Isabelle (Fiscus) Day (1877 - 1952)

Born 25 Mar 1877 in Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel James Tildon Day — married 19 Mar 1901 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Died 15 Feb 1952 at age 74 in Champaign, Illinois

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Biography

1880 Isabelle is 3 years old and living in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana with her parents, two sisters -- Marilda (5) and Amanda (0) -- as well as her paternal grandmother, Sarah Fiscus (67).^[1]

1900 Isabelle continues to live with her parents. She is 23 years old. Also in the household are seven of her siblings: Miralda (26), Amanda (21), Elias (18), Frank (16), Ollie (13), Delaney (7) and Alice (4).^[2]

19 Mar 1901 Isabelle married Samuel J. Day, son of Levi and Sarah (Baker) Day, in Owen County, Indiana.^[3]

February 1905 Isabelle and Samuel have a son, Renos, who dies in infancy.^[4]

1910 Belle and Samuel are living in Urbana, Illinois. They have two sons -- Leora Lewellyn (6)^[5] and Francis Robert (3)^[6][7]

1920 Belle and Samuel are now living in Champaign, Illinois with their four children: Leora (16), Francis (13), Hazel (9) and Earl (5).^[8]

1930 Belle and Samuel are living in Champaign, Illinois with their son Earl and a nephew, Richard.^[9]

1940 Belle, Samuel and their son, Earl, continue to live in Champaign, Illinois.^[10]

15 Feb 1952 Belle passes away in Champaign, Illinois.^[4][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSS-WKY : accessed 13 December 2015), Isabel Fiscus in household of Solomon Fiscus, Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district 257, sheet 358A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0303; FHL microfilm 1,254,303.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9M2-9FL : accessed 13 December 2015), Isabell Fiscus in household of Solomon Fiscus, Franklin Township, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 233, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,396.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJK-4D6 : 4 November 2017), Samuel J Day and Belle Fiscus, 20 Mar 1901; citing Owen, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,312,989.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Owen County Cousins; entry for Isabelle Fiscus, p. 635.
5. ↑ "Lara L." in the census listing.
6. ↑ "Frank R." in the census listing.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKH4-1KV : accessed 7 December 2017), Belle Day in household of Samuel J Day, Urbana Ward 5, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 8A, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 234; FHL microfilm 1,374,247.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ9B-CFV : accessed 7 December 2017), Belle Day in household of Samuel J Day, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing ED 3, sheet 11B, line 62, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 298; FHL microfilm 1,820,298.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSRX-DW6 : accessed 7 December 2017), Bell D Day in household of Samuel J Day, Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 1A, line 12, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 409; FHL microfilm 2,340,144.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWZ-R2T : accessed 7 December 2017), Belle Day in household of Samuel Day, Champaign Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-24, sheet 11A, line 3, family 223, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 765.
11. ↑ Isabelle "Belle" Fiscus Day on Find A Grave: Memorial #84388749 Retrieved 4 Jul 2015.

Works cited:

• Lovell, Rosemary (Faulk). Owen County Cousins (J. G. Hauser, Inc., 1977) For repository information see: WorldCat