Thomas Franklin Day was born August 25, 1834 at the foot of Three Mile Mountain near Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was one of 16 children of John day and Ellenora (Tanner) Day.
Sometime in the mid 1850's Thomas Day came to Guadalupe County, Texas. On February 18, 1857 he married Minnie Otillia Altwein in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Minnie Altwein was the daughter of Johann Gotthulf Altwein and Wilhelmina Quandt. Minnie came from Germany with her family in 1851 at the age of 15.
Thomas and Minnie had 10 children: Mary L., Frances Otillia, Lucinda, George W., Martha C., John Henry, Sarah Ellen, Josephine F., Walter Mark, and William T.
Thomas was a farmer in Guadalupe County. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was mustered into Company B of the 36th Texas Calvary, as a sergeant. The 36th which is also known as the 32nd Texas Cavalry (Trans-Mississippi Army) was assigned to patrol the borders and protect the ports of Texas. After two years of patrolling Texas, the men were sent east to Louisiana to help block Union General Nathanial P. Banks' Red River Campaign. Once in Louisiana, the regiment was involved in skirmishes almost daily from mid-March through the end of May, and also took part in several major battles. Following 36th Cavalry's success in the Red River Campaign, the men returned home and were assigned to provost duty in Galveston. After the Confederate surrender in June of 1865, the men of the 36th Cavalry were paroled. Thomas Day returned home to his family in Guadalupe County, Texas.
In the late 1880's Thomas and Minnie moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas. In 1899-1900 four of Thomas and Minnie's children moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory (Greer County); Mary and Tom Word, Sarah Ellen and John Francis Lowrance, Josephine and Albert Lowrance, and John Henry and Blanche Day. Thomas and Minnie also moved to Oklahoma at some point. John Henry's wife Blanche died and he returned to Texas with his children. Thomas and Minnie probably also returned to Texas about the same time, as Otillia cared for her grandchildren until John Henry remarried.
November 1, 1901 Thomas Day applied for and received a Confederate pension in Dimmit County, Texas. The application states his occupation was farming and his condition was "feeble, weakness, and old age". He owned two horses and one wagon at the time worth about fifty dollars. The affidavit signed by his physician stated that Thomas Day had the following disabilities: 1st age 69, 2nd inguinal hernia, 3rd the effects of an accidental gunshot wound leaving shot lodged in walls of chest, 4th chronic disease of kidneys and bladder.
Minnie Otillia (Altwein) Day died March 10, 1917 in Dimmitt County, Texas. November 19, 1923 Thomas Franklin Day was admitted to the Confederate Home in Austin, Texas. He lived there until his death January 14, 1925. Thomas Franklin Day is buried among other Confederate Soldiers in the Confederate Section of the State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
My great, great grandfather.
Sometime in the mid 1850's Thomas Day came to Guadalupe County, Texas. On February 18, 1857 he married Minnie Otillia Altwein in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Minnie Altwein was the daughter of Johann Gotthulf Altwein and Wilhelmina Quandt. Minnie came from Germany with her family in 1851 at the age of 15.
Thomas and Minnie had 10 children: Mary L., Frances Otillia, Lucinda, George W., Martha C., John Henry, Sarah Ellen, Josephine F., Walter Mark, and William T.
Thomas was a farmer in Guadalupe County. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was mustered into Company B of the 36th Texas Calvary, as a sergeant. The 36th which is also known as the 32nd Texas Cavalry (Trans-Mississippi Army) was assigned to patrol the borders and protect the ports of Texas. After two years of patrolling Texas, the men were sent east to Louisiana to help block Union General Nathanial P. Banks' Red River Campaign. Once in Louisiana, the regiment was involved in skirmishes almost daily from mid-March through the end of May, and also took part in several major battles. Following 36th Cavalry's success in the Red River Campaign, the men returned home and were assigned to provost duty in Galveston. After the Confederate surrender in June of 1865, the men of the 36th Cavalry were paroled. Thomas Day returned home to his family in Guadalupe County, Texas.
In the late 1880's Thomas and Minnie moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas. In 1899-1900 four of Thomas and Minnie's children moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory (Greer County); Mary and Tom Word, Sarah Ellen and John Francis Lowrance, Josephine and Albert Lowrance, and John Henry and Blanche Day. Thomas and Minnie also moved to Oklahoma at some point. John Henry's wife Blanche died and he returned to Texas with his children. Thomas and Minnie probably also returned to Texas about the same time, as Otillia cared for her grandchildren until John Henry remarried.
November 1, 1901 Thomas Day applied for and received a Confederate pension in Dimmit County, Texas. The application states his occupation was farming and his condition was "feeble, weakness, and old age". He owned two horses and one wagon at the time worth about fifty dollars. The affidavit signed by his physician stated that Thomas Day had the following disabilities: 1st age 69, 2nd inguinal hernia, 3rd the effects of an accidental gunshot wound leaving shot lodged in walls of chest, 4th chronic disease of kidneys and bladder.
Minnie Otillia (Altwein) Day died March 10, 1917 in Dimmitt County, Texas. November 19, 1923 Thomas Franklin Day was admitted to the Confederate Home in Austin, Texas. He lived there until his death January 14, 1925. Thomas Franklin Day is buried among other Confederate Soldiers in the Confederate Section of the State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
My great, great grandfather.
Thomas Franklin Day was born August 25, 1834 at the foot of Three Mile Mountain near Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia. He was one of 16 children of John day and Ellenora (Tanner) Day.
Sometime in the mid 1850's Thomas Day came to Guadalupe County, Texas. On February 18, 1857 he married Minnie Otillia Altwein in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Minnie Altwein was the daughter of Johann Gotthulf Altwein and Wilhelmina Quandt. Minnie came from Germany with her family in 1851 at the age of 15.
Thomas and Minnie had 10 children: Mary L., Frances Otillia, Lucinda, George W., Martha C., John Henry, Sarah Ellen, Josephine F., Walter Mark, and William T.
Thomas was a farmer in Guadalupe County. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was mustered into Company B of the 36th Texas Calvary, as a sergeant. The 36th which is also known as the 32nd Texas Cavalry (Trans-Mississippi Army) was assigned to patrol the borders and protect the ports of Texas. After two years of patrolling Texas, the men were sent east to Louisiana to help block Union General Nathanial P. Banks' Red River Campaign. Once in Louisiana, the regiment was involved in skirmishes almost daily from mid-March through the end of May, and also took part in several major battles. Following 36th Cavalry's success in the Red River Campaign, the men returned home and were assigned to provost duty in Galveston. After the Confederate surrender in June of 1865, the men of the 36th Cavalry were paroled. Thomas Day returned home to his family in Guadalupe County, Texas.
In the late 1880's Thomas and Minnie moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas. In 1899-1900 four of Thomas and Minnie's children moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory (Greer County); Mary and Tom Word, Sarah Ellen and John Francis Lowrance, Josephine and Albert Lowrance, and John Henry and Blanche Day. Thomas and Minnie also moved to Oklahoma at some point. John Henry's wife Blanche died and he returned to Texas with his children. Thomas and Minnie probably also returned to Texas about the same time, as Otillia cared for her grandchildren until John Henry remarried.
November 1, 1901 Thomas Day applied for and received a Confederate pension in Dimmit County, Texas. The application states his occupation was farming and his condition was "feeble, weakness, and old age". He owned two horses and one wagon at the time worth about fifty dollars. The affidavit signed by his physician stated that Thomas Day had the following disabilities: 1st age 69, 2nd inguinal hernia, 3rd the effects of an accidental gunshot wound leaving shot lodged in walls of chest, 4th chronic disease of kidneys and bladder.
Minnie Otillia (Altwein) Day died March 10, 1917 in Dimmitt County, Texas. November 19, 1923 Thomas Franklin Day was admitted to the Confederate Home in Austin, Texas. He lived there until his death January 14, 1925. Thomas Franklin Day is buried among other Confederate Soldiers in the Confederate Section of the State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
My great, great grandfather.
Sometime in the mid 1850's Thomas Day came to Guadalupe County, Texas. On February 18, 1857 he married Minnie Otillia Altwein in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. Minnie Altwein was the daughter of Johann Gotthulf Altwein and Wilhelmina Quandt. Minnie came from Germany with her family in 1851 at the age of 15.
Thomas and Minnie had 10 children: Mary L., Frances Otillia, Lucinda, George W., Martha C., John Henry, Sarah Ellen, Josephine F., Walter Mark, and William T.
Thomas was a farmer in Guadalupe County. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and was mustered into Company B of the 36th Texas Calvary, as a sergeant. The 36th which is also known as the 32nd Texas Cavalry (Trans-Mississippi Army) was assigned to patrol the borders and protect the ports of Texas. After two years of patrolling Texas, the men were sent east to Louisiana to help block Union General Nathanial P. Banks' Red River Campaign. Once in Louisiana, the regiment was involved in skirmishes almost daily from mid-March through the end of May, and also took part in several major battles. Following 36th Cavalry's success in the Red River Campaign, the men returned home and were assigned to provost duty in Galveston. After the Confederate surrender in June of 1865, the men of the 36th Cavalry were paroled. Thomas Day returned home to his family in Guadalupe County, Texas.
In the late 1880's Thomas and Minnie moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas. In 1899-1900 four of Thomas and Minnie's children moved to Oklahoma Indian Territory (Greer County); Mary and Tom Word, Sarah Ellen and John Francis Lowrance, Josephine and Albert Lowrance, and John Henry and Blanche Day. Thomas and Minnie also moved to Oklahoma at some point. John Henry's wife Blanche died and he returned to Texas with his children. Thomas and Minnie probably also returned to Texas about the same time, as Otillia cared for her grandchildren until John Henry remarried.
November 1, 1901 Thomas Day applied for and received a Confederate pension in Dimmit County, Texas. The application states his occupation was farming and his condition was "feeble, weakness, and old age". He owned two horses and one wagon at the time worth about fifty dollars. The affidavit signed by his physician stated that Thomas Day had the following disabilities: 1st age 69, 2nd inguinal hernia, 3rd the effects of an accidental gunshot wound leaving shot lodged in walls of chest, 4th chronic disease of kidneys and bladder.
Minnie Otillia (Altwein) Day died March 10, 1917 in Dimmitt County, Texas. November 19, 1923 Thomas Franklin Day was admitted to the Confederate Home in Austin, Texas. He lived there until his death January 14, 1925. Thomas Franklin Day is buried among other Confederate Soldiers in the Confederate Section of the State Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
My great, great grandfather.
Family Members
Children
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Mary L. Day Word
1858–1908
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Frances Otillia Day Blumberg
1860–1944
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Lucinda A "Cindy" Day Buss
1862–1942
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George W. Day
1864–1955
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Martha C. Day Ellis
1867–1932
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John Henry Day
1869–1961
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Sarah Ellen Day Lowrance
1872–1941
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Josephine F. "Josie" Day Lowrance
1874–1976
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Walter Mark Day
1877–1966
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William T. "Willie" Day
1880–1961
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