David Day (1818 - 1906)

Born 17 Jan 1818 in Amite, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala Arsilla Byrd — married 10 Jul 1838 in Liberty, Amite, Mississippi, United States

Husband of Mary Indiana (Hastings) Day — married 17 Dec 1878 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1906 at age 88 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

• 1855 - David is listed in the Woodville Republican (newspaper) as a cotton planter who attends the Hopewell Church.

MARRIAGE RECORDS

• MARRIAGE NUMBER 1
• Mississippi, US, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935^[1]
  NAME: David Day
  SPOUSE: Arsisla Bird
  MARRIAGE DATE: 10 Jul 1838
  COUNTY: Wilkinson
• MARRIAGE NUMBER 2
  • Mississippi, US, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
    ^[2]
    <b>NAME: David Day
    SPOUSE: Mary I Hastings
    MARRIAGE DATE: 17 Dec 1878
    COUNTY: Wilkinson

CENSUS RECORDS

• 1840 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[3]
  DAY, David
  1 male 20-30 (David age 22)
  1 female 15-20 (Mahala age about 20 or 21)
• 1850 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[4]
  h/h #582/586
  DAY, David 32 M Planter
  - , Mahalah 29 F (person over 21 who cannot read/write)
  - , T. B. 10 M
  - , Nancy 6 F
  - , J. 5 M
  
• 1860 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[5]
  h/h #24/23
  DAY, David 42 M $3000/$3000 MS
  - , Mahala 38 F MS cannot read/write
  - , Nancy 16 M MS
  - , Johnathan 13 M MS attending school
  - , Douglass 8 M MS attending school
  - , Bythell 6 M MS attending school
  - , Julia A. 4 F
• 1870 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[6]
  Dist. 5
  DAY, David 52 MW Farmer $5000/$1500 MS cannot read/write
  - , Sicily 49 FW keeping house MS
  - , Bythel 16 MW farm laborer MS cannot read/write
  - , Julius V. 13 FW at school MS attended school cannot read/write
  - , Amanda E. 9 FW at school MS attended school cannot read/write
  HAVARD, Robert 33 MW farm laborer MS cannot read/write
• 1880 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[7]
  beat 5, h/h #105/108
  DAY, David WM 62 md. Farmer MS GA SC
  - , Mary I. WF 33 wife md. house keeper MS MS MS
  - , Lillie R. WF 5/12 Jay? (month born) dau MS MS MS
• 1900 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS^[8]
  Beat 05, Dist. 0153, h/h 332/333
  DAY, David head WM Jan 1818 82 md 21 yrs MS GA MS Farmer can read/write
  - , Mary I. wife WF Sept 1846 53 md 21 yrs 7 children/6 living MS MS MS at school cannot read/write
  - , Mary J. dau WF Aug 1882 17 single MS MS MS at school can read/write
  - , Luther Lee son WM May 1884 16 single MS MS MS farmer laborer can read/write
  - , Henry W son WM July 1885 14 single MS MS MS at school can read/write
  - , Samuel L. son WM Dec 1886 13 single MS MS MS at school can read/write
  - , Grover C. son WM Sept 1888 11 single MS MS MS at school can read/write
  SANDERS, Cenentine? Boarder WF Jn 1847 53 single MS MS MS Cook can red/write
  NYLAND, Noah Boarder BM Mar 1872 28 single MS MS MS Farmer can read/write

Sources

1. ↑ Mississippi, US, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
   https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/153550:7842
2. ↑ Mississippi, US, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
3. ↑ 1840 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   
4. ↑ 1850 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=3592843&indiv=try
5. ↑ 1860 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38910446:7667?ftm=1
6. ↑ 1870 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=36102985&indiv=try&ftm=1
7. ↑ 1880 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=14427538&indiv=try&ftm=1
8. ↑ 1900 Federal Census Wilkinson Co., MS
   https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=28578142&indiv=try&ftm=1