His father was a teacher, and died when John was around 10 years old. His mother moved the family to Toledo, Tama County, Iowa. John grew up in Toledo.[1]
In the 1880 Census, John and Louisa listed all five known children, and were living in Tama, Iowa. John was employed as a blacksmith, and his widowed mother was living with the family. The three oldest children were attending school.[3]
Before 1900, John and Louisa and their son Alfred had moved to Arnolds Park, Iowa[4]. Louisa died in 1909. John died on April 29, 1919 in Milford, Iowa and is buried in Arnolds Park, Iowa, with his wife.[1][5]
Research Notes
Additional obituary from the Spirit Lake Beacon[6]
↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWD-L1M : 5 November 2017), John Bailey and Louisa Parisha, 07 Mar 1869, Hardin County, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 163, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,939.
↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPF2-946K : 18 October 2019), John Henry Bailey, 29 Apr 1919, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842724.
Parental relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Kurt Weisser and his third cousin once removed Thomas Robert Greene. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Bailey and Elizabeth (Haworth), parents of John Henry Bailey II and 2nd great grandparents of Thomas Robert Greene. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd-4th Cousin, based on sharing 45 cM.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: