To mcguire@infinet.com: I found two census records for Beaty Day: 1860 DAY BEATY Harlan County KY Pg.335 Harlan Courthouse P.O. 1870 DAY BEATY Harlan County KY Pg.017 Mt.Pleasant P.O. Di2st Also, I found two land grants for Sarah Day in Menifee County, in: THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS, Volume 1, Part 2 CHAPTER X. GRANTS IN THE COUNTY COURT ORDERS (1836-1924) THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY, page 1170 Grantee: Day, Sarah A, Acres: 200, Book: 94, Page: 549 Date Survey: 5-22-1874, County: Menifee, Watercourse: Indian Cr Also recorded on the same day, Acres: 200, Book: 94, Page: 549 Watercourse: E Fk Indian Cr But, best of all, I found her in the Dawes Commission Rolls, which as you probably already know are Native American records, showing she was a Cherokee Indian, part of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole): Control Number: NRFF-75-53A-5234, Unit of Description: Item, Record Group Number: 75, Series ID: 53A, Item ID: 5234 Title: Enrollment for Sarah Day General Materials Designator Record Type: Textual Records Reference Unit: National Archives--Southwest Region Agency Name: National Archives and Records Administration Facility Name: Building 1, Dock 1, Address: 501 West Felix Street, City: Fort Worth, State: TX, Zip Code: 76115 Telephone Number: 817-334-5525, Fax Number: 817-334-5621 Organizational Code: NRFF Creating Organization: Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Scope and Content: Tribe: Cherokee Type: Parent, Sex: Female Census Card Number: FRM132 Personal Name Reference: Sarah Day Item Count/Item Type: item(s) |c 1 Source Project: Kiosk Also, a Sarah Day died recently in 1988 in Harlan County, possibly her daughter or a relative? Sarah Day, d/d 17 Aug 1988, Harlan, Age 86, Vol. 88, Cert.#21201 I hope this helps you. MargoBelle