Reuben B. Bailey

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Reuben B. Bailey

Birth
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Death
11 Aug 1913 (aged 82)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Valley Oak, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Reuben Bailey was the son of James Bailey and Elizabeth Bourne Garrison.

He married first to Sarah (probably next door neighbor Sarah Melton). They had one daughter, Nancy "Nannie" Bailey. Sarah died in 1858. Nannie was raised by Reuben's parents, James and Elizabeth Garrison Bailey. She married Daniel Baker, son of Chrisley Baker and grandson of John Jackson Baker.

Reuben married second to Rachel Jane Baker, daughter of Wilson Baker and the granddaughter of John Jackson Baker, on Dec 18, 1860.

Reuben and Rachel Bailey were one of four sibling marriages. Sons of James Bailey and Elizabeth Bourne Garrison married daughters of Wilson Baker and Eliza Campbell. These sibling marriages were as follows:

1. Reuben Bailey married Rachel Baker
2. John Bailey married Nancy Baker
3. James T. "Jim" Bailey married Eliza Baker
4. William Mintor Bailey married Louisa Baker

Reuben fought in the Civil War for the Union, enlisting with his brothers James, John and Harrison.
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Children of Reuben & Rachel Bailey:

William Henderson Bailey 1864–1911
James Samuel Bailey 1869–1930
Marion C Bailey 1870–1900
Fanny Bailey Hibbard 1872–1957
George Washington Bailey 1875–1920
Ditha Jane Bailey Eldridge 1882–1933
John M. Bailey 1886
Mallie Bailey 1888–1905

Biography: Susan Bailey Robinson
Reuben Bailey was the son of James Bailey and Elizabeth Bourne Garrison.

He married first to Sarah (probably next door neighbor Sarah Melton). They had one daughter, Nancy "Nannie" Bailey. Sarah died in 1858. Nannie was raised by Reuben's parents, James and Elizabeth Garrison Bailey. She married Daniel Baker, son of Chrisley Baker and grandson of John Jackson Baker.

Reuben married second to Rachel Jane Baker, daughter of Wilson Baker and the granddaughter of John Jackson Baker, on Dec 18, 1860.

Reuben and Rachel Bailey were one of four sibling marriages. Sons of James Bailey and Elizabeth Bourne Garrison married daughters of Wilson Baker and Eliza Campbell. These sibling marriages were as follows:

1. Reuben Bailey married Rachel Baker
2. John Bailey married Nancy Baker
3. James T. "Jim" Bailey married Eliza Baker
4. William Mintor Bailey married Louisa Baker

Reuben fought in the Civil War for the Union, enlisting with his brothers James, John and Harrison.
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Children of Reuben & Rachel Bailey:

William Henderson Bailey 1864–1911
James Samuel Bailey 1869–1930
Marion C Bailey 1870–1900
Fanny Bailey Hibbard 1872–1957
George Washington Bailey 1875–1920
Ditha Jane Bailey Eldridge 1882–1933
John M. Bailey 1886
Mallie Bailey 1888–1905

Biography: Susan Bailey Robinson