George Calvin Day

1862 - 1937  (75 years)

• Name	George Calvin Day  [1]
  Birth	2 May 1862	Lee Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Nov 1937	Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   [2]
  Obituary	13 Nov 1937	Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Galesburg Register Mail
  	George C. Day, 75, father of Attorney Richmond H. Day and Mrs. C. P.Ennis, both of Galesburg, died at his home in Avon, Friday night. Mr. Day, who had spent all his life in that vicinity and in his active years had been a farmer and teamster, died at 8 a. m. following a stroke of apoplexy. He was born in the Virgil neighborhood, near Avon, May 2, 1862. His widow survives, and there are two brothers, Levi Day of Abingdon and William of Bartonville. There are also nine children, Attorney Richmond H. Day and Mrs. Joanne Ennis, of Galesburg; Edwin of Avon, Andrew of Bushnell, Mrs. Reona Lindstrum of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Florence Singleton of Avon, Mrs. Orel Moffet of El Paso, Tex., and Mrs. Alice Irons and Mrs. Bernice Irons, of Abingdon. The body will be at the K. R. Clugsten funeral home in Avon until the time of the funeral, which will be at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Avon Methodist church. The pastor, the Rev. Robert Swaine, will officiate. Interment will be in the Virgil Cemetery.
  Burial	Lee Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   [2]
  		Headstone of George C. Day and Louisa M. Day and some of their children
  Person ID	I10499	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	John Harmon Day,   b. May 1824, Huron Co., Ohio, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Saloma Emeline Rumsey,   b. 4 Jul 1838, Huron Co., Ohio, USA d. 22 Feb 1907, Union Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1860	Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F3655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Malantha Schrodt,   b. Feb 1872, Deerfield, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 1952, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1891	Knox Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Emma Day,   b. Bef 1900   d. Bef 1900 (Age 0 years)   2. John Day,   b. Bef 1900   d. Bef 1900 (Age 0 years)   3. Richmond H. Day,   b. 19 Jun 1897, Lee Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. May 1972, Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA (Age 74 years)   4. Joanna J. Day,   b. 2 Sep 1892, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. Jul 1977, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, USA (Age 84 years)   5. Margaret Reona Day,   b. 17 Jan 1890, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. Nov 1973, Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA (Age 83 years)   6. Florence Day,   b. 1 Apr 1901, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 16 Jun 1991, Pittstown, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 90 years)   7. Orel Marie Day,   b. 27 Nov 1904, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 27 Jan 1988, Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA (Age 83 years)   8. Alice Catharine Day,   b. 12 Nov 1906, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 31 Aug 1998, Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)   9. Edwin R. Day,   b. 23 Apr 1908, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 19 May 1984, Rolla, Phelps Co., Missouri, USA (Age 76 years)   10. Andrew R. Day,   b. 28 Oct 1910, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. Aft 1937 (Age 27 years)   11. Marjorie Louise Day,   b. 1915, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 23 Jan 1916, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA (Age 1 year)   12. Bernice Marie Day,   b. 17 Jul 1917, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA d. 2 Apr 1989, Bessemer, Jefferson Co., Alabama, USA (Age 71 years)   13. Joyce Elizabeth Day,   b. 30 Jul 1919   d. 14 Sep 1919, Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA (Age 0 years)   14. Sadie Day   bur. Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA   15. George Day   bur. Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F3782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 May 1862 - Lee Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA Marriage - 11 Feb 1891 - Knox Co., Illinois, USA Death - 12 Nov 1937 - Avon, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA Obituary - Galesburg Register Mail - 13 Nov 1937 - Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois, USA Burial - - Lee Twp., Fulton Co., Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-14. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(09-20): 60-14-ii. [S636] Jean Rumsey, Descendants of Simon Rumsey, (Jean Rumsey), SR60(01-08): 60-2. [S530] Assumption.