This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: michealmcknight Surnames: day, pierce, pearce Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.grayson/1353.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: i think that william day (1793) would be a possible match for aaron vanburens father. who is aaron vanburens mother? i think maybe that one of elizabeth peirce's daughters may hold a clue, her name was tislie day. she was born in 1891 and died in 1892. aaron vanburen is supposedly buried beside her. so the real question maybe, why was tislie day buried in a bratcher cemetery, and then aaron vanburen day followed suit. i do understond that his second wife was rachael bratcher-goff, and his first wife was mary raley or raleigh. was it because william day(1793) married a bratcher or a goff. making aarons second marriage somewhat taboo, only specualtion. fyi aarons first and second wifes deaths were not the reason for the split. mary raley later married a davis, she is supposedly listed in her fathers will with that last name in 1882. and racheal bratcher-goff can be found in 1900 with one of her twin daughters living with her. now one more question. who is the real mother of fi! nice little day? my mother, barbara ellen bragg daughter of fred bragg and gladys mae day spent her early childhood being raised by finice and mamie cutlip. she was by his side upon his death, she heard rumors that finice was only half brother to elizabeth pierce's other children. aaron and elizabeth were not married until 1888 and finice little day was born in 1884. so was aaron not the real father or was elizabeth not the real mother. maybe the reason finice cannot be found in 1900 is because his last name is not really day but the name of elizabeths first husband if different than aaron vanburen day. she was 29 years old in 1888. in 1900 elizabeth claims to have had 7 children, 6 of which are living. one like i said above is dead(tislie), and 5 are listed; benjamin,luther,eva,william, and dewey. that accounts for only 6. where is the 7th.finice clearly is not in aaron and elizabeths household in 1900 he would only be 16 at this time. where is he? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.