Elizabeth Ann (Lusk) Bailey (1802 - 1875)

Born 10 Apr 1802 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Archibald Bailey — married 6 Sep 1820 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1875 at age 73 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born on April 10, 1802 (see research note) in Tazewell County, Virginia to David Lusk and Chloe Bailey^[1].

On 6 September 1820 Elizabeth married her first cousin Archibald Bailey in Tazewell County, Virginia^[2]. Archibald was born in 1798 in Wythe County, Virginia to John Bailey and Nancy Davidson^[3]. Archibald's father and Elizabeth's mother were siblings, children of Richard Payton Bailey Sr. and Elizabeth Anne (Belcher) Bailey.

In the 1830 Census, Archibald and his family lived in Tazewell County, Virginia^[4] (see research note). In his household are nine people (including Archibald):

• One male age 5 - 9 years.
• One male age 30 - 39 years (this is probably Archibald).
• One male age 40 - 49 years.
• Two females age under 5 years (these are probably their daughters Rebecca and Martha).
• Two females age 5 - 9 years (these are probably their daughters Surilda and Chloe).
• One female age 10 - 14 years.
• One female age 20 - 30 years (this is probably Elizabeth).

In the 1850 Federal Census, Elizabeth and Archibald lived in Mercer County, Virginia^[5]. Also in their household were five children^[5].

In the 1860 Federal Census, Elizabeth and Archibald continued living in Mercer County, Virginia^[6]. Also in their household was their daughter Elizabeth, their son James, Archibald's nephew George - future husband of their daughter Elizabeth, and a ten year old girl named Juletta Lusk (relationship unknown, but her surname Lusk is the same as Elizabeth's)^[6].

In the 1870 Federal Census, Elizabeth and Archibald continued living in Mercer County, now part of West Virginia^[7]. Also in their household is their daughter Nancy, and Nancy's daughter Eddie Jane^[7].

Elizabeth passed away on 11 December 1875 in Mercer County, West Virginia at the age of 73 years 8 months and 4 days^[1]. Elizabeth is buried in a family cemetery located near Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia^[8].

Based on her husband's will (see transcription in the research notes on his profile page), she and Archibald had eight children together:

1. Surilda (Bailey) Morgan b. 1822 d. ?^[9]
2. Chloe (Bailey) Morgan b. 1824 d. 1900^[9]
3. Rebecca (Bailey) Bailey b. 1827 d. 1918^[9]
4. Martha (Bailey) Godfrey b. 1829 d. 1914^[9]
5. Alexander Bailey b. ~1834 d. ?^[9]
6. Elizabeth (Bailey) Bailey b. 1836 d. 1920^[9]
7. James K. Bailey b. 1838 d. 1899^[9]
8. Nancy Jane (Bailey) (Wilson) Saunders c. 1842 d. 1927^[9]

Research Notes

Birth Date

A birth record for Elizabeth has not yet been located. Other sources provide evidence for when she was born:

• Estimated birth year of 1802^[5][7].
• Estimated birth year of 1804^[6].
• 10 April 1802 is what has been entered on her Find-a-Grave profile^[8]. Unfortunately the associated photo cuts off some of the birth date that is engraved for her on the grave marker and it is difficult to see the month and year.
• 7 April 1802 is the result of subtracting the age given on her death record (73 years, 8 months, 4 days) from her death date^[1].

Middle Name and Nickname

A middle name ("Ann") and nickname ("Annie") have been entered on this profile for Elizabeth, but there are not yet any sources that support those names.

1830 Census

A search of the 1830 Census for men named "Arch* Bail*y" who lived in Virginia produces only two results:

1. Archibald Bailey living in Logan County, Virginia. His age was 50 -59 years. This is Archibald, son of Richard Bailey Sr., and uncle of Elizabeth's husband, Archibald.
2. Archibald Bailey living in Tazewell County, Virginia. This is Elizabeth's husband Archibald, son of John Bailey and grandson of Richard Bailey Sr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999, database
   FamilySearch Record: NMJQ-2Y6 (accessed 15 December 2023)
   Associated Image: http://images.wvculture.org/804477/00052.jpg (Line #1)
   Elizabeth Bailey death 11 Dec 1875, daughter of David Lusk & Cloe Lusk, wife of Arch Bailey, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.
   citing Mercer, West Virginia, County Records, 16, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,477.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-C2J : 29 January 2020), Elizabeth Lusk in entry for Archibald Bailey, 1820.
3. ↑ FamilySearch; United States, Virginia, Tazewell County, Probate Records; Will books, 1800-1932; general indexes to wills, 1800-1985 (Catalog #366527); Will book, no. 2, 1832-1850 -- Will book, no. 3, 1850-1866.; DGS #7645849; Pages 66-67; Image 63 of 654.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-9RY : 20 February 2021), Archibald Bailey, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing 195, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DD-5RT : 23 December 2020), Elizabeth Bailey in household of Archibald Bailey, Mercer, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M416-22M : 18 February 2021), Elizabeth Bailey in entry for Archibald Bailey, 1860.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ45-659 : 29 May 2021), Elizabeth Bailey in entry for Archibald Bailey, 1870.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 Feb 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Lusk Bailey (10 Apr 1802–11 Dec 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #200170020, Archibald Bailey Family Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Maria Bailey (contributor 48967881).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7} "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-FXMS : 12 March 2018), Archibald Bailey, 1876; citing Mercer, West Virginia, United States, Will book, v. 02 1870-1886, page 164, Jackson County Clerk, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 801,900.