Any Baily/Bailey's born in Maury County, Tennessee in your family tree?

Question

We've hit a brick wall with our great-grandfather that was adopted/bonded in 1880. My sister and I both have subscriptions to Ancestry.com so we've searched all the on-line records and have connected with a few people that knew our g-grandfather's adopted family but we've not been as lucky in locating anyone that knew his brother/half-brother John Baily's family.

We are guessing that John Baily (spelled with no "e" on all photos we have) was probably born in or near Maury Co. We know he spent time in Oklahoma and probably Texas. My grandmother had a note in her bible concerning him either owning or working on a dairy in Colorado. That's about all we know about him other than he had a wife and 3 little blonde headed girls in a family photo made in Oklahoma around 1900. I also have a picture of him made in Dallas about 1920.

We are guessing he was born prior to 1877 and died prior to 1953. I'll activate my e-mail if you think you may know of this family.Thanks!

Answer 1

just a thought... the format here is a bit different, and your question will close in 3 days (you can extend for a short time). There are times when people find info after the question closes.. and if your email is not open, you may miss it.  It is set up via a "filter"  so the person does not access your private mail directly or know what it is.

I know of your John.. but only because I think I bumped into you and your question on one of the Tx email lists.

Answer 2

You've probably already searched rootsweb.com, but in case you haven't, I thought this John Bailey seemed close to your description.  You didn't say what your grandfathers name was, so maybe he is one of the siblings?

Name: John Walker BAILEY , Jr.

Birth: 28 MAY 1875 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee

Death: 1 SEP 1958 in Dallas County, Texas

Burial: SEP 1958 Rose Hill Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas

Father: John Walker BAILEY , Sr. b: 4 JUN 1841 in Mercer County, Virginia

Father's occupation: Minister, Greathouse Missionary Baptist Church near Maypearl, Texas

Mother: Sarah Elizabeth CECIL b: 10 MAR 1844 in Tennessee

Siblings:

Shelvey Cecil BAILEY , Sr. b: 17 OCT 1859 in Mercer County, Virginia

Electra Virginia BAILEY b: 18 DEC 1860 in Mercer County, Virginia

Brackston Bragg BAILEY b: 12 DEC 1863 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia

Emma Elizabeth BAILEY b: 17 JUL 1865 in Mercer County, West Virginia

Gordon T. BAILEY b: 18 JUN 1869 in Tennessee

Susan Mary BAILEY b: 18 MAY 1873 in Tennessee

Samuel Tilden BAILEY b: 15 FEB 1877 in Tennessee

Grace Celestine BAILEY b: 13 JUL 1879 in Unknown

Cecil BAILEY b: 26 APR 1881 in Texas

Sarah E. BAILEY b: 1 MAR 1883 in Texas

Joseph David BAILEY b: 1 JUN 1885 in Ellis County, Texas

Clinton R. BAILEY b: 8 JUL 1887 in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas

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EDIT:  or this family seems more likely because John Wesley Bailey's birth and death dates, as well as his mother's birth place in Maury County, TN.  Note that one sisters middle name is Pickard and the spelling of Baily in the Maury County Marriages at the bottom.  Just thought this could be something else for you to look into if you haven't already.

Name: John Wesley BAILEY

Birth: 1878

Death: 1953

Father: Wesley Hill BAILEY b: 1844

Mother: Millie Ann JONES b: 1845 in Maury Co., TN, USA

Marriage 1 Sudie GROUNDS b: 1883

Siblings

L. Dessie BAILEY b: 1866

Margaret Jane BAILEY b: 1868

Nancy Pickard BAILEY b: 1870

M. Carrie BAILEY b: 1873

Ellen BAILEY b: 1876

J. Milton BAILEY b: 1880

Albert Herbert BAILEY b: 1885

Charles Christopher "Charlie" BAILEY b: 1890

1910 US Census shows John W and Sudie living in Dallas, TX with 3 children

Possible Grandparents?

Maury County Marriages 1808-1823

Baily, John W.-  Pickard, Polly 12/9/1815