| Go to his parents Bannister Royster Bailey b. November 2, 1842 Calhoun, Gordon Co GA d. June 8, 1925 Parker Co TX buried: Dicey Cemetery Parker Co TX |
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Go to her parents Harriet Emily Thedford b. September 26, 1843 Walker Co GA d. June 22, 1919 Parker Co TX buried: Dicey Cemetery Parker Co TX |
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| William Alexander Bailey |
b. October 7, 1866 GA |
d. April 14, 1958 TX buried: Dicey Cemetery, Parker Co TX |
| Debbie Annie Bailey |
b. February 29, 1868 GA |
d. October 7, 1954 TX buried: Clark Cemetery, Co TX |
| Lela Bailey |
b. December 23, 1870 GA |
d. March 7, 1961 TX buried: Dicey Cemetery, Parker Co TX |
| Lilla (Lillie) Bailey |
b. June 7, 1871 GA |
d. February 21, 1886 TX |
| Adam Quimby Bailey |
b. March 3, 1874 TX |
d. September 16, 1937 TX buried: Dicey Cemetery, Parker Co TX |
| M. Callie Bailey |
b. March 21, 1876 TX |
d. April 18, 1923 TX buried: Dicey Cemetery, Parker Co TX |
| Robert Bruce Bailey (See Notes below) |
b. March 29, 1878 TX |
d. July 21, 1956 TX buried: Dicey Cemetery, Parker Co TX |
| Benjamin Hubbard Bailey |
b. September 29, 1880 TX |
d. May 4, 1964 TX |
| Emma Bailey |
b. |
d. 1962 Lubbock TX |
Notes: After his father's death, in about 1856, Bannister Royster Bailey was
living with the Hillary S. Gardner family and, along with two of his younger
brothers, appears with them on the 1860 Gordon Co GA census.
Bannister Royster Bailey served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
from July 4, 1861, until March 17, 1865, as a Private in Company G of the 21st
Regiment of the GA Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Strawsbury on September
19, 1864, and was confined at Point Lookout MD for 6 months. A Confederate
marker was placed on his grave on May 6, 1990, by the Sons of Confederate
Veterans.
After the war, he returned home and married Harriett Emily Thedford. The family
moved to TX in 1872, where they owned and farmed approximately 400 acres of
land near what is now Lake Weatherford.
The Bannister Royster Bailey family attended the Clear Fork Baptist Church in the
Dicey Community, where he led the song service, was superintendent of the
Sunday School and the leader of the Sunday night prayer meetings.
Notes for Robert Bruce Bailey: Robert Bruce Bailey married Lena Frances Dill
on November 11, 1905. She was b. August 9, 1878 MS and d. April 19, 1965.
They had no children.
Parker Counties. Published by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago 1898, page
461.
1850 Gordon Co GA Census, appears in household of his parents, Benjamin
H. Bailey and Malinda Bailey.
1860 Gordon Co GA Census, appears in household of his relatives, Hillary S.
Gardner and Sarah.
1870 Catoosa Co GA Census, appears as head of household with wife and
family.
1880 Parker Co TX Census, appears as head of household with wife and family.
1900 Parker Co TX Census, appears as head of household with wife and family.
