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From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 
Submitted by Candy L. Grubb March 20, 1997. Both above notices must remain 
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WILLIAM DAY

	William Day is now deceased. The subject of this memoir resided 
four miles north of Echo, Stevens county, and was engaged in diversified
farming and stock breeding.  He was born in Leeds, England, in 1841,
the son of James and Mary Day, natives of England.  They came to the
United States in 1844 and located in Ohio, where they lived twelve years
removing to Missouri, where they died.  They were of a wealthy and 
distinguished English family.  Eleven children were born to them, of
whom six survive: John, in Missouri; William, our subject; Sarah, 
married to Samuel Weller; Gus, in Kansas; Eli, of Iowa; Edgar, of
Missouri; and Renz.  A son named Joseph was killed during the Civil
war.
	The education of our subject was received in the public schools
of Missouri, and at the age of eighteen he enlisted in Company E, Seventh
Missouri Cavalry, serving four years in the Civil war, being mustered out
in the fall of 1865, at St. Louis.  Eight years subsequently he removed 
to western Kansas, engaged in general farming for thirteen years, and then
became a contractor for a railroad company.  Two years later he came to
Stevens county, and secured a contract in Spokane to do street grading.
This was in the fall of 1889.  He arrived in Spokane the evening 
following the great fire.  Removing to Stevens county, he secured a 
quarter section of land, which he continued to improve until he died,
January 1, 1900.
	Our subject left a widow and six children, viz: Willis, now in
the Indian Territory; Charles R.; Mary, wife of Thomas W. Stack, of
Victoria, British Columbia; Joseph; Elmer, in Oregon; and Niva Elwood,
of Stevens county.  In 1865 our subject was united in marriage to Susan
Gammon, daughter of Josiah and Clarinda (Steward) Gammon, natives of
Kentucky.  They removed to Iowa and thence to Missouri, where they died.
To them were born twelve children, of whom eight survive: Ann, wife of
Andrew Fifer; William, of Pomeroy, Washington; Robert; Susan and Lucinda,
twins; Della, wife of Joseph Dunham; Clarinda, married to Z. Clifton, 
of Missouri; and Paulina, married to M. Brown.  The family of the
mother were relatives of the Stewards of Scotland, and her father was
a judge in Clark county, Missouri, four years.
	The political principles of our subject were those of the 
Republican party, until after the war, when he voted the Democratic
ticket, affiliating with the People's party when it came into existence.
He was nominated for county clerk in Stevens county, but was defeated.
Throughout his life he was active in political movements, and always took
a lively interest in local affairs.  He was a member of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and a Spiritualist by faith.