6/5/1917 Lafayette Twp, Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL was his addresswhen r egistering for the draft. He verified his birth date and placeand gav e his occupation as farmer. He had a wife and 1 child andgave depende nts as the reason for exemption. The registrar describedhim as medium h eight, medium build, with light blue eyes and lightbrown hair.
The 1918 Coles County, IL Farmers Directory says:
Daily, Lafayette (Louie Hamer) Ch Wayne; Mattoon R3 Lafayette Sec19T13 4a Mrs. Dr. Williams (1882) Tel. Mattoon. (He was tenant farmerof 134 a cres in S19 owned by a Mrs. Dr. Williams.)
1930 Lafayette Twp, Coles Co, IL. That census taker recorded him asL afe Daily, 39, married for the first time at 21 to Louie, 37,married a t 19. Lafe was a general farmer but the rented their homewhich was va lued at $1200 and they owned a radio. Living with themwere son Wayne, 1 3, and Ellison Guy, 16, servant, farm laborer. Downthe road was cousi n Joe Daily, 45, boarder with the Sanford Fullerfamily.
