Biographical Sketch of J. W. Bailey, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** J. W. Bailey was born in Fauquier county, Virginia, March 13, 1830. He is the son of Carr and Elizabeth Bailey, who came to Lafayette county in 1838. Here J. W. grew to manhood, and has since been engaged in farming, principally, with the exception of six years spent in Cali- fornia, and two years passed in New Mexico, engaged in freighting. In 1863 he led to the marriage altar Miss Eliza Francis Maddox, of Ray county. Mr. Bailey served six months in the Missouri State Guards under Capt. Withers. Participated in the battle of Lexington. Is an active and consistent member of the C. P. Church, and enjoys the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens in a high degree. Postoffice, Mayview. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================