Raymond BAILEY (1868- )

1 Raymond L. BAILEY^1,2,3,4,5,6 (1868- ) [11796]. Born 24 Aug 1868, Mansfield, PA.^2,3,4

From A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans by William L. Connelley, 1918.

"Ray L. Bailey is one of the widely known men of Shawnee County, and is now successfully farming a fine place four miles north of North Topeka. He makes farming a real business, understands it in all details, and gives it the same energy and close attention which he formerly paid to his work as a traveling salesman. He was on the road for a number of years, and his firm sent him on a number of missions to Old Mexico. On account of his travel and extensive acquaintance in that southern republic he is well informed as to Mexican internal affairs.
Mr. Bailley was born in Mansfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1868, but has been a resident of Kansas since his parents brought him to this state in October, 1872.
M.D. Bailey, his father, has long been a prominent man in Kansas. On coming to the state in 1872 he and his family settled in Pawnee County. He was also a native of Tioga County, Pennsylvania and the Bailey family were among the pioneers in that district. The father of M.D. Bailey was Benjamin F. Bailey, who was born in Pennsylvania and in early territorial days, before the Civil war, came out to Leavenworth, Kansas, and opened a store. Mr. A Meyers, who is now living in Meyers Valley, in Pottawatomie County, is one of men who recalls Benjamin Bailey as a Leavenworth merchant in 1855. Benjamin Bailey finally returned to Pennsylvania, having remained in Kansas only a few years.
M. D. Bailey, after coming to Kansas, was employed in the United States Land Department and subsequently for four years was county superintendent of public instruction. Before coming to Kansas he had served as a Union soldier four years. At the outbreak of the war he joined Company A of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, and most of his service was in the Army of the Potomac. It was his rare privilege, while stationed in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, to witness the epoch-making naval battle between the Confederate ironclad Merrimac and the marvelous invention of Ericson, the gunboat Monitor. On account of his previous service as a soldier, M.D. Bailey, when he took up a claim in Edwards County, Kansas, had to live on it only a year to perfect his title. For many years he filled a place in the pension department, and is now in the National Hospital.
Emery Bailey, a son of M.D Bailey, was a member of the famous Twentieth Kansas Regiment, organized by Col. Fred Funston at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. General Funston at the time of his death was chief commander of the American forces on the Mexican border. Emory Bailey served with the Twentieth Regiment in all it gallant part in the Phillipine war and returned to this country with his regiment.

2 Morris Dallas BAILEY^1,2,3,7 (1842-1876) [7776]. Born 15 Apr 1842, Mansfield, PA.^1,2,3,7 Marr Jennie S. DARTT East Charleston, PA.¹ Died 1876.⁷

From Biographies of Tioga County Civil War Soldiers, extracted from Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen.

"Morris D. Bailey. A son of Benjamin M. and Clarissa E. (Johnson) Bailey, who have passed away, was born April 15, 1842, in Mansfield, Pa. Jennie S. Dartt whom he married at East Charleston, Tioga Co., Pa., was born at that place July 12, 1847, and passed to her reward March 17, 1885. Her father, Chauncey Dartt, is deceased, but her mother, Harriet Dartt, is still living. Three children have blessed this marriage, Ray L., Glenn R. and Emory A. Comrade Bailey was teaching in Mansfield, Pa., when he enlisted during the first year of the war at the age of 19 years at Mansfield, Pa., Aug. 24, 1861; he joined Co. F, 11th Pa. Cav., 2d Brig., Army of the James, as a private and rose to Corp. And Sergt. In 1861 he was detailed as acting Commissary Sergt. Of Regt. At Washington, D.C., and Fortress Monroe, Va., about eight months and was honorably discharged in field Nov., 1863, he re-enlisted in field in old command the same day. In Jan., 1864, he was furloughed for thirty days and returned to command at expiration of ______. In 1864-5 he was detailed at Hd. Qtrs. Of 2d Brig., Cav. Div., _____ of the James, as chief clerk of A.A.A.G., about two years; he was granted an honorable discharge from second enlistment Aug. 19, ______ at Philadelphia, Pa., A brother, George R., served in the late war, a member of Co. B, 4th Kan. V.I. Comrade Bailey was employed in county treasurer's office in Shawnee Co., Kan., in 1890-2; he left that office to accept a position in U.S. pension office at Topeka, Kan., Aug. 1, 1892, where he remained until the office changed______ one administration to another; for eight years he was Sec'y of the Soldier's and Sailors' Assn. In Kansas, consisting of over 4,000 members; he was Co. Supt. Of Pub. inst. IN Pawnee Co., Kan from ______ to 1883; he is past S.V.C. of Lincoln Post, No. 1, Topeka, Kan., is a clerk and may be addressed at 404 "B" St., N. Topeka, Kan."

From A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans by William L. Connelley, 1918

" M. D. Bailey, after coming to Kansas, was employed in the United States Land Department and subsequently for four years was county superintendent of public instruction. Before coming to Kansas he had served as a Union soldier four years. At the outbreak of the war he joined Company A of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, and most of his service was in the Army of the Potomac. It was his rare privilege, while stationed in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, to witness the epoch-making naval battle between the Confederate ironclad Merrimac and the marvelous invention of Ericson, the gunboat Monitor. On account of his previous service as a soldier, M.D. Bailey, when he took up a claim in Edwards County, Kansas, had to live on it only a year to perfect his title. For many years he filled a place in the pension department, and is now in the National Hospital."

4 Benjamin Morris BAILEY^8,9,10 (1816-1876) [6389]. Born 17 Dec 1816, Charleston, Tioga Co., PA.^9,11,12 Marr Clarissa JOHNSON bef 1838.¹³ Marr Helen P. RICHARDS 3 Apr 1855, Mansfield, Richmond Twp., Tioga Co., PA.¹⁰ Died 13 May 1876, Elmira, NY.^11,12 Buried Prospect Cemetery, Richmond Twp., Tioga, PA.¹¹

From the Wellsboro Gazette, May 18, 1976.

"DIED -- Benjamin M. Bailey died at Elmira, N.Y., on the 13th inst. He was a half brother of John W. Bailey, Esq.., of Wellsboro. He was born in Charleston, Tioga County, December 17th, 1816, and was nearly sixty years of age at the time of his death. He was taken to Mansfield for burial. The funeral was attended from the residence of his son-in-law, Mart King, Esq., on Monday. Rev. Wm. Marshall officiated. He leaves a widow three daughters and three sons.".

8 Roswell BAILEY^14,15,16,17 (1782-1840) [3528]. Born 24 Dec 1782, VT or MA.^14,15 Marr Lucinda CLARK 1805, Mill Creek, Tioga, PA.¹⁴ Marr Julia Ann ROCKWELL 4 Jan 1824, Charleston, PA.^14,15,16 Died 24 Oct 1840, Dartt Settlement, Charleston Twp., Tioga, PA.^14,15

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 Lucinda CLARK¹⁴ (1785-1822) [3529]. Born 4 May 1785, Wilbraham, Hampden, MA.¹⁴ Died 3 Dec 1822, Tioga County, PA.¹⁴

5 Clarissa JOHNSON^7,11 (1818-1854) [7770]. Born 1818.¹¹ Died 1854.¹¹ Buried Prospect Cemetery, Richmond Twp., Tioga, PA.¹¹

3 Jennie S. DARTT^1,2,3 (1847-1885) [11793]. Born 12 Jul 1847, East Charleston, PA.^1,2,3 Died 17 Mar 1885.¹

6 Chauncey DARTT¹ ( -bef1885) [11794]. Died bef 1885.¹

7 Harriet ?¹ ( -aft1885) [11795]. Died aft 1885.¹

Sources

1	"Biographies of Tioga County Civil War Soldiers, extracted from Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen".

2	"1880 KS, Pawnee, Larned census".

3	"1870 PA, Tioga, Mansfield census".

4	"A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans by William L. Connelley, 1918".

5	"1920 KS, Shawnee, Soldier census".

6	"1930 KS, Shawnee, Soldier census".

7	"From John and Lydia (Bacus) Bailey".

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

9	"1860 PA, Tioga, Richmond census".

10	"Ancestors of Uriah Maine of Mainesburg & Wisconsin".

11	"Prospect Cemetery (Richmond Twp.) cemetery records.".

12	"Death notice of Benjamin M. Bailey in the Wellsboro Gazette, May 18, 1876".

13	"Estimated based on related dates and information".

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

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

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

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