Rachel BAILEY (1913-2004)

1 Rachel Agnes BAILEY^1,2,3 (1913-2004) [11462]. Born 21 May 1913, Los Angeles, CA.^1,2,3 Marr Edwin Willner FREDERICKS 31 Dec 1946, Las Vegas, NV.⁴ Died 8 Feb 2004, Forest Grove, OR.⁴ Buried Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.⁴

From The Oregonian (Portland, OR).

April 15, 2004 - Rachel Agnes Fredericks. 90, of Forest Grove, died Feb. 8, 2004 at her home after suffering a stroke.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Her Life at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb, 15, at Alterra Wynwood Residential, 3110 19th Ave., Forest Grove. with Rev. Dick Kroll of the Forest Grove United Church of Christ officiating. Private internment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

Mrs, Fredericks was born Rachel Agnes Bailey on May 25, 1913 in Los Angeles, the daughter of Louis and Grace (Rogers) Bailey, She spent her early years in California with her two older brothers, Wilbur and Lloyd Bailey, and also lived in Mexico for a period of time before completing her schooling.

During WWII she worked in her uncle's bakery in Alaska. where she met her future husband, U.S Army Staff Sergeant Edwin Miner "Ed" Fredericks. Always willing to move wherever the U S Customs sent her husband, they lived in California, Minnesota, Illinois and Colorado, Mrs. Fredericks was a medical x-ray technician before moving to Portland in 1965, where they lived until their retirement in 1970. They then lived in Hillsboro for 16 years before moving in 1991 to Forest Grove, where they became members of the United Church of Christ.

They loved spending time with their children and grandchildren, playing golf and traveling in their motor home, snow-birding In southern California during the winter months.

She continued to live at Alterra Wynwood after her husband's death in 1993 and was a regular participant in exercise sessions, bingo, the Alterra Bell Choir and other resident activities. She became an international traveler by visiting Mexico, Puerto Rico and India. She had a positive outlook on life, a heartwarming smile and encouraging words she shared with all.

Survivors include her two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael E. and Virginia Fredericks of Woodbridge, Va , and Lance B. and Martina Fredericks of Forest Grove, a step-daughter and her husband, Merrily and Gary Boone, Manchester, Wash.; three grand-daughters and their spouses, Traci and Eric Mapps, Arvada, Colo., Michelle and Omar Mendoza, Erie, Colo , and Kristina Fredericks, Forest Grove; three grandsons, Tor Fredericks, Alexandria, Va., Scott Boone of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and John Fredericks of Forest Grove, and two great grandsons, Gavin Mendoza, Erie, Colo. and Griffee Mapps, Arvada, Colo.

The family suggests contributions to Forest Grove United Church of Christ. PO Box 265, Forest Grove, 97116, or Washington County Hospice, 427 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro, 97123, in her memory.

Fuiten-Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

2 Louis Doumaux BAILEY^{1,2,5,6,7,8,9} (1878-1952) [11456]. Born 21 Oct 1878, PA.^1,2,5,6,9 Marr Grace Craig ROGERS 3 Aug 1904, Los Angeles, CA.^7,8 Died 20 Oct 1952, Midpines, CA.⁹ Cause: Coronary occlusion. Buried Mariposa Cemetery, Mariposa, CA.⁹

4 Lloyd John BAILEY^{5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15} (1853-1919) [11444]. Born 20 Mar 1853, Charleston, PA.^{6,10,11,12,13,15} Marr Agnes E. GROSJEAN 22 Jul 1877, Mansfield, PA.¹⁴ Died 23 Jun 1919, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁶ Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁷

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.".

8 John W. BAILEY^{10,11,12,18,19,20,21} (1824-1892) [6391]. Born 27 Nov 1824, Charleston Twp., PA.^10,12 Marr Margaret L. LEWIS 25 Dec 1843.¹⁰ Marr Julia DUNKLE 28 Nov 1889, Elmira, NY.^10,22 Died 12 Jul 1892, Wellsboro, PA.^10,23 Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.²⁴

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.".

9 Margaret L. LEWIS^{10,11,12,19,20,21,25} (1827-1883) [11436]. Born 17 Oct 1827, Monmouthshire, South Wales.^{10,11,12,19,20,25} Died 19 Nov 1883.^10,25 Cause: Congestive apoplexy. Buried Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA.²⁴

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.

5 Agnes E. GROSJEAN^5,6,14,15 (1858-1941) [11455]. Born Dec 1858, PA.^5,6,15 Died Dec 1941.¹⁷ Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.¹⁷

3 Grace Craig ROGERS^1,2,7,8 (1886-1965) [11459]. Born 3 Aug 1886, Oxford, KS.^2,7,26 Died 6 Jul 1965, Mariposa, CA.^7,26

Sources

1	"1920 CA, Los Angeles, Pasadena census".

2	"1930 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles census".

3	"California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995".

4	"Obituary of Rachel Agnes Fredericks in the Oregonian (Portland, OR), April 15, 2004".

5	"1880 PA, Tioga, Delmar census".

6	"1900 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles".

7	"Information provided by Michael Fredericks".

8	"1910 CA, Los Angeles, Compton census".

9	"Death Certificate".

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

11	"1860 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

12	"1870 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

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

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

15	"1910 CA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles census".

16	"CA State Record # 24955".

17	"Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Records".

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

19	"1850 PA, Tioga, Charleston census".

20	"1880 PA, Tioga, Wellsboro census".

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

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

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

24	"Wellsboro Cemetery Records".

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

26	"California Death Index, 1940-1997 of son".