John Roger Day

Brief Life History of John Roger

When John Roger Day was born on 22 December 1889, in Edon, Williams, Ohio, United States, his father, John Thomas Day, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Jane Bowman, was 29. He married Mabel Elizabeth Rinehart on 19 February 1916, in Steuben, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Center Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Otsego Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 17 December 1957, in Edgerton, St. Joseph Township, Williams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton, St. Joseph Township, Williams, Ohio, United States.

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John Roger Day
1889–1957
Mabel Elizabeth Rinehart
1893–1974
Marriage: 19 February 1916
Georgetta Marie Day
about 1917–2001

Sources (20)

  • J Roger Day, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Rogers Day, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • J Roger Day, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.

English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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