Leonard BAILEY (1925- )
1 Leonard Morell BAILEY1 (1925- ) [6548]. Born 8 Jan 1925.1
2 Ross Byron BAILEY1,2,3 (1897-1979) [6477]. Born 1 Nov 1897, Richmond Township, Tioga County, PA.1,3,4 Marr Stella WHITTAKER bef 1929.1 Marr Mildred Leona WHITTAKER 25 Aug 1929, Wellsboro, Tioga County, PA.1 Died Dec 1979.4
Ross was born on the Bailey Farm.
From an article in a November 1918 issue of the Mansfield (Tioga Co.) Advertiser.
"Went Through Big Fight Without a Scratch. Ross B. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs Dwight Bailey, was in the big fight, and for some time after his parents had Grave doubts as to his safety, but the following letter puts their minds at ease. Ross if (is) probably in Coblenz, Germany, now as the Second Division, to which he is attached, is a part of the Army of Occupation."
From the Debruary 5, 1919 Mansfield Advertiser.
"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1919,
Pvt. Ross B. Bailey
TIOGA VALLEY WILL LOOK BETTER THAN RHINE.
Private Ross B. Bailey Is In Germany With Marines, But Says It Has No Charms for Him Now. Wants Advertiser Sent to Him There.
Leutesdorf on the Rhine, Jan. 3, 1919.
Mr. E.S. Coles, Mansfield, PA.
Dear Sir,
I am over here in Germany on the Rhine now and just received three papers from home today, and needless to say they were certainly welcome. I do not know how long I will be over here, but wish you would send the paper until I get back to the States.
I was some surprised in reading the papers that so many boys from home are over here. The 9th and 23rd infantry are near us somewhere and the 15th field artillery are up the Rhine a short distance, but I have never happened to see Leo Bailey or Rusty Hitchcock of the 9th or Crossley of the 15th field artillery, but I could probably have found them before it I had known they were with the 2nd division. For they were usually somewhere near the marines when they were away from the front lines and besides them on the lines.
I got over in time to see what war is like and did not expect to see the Leutesdorf, which is about the same population as Mansfield, but not as large in other ways. The people here treat us fine, we have electric lights, a good stove and a good dry place to sleep, also good chow and the drill is not hard, but when we are through over here, the beauty of the Rhine Valley will not have enough charms to keep me here, and the little Tioga Valley will look better than it ever did before. Hoping to hear from you often through the paper, I remain,
Respectfully yours,
Pvt. ROSS B> BAILEY
9th Co. 6th Marines Amer. E.F.".
4 Dwight Hoard BAILEY1,5,6 (1872- ) [6444]. Born Jul 1872.3 Marr Sadie Mable BOWEN 20 Apr 1892.3,6
8 Wesley Vaughn BAILEY7,8,9 (1836- ) [6406]. Born Apr 1836, PA.7,8 Marr Fanny Gertrude Lucy HOARD c. 1862.8
9 Fanny Gertrude Lucy HOARD8,9 (1842- ) [6442]. Born Apr 1842, NY.8
5 Sadie Mable BOWEN2,6,10,11 ( -1944) [6474]. Died Jun 1944, Mansfield, PA.12 Buried Prospect Cemetery, Tioga Co., PA.12
From the Wellsboro Agitator.
April 27, 1892 - "Mr. Dwight Bailey and Miss Sadie Bowen, both of this place, were married at the home of the bride's parents last Wednesday. May joy attend them thro' life!".
3 Mildred Leona WHITTAKER1,13 (1896-1974) [6545]. Born 17 Aug 1896, Covington, PA.1,13 Died 7 Aug 1974, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA.1,13 Buried Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, PA.13
From the Wellsboro Gazette.
August 22, 1974 - "Mrs. Mildred L. Bailey, wife of Ross B. Bailey, of 171 South Main Street, Mansfield, died Saturday, August 17, 1974, her 78th birthday anniversary, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.
Mrs. Bailey was a member of the Mansfield United Methodist Church.
She was also a member of the auxiliary of the Rural Letter Carrier
Born August 17, 1896, in Covington, she was a daughter of Nelson L. and Carrie Knowlton Whitteker.
Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, Laurence R., of Shinglehouse, and Leonard M., of Elmira, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs Anna Fast, of Bethany Center, Horseheads, N.Y., and Mr John Strong, of Mansfield; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held Tuesday at the Kuhl Funeral Home, 18 North Main Street. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery.
The Rev. Richard Brenneman, her pastor, officiated.".
Sources
| 1 | "Information provided by Joyce M. Tice, Tioga County, PA researcher". |
| 2 | "Letter from Dora Gertrude Grenolds to her granddaughter Libby about Maple Hill.". |
| 3 | "1900 Tioga, Charleston census.". |
| 4 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 5 | "Obituary of A. Ward Bailey in a February 1924 Tioga County newspaper.". |
| 6 | "Marriage announcement of Dwight Bailey and Sadie Bowen in the Wellsboro Agitator, April 27, 1892". |
| 7 | "1850 Tioga, Richmond census.". |
| 8 | "1900 Tioga, Richmond census". |
| 9 | "The Millennium File database by the Institute of Family Research". |
| 10 | "1910 Tioga, Richmond census". |
| 11 | "Information provided by Nancy Grenolds Dale Dobson". |
| 12 | "Obituary of Mrs. Dwight Bailey, Tioga Co., newspaper.". |
| 13 | "Obituary of Mildred L. Bailey in the Wellsboro Gazette, August 22, 1974". |
