) ,
Robert
E Lee Day, and a daughter Mary Emma Day who died in infancy
6) Thomas C Day
born Feb 15, 1839
died during war Oct 7, 1863
Confederate Soldier
7) Mary L Day
b. May 18, 1841
d 1925
never married
8) Clara Ann Day
b. Jan 18, 1843
married John Shane Sept 5, 1866 Madison Co, TN
died March 26, 1934
9) Martha Amanda Day
b. Sept 14 1845
d. july 23 186?
Martha A. Day married Robert P Ford 1-23-1850
*****Lemuel next married Mary Gowan July 26, 1849
Mary b. Nov 13, 1817
d. Oct 27, 1869
10) Virginia H. Day
b Aug 1, 1851
d. Sept 1, 1866
11) Sarah E Day
b Feb 20, 1853
married F. J. Fly and had several children
12) James Lemuel Day
b. Mar 8 1855
disappeared (lemuel died April 20, 1913 at Houston, TX)
13) Frances Lena Day
b. May 3, 1857
14) Zoph(er) Day
b. Feb 27 1859 (named for Doctor Zopher Jayne)
15) Flave R. Day
b Sept 27, 1860
married a Fly and left two sons:
Harry and
Dickson, living in 1934 went to Arkansas
16) Margaret Ella Day
b. Feb 11 1862
d. May 16 1863
*****Lemuel then married Sallie Smith on May 23, 1870
b. May 23, 1839
d. Mar 17, 1899
17) Alice Ophelia Day
b. Feb 27, 1873
d. Sept 27 1875
18) Ada Jemima Day
b. Dec 7, 1875
married R.L Wooldridge Dec 10, 1893
had two children :
Lena Dalby and P.B.;
she lives in Avery Texas
19) Laura Day
b. June 4, 1876
d. in infancy
20) Eugenia Day
b. January 1, 1878
d. Sept 27, 1878
21) Elihu Day
b. July 5, 1880
d. Aug 16, 1880
Source: John Day bible owned by Moses S. Grant of Clarksville
Lemuel Day bible owned by Patricia Bush Shane
This information was transcribed sometime between 1934 and 1956,
typewritten on Onionskin paper. The transcriber is unknown to me, as the pages were
found among the personal effects of my grandmother after her death in 1958.
Best Regards,
Charles
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