(1) Name: Milley DELANEY
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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.


Spouses
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1: Ephraim BAILEY
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.

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

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Last Modified: July 25, 2000
Created: March 2, 2003