The Bailey Family
The earliest record of the Bailey family is from 1870 in the Quantico District. We found Henry Bailey and his family along with several other Bailey families. Two of his sons worked on farms: Pembrooke, age 14, worked on Levin Newton’s farm, and Morris, age 12, worked on a farm in Wetipquin. At home were Henry Bailey, his wife Matilda, a son Thaddeus, a daughter Hester, and his granddaughter Georgeana. Henry and his family moved to Wetipquin shortly afterward. By 1880, they were living in Wetipquin. Pembrooke was married and had two children. Hester Bailey, the eldest, was living in Mt. Vernon of Somerset County with her family. Morris and Thaddeus were living at home with their parents and a grandson of Henry's named David John, who was 12 years old.
Henry Bailey was born circa 1815 in Somerset County, Maryland. His wife was Matilda Austin Bailey, born circa 1835 in Quantico, Somerset County, Maryland. They both died before 1900 and are buried on the Conway Farm in Wetipquin.
Children:
Hester Bailey Gale Allen
John Pembrooke Bailey
Thaddeus (Fad) Bailey
Morris Bailey
Second Generation: Bailey Family
Hester Bailey Gale Allen
Born: Circa 1850, Somerset County, Maryland
Died: September 8, 1911, Mt. Vernon (Polk Road), Somerset County, Maryland
Children:
David John Gale
Georgena Gale
Samuel Gale
John Pembrooke Bailey was a renowned soloist. He would travel all over the Eastern Shore of Maryland, drawing people from far and near with his singing. When he was a slave, he entertained others with his singing and dancing.
Born: March 1857, Somerset County, Maryland
Died: May 31, 1928, Wetipquin, Maryland
Buried: Conway Farm, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Married: Adaline Allen circa 1874, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Adaline Allen was born February 1850, Wetipquin, Maryland, died January 11, 1924, and is buried on Conway Farm, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland. Her parents were Levin Allen and Adaline Doncha Allen.
Children:
Theodore (Isadora) Bailey
James Alexander Bailey
Charles R. Bailey
John Wesley Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey
Thaddeus Bailey
Thaddeus (Fad) Bailey
Born: March 1857, Somerset County, Maryland
Died: July 20, 1929, Quantico, Maryland
Buried: Conway Farm, Wetipquin
Never married, no children
Morris Bailey
Born: Circa 1855, Somerset County, Maryland
Died: May 22, 1929
Buried: Conway Farm, Wetipquin
Married: Circa 1885, wife’s name unknown
No children
Third Generation
Theodore (Isadora) Bailey
Born: January 1868, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Died: March 9, 1944
Buried: Conway Farm, Wetipquin
Married: Minta Seldon on July 30, 1891, at Friendship ME Church, Wetipquin, Maryland. She was born March 1874, Quantico, Wicomico County, Maryland, died March 9, 1943, and is buried on Conway Farm, Wetipquin. Her parents were George Seldon and Matilda Jane Hull Seldon.
Children:
Herman Bailey
Mary Ethel Bailey
Marion Bailey
Victoria Myrella Bailey
Dora Catherine Bailey
Sarah Bailey
James Alexander Bailey moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, around age 22, where he died (date unknown).
Born: January 1880, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Married: Cornelia
Children:
Clara Bailey
Alexander Bailey
Charles R. Bailey
Born: April 1882, Maryland
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Wetipquin, Maryland
Married: Ethel Dashiell on March 24, 1903, Wetipquin, Maryland. She was born May 1885, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, died July 1958, Salisbury, Maryland, and is buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Wetipquin. Her parents were Henry Dashiell and Annie W. Stewart Dashiell.
Children:
John Bailey
Albert Bailey
Elaine Bailey
Amelia Bailey
Zola Gladys Bailey
Charles Henry Bailey
Blanche Bailey
John Wesley Bailey
Born: May 12, 1887, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Died: October 3, 1946
Buried: Conway Farm, Wetipquin
Married: Bertha Ellen Lankford on February 22, 1917, Wetipquin. She was born February 1900, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, died October 11, 1980, Salisbury, and is buried in Green Acres, Salisbury, Wicomico County. Her parents were Levin Thomas Lankford and Mary Moore Lankford.
Children:
James Thomas Bailey
Ella Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey
Fourth Generation
Herman Bailey
Born: April 1892
Died: May 20, 1976
Buried: Spring Hill Memorial Garden, Hebron, Maryland
Married: Carrie Amelia Demby, born February 2, 1897, Centerville, Queen Anne County, Maryland, died December 1968, Salisbury, Maryland, buried Spring Hill Memorial Garden, Hebron. Her parents were Thomas Demby and Julia Roberts Demby.
Children:
William Bailey
Julia Bailey
Blanche Bailey
Marian Bailey
Mary Ethel Bailey
Born: July 1895, Wetipquin, Maryland
Died: August 1955
Buried: Green Acres, Salisbury, Maryland
Married: William Henry Morris, born December 1892, Hebron, Maryland, died May 1964, Salisbury, Maryland, buried Green Acres, Salisbury. His parents were John W. Morris and Emily Birckhead Morris.
Children:
William Henry Morris Jr.
Benjamin Morris
Robert Morris
Milton Morris
Olive Rosa Lee Morris
Fredia Morris
Anna Mae Morris
Marian Bailey
First Marriage: See Moore Family Records
Second Marriage: James A. Church, born December 1892, Quantico, Maryland, died October 2, 1978, buried Odd Fellows Cemetery in Wetipquin. His parents were Daniel and Mary Jones Church of Quantico, Maryland.
children:
Adele Moore
Victoria Myrella Bailey Taylor
Born: February 17, 1902, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Died: March 17, 1983, Salisbury, Maryland
Buried: Green Acres, Salisbury, Maryland
Married: Edward Jerome Taylor on October 2, 1921, Quantico, Maryland. He was born September 1899, Quantico, Maryland, died August 1969, Salisbury, Maryland, buried Green Acres, Salisbury. His parents were Charles Sheppard and Leah Eliza Taylor Sheppard.
Children:
Pearline Winola Taylor
Ethel Minnie Taylor
Maebelle Minnie Taylor
Elva Irene Taylor
Edward Jerome Taylor
Edward Theodore Taylor
Larry John Taylor
Victor Reed Taylor
Amelia Olivia Taylor
Christine Eliza Taylor
Victoria Ann Taylor
Dora Catherine Bailey
Born: Circa 1905, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Married: Samuel Washington Dashiell on June 19, 1945, Hebron, Maryland. He was born circa 1918.
Children:
Paul Bailey Dashiell
Randolph Bailey
Sarah Bailey
Sarah Bailey
First Marriage: See Joseph Family Records
Second Marriage: Joseph
Third Marriage: Christopher Nelson
Blanche Bailey
No additional information provided
Fourth Generation of John Wesley Bailey
James Thomas Bailey (See Family Records)
Married: Nuedie Wright on December 3, 1937, White Haven, Maryland
No children
Ella Bailey
Born: Circa October 1921, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Married: Luther C. King, born circa 1917, Kilmarnock, Virginia
Died: April 1979, Salisbury
Buried: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Virginia. His parents were Hannibal King and Mary Elizabeth King of Kilmarnock, Virginia.
Children:
Arnetta Bailey
Calvin Bailey
Francine King
Jerry King
Fourth Generation of Alexander Bailey
Clara Bailey
No additional information provided
Alexander Bailey
No additional information provided
Fourth Generation of Charles R. Bailey
Albert Bailey
No additional information provided
Charles Henry Bailey
Born: Circa 1910, Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland
Died: February 1964, Wetipquin, Maryland
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Wetipquin
First Marriage: Geneva King of Kilmarnock, Virginia. Her parents were Hannibal and Mary Elizabeth King.
No children
Second Marriage: Lillian Carter Turner (1956), born circa 1897, Washington, D.C.
No children
Zola Gladys Bailey - See Hull Family Records
Elaine Bailey - See Hull Family Records
Amelia Annie Bailey - See Jones Family Records
John Bailey
No additional information provided