BAILEY FAMILY
Russel Bailey was born
May 16, 1804 in Marblehead, Essex, MA to John
Bailey and his wife Mary. He is shown as being from Manchester, MA.
Russ married Amelia Thompson
of Ticonderoga, NY. Amelia Overton Thompson was born September 3, 1814
and was the daughter of Charles Thompson and Ann Pettus Graves. There
is a Russel Bailey shown in the 1830 NY Census in Essex County at Crown
Point (page 265) however when I looked at that record the information for
that
year was not very helpful. Russel Bailey is shown as having 2 children, Chas. age 6 and Jane age 13 in the 1850 New York Census.
I haven't found a death certificate for either Russell or Amelia in NY or WI, I assume they stayed out east. Russel may have had two wives as a Russell
Bailey married December 25, 1827 in Marblehead to Hannah Andrews. (first wife?)
Their son, Charles Edgar Bailey was born September 20, 1844 in Lewis, Essex Cty, New York died November 12, 1905 in Eau Claire,
Eau Claire Cty, WI at 61y, 1m, 22d. In the 1905 census and his obituary show Charles as
being born in Canada.
Rebecca Hall
Charles married July 11, 1869 in Otter Creek, Eau Claire Cty, WI to Rebecca J. Hall who was born in 1850 in New York and living in August, WI at the time. Rebecca died March 22, 1924 in Eau Claire, WI. (pics) Rebecca's parents were John Hall and Melisa Hall both born in New York. Charles was a painter (and also worked in refrigeration) and he and Rebecca were Protestants and lived at E. Bluff St. Both are buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. They had four children:
William Henry Bailey b: September 8, 1871 in Sparta, WI.
Russel(l) Claude Bailey b: January 2, 1879 in Sparta, WI
John "Jack" R. Bailey b: 3/11/1887 in Sparta, WI. He m: Birdie Sheppard who was one of the famous singing/dancing Sheppard Sisters (also known as the Sheppard Orchestra). They lived in Calumet City and had one son, Charles. Birdie died 11/13/1905 and their son Charles followed soon after.
John remarried on 4/10/1909 to Gloria Thurow. They had one daughter, Joy (Behm), who I had the pleasure of meeting several years ago. She is deceased now. She graciously shared pictures of her father and mother as well as other members of her mother's family, the Thurows. She told me that John lived in Round Lake, IL, for some time then spent the rest of his life in Chicago.
Lyda M. Bailey b: December 4, 1888 in WI; d: September 17, 1966 in Milwaukee, WI.
Possibly Jack, Russ and Bill Bailey
Footnotes:
Other Baileys in the area during 1905 Census were Samuel B., Deborah, and Polly.
[3] Birth year was taken from the 1905 WI Census, Eau Claire. However, the 1900 census shows her as being born in 1887 in WI and that her name was Eliza. So, she was most likely an Elizabeth.
Additional notes:
From History of Northern Wisconsin, Chicago 1881: William H. Bailey b: 1835 Essex Cty, NY went to Eau Claire, WI in 1857. Charles Bailey 1843-1905, Josephine Bailey 1851-1930 (2nd wife?).
John and Lyda are not yet born in 1880. Melissa is Rebecca's mother. Other records show her as being born in NY.
Interestingly, there was another William Henry Bailey living in Eau Claire on the same street at the same time. He married an M.M. Bailey. The two families are not at all related, however. Also, there were three Charles E. Baileys in Eau Claire. (A genealogists nightmare!) I found all of these Baileys in the records at Eau Claire Cty Courthouse as well as grave sites at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Eau Claire.
I was told by my grandaunt Florence Bailey Martin that Charles' father or grandfather was a doctor in Newfoundland and was of English extraction. However, according to the 1905 census of Wisconsin, Charles' parents were both born in Scotland. New information has surfaced that shows that Rebecca Hall's family was from Canada.
A good Hall family website
Hollis Russell Bailey (possible relation?)
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