George Washington Day

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George Washington Day

Birth
Harrison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Death
17 Dec 1871 (aged 56–57)
Mercerville, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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George Washington Day was the son of John and Elizabeth Smith Day. His name is listed as one of the sons in John Day's will, probate 1869. He received the sum of $50.00.

On 13 Feb., 1840, George Washington Day married Eliza Ann Gray in Gallia Co., Ohio. They were the parents of four proven children:
- America
- Amanda
- John
- Lewis

On 3 Sept., 1856 George W. Day was appointed postmaster for South New Castle, Gallia Co., Ohio.

George Washington Day is found in the following US Federal Census records:
-1840 for Harrison Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, name is listed as Washington Day, with one other "free white person"(his wife), occupation is listed as "employed in agriculture"
- 1850 for Harrison Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and four children, occupation listed as farmer
- 1860 for South New Castle, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and four children occupation listed as merchant
- 1870 for Mercerville, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and two sons, occupation listed as "back and hoop maker" (These items were used in the making of casts, vats, and tubs.) His sons were flat boat operators.

George Washington Day died a short time later the 1870 census, and his widow went to live with her daughter, America Mullineaux in Gallipolis. His age at time of death was 52 Years, 10 Months, and 1 Day. His date of birth attained by using a reverse caculator is 16 Feb., 1819. US Federal Census sources list 1914 as a possible birth date. His age, the date of death, and the burial location can be found in notes on the family of William and Strother Smith. Strother Smith married George Washington Day's sister, Elizabeth Jean Day Smith.

- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Dec 2016
- revised May 2019
George Washington Day was the son of John and Elizabeth Smith Day. His name is listed as one of the sons in John Day's will, probate 1869. He received the sum of $50.00.

On 13 Feb., 1840, George Washington Day married Eliza Ann Gray in Gallia Co., Ohio. They were the parents of four proven children:
- America
- Amanda
- John
- Lewis

On 3 Sept., 1856 George W. Day was appointed postmaster for South New Castle, Gallia Co., Ohio.

George Washington Day is found in the following US Federal Census records:
-1840 for Harrison Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, name is listed as Washington Day, with one other "free white person"(his wife), occupation is listed as "employed in agriculture"
- 1850 for Harrison Township, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and four children, occupation listed as farmer
- 1860 for South New Castle, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and four children occupation listed as merchant
- 1870 for Mercerville, Gallia Co., Ohio, with his spouse and two sons, occupation listed as "back and hoop maker" (These items were used in the making of casts, vats, and tubs.) His sons were flat boat operators.

George Washington Day died a short time later the 1870 census, and his widow went to live with her daughter, America Mullineaux in Gallipolis. His age at time of death was 52 Years, 10 Months, and 1 Day. His date of birth attained by using a reverse caculator is 16 Feb., 1819. US Federal Census sources list 1914 as a possible birth date. His age, the date of death, and the burial location can be found in notes on the family of William and Strother Smith. Strother Smith married George Washington Day's sister, Elizabeth Jean Day Smith.

- compiled by Gaynelle Hobt Morton
- revised Dec 2016
- revised May 2019