BIO: William H. Bailey, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY 

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 152-153.
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  BAILEY, WILLIAM H., was born on May 1, 1861, in Summit, Schoharie 
County, N.Y., and died in Union Center, Broome County, N.Y., on April 
7, 1890.  He died at the home of Mr. Charles Pitkin, of Union Center, 
where he received every attention possible during his sickness.
  His early life and advantages were such as are common to young men 
reared upon a farm, where the owner struggles to support his family and 
pay for his land.  His education was principally that which the 
district school could give, he having attended a graded school but a 
few terms, teaching and otherwise laboring between the terms to defray 
expenses.
  He was converted in the fall of 1879 in a revival at East Worcester, 
N.Y., and immediately joined the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He at 
once became an active worker in the Church, receiving exhorter's 
license in 1881 and local preacher's license in 1884.  In 1885 he was 
appointed supply to South New Berlin, and in 1886 joined Wyoming 
Conference on trial.  From 1886 to 1887 he served Harford charge, and 
in 1888 was sent to Union Center.  During the last winter of his life 
consumption began its fatal work, yet he continued to do his work until 
a couple of months before his death.
  His body was taken to East Worcester for burial, and on April 13, 
1900, the Sunday following his burial, upon the suggestion of the 
pastor at Union, his friends on the Union Center charge gladly gave 
money to erect a stone at the head of his grave.  Now a neat Scotch red 
granite, the gift of love, marks his resting place.