Jeduthan Day & Mary Grimes

Jeduthan Day was born in New Jersey in 1814.
Mary Grimes was born in Ireland in 1824. She immigrated to the US as a teenager. She never learned to read or write.
Jeduthan and Mary were married on August 14, 1848 in New Orleans, LA.
They moved to Nebraska.
They are buried in Humboldt Cemetery.
== Timeline ==
1814 	 	Jeduthan is born 	Stockholm, NJ
1824? 	 	Mary is born 	Ireland
1838 	April 30 	Jeduthan enlists in the US Army 	
1941 	April 30 	Jeduthan is discharged from the Army 	
? 	 	Mary immigrates from Ireland 	
1848 	August 14 	Jeduthan and Mary are married 	New Orleans, LA
c. 1849	 	son Albert is born 	Louisiana
1850 	August 1 	US Federal Census
* Jeduthan and Mary have 1 child
* Jeduthan is a carpenter	Louisiana
c. 1851	 	son Silas is born 	Louisiana
c. 1854	 	daughter Mary is born 	Louisiana
 	 	the family moves from Louisiana to Illinois	
c. 1857	 	son John is born 	Illinois
1860 	July 	US Federal Census
* Jeduthan and Mary have 4 children
* Jeduthan is a farmer	Illinois
c. 1862	 	son Anthony is born 	Illinois
1870 	July 15 	US Federal Census
* Jeduthan and Mary have 5 children
* Jeduthan is a farmer and the 2 oldest boys are farm hands	Illinois
1880 	June 7 	US Federal Census
* Jeduthan and Mary have 3 sons living with them
* Son Silas lives next door with his wife	Illinois
1896 	February 6 	Jeduthan dies 	
1900 	 	US Federal Census 	
1901 	November 25	Mary dies 	
== Children ==
=== Albert Day ===
* Born in 1849
* Spouse: Elvia L. Sleight
** Born in 1867
* Children:
** Henry Jeduthan Day (1890)
** Albert Clare Day (1892)
** Annie May Day (1894)
** Mary Alice Day (1899)
** Sybil Wair Day (1902)
** Lethea Alvis Gladys Day (1906)
=== Silas Brant Day ===
* Born 1851
* Married c. 1880
* Died 1936
* Spouse: Mary
** Born c. 1860 in Illinois
* Children:
** As of the 1900 Census, Silas and Mary had 10 children total, 9 living
** Cora Day [Spaulding]
=== Mary Ann Day [Murphy] ===
* Born 1854
* Died 1890
* Spouse: James A. Murphy
** Born in 1851
=== Jeduthan Day ===
* Born in 1856
=== Elizabeth Day ===
* Born in 1858
=== John Breese Day ===
* Born 1860
* Died 1940
* Spouse: Laura Etta Thayer
** Born in 1868
* Children:
** Clifford Shaw
=== Anthony Jeduthan Day ===
* Born in 1862
== Documents & Articles ==
=== Genealogy Profiles ===
==== FindAGrave.com ====
* Jeduthan Day
* Mary (Grimes) Day
==== Ancestry.com ====
* Mary Grimes
==== FamilySearch.org ====
* Mary Grimes
=== Census ===
==== 1850 US Federal Census ====
* Main page: USFC 1850 Jeduthan Day
* Louisiana
* August 1, 1850
Name 	 	Age 	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace	Over age 20 and cannot read or write
Jedotha	Day	30 	M 	Carpenter 	New Jersey	
Mary 	Day	23 	F 	 	Ireland 	Yes
Albert 	Day	11/12	M 	 	Louisiana 	
==== 1860 US Federal Census ====
* Main page: USFC 1860 Jeduthan Day
* Delhi, Jersey County, Illinois
* July, 1860
Name 	 	Age	Sex	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birthplace
Jedotha	Day	47 	M 	Farmer 	600 	200 	New Jersey
Mary 	 	32 	F 	 	 	 	Ireland
Albert 	 	11 	M 	 	 	 	Louisiana
Silas 	 	9 	M 	 	 	 	Louisiana
Mary A.	 	6 	F 	 	 	 	Louisiana
John B.	 	3 	M 	 	 	 	Illinois
==== 1870 US Federal Census ====
* Main page: USFC 1870 Jeduthan Day
* Jersey County, Illinois
* July 15, 1870
Name	 	Age	Sex	Occupation 	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Birthplace	School	Cannot read	Cannot write
Day 	Jeduthan 	49 	M 	Farmer 	1000 	200 	New Jersey	 	 	
 	Mary 	40 	F 	Keeping house	 	 	Ireland 	 	/ 	/
 	Albert 	20 	M 	Farm hand 	 	 	Louisiana 	 	 	/
 	Silas 	18 	M 	Farm hand 	 	 	Louisiana 	 	 	/
 	Mary A. 	16 	F 	At home 	 	 	Louisiana 	/ 	 	/
 	John 	10 	M 	At home 	 	 	Illinois 	/ 	 	
 	Anthony J.	8 	M 	 	 	 	Illinois 	/ 	 	
==== 1880 US Federal Census ====
* Main page: USFC 1880 Jeduthan Day; Silas Day
* June 7, 1880
* Ottercreek Township, Jersey County, Illinois
* Mary cannot read or write
* The two boys John and Anthony have been in school within the census year
* Son Silas and his wife were recently married and they apparently live next door
* Daughter Mary is also absent, presumably married
Name	 	Sex	Age	Role	Marital status 	Occupation 	Birthplace
Day 	Jeduthan 	M 	65 	Head	Married 	Farmer 	New Jersey
 	Mary 	F 	56 	Wife	Married 	Keeping house	Ireland
 	Albert 	M 	30 	Son 	Single 	At home 	Louisiana
 	John 	M 	19 	Son 	Single 	At home 	Illinois
 	Anthony J.	M 	17 	Son 	Single 	At home 	Illinois
Day 	Silas 	M 	29 	Head	Married during census year	Farmer 	Louisiana
 	Mary 	F 	20 	Wife	Married during census year	Keeping house	Illinois
==== 1900 US Federal Census ====
* Main page: USFC 1900 Silas Day
* June 13, 1900
* Richardson, NE
* Mary is widowed and lives with her son Silas and his family
* Unfortunately, the number of children and children living columns are left blank for Mary
Name	 	 	Role 	Sex	Birthdate	 	Age	Children 	Occupation
Day 	Silas 	B.	Head 	M 	April 	1850	50 	 	Farmer
 	Mary 	E.	Wife 	F 	October 	1859	40 	10; 9 living	
 	John 	W.	Son 	M 	November 	1881	18 	 	Farm laborer
 	Charles	A.	Son 	M 	September	1883	16 	 	Farm laborer
 	Cora 	A.	Daughter	F 	August 	1885	14 	 	At school
 	Anthony	J.	Son 	M 	July 	1888	11 	 	At school
 	Mary 	F.	Daughter	F 	October 	1890	9 	 	At school
 	Ruth 	S.	Daughter	F 	July 	1892	7 	 	
 	Silas 	B.	Son 	M 	October 	1894	5 	 	
 	Hetty 	P.	Daughter	F 	August 	1896	3 	 	
 	James 	M.	Son 	M 	November 	1898	1 	 	
 	Mary 	 	Mother 	F 	May 	1824	76 	[blank] 	
=== Newspaper Articles ===
==== Mary Day obituary - The Humboldt Standard ====
* November 29, 1901
* The Humboldt Standard, Vol. 20 Number 20
* (Original not yet found. Copied from online, RootsWeb.com)
Died... Mrs. Mary Day, a pioneer settler of this vicinity died Monday at the house of her son, Silas, on the John Rothenberger farm four and one-half miles southeast of the city. She had been making her home with her children since the death of her husband who preceded her on February 25, 1895.She leaves four sons all of whom are grown, one in Wyoming, one in Arkansas and two in Nebraska. She was born in Tyrone County, Ireland, on May 8, 1816, which made her 85 years of age at the time of her death. Interment took place in the cemetery west of the city.
==== Mary Day obituary - Omaha Daily Bee ====
* Main page: Mary Grimes Day obituary
* November 28, 1901
Mrs. Mary Day, Humboldt.HUMBOLDT, Neb., Nov. 27 - (Special.) - Mrs. Mary Day died yesterday at the home of her son, Silas Day, at the age of 85 years. Her husband died in 1895. She leaves four grown sons, two of whom live near here, one in Wyoming and one in Arkansas. Funeral services were today and interment was in the city cemetery.
=== Military ===
==== US Army Enlistment Register ====
* Ancestry.com
Number 	Number 	80
Name 	Name 	Day
Name 	Name 	Jeduthan
Description 	Age 	22
Description 	Eyes 	hazle
Description 	Hair 	light
Description 	Complexion 	fair
Description 	Feet 	5
Description 	Inches 	5 1/2
Where born 	State, empire, or kingdom	New Jersey
Where born 	Town, county, or province	Bergen
Trade or occupation 	Trade or occupation 	Carpenter
Enlisted 	When 	April 30, 1838
Enlisted 	Where 	Harrisburgh
Enlisted 	By whom 	Captain Perkins
Enlisted 	For what period 	3 years
Regiment and company	Regiment and company 	1 Diag D [???]
Discharge 	Date 	April 30, 1841
Discharge 	Cause of 	Expiration of service
Future 	Died 	[blank]
Future 	Deserted 	[blank]
Future 	Apprehended 	[blank]
Remarks 	Remarks 	At Fort Gibson, Arkansas (A Private)
=== Marriage Index ===
==== Illinois County Marriages - Silas Day and Mary Vanausdall ====
* Ancestry.com
Marriage Date 	Marriage Date 	June 12, 1879
Marriage Place	Marriage Place	Jersey County, Illinois
Groom 	Name 	Silas B. Day
Groom 	Age 	29
Groom 	Father 	Jeduthan Day
Groom 	Mother 	Mary Grimes
Bride 	Name 	Mary E. Vanansdall
Bride 	Age 	21
Bride 	Father 	Caleb Vanansdal
Bride 	Mother 	Martha Hewitt
=== "The Lives of Our Days" ===
Main Page: "The Lives of Our Days"
== Sources ==
=== Jeduthan Day ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
Birth	Date 	c. 1813 	1860 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1815 	1880 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1816 	US Army Enlistment Register
Birth	Date 	c. 1820 	1850 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1821 	1870 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Bergen County, New Jersey	US Army Enlistment Register
Birth	Place	New Jersey 	1850 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	New Jersey 	1860 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	New Jersey 	1870 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	New Jersey 	1880 US Federal Census
=== Mary Grimes ===
Item 	Item 	Information 	Sources
Birth	Date 	May 8, 1816 	Obituary - The Humboldt Standard
Birth	Date 	c. 1816 	Obituary - Omaha Daily Bee
Birth	Date 	May 1824 	1900 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1824 	1880 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1827 	1850 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1828 	1860 US Federal Census
Birth	Date 	c. 1830 	1870 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Tyrone County, Ireland	Obituary - The Humboldt Standard
Birth	Place	Ireland 	1850 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Ireland 	1860 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Ireland 	1870 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Ireland 	1880 US Federal Census
Birth	Place	Ireland 	1900 US Federal Census
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