1939. Descendants of Wesley's grandfather Jackson Day gather for a reunion at the Montgomery Methodist Church in Clagettsville, Maryland, on route 27 north of Damascus.
1941 -- June 7th was the wedding day.
1942 Roby and Vivia's grandchildren Chapin Jr, Jon, and James Roby Jr at the parsonage in Inwood. At right: Roby and Vivia hold their grandson James Roby Day, Jr. Scan by James Roby Day, Jr.
According to a leter, on June 18, 1943 James Roby Day, Jr, and his cousin Jackson encountered each other somewhere on the West Coast. Scan by James Roby Day, Jr.
With their retirement in 1945, Roby and Vivia could spend full time at "Dunroven", their retirement home on Westside Drive in Allenwood, New Jersey. On right, holding granddaughter and namesake Vivia Ruth Day. Scans by James Roby Day, Jr.
With Wesley's travels it was not every day that a photo could be taken with all four boys. In 1945 Roby and Vivia seized the opportunity for a formal photograph.
Ruthlydia Day was pleased to pose with her daughter Vivia.
At the age of 73, Roby Day retired from the pastorate of St. Paul's Methodist Church in Inwood, and posed with Vivia outside the church.
Finally, in 1947 plans were being made for a return to China. On left, son Jack poses with a flower beside their car. On the right, Wesley, Ruthlydia and children pose in Auburn, New York, with Ruthlydia's mother Luella Baird Slayton.
Jack and Vivia together before leaving for China.