hmtl5 Lyda Maude Day b. 26 Feb 1873 Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 20 Feb 1934 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy

Lyda Maude Day

Female 1873 - 1934  (60 years)


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  • Name Lyda Maude Day 
    • daughter of Hiram Day and Elizabeth Smarr [1]
    Born 26 Feb 1873  Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 1934  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried 22 Feb 1934  Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Person ID I3560  Hedges
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 

    Family Younger Alexander,   b. 10 Feb 1869, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1921, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 1891  [1, 2
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F1583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1873 - Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1934 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Feb 1934 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Death Summons Mrs. Alexander
      Widow of Former Bank President Succumbs To Pneumonia
      Mrs. Lyda Maude Day Alexander, 69, widow of Younger Alexander, for a number of years president of the old Phoenix and Third National Bank and prominent in the business and civic life of the community, died at 9:15 o’clock Tuesday night at the Good Samaritan hospital following a brief illness of pneumonia.
      She is survive y one daughter, Miss Margaret Louise Alexander; one son, Louis Alexander, and two grandchildren, Martha and Younger Alexander. Another son, Gayle Alexander, who was one-time state golf champion and one of the most popular young sportsmen in Kentucky, was killed in a motor accident in 1927 on the Winchester pike.
      Mrs. Alexander was moved Sunday from her home, 703 Bullock Place, to the hospital. Her body today was taken to the family residence.
      Mrs. Alexander who was widely admired, was born in Brooksville, the daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth Smarr Day, and was married to Mr. Alexander in 1891. In 1901 they came to Lexington where Mr. Alexander became prominent in the civic, business and club interests of the city. He headed the company that built the electric traction lines to Paris and Georgetown, became president of the old Third National Bank and was later president of the Phoenix and Third National Bank following the merger. He also organized a bank in Brooksville and was the owner of a large grain elevator there.
      Mrs. Alexander’s funeral will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon from the residence with Dr. Marion Nelson Waldrip, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which Mrs. Alexander was a member, officiating.
      The pallbearers will be Samuel B. Walton, F.H. Wright, John H. Dickerson, J. Monroe Sellers, Rodes Arnspiger and Henry Corliss, Brooksville. Burial will be in the family lot in Lexington cemetery.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Wednesday, 21 February 1934.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.