Floyd Edward (Gillespie) Bailey (abt. 1870 - 1957)

Born about 18 Mar 1870 in United States

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1957 at about age 87 in War, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

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Floyd Edward Gillespie Bailey

Birth: Mar. 18, 1870, USA Death: Nov. 18, 1957, USA

Floyd Edward Bailey was my great grandfather.Floyd may have been born a Gillespie, and adopted or informally taken in by Harrison and Sally Bailey.(There is no formal record of this adoption, which would be common not to have in that era. My aunts and uncles, Floyd's direct grandchildren inform me that this is a fact they learned directly, verbally from their grampa Floyd.) He is NOT the son of the Harrison Bailey and Sally Nance that raised their family in Kentucky. I have been in direct contact with that family, the area, nor the siblings, nor the list of children match. For some reason, many people have this fact wrong on Ancestry. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Rose-Dillon-Bailey,she was widowed by Mr. Dillon after a very brief marriage. Floyd and Mary lived, raised their family in West Virginia.This is confirmed by the marriage records of each of their children as well as the family bible records and recollections of their many many children and grandchildren.Floyd died in West Virginia, his obituary is replete with errors, but I have attached it in the photo section. After his death one of their adult children took his wife to live in Delaware and Florida. Sadly my family lost track of her at this point. She is believed to have died in a nursing home in Florida at a very old age.

He had the following children William Bailey, died at age 13 August 6, 1931 Charlie Newton Bailey Carrie Edna Bailey-Brewster Anna May Bailey-Handshoe Lou Emma Bailey-Rose Valerie Bailey-Young Coy Edward Bailey, Sr. Bessie Geneva Bailey-Reedy

Sally Bailey

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Rose-Dillon-Bailey (1885 - 1971)

Children: Charlie Newton Bailey (1902 - 1959)* Carrie Edna Bailey Lockhart-Brewster (1906 - 1967)* AnnaMay Bailey Handshoe (1912 - 1950)* Frances Bailey (1916 - 1985)* William Floyd Bailey (1918 - 1931)* Coy Edward Bailey (1926 - 1993)*

Death Certificate, McDowell County, WV # 014812 Burial: Big Creek Cemetery III in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30450125/floyd-edward-bailey : accessed 16 January 2022), memorial page for Floyd Edward Bailey (18 Mar 1870–18 Nov 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #30450125, citing Big Creek Cemetery III, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Julia Watson (contributor 48832547) .