Charles Henry Day & Mary Ellen Croach

  1896 - 1968       1901 - 1970

Charles Henry Day was born 13 July 1896 in East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri. He was the son of William Henry Day and Minnie Lee Parker. Charles spent the years of 1897 - 1900  in Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois. From 1900 to 1910 he lived in East Prairie, Mississippi County, Missouri, then spent 1910 and 1911 in Canton, Illinois. At the death of his father in April 1911 his mother moved her little family back to New Madrid, Missouri.

On 17 May 1917 Charles married Mary Ellen Croach, the daughter of James Harvey Croach and Sarah Locky Victoria Allen. In 1918 Charles spent time in the United States Army during World War I. In 1919 he moved to Arkansas with his family, brothers and mother, Minnie Lee Parker Day. They lived in Cross County, Arkansas and are listed there in the 1920 census. They lived here until 1934 when they moved to Bay Springs, Mississippi. Charles was a stave cutter and the mills frequently moved. In 1935 they lived in Lake, Mississippi which is not very far from Bay Springs, Mississippi. During World War II he was drafted into defense work and sent to Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi. They lived on Canty Street until Charles had built them a home at 619 Polk St, Pascagoula, Ms.  He sold this house and bought another one in the suburb of Bayou Cassotte. In a few years he sold this one and purchased another home on 22nd Street, then in 1960 he built another new home in the suburb of Escawtpa, Mississippi.

Charles Henry Day died on 16 May 1968--one day shy of his 51st wedding anniversary. He is buried at the cemetery on Ingalls Avenue in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Mary Croach Day died 1 March 1970 and is buried beside Charles. Also buried beside them is their daughter Agnes Alice Day May who died in 1955.

The children of Charles & Mary are:

1. Richard Alvin Day born 1918, died at 3 weeks of age.

2. Baby Boy Day-Stillborn

3.Agnes Alice Day born 31 January 1920 in Cross County, Arkansas. She married Percy May in 1937 and they had one daughter Patricia Ann May. Pat married 1. Mansy Billiott and had Belinda, Monica, Percy Dean Billiotte. Pat married 2. Ervin Dardar and had Heather Dardar. They live in Cut Off, Louisiana.
Agnes died 30 November 1955 at Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi.

 4. Gladys Virginia Day born 7 December 1921 in Cross County, Arkansas. She married Arvis M. Matthews in July 1943 at Meridian, Mississippi. They had one daughter Doris Ann Matthews. Doris married Lynn Davis and they have Vicky Lynn, Randy, Kelly and Charles Davis. Gladys died 16 April 1990 at Philadelphia, Mississippi and is buried at Dixon Cemetery. Arvis died 24 April 1995 and is buried at Dixon Cemetery, Neshoba County, Mississippi. Vicky had 4 children: Shana Lewis, Samuel  Faulkner Oelfke, Margaret Judith Oelfke & Harper Kate Oelfke.Vicky died in a car accident on 1 December 2001 near Centerville, Texas.

5. Margaret Lucille Day born 24 December 1923 in Fairoaks, Arkansas. She died in March 1942 at Lake, Mississippi and is buried at Pine Ridge Cemetery. Margaret was never married.

6. William Henry Day born 19 August 1926 at Fairoaks, Cross County, Arkansas. See next chapter.

7. Clifton Lloyd Day born 25 February 1931 in Cross County, Arkansas. He married 1. Gloria Garcia in Panama, Central America. They had Cliton, Jr., Gloria Jean, Arlene and Evet.
Clifton married 2. Neavis ___?. He lives in Guatamala City, Guatamala. He served 21 years in the United States Army.

8. Harold Dean Day born 21 January 1934 in Bay Springs, Mississippi. he married Anne Finlin in England in 1955. Their children are: Annette Day born 1956, Robin Day. They live in Albany, Oregon. Dean spent 20 years in the United States Navy.

9. Pauline Day born 8 November 1936 at Bay Springs, Mississippi. She married 1. W.M. Graham and had Sherrie Jean and Michael Graham. She married 2. John Layfield and they have Joni Michelle Layfield born 8 February 1973. Pauline lives in Houston, Texas.

10. Dorothy Jean Day born 3 August 1939 at Lake, Mississippi.
She married Travis Lolley in Pascagoula, Mississippi. They have these children: Cynthia Earlene born 1960, Sandra Dean born 1963 and is in the United States Air Force.Michael Dwayne born 1964, Steven Charles born 1967 and is in the United States Air Force and Richard Aaron Lolley born 1976.

11. Richard Lee Day born 23 January 1944 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. He married 1. Doris Hester 2. Billie ____? Richard had no children.
 

 

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