Biography for Roy Daily, Putnam County, Illinois Roy Daily was born on May 29, 1881 in either Florid or Decatur, Illinois.Not much is known of Roy's early life. According to the paper for Peoria, Illinois, his family moved to Peoria around 1886, when he was about 6 years old. He was listed in the 1899 census for Peoria County, Peoria, Illinois, along with his father, mother, brothers and sisters as living at 1829 S. Washington Street, Peoria, Illinois. On September 25, 1904, at the age of 23, Roy married Bessie Allen in Peoria, Illinois. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Edward Thomas Munns. Roy and his wife continued living in Peoria and visited Roy's family as much as possible. Roy and Bessie had four children, two sons, Dewaine and Demott  and two daughters, Zelda and Wanda.  Their daughter Zelda only lived for 1 month and died on February 14, 1908. Roy and Bessie's daughter Wanda was born in 1906. They lost her on November 16, 1908. Both children were buried in Florid, Illinois. Roy and Bessie were still living in Peoria at this time. Roy was listed in the 1910 census for Putnam County-Hennepin Township, with his wife and son. Roy worked as a laborer most of his life. By 1912, Roy had moved his family to Ford Central (which no longer exists) in Putnam County, Illinois. The same year the Putnam Record mentioned that he moved to Sprinkleburg (another village that no longer exists in Putnam County) and then moved back to Peoria, Illinois on September 23, 1912. On December 4, 1913, Roy's father died of Pneumonia. Roy gave the information for the death certificate. The Putnam Record showed that Roy and his family continued visiting relatives in Florid over the next several years in Florid from Peoria. While visited in July of 1915, Roy had a pretty severe accident. The Wednesday, July 21, 1915 edition of the Putnam Record stated, "Roy Daily stepped on a scythe last Saturday evening while trying to mow some weeds and cut his foot severely. Dr. Brinkerhoff dressed the foot and Roy is getting along as well as could be expected.". Roy continued living in Peoria the remainder of his life.  According to the 1920 Census for Peoria County, Roy and his family were living at 208 Smith Street in Peoria, Illinois. At that time, Roy worked as a Brakeman for the Roadway Railroad. Roy's final home was at 826 Warner Avenue in Peoria, Illinois. The Peoria Star, one of the newspapers for Peoria, Illinois reported that Roy had enjoyed his usual health until Monday afternoon, August 6, 1923. He went home that afternoon from work because he was ill. Roy's family wasn't alarmed because he didn't seem that ill. Then on August 8, 1923, at 7:00 PM, a blood vessel suddenly burst, causing his death. His death was very unexpected and the Putnam Record stated that the people in Florid were shocked and in sorrow when they were informed of his death. He was given a quiet graveside service the Saturday evening following his death in Florid, Illinois. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Piper