Jonathan E Day (1828 - 1915)

Born 1 Jan 1828 in Meriwether County, Georgia, USA

Husband of Sarah Olivia (Freeman) Day — married 9 Oct 1859 in Jackson County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1915 at age 87 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Jonathan was born in 1828. He was the son of Jonathan Day and Mary (or Nancy) Butler.

Jonathan married Sarah Olivia Freeman on 09 Oct 1859 in Jackson County, Georgia.^[1]

During the Civil War, Jonathan fought for the Confederacy in the 43rd Georgia Infantry. He was a private.^[2] He was wounded in the Battle of Chickamauga in Atlanta, and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Vicksburg. His service ended in 1865.

By 1870, he and Sarah were living in Jackson County, Georgia, and had one child, Francis Marion..^[3] They were still in Jackson County in 1880 in a place called Chaulers (sic, Chandler).^[4]

In 1900, the couple was living in Chandler, Jackson, Georgia.^[5]

By 1910, the widowed Jonathan was living in the household of his son, Francis Marion Day.^[6]

Jonathan passed away in 1915 in Atlanta in the Confederate Soldiers' Home of Georgia. The records indicate his son, F. M. of Kerryton, or Grandson, Hay Jackson of Watkinsville, Georgia, were to be notified of his death.^[7] Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.^[8][9]

He and his wife Sarah (aka Levi) were mentioned in the death record of their son, Francis Marion Day, in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia, on 05 Dec 1940.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJ1-X3C : 18 July 2016), Jonathan E. Day and Sarah L. Freeman, 09 Oct 1859; citing Marriage, Jackson, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 325,652.
2. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFHB-SCR : 24 December 2014), Jonathan E Day, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 43d Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 461.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3Z-HLN : 17 October 2014), Johnathan Day, Georgia, United States; citing p. 140, family 974, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,658.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GH-K8C : 14 July 2016), Jonathan Day, Chaulers, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 57, sheet 589C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0153; FHL microfilm 1,254,153.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JZ-46G : accessed 20 January 2020), Johnithan E Day, Militia District 246, Chandler, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85, sheet 9A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,206.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLY-T7Q : accessed 30 April 2017), J E Day in household of F M Day, Mountain, Walton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 165, sheet 8A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 218; FHL microfilm 1,374,231.
7. ↑ "Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SH-X2GD : 8 April 2016), J E Day, 17 Sep 1915; citing Military Service, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 1,445,836.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 20 January 2020), memorial page for Jonathan E. Day (1 Jan 1828–25 Dec 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #75605031, citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by rhondajo (contributor 47044794) .
9. ↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Z-47TW : 17 May 2016), Jonathan E Day,
10. ↑ "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-6WS7 : 4 April 2016), Jonathan Day in entry for Frances Marion Bud Day, 05 Dec 1940; citing Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Archives, Morrow; FHL microfilm .