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Thomas Robert Day 1890 - 1969

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• Birth	03 Jan 1890	Mount Meigs, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Residence	214 East 37th. Street, Chicago Illinois, 60653
  Died	06 Apr 1969	Provident Hospital, Chicago, Illinois   [1]
  Buried	09 Apr 1969	Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Illinois
  Person ID	I62	Our Extended Family and History
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Day, Sr,   b. 1856, Alabama ,   d. 22 Jun 1946, Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama
  Relationship	birth
  Mother	Rachel Johnson,   b. 1861, Alabama ,   d. 30 Jan 1923, Mount Meigs, Alabama
  Relationship	birth
  Married	Abt 1881	Alabama
  Documents		Y-DNA Results New genetic information concludes that the paternal Day line is directly from Africa, No European paternal blood in the mix. Provided via Ancestry.com. The Sorenson Database.. shows that our Day line markers most resemble the people from Cameroon West Africa. - R. Finley Sr 03-35-2009 Genetic sequence for future researchers below:
  Family ID	F117	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Collie Day,   b. 1898, Mississii ,   d. 21 Sep 1971, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Daniel would visit her from time to time.
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude Ford,   b. 1895, Springville, Alabama ,   d. 08 May 1919, Birmingham, Alabama   [2, 3, 4]
  Married	17 Dec 1911  [5]
  	Type: Civil
  Notes	Gertrude Ford was born in Springville, Alabama in 1895. The Death record reports that her parents are George and Sweetie Collins. It's very possible that Gertrude Ford was adopted. Daniel Day, (Gertrude's son) reports that Gertrude's grandmother is white. Gertrude died just 6 years after she gave birth to her children, Daniel Edgar and Algernon C. Day. Gertrude died from complications as a result of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Thomas worked for Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad in Birmingham, Alabama. After Gertrude died in May 1919, he couldn't work and care for the children alone. He sent them back to his hometown in Mount Meigs. Anna L. Judkins an aunt or cousin, took them in as her own. After she died, Richard and Rachael Day, their grandparents continued to raise them. Thomas Day marries Collie and while Algie and Danny were in their teens.. he brought them up to Chicago. Once in Chicago however Daniel and Edgar both lived in rooming houses, sometimes separate rooming houses and bounced from home to home. Thomas helped when he could but Thomas was also living in a rooming house himself. Eventually, the teens learned to fend for themselves. Daniel and Edgar worked odd jobs and Daniel eventually joined the Military. When Thomas died Daniel maintained communication with his Stepmother Collie Day and they became close. Algernon C. Day married Rosa B. Billings and their union produced Cynthia and Algernon Day/Finley. Daniel later married Sanone Nickerson in 1942 and they produced Sandra and Gregory. Algernon C. Day Sr died April 25th, 1971 @ 59 years of age due to complications with Tuberculosis Meningitis and Edgar Day lived until 89 years of age.
  Children	> 1. Algernon Carlton Day,   b. 12 Aug 1912,   d. 25 Apr 1971, Chicago, Illinois > 2. Daniel Edgar Day,   b. 10 Dec 1913, Montgomery, Alabama ,   d. 26 Jun 2003, Heartland Healthcare Center - College Park, Maryland
  Photos		Thomas, Gertrude, Algie and Danny Day. abt 1917
  Documents		Thomas & Gertrude Marriage License A then, 2 months pregnant Gertrude Ford marries Thomas Day, officiated by Reverend ? R. Fountain. A special thanks to Carolyn Mitchell, a Ford Descendant, for obtaining this for us from the Montgomery, Alabama Probate Court.
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 03 Jan 1890 - Mount Meigs, Alabama Died - 06 Apr 1969 - Provident Hospital, Chicago, Illinois Buried - 09 Apr 1969 - Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Thomas Robert Day 1890 - 1969

  
  

  Documents		Thomas Day WW-I Draft Record Interesting Find! Thomas reports that he was born Jan 03, 1892. That he has a wife and two children and that he is from Mount Meigs, Alabama. So our Days moved to Birmingham! The record states that Thomas is tall and slender, and apparently has something wrong with his feet. A mashed toe perhaps. The company he works for is listed as T.C1 and he worked in Ensley which is a few miles West of Birmingham. TC1 is most likely the, "Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company" now called Birmingham Southern Railroad. The Date of Registration is June 05, 1917 which means that Gertrude was alive at least until that time. >> Click For Larger IMAGE <<
  		Thomas Robert Day, Death Certificate 1969 This is Thomas Robert Day's Death Certificate.

  
  

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  "Slave-like" forced labor long after slavery was supposed to be abolished. Henrietta Day, daughter of Richard Day Sr married Armstead Handy. Armstead packed up the family and left farming for the promise of decent regular pay. Armstead worked the Coal Mines in Jefferson county Alabama, for the Tennessee Coal and Iron company in the 1920's as did Thomas Robert Day from about 1916 to 1928. Armstead was later joined by his son Leon to mine by the 1930 census. The following article depicts what life was like for many black miners and railroad workers in the South. Particularly those young black men working for Tennessee Coal and Iron in Jefferson County, Alabama. Original article here: http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-2001/Corporations%20in%20Alabama.htm

  
  

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  [S17] Family Oral and Written History, Various. Daniel Edgar Day wrote on the back on a picture of the Thomas Day family that Thomas Died in April 6, 1969. SS index confirms with information pasted below: Name: Thomas Day SSN: 328-14-7948 Last Residence: 60653 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America Born: 3 Jan 1892 Died: Apr 1969 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 ) [S16] Census Data - Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). The 1930 Census for Cook County, Chicago City, Illinois has an Algie Day and a Daniel Day lodging with the Comer Family. It aears that many families were lodging at this residence. Finally found Dan and Algie on the 1920 Census living with Anna L. Judkins. They are listed as her children however which is very confusing. Daniel is alone with the Freemans April 12th, 1930 on this other 1930 Census. Thomas Day with his new wife on the 1930 Census [S17] Family Oral and Written History, Various (Reliability: 1). Notes given to me by Cynthia Day Finley on 08-22-2007 during a phone conversation. As recorded on a piece of paper she possessed. Mount "Meigs" - Lived 5 years in Alabama. With his grandmother and grandfather. Anna Smith - father's, brother's daughter. Cousin. Mother's grandmother, was white. ------------------------------ R. Finley Sr. - 08-22-2007 [S19] Alabama Death Index, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). Name: Gertrude Day Death Date: 8 May 1919 Death County: Jefferson Volume: 33 Roll: 1 Page #: 80 Ancestry.com. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: State of Alabama. Index of Vital Records for Alabama: Deaths, 1908-1959. Montgomery, AL, USA: State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Record Services Division. [S5] Original Document. Carolyn Harris reported that she called a probate courthouse in Alabama and spoke with a Lynn Frazier. Lynn called back with the marriage date.