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William Rufus # Bailey 1854–1900

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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: A — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records

Born 18 Feb 1854 · Carroll, Mississippi, USA

Died 02 Jan 1900 · Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father James Harrison Bailey

Mother Martha Jane Sheppard Shepard

Siblings Elizabeth Betty Bailey, Franklin Frederick Bailey, James Robert Bailey, Jemima Isabel Belle Bailey, Jemima Isabell Belle Bailey, John Lee Wilton Bailey, Mary Jane Bailey Collins, Nancy M Bailey Wood, Tessie Bailey, Zachariah Taylor Z T Bailey

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1870 United States Federal Census U.S., Find a Grave® Index, …

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Immediate Family

Parents

James Harrison Bailey

Martha Jane Sheppard Shepard

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Children

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Biography

William Rufus # Bailey was born in 1854 in Carroll, Mississippi, USA, the child of james harrison bailey and martha jane sheppard shepard. In 1870, William Rufus # Bailey resided in Township 20 Range 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA. William Rufus # Bailey passed away in 1900 in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Census 1870 United States Federal Census
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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1854

Birth of William Rufus # Bailey in Carroll, Mississippi, USA

Birth

1870

William Rufus # Bailey resided here in Township 20 Range 4, Carroll, Mississippi, USA

Residence

1900

Death of William Rufus # Bailey in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from William Bailey

This ancestor line traces from Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland (1659) to Carroll, Mississippi, USA (1854) across 6 generations.

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: William Bailey (1854–1900) was born in Carroll, Mississippi, USA and died in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
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