William was the son of James Day and Ellen McDaniel.
"Bal" was the brother of James Henry, George Webster, Lewis Lincoln, Franklin Nicholas, David Walter, Nellie, Laura and Jessie Rosannah.
He was a favorite uncle of our grandmother Elise Day De Lille.
William served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. After his parents gave him permission, he enlisted at St. Paul, Minnesota in the summer of 1864.
His regiment went first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, then to Memphis, Tennessee. He helped guard Little Rock, Arkansas after its fall, and finished out the war at Duvall's Bluff.
William married Mary S. Garlin in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon on January 17, 1879. Mary died shortly afterwards in San Francisco, California.
He later married Augusta M. Perry in Yreka, California in 1882. That marriage ended in divorce in 1887.
Described as a ladies' man, William married Nellie Mc Kean on April 5, 1900 in San Francisco. Nellie was well-liked by Bal's family and friends, and they were considered a good match.
In 1905, Bal and Nellie moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman, retiring to the Soldiers' Home in Retsil in 1915.
"Bal" was the brother of James Henry, George Webster, Lewis Lincoln, Franklin Nicholas, David Walter, Nellie, Laura and Jessie Rosannah.
He was a favorite uncle of our grandmother Elise Day De Lille.
William served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. After his parents gave him permission, he enlisted at St. Paul, Minnesota in the summer of 1864.
His regiment went first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, then to Memphis, Tennessee. He helped guard Little Rock, Arkansas after its fall, and finished out the war at Duvall's Bluff.
William married Mary S. Garlin in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon on January 17, 1879. Mary died shortly afterwards in San Francisco, California.
He later married Augusta M. Perry in Yreka, California in 1882. That marriage ended in divorce in 1887.
Described as a ladies' man, William married Nellie Mc Kean on April 5, 1900 in San Francisco. Nellie was well-liked by Bal's family and friends, and they were considered a good match.
In 1905, Bal and Nellie moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman, retiring to the Soldiers' Home in Retsil in 1915.
William was the son of James Day and Ellen McDaniel.
"Bal" was the brother of James Henry, George Webster, Lewis Lincoln, Franklin Nicholas, David Walter, Nellie, Laura and Jessie Rosannah.
He was a favorite uncle of our grandmother Elise Day De Lille.
William served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. After his parents gave him permission, he enlisted at St. Paul, Minnesota in the summer of 1864.
His regiment went first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, then to Memphis, Tennessee. He helped guard Little Rock, Arkansas after its fall, and finished out the war at Duvall's Bluff.
William married Mary S. Garlin in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon on January 17, 1879. Mary died shortly afterwards in San Francisco, California.
He later married Augusta M. Perry in Yreka, California in 1882. That marriage ended in divorce in 1887.
Described as a ladies' man, William married Nellie Mc Kean on April 5, 1900 in San Francisco. Nellie was well-liked by Bal's family and friends, and they were considered a good match.
In 1905, Bal and Nellie moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman, retiring to the Soldiers' Home in Retsil in 1915.
"Bal" was the brother of James Henry, George Webster, Lewis Lincoln, Franklin Nicholas, David Walter, Nellie, Laura and Jessie Rosannah.
He was a favorite uncle of our grandmother Elise Day De Lille.
William served during the Civil War as a Private in Company E of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry. After his parents gave him permission, he enlisted at St. Paul, Minnesota in the summer of 1864.
His regiment went first to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, then to Memphis, Tennessee. He helped guard Little Rock, Arkansas after its fall, and finished out the war at Duvall's Bluff.
William married Mary S. Garlin in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon on January 17, 1879. Mary died shortly afterwards in San Francisco, California.
He later married Augusta M. Perry in Yreka, California in 1882. That marriage ended in divorce in 1887.
Described as a ladies' man, William married Nellie Mc Kean on April 5, 1900 in San Francisco. Nellie was well-liked by Bal's family and friends, and they were considered a good match.
In 1905, Bal and Nellie moved to Seattle, Washington, where he worked as a salesman, retiring to the Soldiers' Home in Retsil in 1915.
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