John Breese Day, the grandson of Silas Day (1783-1867) and Susan Breese Day (1782-1847), was born in Illinois in 1860 and was married to Laura E. Thayer (1868-1909) in December 1887. They operated a farm near Humboldt, Nebraska, and moved to Crawford, Nebraska, in 1900 and in 1905 to Manville, Niobrara County, Wyoming. John Breese and Laura Thayer Day had five children: Goldie Ethel (1889-1964); John Thayer (1891- ); Albert Merrill (1897- ); Bessie Gladys (1900- ); and Lloyd Nelson (1907- ).
After Laura's death in 1909, John Breese Day married Margery Y. Ferbrache (1872- ) in 1910 and they were divorced in 1920. In 1921 John was married to Charlene Bandy (1883- ) and worked as a custodian for the University of Wyoming until 1930.
From the description of Papers, 1904-1966. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 32448988
