John Edwin Day1

b. 1 January 1860, d. 1 January 1931
Birth1 Jan 1860 John Edwin Day was born on 1 Jan 1860 in Marshall County, Mississippi.1,2,3 
Marriage6 Oct 1884 He married Hattie Virginia McCamant, daughter of John Dickenson McCamant and India Campbell Gardner, on 6 Oct 1884 in Wise County, Texas.4 
Cens-19005 Jun 1900  John and Hattie were enumerated in Runnels Co., Texas at the turn of the century. They had moved there from Ft. Worth in 1897. John's census entry stated he was employed as a mechanical engineer. The couple's 14 year old daughter Cordelia attended school. Hattie's entry indicated that she had given birth to a second child who was no longer living.2,3 
Cens-191020 Apr 1910  The household make-up remained the same 10 years later when the family was again recorded. John had taken on the position of county tax assessor.5 
  He was also actively involved in the cotton industry.6 
  John and Hattie suffered the tragic loss of their surviving child in Feb. 1911 when daughter Cordelia died after her clothes caught fire. 
Death1 Jan 1931 John died on 1 Jan 1931 at age 71.1 
Burial He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas.1 

Family

Hattie Virginia McCamant b. 2 Apr 1863, d. 28 Apr 1934
Children
Last Edited28 May 2013

Citations

  1. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : John Edwin [sic] Day memorial #50493921, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas (entry includes photo of stone: Edwin Day 1860-1931)).
  2. [S3145] John E. Day household, 1900 U.S. cens., unnels Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 1, ED 126, sheet 5A, dwelling 81, family 82, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2013. Household includes: John E. Day, 40, b. Jan 1860, marr 15 years, b. Mississippi, mechanical engineer; Hattie V., wife, 36, b. April 1864, marr 15 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 living, b. TX, parents b. VA; Cordelia, dau, 14, b. Nov. 1885, b. TX, at school.
  3. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites A History of Central and Western Texas, The Lewis Publishing Co., 1911, Vol I: 363-4 (for location of birth).
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  5. [S2973] Jno E. Day household, 1910 U.S. cens., Runnels Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 1, ED 212, sheet 9B, dwelling 162, family 165, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2013. Household includes: Jno E. Day, 50, marr #1, marr 25 years, b. Mississippi, county tax assessor; Hattie, wife, 47, marr #1, marr 25 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 living, b. TX, parents b. VA; Cordelia, dau, 23, b. TX.
  6. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites A History of Central and Western Texas, The Lewis Publishing Co., 1911, Vol I: 363-4.
  7. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : Tom Day memorial #50493939, Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Runnels County, Texas (entry includes photo of stone: Tom Day Jun 1890-July 1893)).