Chambers County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Bailey Family Farm Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 Aug 25, 2021 Bailey Family Farm Cemetery Wadley, Chambers County Alabama By Linda Ayres This information is for personal research ONLY. This information is NOT to be copied on any Cemetery Website. This information was compiled from Death Certs & Obits. A good many of these graves are unmarked. Note: Parents names is added information. The parents may or may not be buried in this cemetery. Name: Dates: Parents: Bailey, Jacob May 05, 1794-Feb 03, 1879 Bailey, Prudence Nov 09, 1800-Aug 10, 1888 Askew, Leonard J. 1910-1984 S/o John W. & Emma Askew Askew, Eucala B. [Kate] [Sep 08] 1910-[Feb 28, 1995] D/o George & Jane Bailey Askew, Annie Katie [May 09] 1945-[Dec 25] 2002 Bailey, Aaron B/d 1926 S/o Collins Bailey & Clara Beard Bailey, Lewis 1921-1929 S/o Collins & Clara Bailey Bailey, Collins 1892-1985 S/o Isaiah Bailey & Caroline Leverett Bailey, Clara Beard 1902-1989 Bailey, Green 1880-1922 S/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Bailey, Rev. Garfield Jan 06, 1902-Jan 26, 1990 S/o Green Bailey & Mattie Weaver Bailey, Marie Aug 10, 1906-Jan 24, 1944 D/o Lee & Essie Askew James, John C. May 04, 1948-Nov 29, 1973 S/o Clinton James & Lurlene Bailey [Clinton & Lurlene James died in FL] Bailey, Chester A. 1897-1982 S/o Chalton Bailey & Hannah Burton Bailey, Willie Lee May 20, 1938-Aug 23, 1963 S/o Charles Bailey & Lennie Whitlow Bailey, Albert Oct 09, 1948-Aug 21, 2007 S/o Miles Bailey & Annie M. Burton Bailey, Fletcher Aug 12, 1921-Jun 18, 2002 S/o John W. Bailey & Anne Pearson Bailey, L.C. 1950-1951 S/o Fletcher Bailey & Victoria Kyles Bailey, John Arthur 1914-1978 S/o John W. Bailey & Anne Pearson Bailey, Mattie Evelyn Jan 26, 1948-May 27, 2004 D/o John Lloyd & Mattie Carr Bailey, Fletcher Sep 20, 1947-Nov 24, 2007 S/o John A. Bailey & Jannie A. Greer Bailey, Arthur Lee 1946-1970 S/o John A. Bailey & Jannie A. Greer Bailey, Jannie A. Mar 18, 1951-Sep 14, 2012 D/o John Arthur Bailey & Jannie A. Greer Bailey, Lee Hosae Oct 28, 1969-Oct 31, 1969 S/o Jannie A. Bailey Calloway, Corine 1919-1926 D/o Bledsoe Calloway & Lola Bailey [Lola Calloway D/o Isaiah & Caroline Bailey] Bailey, Nancy Died Feb 28, 1897 aged 51 years [Possibly w/o Seaborn Bailey [Seaborn & Nancy Bailey had 3 children: Wesley, Seaborn & Mack.] Weaver, Clara B/d 1920 D/o Emery Weaver & Pearl Leverett Weaver, Pearl 1894-1928 D/o Alexander Leverett & Georgia A. Turner [Married 1. Rufus Tucker, 2. Emery Weaver] Leverett, Georgia Ann Turner 1857-1930 D/o Patrick Turner & Lucinda Bailey ? Leverett, Alexander 1855-After 1900 Leverett, Nellie 1912-1941 D/o Anderson Busbee/Busby & Bessie Staples [W/o Mathew Leverett] Turner, Lucinda "Cindy" Bailey 1835-1920 Turner, Patrick 1831-1928 Staples, Mary Jane Bailey 1890-1951 D/o Wes Askew & Temple Gates [Married 1. Green Bailey] Staples, Sam 1878-1955 S/o Ben Staples Jr. & Adeline Bailey [Married 1. Mary Trammell, 2. Mary J. Askew-Bailey] Staples, Mary Trammell ca 1890-ca 1925 1st w/o Sam Staples Staples, A.D. 1912-1954 S/o Sam Staples & Mary Trammell Staples, Mattie 1893-1913 D/o Henry Lindsey & Matilda Robertson [1st w/o Isaiah Staples] Family Members buiral place unknown: Bailey, Samuel 1818-1879-1880 Bailey, Caroline 1818-After 1900 [In the 1900 Census Caroline Bailey stated she was the mother of 5, she had 2 living children] Bailey, Isaiah 1853-1936 S/o Samuel & Caroline Bailey Bailey, Caroline Leverett 1856-1940 [In 1900 Caroline Bailey states she & Isaiah Bailey were the parents of 13 children 11 living] Bailey, Wesley 1856-After 1900 [Wesley & Ripsey Bailey had no children] Bailey, Ripsey Staples 1866-After 1900 Bailey, Seaborn 1835-After 1910 [Seaborn Bailey married 1 Nancy-unknown 2. 1898 Harriet Weaver a widow] Bailey, Seaborn Jr. 1865-1936 S/o Seaborn & Nancy Bailey [Seaborn Bailey married Jane Staples] Bailey, Jane Staples 1864- D/o Martin & Alsie Staples Bailey, Willie Mae 1915-1965 D/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, Martha Ann 1917-1960 D/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, James 1901-1955 S/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, Richard "Dick" 1815-After 1882 Bailey, Amanda Burton 1840-After 1900 [W/o Dick Bailey][Amanda Bailey stated in 1900 She was the mother of 12 children 3 living] Slay, Fannie 1884-1944 D/o Isaiah & Caroline Bailey w/o Squire Slay Staples, Julia/Judy 1826-1915 W/o Spence Staples Staples, Spence 1835-1915 Staples, Martin 1823- Staples, Alsie 1834- Staples, Benjamin 1820-Before 1880 Staples, Betsy 1820-Before 1880 Staples, Benjamin 1840-After 1910 Staples, Adeline Bailey 1840-After 1910 Bailey, Cisily 1894-1914 D/o Mack Bailey & Judy Lindsey [D/o Henry Lindsey] [Note: Some of these graves could also be in Hopewell Cemetery Chambers County AL] Last Will & Testament of Jacob Bailey. The State of Alabama Chambers County I Jacob Bailey of the county and state above written being in very infirm health and sensible of my liability to sudden death and at the same time being in my own apprehension of sound mind do judge it best to make and do accordingly hereby make this my last will and testament. It is my will that all my just debts and the charges of my burial be paid and discharged by my Executor herein after to be appointed and named, out of the money of my estate as soon as convenient to do so after my death. I give, devise and dispose of all my estate real and personal in the following manner. First, I give to my beloved wife all of my household and kitchen furniture and all the stock of cattle and hogs, and the mare that I now have or may have at my death. And also I give to my wife the ¼ Section of land on which my houses are situated and also 80 acres of lands adjoining the ¼ Section on which my houses are situated, said lands are in Section 22 Township 24 Range 25 in Chambers County, Alabama. Second, I give to ISAIAH BAILEY, a son of SAMUEL & CAROLINE BAILEY who were servants of mine in the days of Slavery the fractional 80 acres of lands on which SAMUEL & CAROLINE BAILEY now live lying between the road leading from my residence to John G. Leverett's, said lands commence at the half mile stake and run due south to John G. Leverett's and again from the same half mile stake to the River, which is west of said stake and from said stake and from said half mile stake back to the road. The conditions of this clause of my will is such that the above named ISAIAH, SAMUEL & CAROLINE BAILEY are to render such assistance and obedience to myself and my wife as long as we shall live as they have, and the said ISAIAH BAILEY is to take care of SAMUEL & CAROLINE BAILEY during their lives and if he Isaiah does comply with this my will at their death, the lands herein bequeathed shall be his. [Note: Isaiah Bailey 1853-1936] Thirdly, To COLLINS BAILEY I give the South ½ of the NE ¼ of Section 22 Township 24 Range 25, provided he COLLINS BAILEY a former Slave of mine renders just obedience and assistance to my self and my wife so long as we both shall live as he and his family have done heretofore. [Note: Collins Bailey 1847-1926. He is buried at Hopewell Cemetery Chambers County AL] Fourthly, To SEABORN BAILEY and WESLEY BAILEY I give the North ½ of the SE ¼ and NE ¼ of the SW ¼ and the East part out to the road of the NW ¼ and a part of the SW ¼ east of the road and all of the SE ¼ of the South ¼ except three acres off of the east and of said forty which goes clear across said forty, all of this land is in Section 22 Township 24 Range 25. DICK BAILEY is living on a part of the above described lands and is to live on said lands his lifetime and have what he can make himself; but the lands are to go to SEABORN & WESLEY BAILEY at my death and that of my wife by the said SEABORN & WESLEY BAILEY and their families rendering just obedience and assistance to myself and my wife as long as we shall live. [Note: Seaborn & Wesley Bailey were father & son] Fifthly, I give to BENJMAIN STAPLES the South ½ of the SE ¼ and three acres off of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 22 Township 24 Range 25. The conditions of this clause of my will is such that if the above named BENJAMIN STAPLES and family render such obedience and assistance to me and my wife during our lifetime as they have heretofore done, at our deaths the above described lands are theirs. Sixthly, I give to JAMES H. BAILEY of Chesterfield County, Virginia, the lands and mills that I bought of William E. Gilbert which lies on the Tallapoosa River in this Chambers County and state of Alabama. Seventhly, I fully empower Wilson L. Heflin my Executor here after to be appointed to attend to any matter or matters pertaining to the selling of any property I may have that I have not otherwise disposed of by bequest and it is my will that those colored men: COLLINS BAILEY, SEABORN BAILEY, WESLEY BAILEY, SAMUEL BAILEY, ISAIAH BAILEY, DICK BAILEY and BEN STAPLES to whom I have given lands are to pay the third and fourth of said lands as rent until the death of myself and my wife. Furthermore, now I wish my Executor hereafter to be appointed to wit – Wilson L. Heflin to attend to all matters of interest pertaining to the welfare and well being of my beloved wife in every particular in the way of her being well taken care of and her every interest being protected. And it is my will that my Executor Wilson L. Heflin is to be the Executor upon the estate of my wife and to attend to all matters in ending up her estate as fully as in my own in the event she should live longer than I do. And the said W. L. Heflin is to retain all monies that may be on hand at my death or that may arise from rents of lands or from the sale of any property free of interest for the use of my wife. Lastly, I nominate and appoint Wilson L. Heflin of Louina, Randolph County, Alabama Executor of this my last will and testament and I revoke all former wills void made by me and I declare this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal this the 3rd day of October 1878. Jacob Bailey (Seal) Signed, sealed, published and declared by Jacob Bailey the testator above named as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses October 3rd, 1878. T. J. Richards (Seal) M.V.B. Corley (Seal) Henry Bowling (Seal) Filed in the office of the Judge of the Probate Court July 16th, 1879. Peter M. Rowland Judge of Probate.