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Wm Bailey 1855–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 04 Mar 1942

Death Location: Rest Haven Cemetery,, Harlan County, Kentucky

Father: Samuel Bailey

Mother: Elizabeth Bailey

Spouse(s): Mashr Smith

Children(s): Bev Bailey, Ida Bailey, Jim Bailey, John Bailey

Wm Bailey was born in 1855 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Bailey And Elizabeth Bailey. Wm Bailey married Mashr Smith, and had children including Bev Bailey, Ida Bailey, Jim Crow Bailey, John S Bailey. Wm Bailey passed away in 1942 in Rest Haven Cemetery,, Harlan County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Wm Bailey was born in 1855 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Bailey And Elizabeth Bailey.
  • Wm Bailey married Mashr Smith, and had children including Bev Bailey, Ida Bailey, Jim Crow Bailey, John S Bailey.
  • Wm Bailey passed away in 1942 in Rest Haven Cemetery,, Harlan County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wm Bailey's Ancestors

Self
Wm Bailey
1855–1942
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Bailey
1822–1902
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Bailey
1829–1927
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Howland Bailey) Sr.
1786–1853
Virginia, United States
Sarah ("Sally") Jones
1804–1826
Kentucky, United States
John (Riley) Sr.
1804–1889
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ellen Hammons) Riley
1806–1877
Knox County Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bailey
1765–1839
Martha Brashears
1765–1862
Isaac Sr
1774–1854
Rhoda Smith
1774–1842
Joseph Riley
1785–
Alice English
1785–
Obediah II
1756–1849
Elizabeth Skaggs
1766–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1720–1779
Phillip Brashear
1727–1799
Ann Wilson
1739–1816
Vinson Jones
1745–1817
Elizabeth Cope
1745–1816
Elijah Smith
1748–1864
Anna Haddon
1754–1842
Obediah I
1730–1790
Betty Pullen
1734–1788
Thomas Skaggs
1700–1805
Ann Wollard
1717–1799

Wm Bailey's Descendants

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Wm Bailey (1855–04 Mar 1942) m. Mashr Smith (1864–14 Nov 1941)
  1. 1. Bev Bailey 1887–1927 m. Minnie Smith 1888–1933
    1. 1. Bertha Baily 1919–1992 m. William (Milton Clontz) Rev 1892–1982 m. Charles (Wesley) Allred 1914–1995 m. James (H) Clontz 1914–2001
    2. 2. Charlie ("Charley") Bailey 1913–1916
    3. 3. Denver Baily 1916–1936
  2. 2. Ida Bailey 1883–1900
  3. 3. Jim (Crow) Bailey 1889–1931
  4. 4. John (S) Bailey 1888–1931 m. Maggie Young 1898–1962
    1. 1. Cecil (C) Bailey 1919–1990 m. Mable Bailey 1923–2009
      1. 1. Ted (Bailey) Sr 1943–2007

Wm Bailey's Timeline

23 Records

1855
11 Jan 1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Knox Co.
Knox Co.
1855
1855
Birth of Wm Bailey
None
1855
11 Jan 1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1855
1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1855
Abt 1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1855
1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1855
1855
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1856
Abt 1856
Age 1
Birth of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Wm Bailey resided here in Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Wm Bailey resided here in Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Wm Bailey resided here in Cow Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Cow Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Wm Bailey resided here in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Wm Bailey resided here in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Wm Bailey resided here in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky
Girdler, Knox, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 65
Wm Bailey resided here in Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 75
Wm Bailey resided here in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida
Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida
1930
1930
Age 75
Wm Bailey resided here in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky
Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 75
Wm Bailey resided here in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 85
Wm Bailey resided here in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1942
04 Mar 1942
Age 87
Death of Wm Bailey in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1942
04 Mar 1942
Age 87
Death of Wm Bailey in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1944
1944
Age 89
Death of Wm Bailey in Harlan, KY
Harlan, KY
1944
1944
Age 89
Death of Wm Bailey in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Knox Co.
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Database online.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] OneWorldTreeSM
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 748; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 930.0; FHL microfilm: 2340483.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 818.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374502

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1856
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 426; Family History Film: 1254426; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 054; Image: 0789

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 123; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T625_585; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 818.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 426; Family History Film: 1254426; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 054; Image: 0789

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cow Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 818.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 15 Feb 1915 - Page 1, White Brothers killed by Beverly Paul Bailey

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Richmond, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Richmond Daily Register - 10 Nov 1919 - Page 1, 1919_11_10 Trials Set in Richmond, Kentucky for Jim, Bev, and Bill Bailey

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Paducah, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - News-Democrat - 9 Apr 1921 - Page 1, White Bailey Feud Renewed

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 9 Apr 1921 - Page 2, White's Slayer Has Surrendered

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Owensboro Messenger - 10 Apr 1921 - Page 1, Indictments for Conspiracy Are Quickly Brought

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Lexington Herald - 10 Apr 1921 - Page 12, John Bailey killed John White at restaurant Continued from page 1

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Lexington Herald - 10 Apr 1921 - Page 1, John Bailey surrenders at Barbourville

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1921
    Event Place: Louisa, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Big Sandy News - 15 Apr 1921 - Page 1, Feudist Surrenders; Adherents Arrested

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1921
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Owensboro Messenger - 1 May 1921 - Page 2, Alleged feudist wounded by own revolver 1 May 1921

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 1 May 1921 - Page 34, William Bailey shot himself in the hip 1 May 1921

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1921
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Messenger-Inquirer - 1 May 1921 - Page 3, William Bailey wounded by pistol in pocket 1 May 1921

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Messenger-Inquirer - 2 Jun 1921 - Page 1, Old Mountaineer Flees from Home

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 2 Jun 1921 - Page 7, William Bailey visits John Bailey in Louisville jail

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1921, Thu
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Owensboro Messenger - 09 Jun 1921, Thu, Three Arrests Made in Bailey-White Feud 09 Jun 1921, Thu

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Richmond, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Richmond Daily Register - 9 Jun 1921 - Page Page 1, William Bailey swears out warrants 9 Jun 1921

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 11 Jun 1921 - Page 1, 40 Whites guard Reid to old home

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 3 Jul 1921 - Page 43

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 3 Jul 1921 - Page 20, John S Bailey granted bail

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Owensboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Messenger-Inquirer - 21 Aug 1921 - Page 1, Morrow Orders State Troops to Scene of Trial

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1921
    Event Place: Portland, Maine
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Portland Evening Express - 22 Aug 1921 - Page 2, Bailey-Lee family on trial in Rock Castle for feud with White family

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Richmond, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Richmond Daily Register - 2 Sep 1921 - Page 1, 2 Sep 1921

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 May 1922
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 21 May 1922 - Page 2, James Crow Bailey given three-year sentence for threatening government officers

    Genealogy Event 43
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 16 Jul 1922 - Page 1, Baileys acquitted of conspiracy

    Genealogy Event 44
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - 24 Mar 1929 - Page 20, William Bailey on trial for murder of Floyd Ramsey Smith. John hides in Texas

    Genealogy Event 45
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - 24 Mar 1929 - Page 20, William Bailey on trial for murder of Floyd Smith 24 Mar 1929

    Genealogy Event 46
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 47
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 748; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 930.0; FHL microfilm: 2340483.

    Genealogy Event 48
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 49
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1930
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Herald-Leader - 19 Nov 1930 - Page 20, Freed in Slaying 19 Nov 1930

    Genealogy Event 50
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1930
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 19 Nov 1930 - Page 18, Knox Man, 70, Is Freed in Slaying 19 Nov 1930

    Genealogy Event 51
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1931
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Lexington Leader - 2 Apr 1931 - Page 1, Brothers buried side by side

    Genealogy Event 52
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1933
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Middlesboro Daily News - 23 Aug 1933 - Page 1, William Bailey moved to California for a short time? 23 Aug 1933

    Genealogy Event 53
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 54
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 4 Sep 1964 - Page 37, 1921 Bailey-White Feud 4 Sep 1964

    Genealogy Event 55
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1991
    Event Place: Paducah, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Paducah Sun - 15 Sep 1991 - Page 11, History of the GarrardBakerWhite feud 15 Sep 1991

    Genealogy Event 56
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 426; Family History Film: 1254426; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 054; Image: 0789
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Girdler, Knox, Kentucky; Roll: T624_489; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 818.

    Genealogy Event 57
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 58
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 59
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Harlan, KY
    Record Source: OneWorldTreeSM

    Genealogy Event 60
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 61
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 62
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keith, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 63
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rest Haven Cemetery,, Harlan County, Kentucky

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