Washington-Sumter County GaArchives Biographies.....Bailey, J. E. "David" January 7, 1816 - May 8, 1892 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: LaVerne Carter http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00028.html#0006854 October 4, 2012, 4:09 pm Source: Given at conclusion Author: LaVerne Carter J. E. "DAVID" BAILEY J. E. "David" Bailey was born January 7, 1816 in Washington County, Georgia, died May 8, 1892, the son of William Bailey born December 25, 1789 in South Carolina and Elizabeth Wimberly, born September 3, 1781 in North Carolina. William and Elizabeth were married August 25, 1808, he died May 8, 1891, she died November 19, 1862, both died in Washington County, Georgia. They are both buried in Old Sisters Church Cemetery in Sandersville, Georgia. J. E. "David" Bailey was the grandson of James Bailey of South Carolina. J. E. "David" was always referred to as David though he is listed in his Bible record as J. E. David Bailey. It has not been learned what the initials "J. E." stood for. J. E. "David" Bailey married Winnifred (Winnie) Barwick, born June 14, 1824, who died November 8, 1877. Winnifred was the daughter of John Barwick, born June 8, 1791 in Darlington District, South Carolina and the granddaughter of William Barwick, both of Washington County, Georgia where their records can be found. Winnefred (Winnie) Barwick's known relatives who moved to Sumter County from Washington County were: Her son, James Wimberly Bailey; her two brothers, Nathan Barwick and Stancil Barwick; a niece Winnifred (Winnie) Barwick who married James Madison Summerford (she was daughter of Nathan); and another niece Martha Carolina (Callie) Barwick who married George Washington Council (she was daughter of Stancil). J. E. "David" Bailey, husband of Winnifred Barwick, married a second time following Winnifred's death. His second wife was to Elizabeth Brett. There were no children by his second marriage. She is buried at Jackson Baptist Church, 8 miles East of Sandersville on Route 242, born April 29, 1830, died June 11, 1906. The family of J. E. "David" Bailey and Winnifred (Winnie) Barwick Bailey was as follows: James Wimberly Bailey, born December 16, 1840 in Sandersville, Georgia, his biography is shown separately on the Sumter and Washington Counties, Georgia U.S. GenWeb sites. William Green Bailey, born August 23, 1842 in Washington County, Georgia, died May 28, 1821 in Davisboro, Georgia, married (1) July 3, 1864 to Mary Wilds Pope, born May 28, 1834, died August 6, 1911, daughter of Col. Owen Clinton Pope and Sarah Sinquefield Pope, he married (2) August 9, 1913 to Mrs. Susie Vickers Deal, born 1861, died 1935. There were no children by the second marriage, all children shown are by the first wife: Edwin Erastus Bailey, born December 25, 1865, died July 7, 1946, married June 17, 1886 to Janie Armstrong Holmes; Owen Clinton Bailey, born February 14, 1867, died 1867; Flora Anne Bailey, born October 8, 1869, died December 27, 1949 in Macon, Georgia, married December 3, 1890 to Robert B. Thompson, born July 25, 1864, died May 23, 1933, buried at Davisboro, Georgia; Mary Green Bailey, born April 4, 1871 in Sandersville, Georgia, died February 22, 1948 in Davisboro, Georgia, married January 11, 1893 to Thomas H. Cox; Martin Enos Bailey, born November 18, 1873, died August 23, 1923 in Laurens County, Georgia, married December 23, 1891 to Leila Duggan. Ezekiel Nathan W. Bailey, born February 21, 1845, died June 20, 1863-64 in Wilmington, North Carolina, never married (possibly a Civil War Soldier). Berrien Jasper Bailey, born 1847, died August 15, 1854. Elizabeth Susan Bailey, born April 20, 1849, died November 25, 1904 in Abbeville, Georgia, married November 11, 1869 to Harris B. Pound. Mary Jane Bailey, born October 27, 1851, died February 6, 1879, married December 17, 1874 to John F. Tanner, born October 23, 1853, died October 27, 1932. George Thomas Bailey, born December 18, 1853, died 1929 in High Point, North Carolina, married March 4, 1889 to Julia Weeks, born December 11, 1855, died November 9, 1899, buried in Old Sisters Church Cemetery in Sandersville, Georgia. George Thomas and Julia resided awhile in Nichols, Georgia. Amanda Caroline Bailey, born about 1855, died July 12, 1881, never married. Asa Mercer Bailey, born October 9, 1858, died July 29, 1915 in Quitman, Georgia, buried in Valdosta, Georgia, married February 1, 1885 to Donie Patterson. Charles Luther Bailey, born February 6, 1861, died 1920 in Hawkinsville, Georgia, married December 21, 1882 to Algia Duggan and their home was in Hawkinsville, Georgia. David Alonzo Bailey, born June 8, 1863, died 1921 in Leesburg, Florida, married Virgie Wilcox and resided awhile in Hawkinsville, Georgia. Noble John Bailey, born December 1, 1865, died August 15, 1935 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, buried in Old Sisters Church Cemetery, Sandersville, Georgia, married December 1, 1885 to Theodosia J. (Docia ) Tanner, born April 2, 1866, died May 29, 1927, and they lived at Daniels, Georgia. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - References: Bible record of J. E. "David" Bailey Family Census records Washington County, Georgia Courthouse records Sumter County, Georgia Courthouse records Records from other Courthouses of counties named Tombstone readings as noted File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/washington/bios/bailey408bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 5.8 Kb