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William H Day

Male 1845 - 1943  (98 years)


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  • Name William H Day 
    Birth 3 Mar 1845  Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Sep 1850  Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 5, born VT, living with parents 
    Census 2 Jun 1860  Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 15, born VT, living with parents 
    Census 7 Jun 1870  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 25, born VT, dry good merchant,  
    Census 5 Jun 1880  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 31, born VT, Dry Goods Merchant, parents born VT/VT 
    Census 4 Jun 1900  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 55, born Mar 1845 in VT, marr 34 yrs, merchant, parents born VT/VT 
    Census 2 May 1910  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 64, born VT, marr 43 yrs, Sec & Treas of Furniture Co,  
    Census 4 Jan 1920  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 75, born VT, parents born NH/VT 
    Census 24 Apr 1930  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 85, born VT, widowed, Proprietor of Furniture Store, parents born NH/NH  
    Census 16 Apr 1940  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 95, born VT, H1 ed, widowed, living with daughter Elizabeth's family 
    Death 19 Mar 1943  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 22 Mar 1943  Springdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2010  Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2012 

    Father William H Day,   b. 7 Mar 1818, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1882, Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Abigail S “Abby” Wooley,   b. 7 Apr 1821, Grafton, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1878, Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1843  Grafton, Vt Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine Day,   b. 25 Feb 1845, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1921, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [1
    Marriage 2 May 1866  Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harry B Day,   b. 1868, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1917, Hinsdale, DuPage, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +2. Elizabeth M Day,   b. Oct 1869, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969 (Age 99 years)
     3. Walter P Day,   b. 1871, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1933, Limestone, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     4. Philip Royden Day,   b. 25 Feb 1875, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1951, St Petersburg, Pinellas, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Anna L Day,   b. Mar 1877, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1939, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2012 

  • Headstones
    William & Josephine Day Family Gravestone
    William & Josephine Day Family Gravestone
    Main Gravestone with five headstones (3 Children). Walter Kavanaugh headstone on right
    William H Day Headstone
    William H Day Headstone
    WILLIAM H. DAY / 1845 - 1943 / CIVIL WAR VETERAN

    Histories
    The History of Peoria County
    The History of Peoria County

  • Notes 
    • from Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 (familysearch.org)
      William H. Day, Day Carpet & Furniture, born 3 Mar 1845 in Grafton, VT to William H. Day of VT and Abbie Woolley of VT, married to Josephine Day, died 19 Mar 1943 in Peoria, Peoria, IL. Burial 22 Mar 1943 in Springdale cemetery, Peoria, IL.

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html), Vol 3 Pg 177 # 7963.