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Benjamin C. Day (Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer and grocer)

b. 1804?

Harrison County, Kentucky, farmer and grocer. Virginia native. Married to Mary A. Day. Father of Mary E. Day, Tabith K. Day, Henrietta N. Day, Richard Emory Day, Martha W. Day, Priscilla Day, and Benjamin W. Day. Married to Rebecca E. Day. Married to America Evans Day in Harrison County on February 19, 1862. Farmer in Harrison County in 1850. Owned four enslaved persons in Harrison County in 1850. Grocer in Harrison County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Harrison County in 1860.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 150B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, District 2, p. 407.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, Cynthiana, p. 578.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, Cynthiana, p. 122A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Harrison County, Cynthiana, p. 177B.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Harrison County Marriages, Film 000216897, p. 206.

Citation

Day, Benjamin C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209430 (November 12, 2026).

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