Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Bailey

Full Name: John Bailey
Birth date: August 7, 1850
Death date: May 10, 1908

(1) Republican. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.

John Bailey, birth date 8/7/1850 in Callaway County, Missouri, death date 5/10/1908 in Callaway County, Missouri. Marriage to Bessie B. Cairns 12/21/1886 in El Paso County, Texas. Mullen Lavelle Family Tree and Callaway County, Missouri Deaths, 1900-1948. Ancestry.com .
John Bailey, 6/10/1881, p. 8. "A prominent member of the El Paso legal fraternity . . . has been in the 'Lone Star State' five years, and is originally from Fulton, Missouri." El Paso Times .
Census of 1870 - John Bailey, West Fulton Township, Callaway County, Missouri, age 19, born circa 1851, son of Melcena Bailey.
Census of 1900 - John Bailey, West Fulton Township, Callaway County, Missouri, age 50, son of Melcena Bailey, married.
John Bailey married Bessie Cairns, 12/21/1886 in El Paso County. FamilySearch . 1900 1870

John Bailey (1850-1908), burial in Kingdom City, Calloway County, Missouri. Find a Grave .
"John Bailey and wife, of El Paso, Texas, are here visiting Mrs. Melcina Bailey." The Fulton Sun (Fulton, Missouri), 6/5/1889, p. 4. Newspapers.com .
Biographical sketch, J. Bailey, p. 10. "Born in Fulton, Missouri thirty-four years ago . . . Came to Texas in spring 1877." Born circa 1851. Fulton is the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
Candidacy announcement, The El Paso Daily Times, 10/30/1884, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .