Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Bailey, John M. 1836 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   John M. Bailey, county sheriff, Covington, is a native of Fleming county,
Kentucky, where he was born February 19, 1836. He came to Fountain county in
1838 with his parents, who settled on the edge of Scott's prairie. His father
was a saddler and harness-maker by trade. He had for some time taught school in
Kentucky, and after he came to Fountain county he spent some time in this
business. He was a man of good education, and gave his children many advantages
in this respect not to be had at the subscription schools of that date. John M.
received a fair education, and began life on his own account as a farmer. He
purchased land in Mill Creek, which at that time was in a wild state, and by his
own labor and management made of it a finely improved farm. In .1862 he entered
the army, having already three brothers in the service of their country. He
enlisted in the 1st Ind. Cav., 28th reg., and at the first election of officers
he was made duty sergeant. His term of enlistment was for nine months, but he
remained in the service for eleven. He saw some hard fighting, the battle of
Helena being among those in which he participated. Returning from the war, he
again resumed farming. Shortly after he was elected constable for a two years'
term, and at its close was reelected for another term. He was then elected
township trustee for two years, and again reelected. He then, by the same party
(republican), received the nomination for sheriff of Fountain county, and when
elected received a majority of 160 republican votes in his home township, that
usually gave a majority of but sixty. He is now engaged in the discharge of his
duties as sheriff, and, though he has been importuned to become their candidate
for a second term, he has refused very decidedly. In 1858 Mr. Bailey was married
to Miss Charity Furr, whose people were formerly of Kentucky. They have but one
child, a girl, and an adopted boy, who is the child of a brother of Mr. Bailey.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.


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