John Day b 1839 VA; s/o George W
Day and Mahala Cornett. John Day m. Juda Pennington b about 1850 Leslie Co
KY d 4 Jan 1933 Leslie Co KY d/o Jesse Pennington and Hannah Lewis. (1860
Letcher Co KY Census). Children of
John Day and Juda Pennington;
I. Hannah Day b about 1876 KY
II. Mahala Day b 15 Jan 1878 Letcher Co KY
III. Joseph Day b Jan 1880 KY
IV. Felix Day b 8 Mar 1885 KY
V. James "Jim" Day b 12 Jan 1887 KY m. Sarah "Sallie' Lewis b about 1892 KY.
Children of James "Jim" Day and Sarah "Sallie" Lewis;
1. Roosevelt Day b about 1910 KY
2. Mallie Day b 17 Dec 1911 Leslie Co KY
3. Ella Day b about 1915 KY
4. Manerva Day b 17 Jun 1916 Leslie Co KY
5. Polly Day b 29 Oct 1918 Leslie Co KY
6. Ira Day b 15 Jun 1921 Leslie Co KY
7. Eva Day b 10 Nov 1923 Leslie Co KY
8. John Day b 28 Dec 1926 Leslie Co KY
9. Sarah Day b 19 Apr 1928 Leslie Co KY
10. Francis Day b about 1929 KY
11. Female Day
12. Felix Day b 5 Jun 1932 Leslie Co KY
VI. Polly Day b Apr 1890 KY
VII. Floyd Day b 11 Apr 1892 KY
John Day b 1839 VA; s/o George W
Day and Mahala Cornett. John Day m. Polly Banks b about 1842 KY. Children of
John Day and Polly Banks;
I. George Day b Mar 1860 Letcher Co KY
II. David "Dave" Day b 20 Mar 1860 KY (or 19 Mar 1860) m. about 1882 to Mary
Polly Ann Ison b 19 Feb 1858 Letcher Co KY d 17 Apr 1936 d/o
George Henderson Ison
and Hannah Hall. Mary Polly Ison m. 15 Apr 1876 Letcher Co KY to
Henry Russell Combs
b 25 Mar 1853 Letcher Co KY d 11 May 1876 of "fever" Smoot Creek, Letcher Co KY;
s/o Russell Hacker
Combs and Leodicia "Dicy" Polly. Mary Polly Ann Ison m. 17 Apr 1878 to Henry
Ingram.
III. Nancy Day b about 1863 KY
IV. Henry Day b about 1867 KY d 3 Nov 1935 Leslie Co KY m. Matilda Lewis b
Feb 1874 KY. Child;
1. Monroe Day b about 1903 m. Malinda Lewis b about
1905 KY. Child;
1.i. Sophia Day b 14 Apr 1922 Leslie Co KY d 25 Feb
2006 Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co KY m. Abijah Coots b 8 Jun 1917 d 13 Aug 1980 Crab
Orchard, Lincoln Co KY.
Obituary: CRAB ORCHARD - Sophia Day Coots, 83, of
Crab Orchard, died Saturday at her home. Born April 14, 1922, in Leslie County,
she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Melinda Lewis. She was a member of
Beech Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Bige Coots. Survivors include
three sons, Homer Coots of Danville, Michael Coots of Dayton, Ohio, and Pat
Coots of Crab Orchard; two daughters, Jackie Brock of Villa Rica, Ga., and Hazel
Saylor of Crab Orchard; four brothers, Lloyd Day of Xenia, Ohio, Dexter and Paul
Day, both of Hyden, and Ernest Day of Lancaster; three sisters, Myrtle Fouts and
Annie Hensley, both of Hyden, and Lillian Joseph of Ohio; 14 grandchildren; and
19 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Bige Coots Jr.
Arrangements are incomplete at McKnight Funeral Home. Burial will be in Coots
Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be J.R. Brock, Jeffrey Strickland, Larry
Phillips, Bill Mullins, Phillip Coots and Stanley Saylor. Visitation will be
after 5 p.m. Monday. Memorials may go to Beech Grove Baptist Church, P.O. Box
97, Crab Orchard, 40419, or Heritage Hospice, 337 West Broadway, Danville,
40422.
V. Rebecca Day b Dec 1869 KY
