Texas State Troops, Private, Company for Beat No. 4, Fannin County, 14th Brigade, General S.A. Roberts commanding; commanding officer Captain George W. Merrick. Samuel Day, age 39. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900.
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Samuel Day, birth date 5/11/1822, death date 4/20/1886, burial in Ladonia Cemetery, Fannin County.
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DAY, SAMUEL C. (1822-1886). Relatives: James G. Bourland, father-in-law; Samuel C. Day, son-in-law.
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Mexican War, James G. Bourland's regiment. Served in a militia company in the Civil War, mustered at Ladonia in 1861.
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Biographical sketch, Samuel Day. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, p. 164, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Born 5/11/1822 in Marshall County, Tennessee.
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