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• 1910 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 April, Cusseta, District 30, page 2B (Ancestry p 16B), Hse #54, Fam #56
  Day, Daniel H  Head M W 49 Married 25 years TX GA MS  Farmer
  Day, Cora  Wife F W 41 Married 25 years  11 children, 9 living  SC Unknown VA
  Day, Maggie M  Dau F W 22 TX TX SC School Teacher
  Day, William C  Son M W 19 TX TX SC Farm Laborer
  Day, Cora L  Dau F W 17 TX TX SC
  Day, James R  Son M W 14 TX TX SC Farm Laborer
  Day, Noble P  Son M W 10 TX TX SC Farm Laborer
  Day, Rayborn D  Son M W 7 TX TX SC
  Day, Daniel W  Son M W 5 TX TX SC
  Day, Mirtice E  Dau M W 5 TX TX SC
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  William C Day
  Residence Bryan's Mill, Cass County, Texas
  Birth 19 Jul 1890 Bowie County, Texas
  Single, Caucasian (White)
  Farming, Employed by D H Day, Cass co TX
  Claim Exemption:  7th Day Adventist Non-Combatant
  Medium Height and Weight, Brown Eyes, Black Hair
  Registered 5 June 1917 Cass Co TX
  
  1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 7 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 31, page 2A, Bryan's Mill and Marietta Rd, Hse #27, Fam #28
  Day, Dink H  Head M W 58 TX GA MS  Farmer
  Day, Cora  Wife F W 51 SC SC IL
  Day, William C  Son M W 28 TX TX SC Farmer
  
  The following WWII draft registration record looks like the right one, and is in the right location, with the same birth date and location, and the mother's name matches, but the card identifies this person as Negro.
  
  U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
  William Clarence Day
  Birth 19 Jul 1890 De Kalb [Bowie County], Texas
  Residence 318 Garland Ave, Tacoma Park, Montgomery Co, Maryland, USA
  Contact Mrs W C Day Same Address
  Employer Washington Sanitrium, Carroll Ave, Tacoma Park, Montgomery Co, Maryland
  (back)
  Height 5'4 1/4" Weight 118
  Negro (?), Brown Eyes, Light Hair, Light Brown Complexion
  Thin Mustache, Bowlegged
  Registered 27 April 1942 Baltimore, Maryland
  Signed W C Day
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  William Clerence Day
  Birth 19 Jul 1890 Dekalb [Bowie County], Texas
  Residence 1126 Green Cove, Richardson, Dallas, Texas
  Accountant for the SDA Church
  Father Daniel Harrison Day
  Mother Cora Richey
  Age at Death 81
  Death 26 Oct 1971 Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
  Cause of Death Aortic Aneurism, Arteriosclerosis. Additonal Kidney Failure
  Autopsy was performed
  Informant Mrs Lena Day
  Burial 28 October Keene Cemetery, Cleburne [Johnson Co], Texas
  Filed 28 October, 1971, Filed State 8 Nov 1971
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  William Day
  Born 19 Jul 1890
  Died Oct 1971
  Last Residence Richardson, Dallas, Texas  75080
  SSN 431-70-0425 issued Arkansas (1955)
  
  William Clarence Day
  Birth Jul. 19, 1890 De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas
  Death Oct. 26, 1971 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
  Son of Daniel Harrison Day & Cora [Richey] Day
  Spouse Elizabeth Skillma McGavock Day (1902 - 1933)
  daughter Rachael Ann Day (1928 - 1933)
  Burial Keene Cemetery, Keene, Johnson County, Texas
  Created by Chris Easley Dec 18, 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #121903844, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121903844

Sources

• 1. 1900 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 16 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 22, page 14A, Hse/Fam #237
• 2. 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 7 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 31, page 2A, Bryan's Mill and Marietta Rd, Hse #27, Fam #28
• 3. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 4. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
• 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 6. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 7. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 8. 1910 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 20 April, Cusseta, District 30, page 2B (Ancestry p 16B), Hse #54, Fam #56
• 9. Jenkins Journal, by Harold Keith Christian
• 10. R Christian GED