DAY BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== DAY, Thomas - b: 1837 Belmont Co, OH source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 801 residence: Deer Creek Twp Major Thomas Day. Among the prominent men of Deer Creek Township is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, June 2, 1837, being the son of William Day, a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, who accompanied his parents to Ohio and located in Guernsey County, where he grew to manhood and married Miss Julia Perry, of Ohio, and a niece of Commodore Perry. Thomas passed his youth mostly in school. His primary education was received at the common schools, and afterward he spent two years at the (unreadable) College. After completing his studies he engaged in farming in Washington County, where he had previously moved. He was married there December 9, 1857, to Miss Maria T. Powell, a daughter of Elihu Powell, of Washington County. In the summer of 1862, Mr., Day enlisted as a private in Company G, Ninety-second Ohio Volunteers, and after passing the various grades of promotion, he was mustered out as major in the fall of 1864. He participated in a number of important engagements, among which was the fight at Ganley Bridge, West Virginia, and a series of engagements up and down the river during that season. In 1863, he went to Nashville, and was in the battles of Murfreesboro and Lookout Mountain. Just before the battle of Atlanta he resigned and went to the Army of the Potomac as adjutant of the 48th Ohio. After his discharge he returned to his home in Ohio. In April, 1866, he came to Missouri, locating at Windsor, Henry County, and was engaged in milling for one year. In 1867, he settled on a farm, and has since been engaged in farming, and teaching during the winter months. In connection with his farming operations he is raising thoroughbred Jersey cattle for the market. He has a herd of six, with Morton at the head. Mr. Day has been buying grain at Lewis since November 1, 1882, for Foote Brothers, of Clinton. He has held the position of secretary of the fair association of Henry County three years. Mr. and Mrs. D. have one son, Elmer. ==================================================================== DAY, V. J. - b: 1877 near Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 340 residence: Clinton Twp V. J. Day, the capable cashier of the Clinton National Bank, although comparatively a young man, has had an extensive and successful career in the field of banking and finance in western Missouri. Mr. Day is a native son of Missouri. He was born in Johnson County, near Warrensburg, July 4, 1877, and is a son of Daniel L., and Fanny (Covington) Day. The Day family are truly a pioneer family of western Missouri. Daniel L. Day, father of V. J., was born in Johnson County in 1851. He has been a successful farmer and stock raiser in the county of his birth and is now living retired at Chilhowee, Missouri. He is the son of Richard W. Day, a native of North Carolina, who settled in Johnson County, south of Warrensburg, in the early forties, and spent the remainder of his life in that vicinity. Fanny (Covington) Day, mother of V. J. Day, is a native of Kentucky and came to Johnson County, Missouri with her parents when she was about twelve years of age. To Daniel L. and Fanny (Covington) Day, have been born three children, as follows: V. J., the subject of this sketch; Robert, a farmer and stock man near Chilhowee, Missouri, and Dennis, a well-known live stock dealer and farmer at Chilhowee. V. J. Day was reared on his father's farm in Johnson County, receiving his early education in the district schools. Later he attended the Warrensburg State Normal School, after which he was a student at the Central Business College, Sedalia, Missouri, and was graduated from that institution in 1900. He then accepted a clerkship in the Commercial Bank of Warrensburg, and was continuously employed in that bank for ten years. He began as a bookkeeper and when he resigned, in September, 1909, he was assistant cashier of the Farmers Bank of Chilhowee. He then bought an interest in the Schell City Bank at Schell City, Missouri, and was elected cashier of that institution. He conducted the affairs of that bank very successfully until he resigned to accept the cashiership of the Clinton National Bank in the fall of 1917, which position he now holds. The Clinton National Bank is one of the important financial institutions, not only of Henry County, but of western Missouri. It was organized April 29, 1905, under the Federal Banking Laws with a capital stock of $50,000. The first officers were, William Docking, president; Dr. W. H. Gibbons, vice- president, and C. W. Snyder, cashier. The original stockholders were William Docking, George S. Hovey, Lee Clark, J. D. Robertson, William C. Henrice, C. W. Snyder, Dr. W. H. Gibbons, C. H. Avery, E. C. Kent, W. L. Garner, Thomas B. Lee. Thomas G. Hutt succeeded William docking as president of the bank, and later went to Kansas City, Missouri, with the Drovers National Bank. He was succeeded by Dr. W. H. Gibbons, who served as president of the Clinton national Bank until January, 1915, when E. C. Kent became its president, and is still serving in that capacity. C. W. Snyder served as cashier from the organization of the bank until 1910, when he was succeeded by William L. Poynter, who served until September, 1917, when V. J. Day became cashier. V. J. Day was united in marriage April 7 1901, with Miss Mary Lewis of Warrensburg, Missouri. She is a daughter of Elijah Lewis, who settled in the vicinity of Pertle Springs. To Mr. and Mrs. Day have been born two children, Frances Louise and Mary Katharine. Mr. Day is a man who possesses the unusual mental qualifications that go to make up a successful banker. He is a progressive business man, and at the same time possesses that degree of conservatism so essential to safety in the great field of finance and banking. Mr. Day takes a commendable interest in local affairs and while a resident of Schell City, he served three terms as a member of the local school board, and takes a deep interest in the public schools. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and he and Mrs. Day are members of the Presbyterian Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================