Stephen B. Day and Rebecca J. Closser

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Husband Stephen B. Day ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Jan 1842 - Morris Twp, Washington Co, PA 3 4
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         Father: Daniel Day (1814-1900) 3 4 5
         Mother: Lavina Clutter (      -1855) 3 4 5

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       Marriage: 17 Dec 1868 3

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Wife Rebecca J. Closser ^{3 4}

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           Born:  - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA
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         Father: Daniel Closser (      -      ) 3 4
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Children

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1 M Ransom M. Day ^{2 3}

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           Born: 30 Apr 1870 - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Minnie H. Chambers (      -      ) 3 6
           Marr: 1892 6

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2 F Margaret I. Day ^{3 4}

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           Born: 11 Sep 1871 3
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           Died: Abt 1896
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         Spouse: Samuel Albert Crothers (1870-      ) 7
           Marr: 28 Sep 1892 3

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3 F Mary Lavina Day ⁴

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            AKA: Minnie L. Day 3
           Born: 20 May 1873 3
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         Spouse: James Dever (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 24 Dec 1891 - Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD 3

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4 M Daniel C. Day ^{3 4}

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           Born: 10 Jun 1875 3
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5 M Herschell Mc. Day ^{3 4}

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           Born: 17 Aug 1881 3
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6 F Florence M. Day ^{3 4}

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           Born: 29 Jun 1887 3
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General Notes: Husband - Stephen B. Day

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He remained on the home farm until the Civil war began, and then, August 14, 1861, enlisted in Capt. A. J. Greenfield's company, Ringgold Battalion, afterward called Company B, Twenty-second P. V. C. He served thirty-eight months, and, though taking an active part in many engagements, was neither wounded nor taken prisoner; on one occasion, however, his horse was shot from under him, and several comrades were killed at the same time. After his return from the war he lived for some time in Morris township with his father, teaching school during the winters and working on the farm in the summers, till he was twenty-seven years of age.

He grew to maturity in Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he attended the common schools, and at the age of twenty years enlisted in Co. B, 22nd Pa. Cav., better known as the Ringgold Battalion, consisting of seven companies from Washington County. He served three years and two months in the Army of West Virginia, as a private, and although he once had a horse shot from under him, was never wounded, and after being mustered out, returned home and taught school for several winters, and farmed during the summer months. Mr. Day always followed farming and stock raising, making a specialty of sheep, often having a flock of 400 sheep. His farm, consisting of 236 acres, was located in Amwell Township, and although for some years he was a resident of Washington, where he owned a fine residence at No. 504 Jefferson avenue, he still continued looking after his farming interests.
He was always actively interested in local politics, and served two terms as township auditor, judge of election, and as a director of the school board. He was a member of the State Grange, of which he was deputy for Washington County, and of Templeton Post, G. A. R. The family was identified with the Christian Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 23.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 664, 836.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 24.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 836.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 638.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 664.

7 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 75.