(1) Name: Elza BAILEY
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Birth: August 31, 1828 Kentucky [1]
Death: October 30, 1890 Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois [2] Age: 62
Father: Ephraim BAILEY (~1800-)
Mother: Milley DELANEY (~1800-)

Misc. Notes
Elza Bailey was born in Kentucky on August 31, 1828, according my grandmother Hallie Bailey Beer. Although birth records do not exist, this agrees with information obtained from the 1850-1880 U. S. censuses and from Elza Bailey's Civil War pension file. It is likely that his birth took place in Bourbon County where his parents were married in 1821. Sometime between 1828 and 1830 the family moved to St. Louis Co. MO where they are found on the 1830 U. S. Census, and between 1830 and 1840, Elza's parents moved to Calhoun Co., Illinois. Elza grew to adulthood there, and married Eliza Jane Runnell in Pike County Missouri. Eliza Jane was born in Missouri. I believe that Elza's family knew Eliza Jane's family in Missouri, prior to their move to Illinois. Elza's aunt Catherine Triplett, wife of William Triplett lived in Pike Co., MO. Elza and Eliza Jane's first two children, Ephraim Wilson and Amanda G. were born in Illinois. The family moved to Iowa, near Marion, where John William, Otis Marion, and Emma Jane were born. Elza's wife Eliza Jane died in 1860. Grandma Hallie Beer said that she was told that after his wife died, her grandfather loaded his five children on a boat and took them down the river (Mississippi River) to Calhoun County, Illinois where his uncles lived. However, it appears that Eliza Jane actually died in Calhoun County because she is buried there at the Dixon Graveyard at Batchtown. Also, the family was enumerated in the 1860 U. S. census in Calhoun County, and Eliza Jane was still living at the time. Elza may have had uncles living in Calhoun County, but it appears more likely that his uncles were all still in Kentucky. Elza's brothers John and Wilson Bailey lived in Calhoun County; these would have been Grandma Beer's father's uncles. In 1861 Elza married a widow, Mary Jane Doggett Douglas, and they had at least two children, Eliza and Elza, Jr. ("Bub"). In the 1900 U. S. census, Mary Jane stated that she was the mother of four children. Perhaps two were by her first marriage, or perhaps she and Elza had other children who died in childhood. Elza Jr. was her only child to survive to adulthood, and he was profoundly deaf. Elza Bailey served in the Union army for several months in the Civil War. Grandma Hallie Beer stated that she was told that Elza's uncle gave him $500.00 to serve in his place. She never said who that uncle was, but it could possibly have been her father's uncle, Elza's brother, Wilson Bailey. During his service, he contracted chronic diarrhea, with which he was plagued the rest of his life. In fact, it was on this basis that he attemped to draw a pension, and Mary Jane Bailey attempted to draw a widow's pension after his death. It was claimed that his illness and death resulted from disease contracted from the poor food the soldiers were served. Grandma Hallie Beer said the illnesses the soldiers suffered from were caused by all the liquor they drank! Elza died on October 30, 1890 and is buried next to Eliza Jane at the Dixon Graveyard in Calhoun County. Grandma Hallie Beer remembered all of his children except Amanda. She believes Amanda was the one they called Mae who died in childhood. Ephraim ("Uncle Eph") lived all his life in Calhoun County, married twice, and had five children. Emma Jane ( "Aunt Janie" ) married Jack Mains and had three children: Frank; Edith, who married Charlie Seegan and "went over the Rockies and died there"; and Alice, who "married an old man after his wife died". John William ("Uncle Bill") married Grandma's mother's sister Emerett Massey, and they settled near Bluffs, in Scott County, Illinois. Prior to leaving Illinois, Grandma Hallie and her mother often travelled down the Illinois River from Morgan County to visit relatives. They would stay at one family's home, often at "Aunt Emerett's" (Julia's sister who was married to Elza's brother) or "Aunt Lucy's" (Julia's sister Lucy Gordon), and the rest of the families would have them come to eat dinner. She remembered eating dinner at Mary Jane Bailey's home. Grandma said that after leaving Illinois, her father never kept in touch with his family in Illinois.


Spouses
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1: Eliza Jane RUNNELS
Birth: 1832 Missouri? [3]
Death: December 10, 1860 Batchtown, Calhoun County, Illinois [1] Age: 28

Misc. Notes
An Andrew J. Smith married an Amanda Runnell Sept 20, 1857 in Calhoun Co., IL. She died the same day, and he died Mar 1, 1865. Both are buried at the Smith Cemetery.

Marriage: April 16, 1847 Pike County, Missouri [4]
Children: Ephraim Wilson (1848-1907)
Amanda G (~1850-<1860)
John William (1851-1931)
Otis Marion (1854-1945)
Emma Jane (~1858-<1891)

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2: Mary Jane Doggett DOUGLAS
Marriage: October 6, 1861 Calhoun County, Illinois

Misc. Notes
Mary Jane Doggett Douglas and Elza Bailey has at least two and possibly four children. Only one child survived to adulthood, Elza Bailey, Jr., also known as Bub. He was born deaf.

Children: Elza
Eliza


Sources
1. Oral history obtained from Hallie Elizabeth Bailey Beer; Massey family Bible in
Hallie E. Beer.
2. Oral history--Hallie Bailey Beer; Massey Family Bible in possession of Hallie
Elza Bailey's tombstone inscription at Dixon Graveyard, Batchtown, Calhoun
Elza Bailey's Civi
l War pension file.
3. Eliza Bailey's tombstone inscription at the Dixon Graveyard in Calhoun County,
the year of her birth and the date of her death.
4. Pike Co., Missouri marriage records

Data contributed by Barbara Dean (BDean70020@aol.com).--REF

(2) Name: Ephraim BAILEY
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Birth: about 1800 Bourbon County, Kentucky [1]
Father: John BAILEY (->1840)
Mother: Sevanah WILSON (1779-1840)

Misc. Notes
Ephraim Bailey is thought to be the father of Elza Bailey based upon research done by Diana Glynn in the northern Kentucky and southern Ohio and Indiana areas. I have not found a will or other record listing the children of Ephraim Bailey, but based upon census records, marriage records, and the system of patronymics common at the time, the names tend to fit. Ephraim Bailey and Milly Delaney (Delany) were married August 19, 1821 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. The bondsman was Abner Delaney, presumably the father of Milly. Ephraim is enumerated in the 1830 U. S. Census in St. Louis County, Missouri as the head of a family consisting of 1 male under 5, 2 males 5 to 10, one male 20 to 30, one male 30 to 40, and one female 20-30. Next door to him is Abner Delaney. In the 1840 U. S. Census, Ephraim is found in Calhoun County, Illinois as the head of a family consisting of one male under 5, one male 5 to 10, one male 10 to 15, 2 males 15 to 20, one male 30 to 40 (Ephraim), one female under 5, and one female 30 to 40 (Milly). So it would seem that Ephraim and Milly had several children. I have attempted to construct a tentative and incomplete list of their children. Elza and Wilson are almost certainly their children. Also, it would seem likely that John A. Bailey is another son, based upon the proximity of their households as adult men in Calhoun County and the frequency with which their names appear in each others' legal documents. My grandmother Hallie Elizabeth Bailey Beer said she knew about a John Bailey, but didn't know how he was related. She did know that he separated from his first wife, Martha Susan White, sister of Elizabeth White who married Joshua Massey. Mary C. Bailey, who married Elijah Wilkinson in Calhoun County, is also likely to be a child of Ephraim and sister to Elza, Wilson, and John A. Elijah Wilkinson testified on Elza's behalf when he was attempting to secure a disability pension for service in the Civil War. His name also appears on affidavits filed by Mary Jane Bailey to obtain a widow's pension. So it seems likely that Elijah and Mary Wilkinson would be close relatives. Ephraim and Milly Bailey probably had at least two other children, but I have not been able to determine who they were. Nothing further is known about Ephraim and Milly after the 1840 census. If they died in Calhoun County, their names do not appear in the cemetary listings for the county, nor do any probate records exist. It is possible that they moved to Iowa, and that is the reason Elza and Eliza Jane went to Iowa, but they are not listed on a census record there or anyplace else that I have been able to discover. It is also possible that both Milly and Ephraim died in Calhoun Co., but their graves were not marked.


Spouses
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1: Milley DELANEY
Birth: about 1800 Bourbon Co., Kentucky? [1]

Misc. Notes
The name appearing on her marriage record as bondsman is Abner Delaney, presumably her father. The Abner Delaney household and the John Bailey household were near each other in 1810 in Bourbon Co., KY.

Marriage: August 19, 1821 Bourbon County, Kentucky [2]
Children: Wilson (1822-1884)
Elza (1828-1890)
John A. (~1833-)
Mary C. (~1837-)


Sources
1. U. S. Census--1830, 1840
2. Bourbon Co., Kentucky marriage records

Data contributed by Barbara Dean (BDean70020@aol.com)

(3) Name: John BAILEY
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Death: after 1840 Rising Sun, Ohio Co., Indiana?

Misc. Notes
John Bailey and Sevanah Wilson's marriage record was located in Bourbon County, Kentucky. They were married September 22, 1796. The Violet Toph Papers indicate that John Bailey was awarded land in Clarks grant for service with George Rogers Clark. Nothing is known of John after 1845. However, the 1850 U. S. Mortality Schedules shows a 70 year old male by the last name of Baily as having died in the previous year in Ohio Co., IN. The first name is not given, nor is the occupation or cause of death given. This could be John, and he may have gone to live with his son John Jr. in Rising Sun after 1845. This could explain why he is not buried with Sevanah at the Wilson Cemetery in Ripley Co.

Much information about John and Sevanah's family was obtained from Diana Glynn, who has researched the Wilson and Bailey families extensively in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. She is descended from Sevannah's younger brother James. Her research is based mostly on marriage records, tombstone inscriptions, census records, obituaries, and land records. I have not actually researched these records myself, but I have visited the Wilson Family Cemetary in Ripley County, Indiana. In 1995, most of the tombstones were broken, but a complete listing, done in the 1930's as a WPA project, was obtained from the Ripley County Historical Society. I corresponded with Diana Glynn over a period of two years in the middle 1980's. An attempt to locate her in 1995 was unsuccessful. Her research is on file at the LDS library in Salt Lake City and the Ripley County Historical Society.

The following is a portion of a letter from Diana Glynn, dated October 25, 1983: "John Bailey was listed in "Second Census of Kentucky as a taxpayer in Bourbon Co., 1800. John Bailey is in Nicholas Co., census 1810, p. 62 (Nicholas Co. was formed from Bourbon Co.) A Basil Baley is on p. 63, aged over 45. John: 3 males under 10, 2 males 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45. Basil: 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male over 45, 4 females under 10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 26-45. John Bailey in Bourbon Co. 1820: 4 males under 10, 3 males 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male over 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45. The 1840 Ripley Co., IN census lists Hampton, William, and John Sr. In 1850 Ripley Co. IN Henry, p. 459, Thomas, p. 607, William, p. 616, Hampton, p. 640.

In Bourbon Co., KY Order Book, p. 464 at July Court 1797 it was ordered that William Baily, orphan son of William Baily deceased, 17 years of age on the 10th day of Nov. next, be apprenticed to Ephraim Wilson who is to learn him the art, trade, or mystery of a cooper. Surely these are relatives of John. From census records, I deduced the number and sexes of Sevanah and John's children. Their marriage was performed on 22 Sept. 1796 by A. Eastin and the bond was signed by John Bailey and Ephraim Wilson. I have no Bible record or will or what have you naming their children. However, there was only one John Bailey family in Bourbon Co. KY in Ephraim Wilson's area and only one John Bailey family in Ripley Co., IN in Ephraim Wilson's area. Five of the first six children were married in Bourbon Co., one of the first six children was married in Ross Co., Ohio where Ephraim Wilson Jr. lived and where two of Ephraim's brothers-in-law had thriving businesses. Ephraim Jr. and Basil Bailey Jr. are together in 1830 Ross Co., Ohio, Paint Twp. census. It was the custom in the old days to name the first two sons and first two daughters after the bride's and groom's parents. Thus you have Ephraim Bailey who married Milly Delaney in Bourbon Co., KY and Catherine Bailey who married William Triplett in Bourbon Co. Basil married Sally Shickley in Ross Co., Ohio. Elza married Mary Ann Simpson in Bourbon Co., and William married Frederica Jacoby in Bourbon. John Jr. married Mary Segaser in Bourbon, and Henry married Elizabeth Ent in Ripley Co., IN. Hampton married Mary Gray in Ripley; Hiram married Mary Ann Blair in Ripley. Amanda married Edward Smith in Ripley. (She, her husband, and her daughter are buried in the Wilson Cemetery.). Thomas married first Sarah Hodges in Ripley and second Margaret Hodges, also in Ripley. Basil must have become widowered in Ross Co., and returned to Harrison Co., KY (formed from Bourbon) and married Mary Jordan. That's 11 and 12th is supposed to be a female and I suspect Arvella Bailey, born ca 1815-1820, who married Arnold Fuller 23 Jan. 1834 in Ripley Co. I have a death date for Sevanah of 1 Sept 1840 (tombstone), Hiram 7 Mar. 1867, Amanda 16 Oct 1895, Thomas 1869, Henry 14 Aug. 1904, and supposedly he was the last of the twelve to die.

In Land Records of Ripley Co., IN, I have William Baily and wife Frederica selling land to Henry Baily, 1841; William Bailey and wife Frederica selling land to Thomas Wilson, 1841; Henry Bailey and wife Elizabeth selling land to William Baily, 1838; John Baily Jr. and wife Harriet to Jewell Warner, witnessed by William and Frederica Baily (evidently John Jr. became widowered and remarried); William Baily and wife Frederica to Jewell Warner, 1836, William Baily and wife Frederica to John D. Ent, 1845, John Baily Sr. to Thomas Baily, Sept. 1845; etc. etc. On Nov. 13, 1839, John Baily sued Deborah Hodges and heirs of William Hodges, deceased.

In the 1850 Ripley Co. IN census: William Baily and wife Frederica with children Alicia, William, Thomas, and Minerva, and mother-in law-Nancy Jacoby, aged 70. There is a John Baily in 1830 in Lewis Co., KY, self and wife aged 20-30 and two small children, one each (male/female). Lewis Co., KY is where Sevanah's sisters Amy Sparks and Rebecca Sparks had moved to. This is probably John Jr. There was an Ephraim Bailey on p 366 Lincoln Co., KY in the 1830 which I never got around to and a Basil Bailey on p 167 Harrison Co., KY in 1840.

On microfiche in the Mormon Library, there was a John Bailey in Ohio Co., IN, at Rising Sun in Randolph Twp. This is adjacent to Ripley Co. The l850 census shows these children of John: John 1, Ephraim 3, Jacob 5, Savanna 8, Thomas 9, Mary 11. Also James 2, Catherine 4, Amanda 6, and Martha 8 in 1860 census. With names like these, he has to be a relative. I think this is John Jr. with second wife Harriet.

In Bourbon Co., KY on 10 Aug. 1799 and filed for record on 2 April 1800, Ephraim Wilson sold to Joseph Sparks (his son-in-law) corn, furniture, cattle, hogs, carpenter's and cooper's tools. This indenture was witnessed by Sevanah and John Baley. Hampton Baily named his first son Wilson and a daughter Sevanah. When Thomas Bailey died his widow and children moved in with Amanda Bailey Smith in Ripley Co. In the 1880 Census, Henry Bailey said his mother was born in Pennsylvania and his father was born in either NY or NJ, I couldn't decipher. On Sevanah's tombstone it very plainly says, Sevanah wife of John Baly Born Nov. 8, 1779 Died 1 Sept 1840. She is alongside her mother and father, and close by is Amanda Bailey, Edward and Mary Smith. Everybody in this cemetery is related to Ephraim Wilson either by blood or by marriage."

The following is a portion of a letter from Diana Glynn, dated December 3, 1983: "Sevanah and John were in 1810 Nicholas Co.KY census, with 5 sons under 16, and daughter under 10, on p. 62. On p. 63 was Basil Baley, aged 45 and over, wife 26-45, 6 daughters under 16 and 4 sons under 26. This must be John's father or brother..." "John was married in Bourbon Co., KY 1796, in Bourbon Co. KY tax list for 1800, in Nicholas Co.KY census in 1810, then back in Bourbon Co. KY in 1820 census on p. 120, with 4 boys under 10, 3 males 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 over 45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16, and 1 female 26-45. It is possible that your Baileys were related to the Lincoln Co. crew, but not absolutely necessary. Whenever John had his way, his name was spelled Baly or Baley. I don't seem to have John in an 1830 census, but I show Basil in Ross Co., Ohio, Paint Twp. p. 331 close to Ephraim Wilson Jr., himself and wife 20-30 and 1 son 5-10. I show Basil in 1840 in Harrison Co., KY in Cynthiana p. 167. In 1840 Ripley Co., IN, there were Hampton, William, and John Baley, all on page 164. Hampton was married, William had wife, kids, and mother-in-law, and John showed self 60-70, Henry and Thomas still home, Sevanah (she died a few months later) and a girl 15-20. John Sr. sold land to his son Thomas 1 Sept. 1845, and nothing further on him."


Other Ripley Co. Bailey marriages before 1850 include Hiram m. Almyra Pullim Sept 22, 1831; Mary m. Harvey Hand November 8, 1842; and Susan Jane m. Absalom Oldham September 9, 1844. Could these possibly be other children of John and Sevanah? Another researcher has also suggested that Benson Bailey may have been a son.

September, 1998: The following information was obtained over the internet from Steve Young. It was taken from a book entitled "Missouri Pioneers of Pike County". There is a will abstract for Jesse Bailey, who died intestate. The administrator is William Triplett, and the date is 1 Feb 1837. " Sec, Joseph Mackey and Nathaniel C. Triplett. Heirs: John Bailey & wife (the father & mother), John Bailey, Jr., Henry, Hampton, Amanda, Thomas, & William Bailey, the brothers and sisters & another sister whos name we cannot recollect, all living in Indiana. Ephraim Bailey, another brother living in Calhoun Co., Ill. and Catharine Triplett, wife of said Wm. H., living in Pike Co." This is proof that there was another son of John and Sevanah, in addition to those previously listed by Diana Glynn. It is interesting to note that Hiram, Elza, and Basil are not listed as heirs and brothers. All would have been living in 1837. If there were only twelve children as Diana said the Violet Toph papers and obits stated, then one or more of these men may not have been sons of John and Sevanah. I believe that Elza was a son because of additional information I have received from one of his descendents. However, this places Hiram and Basil in question as sons. On the other hand, there may have been more than twelve children. The other sister may be Arvella. More research is needed here. I have included the twelve children named by Diana Glynn, as well as son Jesse. However, the Violet Toph papers indicate that there were only twelve children.


Spouses
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1: Sevanah WILSON
Birth: November 8, 1779 Fallowfield Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania [1]
Death: September 1, 1840 Ripley County, Indiana [2] Age: 60
Father: Ephraim WILSON (1756-1850)
Mother: Catherine KREBS (1760-1819)
Marriage: September 22, 1796 Bourbon County, Kentucky [3]
Children: Ephraim (~1800-)
Catherine (1804-1862)
Basil
Elza (~1806-)
William
John (1809-1888)
Henry (1812-1904)
Hampton (1815-)
Hiram (1815-1867)
Amanda (-1895)
Thomas (1820-1869)
Arvella
Jesse (-~1837)


Sources
1. “Bible record of Ephraim and Catherine Wilson.” Sevannah Wilson's tombstone inscription at the Wilson Cemetary, Ripley County,, Bible record of Ephraim and Catherine Wilson.
2. Sevannah Wilson's tombstone inscription at the Wilson Cemetary, Ripley County,
3. Bourbon Co., Kentucky marriage records

Data contributed by Barbara Dean (BDean70020@aol.com).