Biography of Jesse Oscar Bailiff, MD - Wyoming Co. WV The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 565 JESSE OSCAR BAILIFF, M. D. Gifted in marked degree, fitted by training and natural inclination as a physician and surgeon, it is not surprising that Dr. Jesse Oscar Bailiff, of Mullens, is making rapid strides in his calling, or that he has gained in such a large measure the respect and confidence of the people of his community within so short a period of time. While a member of his profession only since 1914, he has had experience in several locations and capacities, including extended and valued service on the front in France during the recent war. Doctor Bailiff was born October 23, 1885, on a farm near Marshall, Illinois, and is a son of J. T. and Clara (Whipple) Bailiff. The parents of Doctor Bailiff during his youth resided in several communities, in Illinois, near Marshall, in Iowa, again in Illinois, near their old home, and finally in Missouri, where they now occupy a farm near Dudley in Stoddard County. They had two sons and one daughter. Doctor Bailiff's brother, William Bailiff, is the representative of the Standard Oil Company at Dexter, Missouri. Jesse Oscar Bailiff attended the public schools of Illinois and Iowa, and after graduating from the Marshall (Illinois) High School entered the College of Medicine and Surgery at Chicago, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, as a member of the class of 1914. To prepare himself further he served as an interne and house physician at the .Frances Willard Hospital, Chicago, for eighteen months, and then entered general practice at Chicago, where he was engaged until February, 1918. At that time he entered the Medical Training School at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he received the commission of first lieutenant, and was assigned to duty at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He remained there only a short time, and was then sent overseas, arriving in France in August, 1918, and being Stationed at Evacuation Hospital No. 114, on the Argonne front, where he remained until December, 1918. He was then transferred to Base Hospital No. 81, at Bazoilles, Suer Messe, until May, 1919, when he returned to the United States and received his honorable discharge at Camp Dix. He was recommended for a captain's commission. Following the completion of his military service he was identified with Princeton Hospital of West Virginia until 1921, when he located at Mullens. Here he has built up a substantial and lucrative practice and has established a reputation as a thoroughly reliable, capable and learned member of his calling. He belongs to the various organiza- tions of his profession and keeps fully abreast of the advancements being made therein. While a resident of Chicago he was made a Master Mason, and now holds membership in Mullens Lodge, A. F. and A. M. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Loyal Order of Moose and the American Legion. Worthy civic movements have his full cooperation and support. Doctor Bailiff married August 14, 1913, Miss Grace Georgia Shoemacher, of Chicago. Submitted by Valerie F. Crook **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************