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John Bailey

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

Terms of Service

  • House, 19th (1) Legislature
    1/13/1885 - 1/11/1887
    Republican
(1) Republican. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.

Biographical Notes and Resources

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Other Resources

  • 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
  • Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
  • 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) .

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