BIOGRAPHY: Daniel Day; Antimony, Garfield co., Utah

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History of Utah
The Storied Domain
A Documentary History of Utah's Eventual Career
by J. Cecil Alter
Vol. 2, published 1932 (expired copyright)
The American Historical Society, Inc.

DANIEL DAY, who has served as a bishop of the Church of Latter Day Saints and
who for many years was actively identified with ranch industry, now lives
retired in the village of Antimony. His retirement was virtually a sequel of
an accident that he met while getting out timber, in 1923, his physical
injuries having unfitted him for further labors of heavier order.

Daniel Day was born at Kanarraville, Iron County, Utah, July 8, 1872, a son of
Thomas and Charlotte Ann (Clark) Day, both natives of England, where the
former was born, at Brownsgrouve, Worcestershire, September 2, 1814. In his
native land Thomas Day was converted to the faith of the Latter Day Saints and
was made a priest of the church October 8, 1842. He served as priest and
missionary in England, where he held various important positions in connection
with the church. He had been a blacksmith by trade and was a man of superior
intellectual grasp. February 1, 1850, in company with Josiah Bradlee, Mr. Day
embarked for the voyage to the United States. He came direct to Salt Lake
City, and became the owner of a plot of ground that is now in the business
center of the Utah metropolis. Later he went to Spanish Fork, was called to
the Muddy River mission, and thereafter continued his pioneer service at St.
George and Kanarraville. In the last mentioned community he lost all his live
stock through an Indian raid. He then removed to Circleville and served as
presiding elder, on the west side of the river. He became a resident of
Circleville in the year 1878, and there he and his wife, Charlotte Ann, passed
the remainder of their lives. He assisted in the building of the Mormon Temple
at St. George. His parents, Thomas and Sarah (Lee) Day, passed their entire
lives in England, as did also the parents of his wife.

Daniel Day acquired his early education mainly at Summit and Junction, and he
initiated eventually his independent career as a grower of cattle and sheep.
In 1918 he came with his family to Antimony, where he continued his activities
on his stock ranch until he met with the accident that led to his retirement,
in 1923. As a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints he served as Sunday
School superintendent and later was made bishop, an office that he retained
five and one-half years. His impaired health has led to the abatement of his
activities in church service. In Garfield County Mr. Day has served as county
commissioner, justice of the peace and school trustee. For two or three years
he was juvenile officer at Circleville.

In 1894 Mr. Day was united in marriage to Miss Jannett Warner, a sister of R.
0. Warner, in whose personal sketch, on other pages of this work, is given
adequate record concerning the Warner family. To Mr. and Mrs. Day have been
born thirteen children: Daniel M., Merrell W., Christina Manilla, Jannett
Ladoris (died at the age of one year), Clark T. (died at the age of eight
years), Cornelia Ann (a resident of Provo), Nelda and Melba (twins), Elizabeth
Delilah, Delma and Zelma (twins, the latter deceased), Lois Charlotte, and
Alberta Dell. The sons Daniel M. and Merrell W. represented Utah in loyal
service in the United States Army in the World war period.