Descendants of Jesse C. DAY

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Generation No. 1 

1. JESSE C.3 DAY* (JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*) 
was born January 13, 1802 in New River, Montgomery Co., VA,
and died April 21, 1883 in West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY. 
He married MARGARET (PEGGY) CASKEY* August 24, 1820 in 
West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY, daughter of THOMAS CASKEY* and
LYDIA HOPKINS*. She was born December 22, 1804 in Floyd Co., KY,
and died May 15, 1884 in Morgan Co., KY. 
Notes for JESSE C. DAY*:
Source: Father's Pension Application for Revolutionary War 
Source: Daye Family Bible 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Mrs. Woodrow Stamper; West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY; from Family Bibles. 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
 
More About JESSE C. DAY*:
Burial: Day Cemetery, Cottle's Farm, West Liberty, Morgan, KY
Census: 1850, male, 48 yoa, farmer, born VA
Fact 4: January 13, 1802, copied from pages of family bible on file NARA Wash. DC. 

Notes for MARGARET (PEGGY) CASKEY*:
Source: Daye Family Bible 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Mrs. Woodrow Stamper; West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY; 
from Family Bibles. 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
SOURCE-Death- "Maury County Cemeteries", lists Ramsey Cemetery-
"In Campbell's Station, 
take Martin Hollow Rd. south for 3/4 mile. Turn east on farm
road onto place now owned by 
Billy Allred (Nov., 1986) this was formerly the home of the
Ramsey and Clark families. The cemetery is in the field to 
the right of the house and is badly overgrown.
 
More About MARGARET (PEGGY) CASKEY*:
Burial: Ramsey Cemetery, Ramsey's Farm, Maury County, KY
Census: 1850, female, spouse to Jesse Day, born KY 

Marriage Notes for JESSE DAY* and MARGARET CASKEY*:
SOURCE- Application for DAR of Alla Davis Blevins, Nat'l #686686
SOURCE-Mrs. Woodrow Stamper; West Liberty, Morgan Co., KY; from
Family Bibles. 


Children of JESSE DAY* and MARGARET CASKEY* are:
2. i. WILLIAM4 DAY, 
b. August 19, 1821, Morgan Co., KY;  d.January 24, 1884,
Breathitt Co., KY.

ii. ROBERT C. DAY, b. 1822; d. 1849; m. ELLENDER ELEANOR MCGUIRE; 
b. 1824; d. 1849. 
Notes for ROBERT C. DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Notes for ELLENDER ELEANOR MCGUIRE:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 

iii. REBECCA JANE DAY, 
b. 1824; d. Aft. 1846; 
m. (1) JOHN COTTLE;
m. (2) JAMES W. DAY, August 20, 1841, Morgan Co., KY; 
b. 1821; d. 1846. 
Notes for REBECCA JANE DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Notes for JOHN COTTLE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Notes for JAMES W. DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

iv. LYDIA DAY, b. 1826. 
Notes for LYDIA DAY:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

v. ELIZABETH DAY, b. December 08, 1829. 
Notes for ELIZABETH DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

3. vi. JOHN WILLIAM DAY*, 
b. September 24, 1832, Morgan Co., KY;
d. August 05, 1896.

vii. CYNTHIA ANN DAY, 
b. November 01, 1834; d. 1862; 
m. WILLIAM B. JONES; b. 1806; d. 1856. 
Notes for CYNTHIA ANN DAY:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 
Notes for WILLIAM B. JONES:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 

viii. ALLEN T. DAY, 
b. March 27, 1837; d. 1884; 
m. LOU ELLA COX. 
Notes for ALLEN T. DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 
Notes for LOU ELLA COX:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

ix. ELLENOR DAY, b. 1841. 
Notes for ELLENOR DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

x. TRUMBO DAY, b. 1845. 
Notes for TRUMBO DAY:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 



Generation No. 2 

2. WILLIAM4 DAY (JESSE C.3 DAY*, JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*)
was born August 19, 1821 in Morgan Co., KY, 
and died January 24, 1884 in Breathitt Co., KY. 
He married PHOEBE ELEANOR (ELLEN) GIBBS June 14, 1844 in
Morgan Co., KY, daughter of NATHAN GIBBS* and NANCY LIPPS*.
She was born January 30, 1825 in Breathitt Co., KY, 
and died June 11, 1862 in Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY. 
Notes for WILLIAM DAY:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 
More About WILLIAM DAY:
Census 1: August 27, 1850, Farmer, owner, 28, male, KY
Census 2: 1880, William, Sr., 58, Ky, Va, Ky
Education: Private schooling 
Notes for PHOEBE ELEANOR (ELLEN) GIBBS:
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

More About PHOEBE ELEANOR (ELLEN) GIBBS:
Date born 2: 1825
Census 1: August 27, 1850, Wife, keeps house, 25, female, KY
Census 2: 1880, Lourana, 53, Ky, Ky, Ky 
Marriage Notes for WILLIAM DAY and PHOEBE GIBBS:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

Children of WILLIAM DAY and PHOEBE GIBBS are:
i. NANCY JANE5 DAY. 
Notes for NANCY JANE DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

ii. MARY ELIZABETH DAY. 
Notes for MARY ELIZABETH DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

iii. LUCINDA CAROLINE DAY. 
Notes for LUCINDA CAROLINE DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

iv. WILLIAM DAY, JR.. 
Notes for WILLIAM DAY, JR.:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
 
More About WILLIAM DAY, JR.:
Census: 1880, William, Jr., 18 

4. v. NATHAN BOONE DAY, 
b. January 27, 1845, Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY; 
d. July 28, 1899.

vi. JESSE TAYLOR DAY, 
b. December 12, 1844; d. Aft. 1920; 
m. ROWENA BELLE TRIMBLE, November 04, 1869; 
b. June 10, 1850, Hazel Green, Breathitt Co., KY. 
Notes for JESSE TAYLOR DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
 
More About JESSE TAYLOR DAY:
Census 1: August 27, 1850, Son, 3, male, KY
Census 2: 1920, Household # 68, Jesse T. Day, age 73, HoH
 
More About ROWENA BELLE TRIMBLE:
Census: 1920, Rowena B., 66, wife 

Marriage Notes for JESSE DAY and ROWENA TRIMBLE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

5. vii. MARGARET DAY, 
b. 1849; d. 1890.

viii. FLOYD DAY, 
b. November 18, 1854, Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY; 
d. 1936, Breathitt Co., KY; 
m. ROSELIE DUPONT KASH, 1888, Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY. 
Notes for FLOYD DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

ix. JOHN C. MASON DAY, b. June 03, 1859; d. Aft. 1912; m. MARGARET MCLIN; b. 1865. 
Notes for JOHN C. MASON DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven



3. JOHN WILLIAM4 DAY* (JESSE C.3, JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*)
was born September 24, 1832 in Morgan Co., KY, and died
August 05, 1896. He married EVALINE GIBBS* October 16, 1852 in
Morgan County, KY, daughter of NATHAN GIBBS* and NANCY LIPPS*.
She was born February 19, 1836 in Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co.,
KY, and died July 02, 1931 in Morgan Co., KY. 
Notes for JOHN WILLIAM DAY*:
Source: DAR Application # 68686 
Source: WFT Vol 105 Tree 465 
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
 
More About JOHN WILLIAM DAY*:
Census 1: 1850, male, 17 yoa, laborer for his father
Census 2: 1860, male, 27 yoa, farmer 
Notes for EVALINE GIBBS*:
Source: DAR Application # 

More About EVALINE GIBBS*:
Census 1: 1860, female spouse of JW Day 22 yoa
Census 2: 1860, Morgan County, KY Census Microfilm # 70-0121 
KHS Library
Fact 5: February 06, 1911, proof of lineage per affadavit 
on file, County of Clark, State of Kentucky 

Children of JOHN DAY* and EVALINE GIBBS* are:
i. CYNTHIAN ANNE5 DAY, b. Abt. 1854.
ii. WILLIAM ALLEN DAY, b. Abt. 1856.
iii. NATHAN BOONE DAY, b. Abt. 1858.
6. iv. MARGARET JOSEPHINE DAY*, 
b. May 19, 1860, Morgan County, KY; d. December 05, 1936.
v. NANCY JANE DAY, b. Abt. 1862.
vi. JAMES CALVIN DAY, b. Abt. 1865.
vii. ROBERT WILSON DAY, b. Abt. 1867.
viii. JESSE TAYLOR DAY, b. Abt. 1870. 



Generation No. 3 

4. NATHAN BOONE5 DAY (WILLIAM4, JESSE C.3 DAY*, JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*)
was born January 27, 1845 in Frozen Creek,Breathitt Co., KY, 
and died July 28, 1899. 
He married (1) ELIZABETH (BETTY) COPE December 28, 1871 in
Breathitt Co., KY,daughter of CAPTAIN COPE and SABRINA HAGRIS.
She was born November 28, 1851, and died May 13, 1885. 
He married (2) MARGARET CRAWFORD April 12, 1887 in Breathitt
Co., KY. She was born 1853, and died 1915. 
Notes for NATHAN BOONE DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

More About NATHAN BOONE DAY:
Cause of Death: Accident at one of his own sawmills
Census: August 27, 1850, Son, 5, male, KY
Education: Private schooling
Occupation: Judge 

Notes for ELIZABETH (BETTY) COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 
Marriage Notes for NATHAN DAY and ELIZABETH COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

Notes for MARGARET CRAWFORD:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Marriage Notes for NATHAN DAY and MARGARET CRAWFORD:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

Children of NATHAN DAY and ELIZABETH COPE are:
i. CLARA6 DAY, 
b. 1872, Breathitt Co., KY; 
m. (1) JOHN G. HARGIS; b. April 02, 1869, Breathitt Co., KY; 
m. (2) JOHN S. HARGUS, JR.. 

Notes for CLARA DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

Notes for JOHN G. HARGIS:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

Notes for JOHN S. HARGUS, JR.:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

ii. WALTER RALEIGH DAY, 
b. October 13, 1873, Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY; 
d. August 24, 1937, Malvern, Hot Springs Co.,AK; 
m. MATTIE BUSH MIZE, April 26, 1893; b. March 17, 1871, 
Irvine, KY; d. April 07, 1942, Malvern, Hot Springs Co., AK. 
Notes for WALTER RALEIGH DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

More About WALTER RALEIGH DAY:
Burial: Oakridge Cemetery, Malvern, Hot Springs Co., AK
Education: Private schooling
Occupation 1: Lumberman
Occupation 2: Politician, Republican, 1920 Representative 

Notes for MATTIE BUSH MIZE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 
Marriage Notes for WALTER DAY and MATTIE MIZE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

iii. CARL DAY, 
b. 1878, Breathitt Co., KY; d. 1904, Lexington, Franklin Co., KY. 
Notes for CARL DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 



5. MARGARET5 DAY (WILLIAM4, JESSE C.3 DAY*, JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*) 
was born 1849, and died 1890. 
She married CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD CALLOWAY COPE Bef. 1868. 
He was born May 10, 1828 in Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY, 
and died November 09, 1907 in Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY. 
Notes for MARGARET DAY:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven 

More About MARGARET DAY:
Census 1: August 27, 1850, Daughter, 1, female, KY
Census 2: 1880, Louellen, 15 

Notes for CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD CALLOWAY COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Marriage Notes for MARGARET DAY and CAPTAIN COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

Children of MARGARET DAY and CAPTAIN COPE are:
i. ROBERT E. LEE6 COPE, b. 1868; d. 1883. 
Notes for ROBERT E. LEE COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

ii. WILLIAM PRICE COPE, b. 1871. 
Notes for WILLIAM PRICE COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

iii. CARRIE COPE, b. January 07, 1875. 
Notes for CARRIE COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven

iv. ARCH CALLOWAY COPE, 
b. July 10, 1885, Cope Fork, Frozen Creek, Breathitt Co., KY; 
d. August 31, 1967, Jackson, 
Breathitt Co., KY; m. EVA SEWELL; b. 1887, Jackson, Breathitt Co., KY; d. 1962, Dalton, GA. 
Notes for ARCH CALLOWAY COPE:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven
Notes for EVA SEWELL:
SOURCE-Nancy Day van Morkhoven



6. MARGARET JOSEPHINE5 DAY* (JOHN WILLIAM4, JESSE C.3, JOHN2 DAY, SR.*, JOSHUA1 DAYE*) 
was born May 19, 1860 in Morgan County, KY, and died 
December 05, 1936. 
She married (1) SILAS W. CARTER May 25, 1882 in Morgan County, KY. 
She married (2) JOHN THOMAS DAVIS* September 12, 1877 in 
Morgan County, KY, son of SANFORD DAVIS* and MATILDA PERRY*. 
He was born April 09, 1858 in Morgan County, KY. 

More About MARGARET JOSEPHINE DAY*:
Census: 1880, Fed. Census, listed as female 1/12 
0n the 8th of Aug, 1880. 
Marriage Notes for MARGARET DAY* and SILAS CARTER:
from the Morgan County, Marriages Book by Lynn Nickell:
Josephine Day to Silas W. Carter on the 25-May-1882 in Morgan
County, KY. 

More About JOHN THOMAS DAVIS*:
Census: 1880, Fed. Census, Dist. 84, divorced, at home farming
with father. 
Marriage Notes for MARGARET DAY* and JOHN DAVIS*:
from Morgan County Register of Marriage, pg. 125, married at the
home of John W. Day, by WR Davis, in presence of AJ Harris and
JF Day. 

Child of MARGARET DAY* and JOHN DAVIS* is:
i. LULA DAY6 DAVIS*, b. August 17, 1878, Morgan County, KY; 
d. September 04, 1960, Lexington, Fayette County, KY; 
m. ISAAC CURRY WILSON*, January 26, 1898, Morgan County, KY; 
b. December 16, 1874, Wolfe County, KY; d. January 23, 1945,
Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. 
Notes for LULA DAY DAVIS*:
Source--Death Certificate 
Source--Marriage Registration 
Source--Social Security Application 

More About LULA DAY DAVIS*:
Burial: September 06, 1960, Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY
Cause of Death: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Ruptured Berry
Aneurysm, Right Hydronephrosis
Fact 4: Brought up by her grandparents, John W. Day and Evaline Gibbs.
Medical Information: Certified Copy from the Registrar of Vital
Statistics for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Reg. # 1173 
Notes for ISAAC CURRY WILSON*:
Source--Death Certificate 

More About ISAAC CURRY WILSON*:
Burial: January 25, 1945, Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KY
Cause of Death: Coronary Occlusion, Arterial Sclerosis, Chronic
Mitral Valvular Disease
Medical Information: Certified Certificate of Death from the
State of Indiana Reg. # 317 
Marriage Notes for LULA DAVIS* and ISAAC WILSON*:
as recorded in the Morgan County Marriage Register Vol. 3, pg.
223; marriage was legally solemnized by JTDay.

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