Reutha Sarah (Upchurch) Bailey (1828 - 1895)

Born 23 Jan 1828 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John James Bailey — married about 1857 in Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1895 at age 67 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Reutha was born in 1828. Reutha Upchurch ... She passed away in 1895.^[1]

Research Notes

I think that this person was really Reutha (Rutha) Barham.

Not sure who her father was. Some Ancestry Trees show her as daughter of Robertson Barham.

She married (1) in 1852, William Hayward Upchurch (1824-1852) and (2) in 1857, John James Bailey. She and William do not appear in a census together.

She and William had a son William Hayward Upchurch, born maybe around 1853 - possibly after his father died.

In the 1860 census, John and Sarah's household consists of:^[2]

• John Baily 37
• Rutha Baily 26
• Reuben Baily 13 (from a first marriage of John?)
• Sarah J Baily 10 (from a first marriage of John?)
• Darkes Baily 6 (Dorcas? from a first marriage of John?)
• William Baily 6 (William Upchurch?)
• Victoria A Baily 4 (Virginia? maybe their first child - not in 1870 census unless it's Virginia)

In the 1870 census, a John Bailey and wife Rutha appear in Crosslands, Alabama. Their household includes:^[3]

• John J Bailey 50
• Ruthy Bailey 45
• Dorcas Bailey 15 (Darkes from 1860?)
• Virginia I Bailey 13 (Victoria from 1860?)
• Lucy Bailey 8
• Mary Bell Bailey 4
• William Upchurch 16 (presumed son of first husband; William Bailey in 1860)

In the 1880 census, John and Ruthy appear with two children: Joseph (12) and Mary (15). ^[4]

Based on census data below, the following are Rutha's children

Children by first husband, William Upchurch:

• William Upchurch

Children by second husband, John James Bailey

• Victoria/Virginia
• Lucy
• Mary Bell
• Joseph

Stepchildren (children of John James Bailey and his first wife, Mary):

• Franklin
• Reuben
• Sarah
• Dorcas

Proposal

1. Research to identify Barham family she belongs to - appears to be Robertson Barham and his wife Lucy Harris
2. Change LNAB to Barham

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Rutha Baily in the 1860 United States Federal Census in the household of John Bailey. Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Page: 637; Family History Library Film: 803025. Ancestry Record 7667 #12749189
3. ↑ Ruthy Bailey in the 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_43; Page: 458B; Family History Library Film: 545542. Ancestry Record 7163 #12295860
4. ↑ Ruth Bailey in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 597A; Enumeration District: 155. Ancestry Record 6742 #40057222

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKS5-JMD : 18 November 2020), Ruth Baram in entry for Lucy B. Bailey, 1947.

• Find a Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 30 July 2020), memorial page for Reutha Sarah “Ruth” Barham Bailey (23 Jan 1828–28 Apr 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #82348076, citing Old Dunns Creek Cemetery, Echola, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by A Jones Girl (contributor 47504107) .

Name Reutha Sarah Upchurch Bailey

Birth Date 23 Jan 1828

Birth Place Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date 28 Apr 1895

Death Place Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Burial or Cremation Place Echola, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA

Spouse John James Bailey

Mother Lucy Barham

Children Virginia L Hardy

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Crossland, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Family History Film: 1254033; Page: 597A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 0795

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D5-GQ8 : accessed 6 December 2020), John Bailey in household of Meredith Hardy, Precincts 11, 15 Bostic, Speeds Mill, Pickens, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 10B, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,036.