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Elijah Riley Bailey

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Elijah Riley Bailey

Birth
Vermillion County, Indiana, USA
Death
21 Oct 1909 (aged 69)
Loeffler, Adair County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Union Township, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Husband of Louisa Adeline (Jennings) Bailey. Son of David & Mary (Wood) Bailey. Pvt Elijah R Bailey served in the 123rd IL Inf. Co I along with his brother Henry Jackson Bailey during the Civil War.When applying for a raise in his military pension he sent a letter with his 13 children listed and noted "Don't you think I ought to get a raise." The man had a sense of humor for sure.
Husband of Louisa Adeline (Jennings) Bailey. Son of David & Mary (Wood) Bailey. Pvt Elijah R Bailey served in the 123rd IL Inf. Co I along with his brother Henry Jackson Bailey during the Civil War.When applying for a raise in his military pension he sent a letter with his 13 children listed and noted "Don't you think I ought to get a raise." The man had a sense of humor for sure.


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