Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1905 — Death of Mrs. Margaret Day. [ARTICLE]

Death of Mrs. Margaret Day.

Mrs. Margaret Day, an aged and early settled resident of this county died Friday evening, July 28th, at the home of her grand-daughter Mrs. Milton Michaels, on the old Day homestead, in Barkley tp. She had been quite poorly for several weeks, but had been around the honse as usual, even np to noon of the day of her death. She was taken worse soon after noon and a physician was sent for, and found her suffering from a combined heart and stomaob trouble, and at times suffering qnite severely. About eight o’clock Mrs. Michaels raised her up to administer medioine. viheu she asked to be fanned, saying she was dying, being the last time spoke; though she continued to breath for about five minutes, and then passed away. Her age was 82 years, 9 months and 23 days. She was born in North Carolina, and lived there until her marriage. They oame to this oounty in 1853, and in the spring of 1854 moved upon the farm where she died, and whioh was ever after her home, except that her latter year a were largely spent in Rensselaer. Her husband was Wilborn Day, whose death ocoured in 1892. She was the mother of 14 children of whom 10 reached adnlt age. and six are still living. Namely Wm S. Day, of Rensselaer, John and Charles Day and Mrs. Amanda J. Antrim, of Kingman oounty, Kansas, Mrs. Mattie J. Venriok of Noroatne, Kans., and George Day of Iroquois county, Illinois. Those dying after reaching adult age, were Lewis Day, who died in the oivil Jwar, Mra. Jessie Walters and Mrs. Lizzie Israel, who died in Kansas, and Mra. Louisa Norman who died recently, in Barkley Tp. Four children died in ohildhood or infanoy. She also is survived by 42 grandchildren, and 24 great-grand-ohildren.