Merle BAILEY (1893-1955)

1 Merle Otis BAILEY^1,2,3,4,5,6 (1893-1955) [11458]. Born 25 Dec 1893, OR.^1,2,3,5,7 Marr Eunice ? bef 1930.^6,8 Marr Marjorie ? aft 1930.⁸ Died 26 Sep 1955, Los Angeles CA.^3,5,7

2 Lloyd John BAILEY^{1,2,9,10,11,12,13,14} (1853-1919) [11444]. Born 20 Mar 1853, Charleston, PA.^{1,2,9,10,11,12} Marr Agnes E. GROSJEAN 22 Jul 1877, Mansfield, PA.¹³ Died 23 Jun 1919, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁵ Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁶

From the Wellsboro Gazette.

September 1, 1892 - "Mr. Lloyd Bailey, of Albany, Oregon, is visiting relatives in town. This is Mr. Bailey's first visit to his old home in several years."

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

July 2, 1919 - "Lloyd J. Bailey died last week at Los Angeles, Cal. He had been in poor health for some time. Mr. Bailey was about 65 years of age and was a son of the late John W. Bailey, of Wellsboro. He left Wellsboro about 35 years ago and for several years was employed as a railroad conductor on the Pacific coast. For the past 25 years he had resided in Los Angeles, where he was engaged in the real estate business. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Agnes Grosjean, and three sons. L.L. Bailey, Esq., of Wellsboro is a brother of the deceased. Mrs M. L. Bacon is his sister.".

4 John W. BAILEY^{9,10,11,17,18,19,20} (1824-1892) [6391]. Born 27 Nov 1824, Charleston Twp., PA.^9,11 Marr Margaret L. LEWIS 25 Dec 1843.⁹ Marr Julia DUNKLE 28 Nov 1889, Elmira, NY.^9,21 Died 12 Jul 1892, Wellsboro, PA.^9,22 Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.²³

A biographical sketch appearing in the History of Tioga County, 1897.

JOHN W. BAILEY was born in Charleston township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, November 2 7, 1824, eldest son of Roswell and Julia A. (Rockwell) Bailey, pioneers of this county. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm and his primary education was obtained in the common schools of the district. But sixteen years, old when his father died, he succeeded him in charge of the old homestead. In later years he purchased about 600 acres of land and engaged in cattle-dealing, probably buying and shipping more stock than any other man in the northern tier during that period. In 1870 he removed to Wellsboro, where he soon became one of the prominent and enterprising citizens. He dealt extensively in agricultural implements and lumber for twenty years, and always gave the most liberal credits to his patrons. Mr. Bailey was a member of the firm that established the tannery at Stokesdale, and was an active agent in the building of the Corning, Cowanesque and Antrim, and the Pine Creek railroads, being a director of the latter company. He was also a director in the United States Glass Company, and one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Wellsboro, in which institution he was an honored and trusted director until his death. Always ready and willing to take a leading part in every public enterprise which he believed would promote the interest of Wellsboro, and ever on the alert to encourage any project that might add to the general welfare of his native county, Mr. Bailey won the admiration, respect and confidence of the whole people. He was eminently adapted to command the co-operation and support of` his fellowmen, as he always went into whatever he undertook with earnestness, enthusiasm and confidence, thus inspiring others with his own sentiments. Possessing unbounded public spirit, whole-souled generosity and broad charity, he never turned a deaf ear to the cry of suffering or distress. A warm, consistent friend of the working classes, he was honored and trusted by them to the close of his life. While accumulating a large estate, he gave liberally to religion, charity and education, and was one of the most generous citizens of Wellsboro throughout his long and active business career. Mr. Bailey wielded a wide influence in the local councils of the Democratic party, and was a stalwart in his fealty to its principles and candidates, He was chairman of the county committee a number of years, represented the county in several state conventions, and was a delegate to the national convention at Chicago in 1.892. He served in the borough council several terms, and also filled the offices of burgess and school director, always taking a deep interest in the growth of the public school system.

OnChristmas Day, 1843. Mr. Bailey married Margaret L, Lewis, a daughter of Thomas Lewis, of Charleston township. She was born October 17, 1827, and died November 19, 1883, after a happy companionship of nearly forty years. They became the parents of twelve children, ten of whom grew to an adult age as follows., Eva A., wife of Dr. M. L. Bacon, of Wellsboro, Edward, deceased; Llewellyn L., of Wellsboro; Ada B., deceased wife, of Louis Doumaux; Morton S., a resident of Colorado; Lloyd J., of California; Leon 0., who lives in Indiana; Lee M., deceased; Fred W, a resident of Denver, and Mildred L. On November 28. 1889, Mr. Bailey married Mrs. Julia McClelland, a daughter of Michael Dunkle, of Jersey Shore, who yet survives. He died July 12, 1892, soon after his return from the Democratic National Convention, and was buried with Masonic honors, as he was a member of Ossea Lodge, No, 317, F, & A. M. The whole community sincerely mourned the death of one whose place could not be easily filled- -a man whose warm, friendly greeting and substantial assistance brought sunshine into many a weary and discouraged heart. On the day of his funeral the stores and shops in Wellsboro were closed and a large delegation of workingmen marched in the funeral procession as a mark of respect to his memory.

From Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914.

"John W., son of Rozel and Julia. (Rockwell) Bailey, was born November 27, 1824, on his father's farm, in Charleston township, Tioga county, Pennsylvania, and for many years engaged in agricultural pursuits. At the division of his father’s estate he recompensed the other heirs for their interest in the land, of which he thus became sole owner. This ancestral possession he preserved intact to the close of his life, and it is now the property of his descendants, About 1870 Mr. Bailey moved to Wellsboro, becoming one of the leading business men of that place, He was a director of the Pine Creek Railway Company, the United Glass Company, the Stokesdale Tannery, and a number of other enterprises in most of which he was the leading spirit. In 1864, when the First National Bank of Wellsboro was organized, he became one of its directors and served in that capacity to the close of his life. He was one of the largest landowners in the county, and was greatly beloved for his liberality in business enterprises and for his practical charities. In politics he was an ardent Democrat, never seeking office, but always giving his best efforts for the success of the party. The year of his death he was a delegate to the National Convention in Chicago which gave Grover Cleveland a third nomination for President of the United States. It is strong evidence of the respect and confidence with which Mr. Bailey was regarded in his home town that in a community always thoroughly opposed to him in politics he was repeatedly elected councilman and burgess, He was a man of fine appearance, with a countenance strongly expressive of those sterling traits of character by which he was distinguished.
Mr. bailey married, in 1843, Margaret Lewis, a native of Glarmorganshire, Wales, daughter of Thomas and Martha (James) Lewis, and their children were: Eva, Edward, Llewellyn, Lloyd, Ada and Ida (twins), Morton S., Associate jus¬tice of the Supreme Court of Colorado; Leon Orlando, mentioned below; Edith; Lee; Frederick W., ex-Senator, and prominently engaged hi banking and insurance in Denver, Colorado; Mildred, wife of a well known publisher of Leipsic, Germany. John W. Bailey died July 12, 1892, deeply and sincerely mourned by all classes of the community. He was one of whom it could be truly said that in every relation of life he always sustained the character of a true man.".

8 Roswell BAILEY^24,25,26,27 (1782-1840) [3528]. Born 24 Dec 1782, VT or MA.^24,25 Marr Lucinda CLARK 1805, Mill Creek, Tioga, PA.²⁴ Marr Julia Ann ROCKWELL 4 Jan 1824, Charleston, PA.^24,25,26 Died 24 Oct 1840, Dartt Settlement, Charleston Twp., Tioga, PA.^24,25

Both of these sketches come from History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 1897.

"Roswell Bailey, a native of Vermont, came into the county about 1802 and located in Tioga township. About 1810 he removed to what is now known as the Dartt settlement, in Charleston township, and there became a pioneer settler. Here he engaged in farming and lumbering until his death. The tombstone over his grave in the Dartt settlement cemetery bears the following inscription: Rozel Bailey, Killed by the upsetting of his wagon, Oct. 24, 1840.

At the time of his death he was engaged in hauling heavy castings for his sawmill. The team ran away, while going down hill, upsetting the wagon and crushing him under its load. His sister, Betsey, came into the county with him and in 1812 became the wife of John Lawrence. On February 11, 1891, being then a resident of Mansfield, she celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of her birth, and lived nearly a year longer."

"Roswell Bailey was born in Vermont, December 25, 1782, came to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, about the year 1802 and located in Tioga township. In 1810 he removed to Dartt settlement, in Charleston township, where he cleared and improved a farm and died October 24, 1840. In 1805 Mr. Bailey married Lucinda Clark, of which union six children grew to maturity named as follows: Clark W., Robert B., Roswell W., Mary A., Benjamin M., And Justis B. Mrs Bailey died in the early twenties and in 1923 he married Julia A. Rockwell, who became the mother of six children: John W., Rockwell S., George W., Julia A., Ellen M., and Caroline."

From the Lycoming Gazette.

August 28, 1833 - "From the Tioga Phenix - TIOGA COUNTY CONVENTION.
At a meeting of the delegates of the several townships of said county, for the purpose of nominating a suitable person as a candidate for Representative to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, held at the house of Benjamin R. Hall in Tioga village, on Thursday the 22d inst. the Hon JOHN RYON was called to the Chair, and Dr. C. Parkhurst and N.H. Purple, Esq. were appointed Secretaries.
The following delegates appeared and were admitted to seats in the Convention. Delmar. Jonah Brewster and John Dailey. Charleston. Rozel Bailey and Elmer Bacon. Shippen. Leonard Pfouto and Ephrain Steele. Westfield. Archibald Campbell and ??."

From the Tioga Eagle.

November 4, 1840 - "It is with feelings of deep regret that we announce the death of Mr. Rozel Bailey, one of the earliest and most respectable inhabitants in this county. As he was returning homewards on the 23d ult. with a two-horse team loaded with heavy iron castings for a saw mill, the horses, in the neighborhood of "Daggett's Hollow" ran off, Mr. Bailey, it seems, was sitting up on the wagon when it broke to pieces, and no doubt was dragged a considerable distance before the horses became disengaged from the fragments of the wreck. The body was taken up a short time after, but the vital spark had fled to Him who gave it.
The remains, on the Monday following, were followed to the grave by a large concourse of citizens who seemed deeply affected by the melancholy catastrophe, which has taken from our society a worthy member and much beloved neighbor."

From the Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914.

Rozel, son of Robert and Asenath (Lawrence) Bailey, was born December 25, 1782, in New England, and about 1802, moved by the adventurous spirit inherited from his immigrant ancestor, he migrated to Tioga county, Pennsylvania, where he cleared and cultivated a farm in the wilderness, making a home for himself and his descendants. He married, about 1805, Lucinda Clark, of Massachusetts, and their children were: Clark,. Robert, Roswell Wilson, Mary Ann, Benjamin, Justus. Mrs. Bailey died December , 3, 1822, and thereafter Mr. Bailey married Julia Rockwell. The children of this second marriage were: John W., mentioned below; Rockwell, George,: Julia, Ellen, Caroline. Rozel Bailey, the father, died in 1840, as the result of an accident, but before his death he had the joy of welcoming his father and Ins
brothers and sisters to Pennsylvania, which became thenceforth the abode of this very numerous, able and honorable family. For many years prior to his death, Roze! Bailey had lived at Dartt, a settlement in the southern part of Tioga county, which he had been instrumental in founding.

9 Julia Ann ROCKWELL^24,25,26 (1804-1850) [3532]. Born 11 Jun 1804, Rutland, VT.²⁴ Died 3 Mar 1850, Charleston Twp., Tioga, PA.^24,25,26

5 Margaret L. LEWIS^{9,10,11,18,19,20,28} (1827-1883) [11436]. Born 17 Oct 1827, Monmouthshire, South Wales.^{9,10,11,18,19,28} Died 19 Nov 1883.^9,28 Cause: Congestive apoplexy. Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.²³

From the Wellsboro Agitator.

Nov. 20, 1883 - "Last evening, Mrs. Margaret L. Bailey, wife of John W. Bailey, of this borough, died at her home, after an illness of about two weeks, from congestive apoplexy which followed bilious fever. Mrs. Bailey's maiden name was Lewis, and she was born at Munworthshire [should be Monmouthshire], South Whales, in 1837 [should be 1827]. She came with her father, Thomas Lewis, and family to New York city in 1833, where they remained six years. The family then came to Charleston township and located on a far. On Christmas day, 1843, John W. Bailey and Margaret L. Lewis were married and they settled on the Bailey homestead at Dartt Settlement, in Charleston township. Unto them twelve children have been born, ten of whom are now living. About fifteen years ago the family moved from the farm to this borough where they have since resided. Mrs. Bailey united with the Baptist Church in New York city, where she retained her membership until coming to Wellsboro, where she immediately united with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Bailey's life has been an active one and full of toil and self denial for her family. Her Christain ???tude, kindness of heart and sympathetic nature endeared her to all who knew her. The funeral will be held at her late residence at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon."

In the "History of Colorado" a sketch on Margaret's son, Morton S. Bailey, it states that his mother Margaret Lewis Bailey, was born in Merthyr Tydfil, rather than the Monmouthshire of other sources. These are separate boroughs of Wales, Merthyr Tydfil being several boroughs west of Monmouthshire.

3 Agnes E. GROSJEAN^1,2,13,14 (1858-1941) [11455]. Born Dec 1858, PA.^1,2,14 Died Dec 1941.¹⁶ Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁶

Sources

1	"1900 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles".

2	"1910 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles census".

3	"Information provided by Michael Fredericks".

4	"WWI Selective Service registration card for Maurice Elsworth Hotchkiss.".

5	"California Death Index, 1940-1997".

6	"1930 CA, Ventura, Ojai census".

7	"WWI Selective Service registration card".

8	"Estimated based on related dates and information".

9	"Biographical sketch of John W. Bailey in the History of Tioga County, 1897".

10	"1860 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

11	"1870 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

12	"Tioga County, PA Records, 1852-1854".

13	"Wedding announcement of Lloyd John Bailey and Agnes E. Grosjean in the Wellsboro Agitator, Sept. 11, 1877".

14	"1880 PA, Tioga, Delmar census".

15	"CA State Record # 24955".

16	"Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Records".

17	"History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 1897".

18	"1850 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

19	"1880 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

20	"Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914".

21	"Wedding announcement of John W. Bailey and Mrs. C.C. McClelland in the Wellsboro Agitator, December 3, 1889".

22	"Obituary of John W. Bailey in the Wellsboro Agitatior, July 13, 1892".

23	"Wellsboro Cemetery Records".

24	"Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors".

25	"The Whitney Family of Connecticut, and It's Affiliations by S. Whitney Phoenix, 1878".

26	"A Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell of Stamford, Connecticut and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Connecticut by James Boughton, 1903".

27	"Encyclopedia of Biography by John W. Jordan, 1914.".

28	"Obituary of Margaret L. Bailey in the Wellsboro Agitator, November 20, 1883".