When Finley Bailey was born on February 27, 1912, in Leslie, Kentucky, his father, Reuben "Rubin" Bules Bailey, was 34 and his mother, Isabelle "Belle Shepherd, was 30. He had three brothers and nine sisters. He died on June 19, 1931, in Leslie, Kentucky, at the age of 19, and was buried in Wooton, Kentucky at Bailey (Bailey Branch Road/Wooton Creek) Cemetery. Finley and his brother-in-law Harrison Engle were shot and killed in a gun battle.
Warren Joseph Is Said To Have Slain Harris Engle And Finley Bailey After They Murdered His Father and Wounded His Wife
Hazard, Ky., June 19
Three men are dead and a woman are wounded as a result of a gun battle this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Wooten's creek, Leslie county, seven miles from Hyden, the county seat. The dead: Will Joseph, Harris Engle and Finley Bailey. Mrs. Warren Joseph is suffering from a gunshot wound in her abdomen and Dr. R. L Collins, of Hazard, was summoned to attend her. It was reported here that Will Joseph, his son, Warren Joseph, and Warren's wife were on their way home from work in a cornfield when Engle and Balley approached them. There had been previous trouble between the principals.
It is not known who fired the first shot, but when the battle was over, WiIl Joseph, Bailey and Engle were dead and Mrs. Warren Joseph was seriously wounded. Warren Joseph is said to have killed Bailey and Engle with a shotgun after Will Joseph had been mortally wounded by either Balley or Engle.
Sheriff Sim Morris, of Hyden, was called to the scene and made an investigation. It was reported here that no arrests would be made until after funeral of the elder Joseph Saturday or Sunday.
The Owensboro Messenger, 20 Jun 1931, Sat, Page 1
Note: Mrs. Warren Joseph, age 19, died of her wounds as reported in the Kentucky Advocate - 20 Jun 1931 - Page 5.
PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN BY SHERRY FERGE-COLE WHO VISITED THIS CEMETERY AND HAS DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION THRU GOOGLE MAPS AND GPS COORDINATES ALONG WITH PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHARE. THERE IS ANOTHER CREATOR ON FINDAGRAVE THAT HAS FINLEY BAILEY BURIED IN THE TURNER CEMETERY. YOU WILL NOT FIND HIM IN THAT CEMETERY. I HAVE INCLUDED A MAP IN PHOTO'S FOR LOCATION OF 3 AREA CEMETERIES WITHIN A MILE RANGE OF EACH OTHER IN THE BAILEY BRANCH AREA. THEY ARE TURNER CEMETERY, BAILEY BRANCH CEMETERY AND CAUDILL CEMETERY.
Warren Joseph Is Said To Have Slain Harris Engle And Finley Bailey After They Murdered His Father and Wounded His Wife
Hazard, Ky., June 19
Three men are dead and a woman are wounded as a result of a gun battle this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Wooten's creek, Leslie county, seven miles from Hyden, the county seat. The dead: Will Joseph, Harris Engle and Finley Bailey. Mrs. Warren Joseph is suffering from a gunshot wound in her abdomen and Dr. R. L Collins, of Hazard, was summoned to attend her. It was reported here that Will Joseph, his son, Warren Joseph, and Warren's wife were on their way home from work in a cornfield when Engle and Balley approached them. There had been previous trouble between the principals.
It is not known who fired the first shot, but when the battle was over, WiIl Joseph, Bailey and Engle were dead and Mrs. Warren Joseph was seriously wounded. Warren Joseph is said to have killed Bailey and Engle with a shotgun after Will Joseph had been mortally wounded by either Balley or Engle.
Sheriff Sim Morris, of Hyden, was called to the scene and made an investigation. It was reported here that no arrests would be made until after funeral of the elder Joseph Saturday or Sunday.
The Owensboro Messenger, 20 Jun 1931, Sat, Page 1
Note: Mrs. Warren Joseph, age 19, died of her wounds as reported in the Kentucky Advocate - 20 Jun 1931 - Page 5.
PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN BY SHERRY FERGE-COLE WHO VISITED THIS CEMETERY AND HAS DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION THRU GOOGLE MAPS AND GPS COORDINATES ALONG WITH PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHARE. THERE IS ANOTHER CREATOR ON FINDAGRAVE THAT HAS FINLEY BAILEY BURIED IN THE TURNER CEMETERY. YOU WILL NOT FIND HIM IN THAT CEMETERY. I HAVE INCLUDED A MAP IN PHOTO'S FOR LOCATION OF 3 AREA CEMETERIES WITHIN A MILE RANGE OF EACH OTHER IN THE BAILEY BRANCH AREA. THEY ARE TURNER CEMETERY, BAILEY BRANCH CEMETERY AND CAUDILL CEMETERY.
When Finley Bailey was born on February 27, 1912, in Leslie, Kentucky, his father, Reuben "Rubin" Bules Bailey, was 34 and his mother, Isabelle "Belle Shepherd, was 30. He had three brothers and nine sisters. He died on June 19, 1931, in Leslie, Kentucky, at the age of 19, and was buried in Wooton, Kentucky at Bailey (Bailey Branch Road/Wooton Creek) Cemetery. Finley and his brother-in-law Harrison Engle were shot and killed in a gun battle.
Warren Joseph Is Said To Have Slain Harris Engle And Finley Bailey After They Murdered His Father and Wounded His Wife
Hazard, Ky., June 19
Three men are dead and a woman are wounded as a result of a gun battle this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Wooten's creek, Leslie county, seven miles from Hyden, the county seat. The dead: Will Joseph, Harris Engle and Finley Bailey. Mrs. Warren Joseph is suffering from a gunshot wound in her abdomen and Dr. R. L Collins, of Hazard, was summoned to attend her. It was reported here that Will Joseph, his son, Warren Joseph, and Warren's wife were on their way home from work in a cornfield when Engle and Balley approached them. There had been previous trouble between the principals.
It is not known who fired the first shot, but when the battle was over, WiIl Joseph, Bailey and Engle were dead and Mrs. Warren Joseph was seriously wounded. Warren Joseph is said to have killed Bailey and Engle with a shotgun after Will Joseph had been mortally wounded by either Balley or Engle.
Sheriff Sim Morris, of Hyden, was called to the scene and made an investigation. It was reported here that no arrests would be made until after funeral of the elder Joseph Saturday or Sunday.
The Owensboro Messenger, 20 Jun 1931, Sat, Page 1
Note: Mrs. Warren Joseph, age 19, died of her wounds as reported in the Kentucky Advocate - 20 Jun 1931 - Page 5.
PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN BY SHERRY FERGE-COLE WHO VISITED THIS CEMETERY AND HAS DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION THRU GOOGLE MAPS AND GPS COORDINATES ALONG WITH PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHARE. THERE IS ANOTHER CREATOR ON FINDAGRAVE THAT HAS FINLEY BAILEY BURIED IN THE TURNER CEMETERY. YOU WILL NOT FIND HIM IN THAT CEMETERY. I HAVE INCLUDED A MAP IN PHOTO'S FOR LOCATION OF 3 AREA CEMETERIES WITHIN A MILE RANGE OF EACH OTHER IN THE BAILEY BRANCH AREA. THEY ARE TURNER CEMETERY, BAILEY BRANCH CEMETERY AND CAUDILL CEMETERY.
Warren Joseph Is Said To Have Slain Harris Engle And Finley Bailey After They Murdered His Father and Wounded His Wife
Hazard, Ky., June 19
Three men are dead and a woman are wounded as a result of a gun battle this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Wooten's creek, Leslie county, seven miles from Hyden, the county seat. The dead: Will Joseph, Harris Engle and Finley Bailey. Mrs. Warren Joseph is suffering from a gunshot wound in her abdomen and Dr. R. L Collins, of Hazard, was summoned to attend her. It was reported here that Will Joseph, his son, Warren Joseph, and Warren's wife were on their way home from work in a cornfield when Engle and Balley approached them. There had been previous trouble between the principals.
It is not known who fired the first shot, but when the battle was over, WiIl Joseph, Bailey and Engle were dead and Mrs. Warren Joseph was seriously wounded. Warren Joseph is said to have killed Bailey and Engle with a shotgun after Will Joseph had been mortally wounded by either Balley or Engle.
Sheriff Sim Morris, of Hyden, was called to the scene and made an investigation. It was reported here that no arrests would be made until after funeral of the elder Joseph Saturday or Sunday.
The Owensboro Messenger, 20 Jun 1931, Sat, Page 1
Note: Mrs. Warren Joseph, age 19, died of her wounds as reported in the Kentucky Advocate - 20 Jun 1931 - Page 5.
PLEASE MAKE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTO'S WERE TAKEN BY SHERRY FERGE-COLE WHO VISITED THIS CEMETERY AND HAS DOCUMENTED THE LOCATION THRU GOOGLE MAPS AND GPS COORDINATES ALONG WITH PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHARE. THERE IS ANOTHER CREATOR ON FINDAGRAVE THAT HAS FINLEY BAILEY BURIED IN THE TURNER CEMETERY. YOU WILL NOT FIND HIM IN THAT CEMETERY. I HAVE INCLUDED A MAP IN PHOTO'S FOR LOCATION OF 3 AREA CEMETERIES WITHIN A MILE RANGE OF EACH OTHER IN THE BAILEY BRANCH AREA. THEY ARE TURNER CEMETERY, BAILEY BRANCH CEMETERY AND CAUDILL CEMETERY.
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Bailey (Branch) Cemetery is located at the end of Bailey's Branch Road in Wooton, Kentucky directly behind two RV/campers slightly uphill. On the right side is a path is stairs and on the left side is additional headstones where Finley is located.
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