Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Day, William 1833 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bios Album, 1890

WILLIAM DAY, deceased, was for many years a well-known and greatly respected 
member of the farming community of Wheatland, and his name is linked with its 
growth. He was of English birth and antecedents, born in Lincolnshire, 
November 1, 1833, a son of John and Rebecca Day, who were also natives of 
England. He was reared to man's estate in the country of his birth and was 
engaged mostly in farm work. His educational advantages were limited, but he 
made up for that by the knowledge that he gleaned as an observant, intelligent 
man. He was ambitious to secure a competence, and having an idea that he could 
do so more advantageously in the United Stales of America, he crossed the 
waters to this country, accompanied by his young wife, in 1861, taking passage 
at Liverpool on a sailing-vessel, and after a voyage of thirty-one days, 
landing in the great metropolis of the country. He and his wife came directly 
to this county, and he finally selected the farm now owned and occupied by his 
widow as the most desirable in every way for his purposes. It is in an 
excellent condition, is provided with neat buildings, its fields are under 
admirable cultivation, and it is every way a most desirable place. February 
15, 1860, Mr. Day and Miss Sarah Fisher were united in the holy bonds of 
matrimony. Her birthplace was in the same English shire as his, and there she 
was born in the month of August, 1840. She is a daughter of John and Maria 
Fisher, both natives of England. The marriage of our subject and his wife was 
blessed by the birth of seven children, four of whom are now living: John W., 
Frank F., Lucy R. and Grace M., all residing in Wheatland Township, and the 
latter living with her mother. Mr. Day was prospered in his calling, and from 
a poor man who was obliged to work out by the month, he became independent and 
the proprietor of a valuable farm, as we have seen. His death, December 11, 
1881, was a loss, not only to his bereaved household, but to the community at 
large, where he had come to make his home so many years ago. His neighbors 
always found him honorable and fair in his dealings with them, and in his 
domestic relations he was a kind and loving father, and a devoted husband, and 
always did the best that he could for his family. He was a loyal citizen to 
his adopted country, took an intelligent interest in its politics, and 
supported the Republican party.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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