Raymond
Day
(Day)
Bierce
Born in Bristol, England
Ancestors 
Son of Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
and Mary Ellen (Day) Bierce
Brother of
Leigh Bierce and Helen Ray Bierce
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 17
in Chico, Butte, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2018
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Biography
- son of Ambrose Bierce & Mary Ellen Day
- 1889 Died of a self inflicted wound after a gunfight over his fiance - she had run off with another man. He shot the other man and the former fiancee. Both men died of their wounds.
Sources
- Memorial: "Find a Grave", database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #47730705 (accessed 6 February 2024), Memorial page for Raymond Day Bierce (Dec 1872-27 Jul 1889), citing Saint Helena Cemetery, Saint Helena, Napa County, California, USA (plot: Block C Ext, Lot 47F); Maintained by Connie (contributor 47390019).
- Frey, Holly and Tracy V. Wilson. "Ambrose Bierce." Stuff You Missed in History Class (Podcast). 26 Mar 2014. How Stuff Works.com. Republished on 28 Apr 2018.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Day by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Day:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Day by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Day:
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~0.39%
Cindy (Cowell) Womeldorf
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M355596 [compare]
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~0.39%
Vicky (Cowell) Willis :
23andMe
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