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Lydia Mary Melford Bailey 1839–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1839

Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elisha Baley

Mother: Lucinda Bailey

Spouse(s): Colonel Pugh

Children(s): Joseph Pugh

Lydia Mary Melford Bailey was born in 1839 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elisha Baley And Lucinda Bailey. In 1859, Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA. Lydia Mary Melford Bailey married Colonel Cornwallis W I Kern Pugh, and had children including Joseph Harlen Pugh. Lydia Mary Melford Bailey passed away in 1929 in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Mary Melford Bailey was born in 1839 in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elisha Baley And Lucinda Bailey.
  • In 1859, Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Lydia Mary Melford Bailey married Colonel Cornwallis W I Kern Pugh, and had children including Joseph Harlen Pugh.
  • Lydia Mary Melford Bailey passed away in 1929 in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Baley
1822–1883
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Lucinda Bailey
1817–1900
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Colonel Pugh
1840–1913
Birth Location: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Pugh
1869–1939
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Lydia Bailey's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Bailey
1839–1929
Birth Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elisha Baley
1822–1883
Kentucky
Lucinda Bailey
1817–1900
Virginia
Grandparents
William (R.) Bailey
1775–1850
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Thompson
1780–1850
Hawkins, TN
Meshack Stacy
1791–1870
Hawkins County, Tennessee
Violett Stacy
1795–1882
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John *
1773–1849
Jane *
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George *
1730–1806
Frances ?
1735–

Lydia Bailey's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Mary Melford) Bailey (1839–1929) m. Colonel (Cornwallis W. I. (Kern)) Pugh (1840–1913)
  1. 1. Joseph (Harlen) Pugh 1869–1939 m. Dora Clemons 1889–1958 m. Nancy (Ann) Brown 1852–1926
    1. 1. Lidie (Melford) Pugh 1889–1929

Lydia Bailey's Timeline

9 Records

1839
1839
Birth of Lydia Mary Melford Bailey in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
1859
Abt 1859
Age 20
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 41
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 61
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 71
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 81
Lydia Mary Melford Bailey resided here in Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
1929
1929
Age 90
Death of Lydia Mary Melford Bailey in Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Marriage Records
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T625_559; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 898
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnsons Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 618B; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0550
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 635D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0584
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 367B; Image: 742; Family History Library Film: 545983
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 510; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240510
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 457; Image: 33; Family History Library Film: 803385
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T624_466; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374479

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1859
    Event Place: Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 457; Image: 33; Family History Library Film: 803385

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: M593_484; Page: 367B; Image: 742; Family History Library Film: 545983

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnsons Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 618B; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0550
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomington, Magoffin, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 635D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0584

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elliotsville, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: 510; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240510

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Taulbee, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T624_466; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1374479

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Precinct 14, Breathitt, Kentucky; Roll: T625_559; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 898

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Licking, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
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