Crawford County, MO., Bailey Cemetery
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This is an update for the "Bailey Cemetery" located in Crawford County, MO about
three miles west of Bourbon, MO.

My great, great uncle and aunt G. Thomas and Nancy Baker Bailey owned 40 acres
between Gerth and  Mound Rd. where the Bailey Cemetery lies today. They purchased
this land on October 5, 1871. The following is from a newspaper obituary: "Thomas
Bailey died at his son's home near Midland, November 1, 1879. He had lived in
Crawford County about 31 years. Rev.  J. R. Hamlin preached his funeral at the Bailey
home. He was buried in the old family burying ground." G. Thomas Bailey was buried in
the Bailey Family Cemetery. My aunt Nancy Baker Bailey lived until January 28, 1893,
and was buried with her parents in the Baker Family Cemetery in Boone Township,
Franklin county.

On November 28, 2004 my husband and I traveled to the Bailey Cemetery and we notice
that in addition to the Miller Family and Hill child, there were an additional 11
stones layed out in 10 rows. It is possible 5 or more out of the 11 burial stones
were for the Bailey family between 1871 and 1890 since this cemetery was on their
family farm. G. Thomas and Nancy Baker Bailey lost almost all their children due to
illness. The stone markers are very basic and almost covered by the earth indicating
they have been there for some time.

Bailey family members buried there would be:

G. Thomas Bailey, husband of Nancy Baker Bailey  b. bet. 1810 - 1818  d. November 1, 1879

Mary C. E. Bailey, daughter of G. Thomas and Nancy Baker Bailey b. 1859   d. aft. 1870

James W. Bailey, son of James Henry Bailey  b. 1862   d. aft. 1870

Edilade Bailey, daughter of James Henry Bailey  b. 1866 aft. 1870

Melenda Bailey, daughter of James Henry Bailey  b. 1867 aft. 1870

 
Janette Baker Vrana