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John Madison Day (Harrison Co., Farmer, war of 1812 veteran )

b. 1795?

Harrison County, Kentucky, soldier and farmer. Virginia native. Married to Eliza S. Walden Day in Harrison County, Kentucky, on July 31, 1816. Father of Benjamin C. Day, Eliza A. Day, Sarah A. Day, Thomas W. Day, John H. Day, Richard W. Day, Zelinda F. Day, and Thomas N. Day. Served in the 1st Regiment Kentucky Militia as a private in the War of 1812. Farmer in Harrison County in 1850. Farmer in Harrison County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 128B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 498-99.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Harrison County Marriages, Film #000216880.

War of 1812 Pension Applications, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, Washington D.C., NARA Microfilm Publication M313, Pension #SO4656.

Citation

Day, John Madison. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196969 (November 12, 2026).

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