NameJudge Benjamin Franklin Day, 2C5R
Birth6 Dec 1846, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death7 Jul 1929, Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky
BurialMachpelah Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky
SpouseVictoria Cassidy
BirthMar 1864, Kentucky
Death12 Dec 1931, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Notes for Judge Benjamin Franklin Day
His death certificate records Benjamin Franklin Day, age 82 years 7 months 1 day, born 6 Dec 1846 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 7 July 1929 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky, residence 210 E. 4th St, Mt. Sterling, Ky, married, husband of Victoria Cassidy, occupation Commissioner of Pensions for Ky, father Archie Day, born in Morgan Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Anna Cox, born in Wolfe Co., Ky, cause of death infirmities of age, contributory influenza & chronic bronchitis, informant Mrs. Benj. F. Day, same address, burial in Mt. Sterling.
Notes for Victoria Cassidy
Her death certificate records Victoria Cassidy Day, age 68, born 1863 in Ky, died 12 Dec 1931 in Jefferson Co., Ky, widow of Judge B. F. Day, father Thos Cassidy, mother’s maiden name Louisa Richard, both born in Va, cause of death lobar pneumonia, informant Mrs. J. W. Haywood, Anchorage, Ky, burial in Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Census Notes for Benjamin Franklin & Victoria (Family)
1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Mt. Sterling ward 3, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 12A as family #218/261, at 176 Queen St:
Day, Ben Franklin, 53, b. Dec 1846, lawyer; Victora S., wife, 36, b. Mar 1864, married 17 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Duglas, son, 24, b. Oct 1875, lawyer; Williams, Willie, nephew, 11, b. Dec 1888; Pettit, Silvia, granddau, 6, b. Aug 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Mt. Sterling ward 1, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 7A as family #142/190, at 41 Clay St:
Day, B. F., 64, b. Ky Ky Ky; V. S., wife, 45, b. Ky Va Penn, married 26 years; Douglas L., son, 35, b. Ky Ky Ky, married 5 months; Bonnie, dau-in-law, 30, b. Ind Ind Ind, married 5 months, 0 children; Petitt, Sylva, granddau, 15, single, b. Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Beans precinct, enumerated 30 Jan, lists on p. 5B as family #100/105:
Day, Benjamin F., 73, lawyer; Victoria, wife, 50; John C., brother, 71, single, farm manager. All born Ky Ky Ky.