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James Wesley Bailey 1854–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1854

Birth Location: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1954

Death Location: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Zachariah Sr

Mother: Rachel Glandon

Spouse(s): Arabella Dillion, Mary Justice

Children(s): Grover Bailey, Louisa Bailey, Rachel Bailey, Meldora Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey, James Bailey, Barbara Bailey, Cosby Bailey, Zackrias Bailey, Lucy Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey

James Wesley Bailey was born in 1854 in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Zachariah Henry Bailey Sr And Rachel Glandon. In 1860, James Wesley Bailey resided in District 13, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA. In 1870, James Wesley Bailey resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. James Wesley Bailey married Arabella Abigail Dillion, Mary E Justice, and had children including Barbara Ellen Bailey, Cosby Hazeltine Bailey, Elizabeth Jane Bailey, Grover Cleveland Bailey, James Clinton Bailey, Louisa A Bailey, Lucy Mae Bailey, Meldora Bailey, Nathaniel Asbury Bailey, Rachel Virginia Bailey, Zackrias Bailey. James Wesley Bailey passed away in 1954 in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wesley Bailey was born in 1854 in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Zachariah Henry Bailey Sr And Rachel Glandon.
  • In 1860, James Wesley Bailey resided in District 13, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, James Wesley Bailey resided in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Wesley Bailey married Arabella Abigail Dillion, Mary E Justice, and had children including Barbara Ellen Bailey, Cosby Hazeltine Bailey, Elizabeth Jane Bailey, Grover Cleveland Bailey, James Clinton Bailey, Louisa A Bailey, Lucy Mae Bailey, Meldora Bailey, Nathaniel Asbury Bailey, Rachel Virginia Bailey, Zackrias Bailey.
  • James Wesley Bailey passed away in 1954 in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Sr
1794–1894
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
ZS
Rachel Glandon
1813–1902
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
RG

Spouses(s)

Arabella Dillion
1854–1923
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
AD
Mary Justice
1907–1944
Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
MJ

Children(s)

Grover Bailey
1887–1961
Birth Location: Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
GB
Louisa Bailey
1876–1978
Birth Location: McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
LB
Rachel Bailey
1877–1962
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
RB
Meldora Bailey
1892–1980
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
MB
Nathaniel Bailey
1891–1974
Birth Location: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
NB
James Bailey
1894–1959
Birth Location: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
JB
Barbara Bailey
1889–1983
Birth Location: McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BB
Cosby Bailey
1882–1954
Birth Location: West Virginia
CB
Zackrias Bailey
1880–
Birth Location: West Virginia
ZB
Lucy Bailey
1883–1976
Birth Location: West Virginia
LB
Elizabeth Bailey
1879–1966
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
EB

James Bailey's Ancestors

Self
James Bailey
1854–1954
Birth Place: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Zachariah Henry Bailey Sr
1794–1894
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Rachel Glandon
1813–1902
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Bailey
1735–1812
Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Ann) Belcher
1742–1820
Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Jacob Glandon
1794–1880
North Carolina, USA
Martha Hiatt
1782–1869
Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1714–1762
Lucy Simms
1716–1764
Richard Belcher
1710–1763
Mary Clay
1710–1770
Stephen Glandon
1749–1795
Mary Ayres
1749–1822
John Hiatt
1746–1790
Phebe Thatcher
1742–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah Kittredge
1734–1778
Henry I
1672–1760
Mary Mitchell
1693–1777

James Bailey's Descendants

1.
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James (Wesley) Bailey (3 Oct 1854–3 Jun 1954) m. Arabella (Abigail) Dillion (9 Feb 1854–21 May 1923) m. Mary (E) Justice (abt 1907–22 Nov 1944)
  1. 1. Grover (Cleveland) Bailey 1887–1961 m. Mabel (Beatrice) O’Brien 1895–1964
    1. 1. Bernard (Lee) Bailey 1917–1995
    2. 2. Dora (Helen) Bailey 1925–2004
    3. 3. Raymond (C) Bailey 1915–
    4. 4. Clinton (H) Bailey 1914–
    5. 5. Leonard (J) Bailey 1912–1986
    6. 6. Bonnie (Bell) Bailey 1923–2011
    7. 7. Zelma (Louise) Bailey 1920–2005 m. Everette (Dayton) Settle 1922–2004
    8. 8. Delmar (H) Bailey 1922–2003 m. Nawassa (Geraldine) Robertson 1922–2002
    9. 9. Ulysses (Grant) Bailey 1919–
  2. 2. Louisa (A) Bailey 1876–1978 m. Daniel (Benjamin) McKenzie 1871–1947
    1. 1. Norton McKenzie 1920–1925
    2. 2. Arabella McKenzie 1915–2015
    3. 3. Bailon McKenzie 1914–1999 m. Georgia (Helen) Walker 1918–
    4. 4. James (E) McKenzie 1917–1968
    5. 5. Woodrow McKenzie 1913–
    6. 6. Athlone McKenzie 1907–1995 m. Jeremiah (M) Moody 1905–1966
      1. 1. Gerald (Rudolph) Moody 1927–2002
    7. 7. Vannie McKenzie 1906–
    8. 8. Inez McKenzie 1903–1987
    9. 9. Patrick McKenzie 1910–
    10. 10. Maggie McKenzie 1910–
  3. 3. Rachel (Virginia) Bailey 1877–1962 m. Joseph (Cook) Lambert 1879–1921
    1. 1. Tommy Lambert 1918–
    2. 2. Viola (F) Lambert 1909–1929 m. Robert (Edward) Pennington 1902–1987
      1. 1. Gladys (Eleanor) Pennington 1929–2008
    3. 3. Jessy (J) Lambert 1915–2007
    4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Lambert 1913–1985
    5. 5. Samuel (W) Lambert 1918–2002 m. Kathleen (Mildred) McLaughlin 1919–2014
      1. 1. Edward (Wilson) Lambert 1946–2010
    6. 6. Owen Lambert 1920–1986
    7. 7. Harvey (C) Lambert 1904–1979 m. Ollie (Mae) Marrs 1911–2000
      1. 1. George (Elbert) Lambert 1931–2003
      2. 2. William (Joseph) Lambert 1930–1948
    8. 8. Lenard (N) Lambert 1902–1948 m. Cora (May) Billips 1901–
      1. 1. Elsie (Vivian) Lambert 1932–2001 m. Walter (Fields) Hodge 1928–1980 m. Glenn (James) Ball 1928–1987
      2. 2. Newton (Leonard Lambert) Jr 1929–2022
    9. 9. Eleanor (Meldora) Lambert 1907–1915
    10. 10. Lendol (G) Lambert 1905–1915
  4. 4. Meldora Bailey 1892–1980 m. Troy (Glen) Burchett 1893–1985
    1. 1. Talmage (T) Burchett 1919–
    2. 2. T (Grace) Burchett 1925–
    3. 3. Marvin (T) Burchett 1914–
    4. 4. Wayne (T) Burchett 1916–
    5. 5. Arnold (Tilden) Burchett 1926–1993
  5. 5. Nathaniel (Asbury) Bailey 1891–1974 m. Laura (Miranda) Harman 1896–1959
    1. 1. Ronnie (Nathaniel) Bailey 1934–2007
    2. 2. Harry Bailey 1925–
  6. 6. James (Clinton) Bailey 1894–1959 m. Emma (Victoria) Burchett 1898–1973
    1. 1. Chester (Elmer) Bailey 1922–1996 m. Martha (Jane) Bailey 1929–2012
    2. 2. Donald (Clinton) Bailey 1934–2015
    3. 3. Avery (O) Bailey 1924–2014
    4. 4. Esther (V) Bailey 1921–
    5. 5. Donald (Clinton) Bailey 1934–2015
  7. 7. Barbara (Ellen) Bailey 1889–1983 m. Kelly (Glenn) Dixon 1886–1974
    1. 1. James (Stephen) Dixon 1918–1991
    2. 2. Virginia (Kathleen) Dixon 1923–2008 m. James (Ernest Lambert) Sr 1921–2008
    3. 3. Mildred (Ellen) Dixon 1927–2014
  8. 8. Cosby (Hazeltine) Bailey 1882–1954
    1. 1. Charles (Verno) McGraw 1904–1997
      1. 1. Virgie (Colleen) McGraw 1935–2008
    2. 2. Clyde Mcgraw 1902–
    3. 3. George Mcgraw 1906–
    4. 4. Jaspar (W) Mcgraw 1899–
    5. 5. James (Brenan) McGraw 1909–1938
    6. 6. John (Obel) McGraw 1910–1996 m. Ethel (May) Smith 1922–
    7. 7. Jessie (L) McGraw 1916–1998
    8. 8. Dorothy (Lorraine) McGraw 1917–2008 m. Conard (Leigh) Whitt 1916–1991
      1. 1. John (Duane Leigh) Whitt 1939–1959
    9. 9. Whitley (Eugene) McGraw 1913–2004 m. Ethel (Marie) Mullens 1918–1958
      1. 1. Alice (Virginia) McGraw 1944–1998
    10. 10. Willard (Artist) McGraw 1914–1995 m. Jenny (A) McGraw 1916–2006 m. Virginia (Alice) Robertson 1916–2006
  9. 9. Zackrias Bailey 1880–
  10. 10. Lucy (Mae) Bailey 1883–1976 m. Ballard (Preston) Evans 1880–1956
    1. 1. Glen (Wiley) Evans 1909–1989
    2. 2. Donald (Randolph) Evans 1921–1994
    3. 3. Norman (H) Evans 1920–
    4. 4. Phil (Lafaun) Evans 1925–
    5. 5. Balord (Fugates) Evans 1914–
    6. 6. Dempsey Evans 1917–
    7. 7. Ida (V) Evans 1907–
    8. 8. Buford (P) Evans 1917–
    9. 9. Owen (J) Evans 1912–
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Jane) Bailey 1879–1966 m. William (Dave) Proffitt 1873–1931
    1. 1. Blanche (Ellen) Proffitt 1908–1925
    2. 2. Frances (Gladys) Proffitt 1920–1999 m. Isaac Abram 1912–1988
      1. 1. Wanda (Louise) Abram 1938–1993
      2. 2. James (Randolph) Abram 1937–1976
    3. 3. Edna Proffitt 1899–
    4. 4. Nannie (B) Proffitt 1906–
    5. 5. Beatrice Proffitt 1916–

James Bailey's Timeline

12 Records

1854
3 Oct 1854
Birth of James Wesley Bailey in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
James Wesley Bailey resided here in District 13, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
District 13, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 81
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 86
James Wesley Bailey resided here in Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1954
1 Jun 1954
Age 100
Death of James Wesley Bailey in Upland, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Upland, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1954
3 Jun 1954
Age 100
Burial of James Wesley Bailey in Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 24-11
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 41
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2544; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342278
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk Horn, Mcdowell, West Virginia; Roll: 1407; Family History Film: 1255407; Page: 334D; Enumeration District: 078
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 478A; Family History Library Film: 553193
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 1764; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241764
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, McDowell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375699
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 13, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, McDowell, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 132; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 478A; Family History Library Film: 553193

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk Horn, Mcdowell, West Virginia; Roll: 1407; Family History Film: 1255407; Page: 334D; Enumeration District: 078

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhorn, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 1764; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241764

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: 2544; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342278

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 24-11

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adkin, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4421; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 24-11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Upland, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Upland, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1954
    Event Place: Leckie, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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