Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Newton Day, 3C2R
Birth28 Feb 1891, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth Memofrom death records and 1900 census
Birth29 Feb 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth Memofrom WW II draft card
Death2 Jul 1982, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Wesley Day (1863-1954)
MotherCordelia Hall (?1866-1944)
Marriage1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseBeulah May Lane
Birth18 Jul 1897, Kentucky
Death19 Apr 1996, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Children
1 MMervil Edward Day, 4C1R
Birth27 Feb 1918, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Apr 2005, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseRuth Ream
2 FGertrude Laura Day, 4C1R
Birth9 Nov 1920, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseMr. Prater
3 MCharles Morton Day, 4C1R
Birth26 Sep 1922, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Death12 Apr 1996, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio
4 FMary Margaret Day, 4C1R
Birth26 Sep 1924, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Death19 Aug 2008, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma
SpouseJohn P. Lanzo
Notes for John Newton Day
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records John Newton Day, age 25/26 (overwritten), residence Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky, born 29 Feb 1891 in Bangor, Ky, married supporting a wife.
There is, of course, no Feb 29th in 1891. Since the age is overwritten and it is impossible to tell which of the digits is the original and which the correction, the age does not give much help in deciding whether it should be 28 Feb 1891 (which would make him 26) or 29 Feb 1892 (which would make him 25). The 1900 census said Feb 1891, but his WW II draft registration says 29 Feb 1892.
That card, filed 29 Apr 1942, records John Newt Day, age 50, residence 405 Exeter St., Baltimore, Maryland, born 29 Feb 1892 in Moorhead, Kentucky, contact Mrs. J. Day, same address, employer Maryland Steel Product Co., Bush-Ridgby St., Baltimore, Md.
The SSDI lists John Day, born 28 Feb 1891, died July 1892, last residence Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists John N. Day, age 91, died 2 July 1982 in Boyd Co., residence same.
There is, of course, no Feb 29th in 1891. Since the age is overwritten and it is impossible to tell which of the digits is the original and which the correction, the age does not give much help in deciding whether it should be 28 Feb 1891 (which would make him 26) or 29 Feb 1892 (which would make him 25). The 1900 census said Feb 1891, but his WW II draft registration says 29 Feb 1892.
That card, filed 29 Apr 1942, records John Newt Day, age 50, residence 405 Exeter St., Baltimore, Maryland, born 29 Feb 1892 in Moorhead, Kentucky, contact Mrs. J. Day, same address, employer Maryland Steel Product Co., Bush-Ridgby St., Baltimore, Md.
The SSDI lists John Day, born 28 Feb 1891, died July 1892, last residence Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists John N. Day, age 91, died 2 July 1982 in Boyd Co., residence same.
Census Notes for John Newton & Beulah May (Family)
1920 census of Boyd Co., Ky, Ashland ward 5, enumerated 15 Jan, lists on p. 29A as family #462/686, at 627 Bath Ave:
Day, John W., 53, laborer; Cordellia, 52, wife; John (V. ?), son, 30, laborer; Beluah (Belvah?), wife, 23; Mervil, son, 2; Evert, son, 18; Cora, dau, 16; Frank, son, 12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The relationship for John’s wife should be recorded as daughter-in-law, and that of Mervil as grandson. (Either that, or the three of them should be given their own family number and moved to the end, with John listed as head.) The middle initial for John looks to me like a V. Ancestry.com has transcribed it as L. But judging by John’s draft cards, it is apparently really an N with the rightmost stroke being so short and starting so high that it looks like a serif.
1930 census of Boyd Co., Ky, Ashland ward 4, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 8B as family #181/190, at 2147 Thomas St:
Day, John N., 26, age at first marriage 21, burner at scrap yard; Beulah, wife, 23, age at first marriage 18; Mervill, son, 12; Gertrude, dau, 9; Charles M., son, 7; Mary M., dau, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Day, John W., 53, laborer; Cordellia, 52, wife; John (V. ?), son, 30, laborer; Beluah (Belvah?), wife, 23; Mervil, son, 2; Evert, son, 18; Cora, dau, 16; Frank, son, 12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The relationship for John’s wife should be recorded as daughter-in-law, and that of Mervil as grandson. (Either that, or the three of them should be given their own family number and moved to the end, with John listed as head.) The middle initial for John looks to me like a V. Ancestry.com has transcribed it as L. But judging by John’s draft cards, it is apparently really an N with the rightmost stroke being so short and starting so high that it looks like a serif.
1930 census of Boyd Co., Ky, Ashland ward 4, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 8B as family #181/190, at 2147 Thomas St:
Day, John N., 26, age at first marriage 21, burner at scrap yard; Beulah, wife, 23, age at first marriage 18; Mervill, son, 12; Gertrude, dau, 9; Charles M., son, 7; Mary M., dau, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
