Haner Day (1805 - 1883)

Born 15 Jun 1805 in Sherrills Ford, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sallie Louise (Sherrill) Day — married about 3 Sep 1827 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1883 at age 77 in Iredell, North Carolina, United States

Biography

His find a grave record lists 1884, but the tombstone lists 1883.^[1]

Days' Gap^[2]

Day's Gap is in Lake Norman State Park. It is on State Park Rd, about 100 feet past a road called Loblolly. The state has a gate on the same spot where the Days had a gate over a hundred and seventy five years ago. I thought it was kind of strange that the state put their gate on the exact spot that Lewis Day built his gate back in 1824. Days Gap got it's name from a place on the road that ran through the Day property. The road came up from the Catawba River Bottoms and probably ran into another road that crossed the river at Sherrill's Ford. It is said that the Day family put a gate on this road, probably to keep in livestock...

Lewis Day bought about five hundred acres of land on this location in 1824 and lived there until 1827, when he moved to Back Creek. He sold some of the land to his two sons: David Day and Hanor Day. Hanor lived on this property for fifty eight years, until his death in 1883. One of the old Day houses stood about three hundred yards east of the gate. One of Hanor's daughters, Victoria (who married James M. Loftin) home stood right in the middle of Group Camp Road, about half way to the picnic area. There were two big Elm trees in the front yeard, and later they were on each side of Group Camp Road... I feel there were other Day homes in the area that is called "Days Gap".

Some of the old timers around East Monbo said Days Gap was a favorite spot for hunters. They would park on the ridge at Days Gap and sit and listen for their fox hounds run for miles and the dogs could hear their owners when they hollared (or I believe it is "called"). Days Gap is still a quiet and peaceful spot. Thanks to Duke Power and the State Park System it will be preserved for future generations.

Spouse & Children

• Sarah Sallie Louise Sherrill (1806–1872)
  • Elizabeth T Day (1827–1918) never married
  • Nancy Day (1830–1910) never married
  • Malinda Day (1832–1892) m. (1) James Bennett Washam (1834–1863) m. (2) Robert Vance Gudger (1827–1880)
  • Julius Day (1833–1879) m. Martha Jane Mills (1840–1889)
  • Cornelia Day (1837–1877) m. John G. McClellan (1833–1861)
  • Eli Day (1838–1865)
  • Martha Day (1840–1888) m. Milton Turner Bynum (1832–1917)
  • Sarah "Sallie" Day (1842–1894) m. John Robinson Washam (1831–1904)
  • Thomas Day (1844–1850)
  • Epsie Day (1848–1898) m. Ramoth Lee Freeze (1852–1922)
  • Victoria Day (1851–1932) m. James Loftin (1849–1929)
  • Dewit C. Day (1855–1862)

North Carolina Marriage Bonds: Lincoln Co., NC^[3]

Bride: Sally L Sherril

Groom: Haner Day

Bond Date: 03 Sep 1827

County: Lincoln

Record #: 01 037

Bondsman: Carlos Leonard

Witness: Silas L McBee

Bond #: 000072054

Estate Probate

Haner Day, Iredell Co., NC - Estate Administration^[4]

Iredell County - In the Probate Court

In the matter of the Administration of the Estate of Haner Day, Before J. B. Connelly, Probate Judge,

M.T. Bynum being sworn doth say: That Haner Day late of said County, is dead, without leaving and Will and Testament; and that M.T. Bynum is the proper person entitled to Letters of Administration on the Estate of the said Haner Day.

Further. That the value of said estate so far as can be ascertained at the date of this application is about $500.00, and that M.T. Bynum, Martha Bynum, J.R. Washam, Sallie Washam, Malinda Gudger, R.L. Gudger & Epsie Freeze, James Loftin & wife Victoria Loftin & Elizabeth Day, Nancy Day & minor heirs of Julius Day are entitled as heirs and distributees thereof.

-M.T. Bynum - 26 February 1883.

Notes

1850 U.S. Census: Hanor Day - Iredell, North Carolina;^[5]

(Line) 22 Hanor Day 44 Male North Carolina

23 Sarah " 43 Female North Carolina

24 Elizabeth " 22 Female North Carolina

25 Nancy " 20 Female North Carolina

26 Malinda " 18 Female North Carolina

27 Julius " 16 Male North Carolina

28 Cornelia " 13 Female North Carolina

29 Eli " 11 Male North Carolina

30 Martha " 9 Female North Carolina

31 Sarah " 7 Female North Carolina

32 Epsy " 3 Female North Carolina

1860 U.S. Census: Haner Day - Iredell Co., North Carolina^[6]

25 318 320 Haner Day 54 Male White Farmer 1500 2500 North Carolina

26 318 320 Elizabeth 33 Female White

27 318 320 Sarah 54 Female White

28 318 320 Nancy 30 Female White

29 318 320 Julius 26 Male White

30 318 320 Martha 20 Female White

31 318 320 Ela 22 Female White

32 318 320 Sarah 18 Female White

33 318 320 Epsy 13 Female White

34 318 320 Victoria 9 Female White

35 318 320 Dewit 4 Male White

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, Inc., FindAGrave.com Haner Day (1805-1883) accessed 28 July 2014; Find A Grave: Memorial #51524256, Records of Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Troutman, North Carolina.
2. ↑ Personal communication. Information given to Tim Treadwell by Tom and Carol (Day) Hager, written 3 Sep 2002 by Tom Hager. (Carol is GGGreat Grand daughter of Hanor Day)
3. ↑ State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977. Published at Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [1].
4. ↑ NC State Archives, Jones St., Raleigh, NC: Iredell County Boxed Records: Estates: Day. Published on Ancestry.com: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998; Iredell Co.; Haner Day[2]
5. ↑ United States Census 1850; Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_633; Page: 109B; Image: 224; 15 Nov 1850; Fam. #1564, Dwelling #1574. On Ancestry.com[3]
6. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census: Iredell Co., North Carolina; School District 59; Statesville Post Office; 29 Jul 1860; Dwelling 318, Family 320: NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records: Published at Ancestry.com[4]

• Jarvis, Loree York. The York Genealogy. 1st ed. Vol. 1. Winston Salem, NC: 1995. Print.