Emeline Day (maiden name: Hubbard) was born around 1825 in Ohio. She married Benjamin Wilson Day on April 9, 1846, and they had five children, including Elam, who was born around 1849. Her husband worked as a physician in Liberty, Ohio, and in 1850, they owned $350 of real estate. Two decades later, they were living in Harrison, Ohio, and her husband was working as a clergyman. They owned $2,000 of real estate and $300 of personal property. She died sometime after 1900.