KILLED BY INDIANS
Johnson Day, the son of Ballard Day and Sylvia Mayfield, was born in Pendleton District (present-day Anderson County), South Carolina. He married Sarah Emery Hembree June 30, 1814 in Pendleton Dist.
From The Sons of Dewitt Colony:
"James Wilson Nichols (1820-1891) was born 27 Dec 1820 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. His parents were George Washington and Mary Ann Walker Nichols. The Nichols and Johnson Day families traveled crossed the Sabine River and entered Texas on 16 Dec 1836, according to Nichols' journal, Now You Hear My Horn.
"Although their goal was San Antonio, both families eventually settled in Gonzales on 2 Mar 1837 after spending the interim in East Texas. Although the Nichols and Days moved considerably, they usually returned to the area around Seguin in Guadalupe Co. or Gonzales."
An unpublished Day family history by unknown author states: "Johnson Day…was drafted into the army for the War of 1812 (Captain Reed's Co., Lt. Col. Wm. Austin's Reg't South Carolina Draft Militia) in February of 1815 and honorably discharged March 1815, one month before the birth of his first son. He appears on the census for the first time in 1820 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
"According to the small prayer book and diary left by Sarah Hembree Day (owned by Lola Hankins Cloninger of Phoenix) Johnson Day was a person who found it difficult to stay in one place. After the birth of four of their children they moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where another child was born. In 1822 they moved to Hall County, Georgia, and in 1828 back to Anderson, South Carolina. In 1830 they moved into the Charleston District of South Carolina where two more children were born. Finally in 1833 they left South Carolina, going to Bolivar, Tennessee, and from there crossing the Sabine River into Texas in 1835, living at Gonzales and Seguin before Johnson Day was killed in 1838.
"Johnson Day received an Unconditional Certificate #1 as a land grant from Texas. (1,280 acres in Gonzales County). Mrs. Weinert, a historian of that area, states that he was killed by Indians in July of 1838.
"Of their seven children, six survived, and the five girls married men who took an active part in the history of Texas. (For example: Solomon Brill, a doctor, gathered the bones of the dead leaders of the Alamo, and made the casket which holds them today.)"
See A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas (1907), vol. 2, pp. 401-403, for the Day and Hankins family histories.
Johnson Day was possibly the first interment at Gonzales Cemetery, established in 1838, but grave site is not verified.
Children of Sarah Hembree and Johnson Day:
Sylvia Day, b. January 13, 1816.
Elizabeth Caroline Day, b. October 09, 1830. (Mrs. Hankins)
Hepzibah Day, b. February 06, 1825.
James Milford Day, b. May 11, 1815.
Meekness Amanda Day, b. November 19, 1832.
Polly Mary Day, b. December 06, 1818.
Mahala J Day, b. December 11, 1821.
Sarah Medissa Day, b. December 18, 1822, Anderson County, South Carolina, d. September 25, 1856, Blanco, Texas
James Milford Day (1815–1894) was a 19th-century Texas military figure and a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of Mathew Caldwell's and Jack Hay's Seguin Rangers and a participant in the Mexican-American War.
Johnson Day, the son of Ballard Day and Sylvia Mayfield, was born in Pendleton District (present-day Anderson County), South Carolina. He married Sarah Emery Hembree June 30, 1814 in Pendleton Dist.
From The Sons of Dewitt Colony:
"James Wilson Nichols (1820-1891) was born 27 Dec 1820 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. His parents were George Washington and Mary Ann Walker Nichols. The Nichols and Johnson Day families traveled crossed the Sabine River and entered Texas on 16 Dec 1836, according to Nichols' journal, Now You Hear My Horn.
"Although their goal was San Antonio, both families eventually settled in Gonzales on 2 Mar 1837 after spending the interim in East Texas. Although the Nichols and Days moved considerably, they usually returned to the area around Seguin in Guadalupe Co. or Gonzales."
An unpublished Day family history by unknown author states: "Johnson Day…was drafted into the army for the War of 1812 (Captain Reed's Co., Lt. Col. Wm. Austin's Reg't South Carolina Draft Militia) in February of 1815 and honorably discharged March 1815, one month before the birth of his first son. He appears on the census for the first time in 1820 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
"According to the small prayer book and diary left by Sarah Hembree Day (owned by Lola Hankins Cloninger of Phoenix) Johnson Day was a person who found it difficult to stay in one place. After the birth of four of their children they moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where another child was born. In 1822 they moved to Hall County, Georgia, and in 1828 back to Anderson, South Carolina. In 1830 they moved into the Charleston District of South Carolina where two more children were born. Finally in 1833 they left South Carolina, going to Bolivar, Tennessee, and from there crossing the Sabine River into Texas in 1835, living at Gonzales and Seguin before Johnson Day was killed in 1838.
"Johnson Day received an Unconditional Certificate #1 as a land grant from Texas. (1,280 acres in Gonzales County). Mrs. Weinert, a historian of that area, states that he was killed by Indians in July of 1838.
"Of their seven children, six survived, and the five girls married men who took an active part in the history of Texas. (For example: Solomon Brill, a doctor, gathered the bones of the dead leaders of the Alamo, and made the casket which holds them today.)"
See A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas (1907), vol. 2, pp. 401-403, for the Day and Hankins family histories.
Johnson Day was possibly the first interment at Gonzales Cemetery, established in 1838, but grave site is not verified.
Children of Sarah Hembree and Johnson Day:
Sylvia Day, b. January 13, 1816.
Elizabeth Caroline Day, b. October 09, 1830. (Mrs. Hankins)
Hepzibah Day, b. February 06, 1825.
James Milford Day, b. May 11, 1815.
Meekness Amanda Day, b. November 19, 1832.
Polly Mary Day, b. December 06, 1818.
Mahala J Day, b. December 11, 1821.
Sarah Medissa Day, b. December 18, 1822, Anderson County, South Carolina, d. September 25, 1856, Blanco, Texas
James Milford Day (1815–1894) was a 19th-century Texas military figure and a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of Mathew Caldwell's and Jack Hay's Seguin Rangers and a participant in the Mexican-American War.
KILLED BY INDIANS
Johnson Day, the son of Ballard Day and Sylvia Mayfield, was born in Pendleton District (present-day Anderson County), South Carolina. He married Sarah Emery Hembree June 30, 1814 in Pendleton Dist.
From The Sons of Dewitt Colony:
"James Wilson Nichols (1820-1891) was born 27 Dec 1820 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. His parents were George Washington and Mary Ann Walker Nichols. The Nichols and Johnson Day families traveled crossed the Sabine River and entered Texas on 16 Dec 1836, according to Nichols' journal, Now You Hear My Horn.
"Although their goal was San Antonio, both families eventually settled in Gonzales on 2 Mar 1837 after spending the interim in East Texas. Although the Nichols and Days moved considerably, they usually returned to the area around Seguin in Guadalupe Co. or Gonzales."
An unpublished Day family history by unknown author states: "Johnson Day…was drafted into the army for the War of 1812 (Captain Reed's Co., Lt. Col. Wm. Austin's Reg't South Carolina Draft Militia) in February of 1815 and honorably discharged March 1815, one month before the birth of his first son. He appears on the census for the first time in 1820 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
"According to the small prayer book and diary left by Sarah Hembree Day (owned by Lola Hankins Cloninger of Phoenix) Johnson Day was a person who found it difficult to stay in one place. After the birth of four of their children they moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where another child was born. In 1822 they moved to Hall County, Georgia, and in 1828 back to Anderson, South Carolina. In 1830 they moved into the Charleston District of South Carolina where two more children were born. Finally in 1833 they left South Carolina, going to Bolivar, Tennessee, and from there crossing the Sabine River into Texas in 1835, living at Gonzales and Seguin before Johnson Day was killed in 1838.
"Johnson Day received an Unconditional Certificate #1 as a land grant from Texas. (1,280 acres in Gonzales County). Mrs. Weinert, a historian of that area, states that he was killed by Indians in July of 1838.
"Of their seven children, six survived, and the five girls married men who took an active part in the history of Texas. (For example: Solomon Brill, a doctor, gathered the bones of the dead leaders of the Alamo, and made the casket which holds them today.)"
See A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas (1907), vol. 2, pp. 401-403, for the Day and Hankins family histories.
Johnson Day was possibly the first interment at Gonzales Cemetery, established in 1838, but grave site is not verified.
Children of Sarah Hembree and Johnson Day:
Sylvia Day, b. January 13, 1816.
Elizabeth Caroline Day, b. October 09, 1830. (Mrs. Hankins)
Hepzibah Day, b. February 06, 1825.
James Milford Day, b. May 11, 1815.
Meekness Amanda Day, b. November 19, 1832.
Polly Mary Day, b. December 06, 1818.
Mahala J Day, b. December 11, 1821.
Sarah Medissa Day, b. December 18, 1822, Anderson County, South Carolina, d. September 25, 1856, Blanco, Texas
James Milford Day (1815–1894) was a 19th-century Texas military figure and a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of Mathew Caldwell's and Jack Hay's Seguin Rangers and a participant in the Mexican-American War.
Johnson Day, the son of Ballard Day and Sylvia Mayfield, was born in Pendleton District (present-day Anderson County), South Carolina. He married Sarah Emery Hembree June 30, 1814 in Pendleton Dist.
From The Sons of Dewitt Colony:
"James Wilson Nichols (1820-1891) was born 27 Dec 1820 in Franklin Co., Tennessee. His parents were George Washington and Mary Ann Walker Nichols. The Nichols and Johnson Day families traveled crossed the Sabine River and entered Texas on 16 Dec 1836, according to Nichols' journal, Now You Hear My Horn.
"Although their goal was San Antonio, both families eventually settled in Gonzales on 2 Mar 1837 after spending the interim in East Texas. Although the Nichols and Days moved considerably, they usually returned to the area around Seguin in Guadalupe Co. or Gonzales."
An unpublished Day family history by unknown author states: "Johnson Day…was drafted into the army for the War of 1812 (Captain Reed's Co., Lt. Col. Wm. Austin's Reg't South Carolina Draft Militia) in February of 1815 and honorably discharged March 1815, one month before the birth of his first son. He appears on the census for the first time in 1820 in Anderson County, South Carolina.
"According to the small prayer book and diary left by Sarah Hembree Day (owned by Lola Hankins Cloninger of Phoenix) Johnson Day was a person who found it difficult to stay in one place. After the birth of four of their children they moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where another child was born. In 1822 they moved to Hall County, Georgia, and in 1828 back to Anderson, South Carolina. In 1830 they moved into the Charleston District of South Carolina where two more children were born. Finally in 1833 they left South Carolina, going to Bolivar, Tennessee, and from there crossing the Sabine River into Texas in 1835, living at Gonzales and Seguin before Johnson Day was killed in 1838.
"Johnson Day received an Unconditional Certificate #1 as a land grant from Texas. (1,280 acres in Gonzales County). Mrs. Weinert, a historian of that area, states that he was killed by Indians in July of 1838.
"Of their seven children, six survived, and the five girls married men who took an active part in the history of Texas. (For example: Solomon Brill, a doctor, gathered the bones of the dead leaders of the Alamo, and made the casket which holds them today.)"
See A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas (1907), vol. 2, pp. 401-403, for the Day and Hankins family histories.
Johnson Day was possibly the first interment at Gonzales Cemetery, established in 1838, but grave site is not verified.
Children of Sarah Hembree and Johnson Day:
Sylvia Day, b. January 13, 1816.
Elizabeth Caroline Day, b. October 09, 1830. (Mrs. Hankins)
Hepzibah Day, b. February 06, 1825.
James Milford Day, b. May 11, 1815.
Meekness Amanda Day, b. November 19, 1832.
Polly Mary Day, b. December 06, 1818.
Mahala J Day, b. December 11, 1821.
Sarah Medissa Day, b. December 18, 1822, Anderson County, South Carolina, d. September 25, 1856, Blanco, Texas
James Milford Day (1815–1894) was a 19th-century Texas military figure and a member of the Texas Rangers. He was a member of Mathew Caldwell's and Jack Hay's Seguin Rangers and a participant in the Mexican-American War.
Family Members
Spouse
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
