Ida Sarah Bailey was born 16 February 1883 at Baptist Valley (now Cedar Bluff), Tazewell County Virginia, the daughter of George Coleman Bailey and Eliza Chapman Gillespie. She was raised on the farm there and had a good enough education to teach school for awhile. She also learned about the arts and was excellent in reciting poetry. She used to recite from the poems of James Whitcomb Riley who was known as the poet of the common people. She attended a finishing school in Richlands where she probably met her husband. Her grandchildren remember her as being very proper and refined, probably as a result of her upbringing and schooling. Ida and George were married on 15 June 1904 by her Uncle, Hugh Bailey who was a Lutheran Minister and school teacher and her bides maid was her cousin, Bessie Peery, sister of George Peery, Governor of Virginia during the depression. Ida's brother Reese gave her away. Ida and George went to the St. Louis World's Fair on their honeymoon.
After her marriage, Ida became a housewife and mother, but she never gave up learning and teaching her children. In Richlands, George went into the hardware business with his cousin Frank Hurt. Three children were born in Richlands, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Gillespie and John George. Sometime after 1909, they moved to Troutville Virginia and from there to Harford County, Maryland where James Peery, Margaret Virginia and Mary Selina were born. The last move was to West Friendship in Howard County, Maryland where George built a house on the farm they bought. The house is still standing and still owned by their son Jim's family.
Ida was always active in the Methodist Church. At West Friendship she became a fixture in St. James Church. When she was 89 years old, in 1972, she recited one of her favorite poems Flossie Lane's Marriage at a mother-daughter banquet at the church. She first recited this poem when she was sixteen years of age and no doubt learned it at her finishing school.
Ida never lost touch with her family in Virginia and made many trips over the years to visit. She kept in touch with many of them through her letters. Ida's sister Margaret lived with her daughter Virginia for a few years so they saw each other frequently during that time. Her Virginia kin also visited Maryland. Her mother came to visit Maryland and died there while on one of her visits.
George and Ida had turned the farm over to their son Jim before George died and they had a small apartment in the house. After George's death, Ida made her home with her daughter Katherine until her death. Katherine was a most caring and loving daughter and kept Ida engaged in activities and productive as long as she was able. During her golden years, Ida made frequent trips to Virginia and renewed her friendships there. These trips were highlights of her retirement. All of her children remained in the area of her home and she visited with each of them frequently. Each of her grandchildren were special to her and she watched them all grow to adulthood and guided them with her wisdom of years. She was proud of each of them whether they deserved it or not. Some of her great grandchildren also remember her well. By the time there were great-great-grandchildren, her mind was no longer clear but she enjoyed seeing them just the same. Family reunions in the summer became the only way for the family to all be together and Ida knew when someone was missing on those occasions. In later years the reunions were held at her beloved home, built by her beloved husband, and she could remember the good times and hard times she spent there.
After her marriage, Ida became a housewife and mother, but she never gave up learning and teaching her children. In Richlands, George went into the hardware business with his cousin Frank Hurt. Three children were born in Richlands, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Gillespie and John George. Sometime after 1909, they moved to Troutville Virginia and from there to Harford County, Maryland where James Peery, Margaret Virginia and Mary Selina were born. The last move was to West Friendship in Howard County, Maryland where George built a house on the farm they bought. The house is still standing and still owned by their son Jim's family.
Ida was always active in the Methodist Church. At West Friendship she became a fixture in St. James Church. When she was 89 years old, in 1972, she recited one of her favorite poems Flossie Lane's Marriage at a mother-daughter banquet at the church. She first recited this poem when she was sixteen years of age and no doubt learned it at her finishing school.
Ida never lost touch with her family in Virginia and made many trips over the years to visit. She kept in touch with many of them through her letters. Ida's sister Margaret lived with her daughter Virginia for a few years so they saw each other frequently during that time. Her Virginia kin also visited Maryland. Her mother came to visit Maryland and died there while on one of her visits.
George and Ida had turned the farm over to their son Jim before George died and they had a small apartment in the house. After George's death, Ida made her home with her daughter Katherine until her death. Katherine was a most caring and loving daughter and kept Ida engaged in activities and productive as long as she was able. During her golden years, Ida made frequent trips to Virginia and renewed her friendships there. These trips were highlights of her retirement. All of her children remained in the area of her home and she visited with each of them frequently. Each of her grandchildren were special to her and she watched them all grow to adulthood and guided them with her wisdom of years. She was proud of each of them whether they deserved it or not. Some of her great grandchildren also remember her well. By the time there were great-great-grandchildren, her mind was no longer clear but she enjoyed seeing them just the same. Family reunions in the summer became the only way for the family to all be together and Ida knew when someone was missing on those occasions. In later years the reunions were held at her beloved home, built by her beloved husband, and she could remember the good times and hard times she spent there.
Ida Sarah Bailey was born 16 February 1883 at Baptist Valley (now Cedar Bluff), Tazewell County Virginia, the daughter of George Coleman Bailey and Eliza Chapman Gillespie. She was raised on the farm there and had a good enough education to teach school for awhile. She also learned about the arts and was excellent in reciting poetry. She used to recite from the poems of James Whitcomb Riley who was known as the poet of the common people. She attended a finishing school in Richlands where she probably met her husband. Her grandchildren remember her as being very proper and refined, probably as a result of her upbringing and schooling. Ida and George were married on 15 June 1904 by her Uncle, Hugh Bailey who was a Lutheran Minister and school teacher and her bides maid was her cousin, Bessie Peery, sister of George Peery, Governor of Virginia during the depression. Ida's brother Reese gave her away. Ida and George went to the St. Louis World's Fair on their honeymoon.
After her marriage, Ida became a housewife and mother, but she never gave up learning and teaching her children. In Richlands, George went into the hardware business with his cousin Frank Hurt. Three children were born in Richlands, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Gillespie and John George. Sometime after 1909, they moved to Troutville Virginia and from there to Harford County, Maryland where James Peery, Margaret Virginia and Mary Selina were born. The last move was to West Friendship in Howard County, Maryland where George built a house on the farm they bought. The house is still standing and still owned by their son Jim's family.
Ida was always active in the Methodist Church. At West Friendship she became a fixture in St. James Church. When she was 89 years old, in 1972, she recited one of her favorite poems Flossie Lane's Marriage at a mother-daughter banquet at the church. She first recited this poem when she was sixteen years of age and no doubt learned it at her finishing school.
Ida never lost touch with her family in Virginia and made many trips over the years to visit. She kept in touch with many of them through her letters. Ida's sister Margaret lived with her daughter Virginia for a few years so they saw each other frequently during that time. Her Virginia kin also visited Maryland. Her mother came to visit Maryland and died there while on one of her visits.
George and Ida had turned the farm over to their son Jim before George died and they had a small apartment in the house. After George's death, Ida made her home with her daughter Katherine until her death. Katherine was a most caring and loving daughter and kept Ida engaged in activities and productive as long as she was able. During her golden years, Ida made frequent trips to Virginia and renewed her friendships there. These trips were highlights of her retirement. All of her children remained in the area of her home and she visited with each of them frequently. Each of her grandchildren were special to her and she watched them all grow to adulthood and guided them with her wisdom of years. She was proud of each of them whether they deserved it or not. Some of her great grandchildren also remember her well. By the time there were great-great-grandchildren, her mind was no longer clear but she enjoyed seeing them just the same. Family reunions in the summer became the only way for the family to all be together and Ida knew when someone was missing on those occasions. In later years the reunions were held at her beloved home, built by her beloved husband, and she could remember the good times and hard times she spent there.
After her marriage, Ida became a housewife and mother, but she never gave up learning and teaching her children. In Richlands, George went into the hardware business with his cousin Frank Hurt. Three children were born in Richlands, Elizabeth Bailey, Katherine Gillespie and John George. Sometime after 1909, they moved to Troutville Virginia and from there to Harford County, Maryland where James Peery, Margaret Virginia and Mary Selina were born. The last move was to West Friendship in Howard County, Maryland where George built a house on the farm they bought. The house is still standing and still owned by their son Jim's family.
Ida was always active in the Methodist Church. At West Friendship she became a fixture in St. James Church. When she was 89 years old, in 1972, she recited one of her favorite poems Flossie Lane's Marriage at a mother-daughter banquet at the church. She first recited this poem when she was sixteen years of age and no doubt learned it at her finishing school.
Ida never lost touch with her family in Virginia and made many trips over the years to visit. She kept in touch with many of them through her letters. Ida's sister Margaret lived with her daughter Virginia for a few years so they saw each other frequently during that time. Her Virginia kin also visited Maryland. Her mother came to visit Maryland and died there while on one of her visits.
George and Ida had turned the farm over to their son Jim before George died and they had a small apartment in the house. After George's death, Ida made her home with her daughter Katherine until her death. Katherine was a most caring and loving daughter and kept Ida engaged in activities and productive as long as she was able. During her golden years, Ida made frequent trips to Virginia and renewed her friendships there. These trips were highlights of her retirement. All of her children remained in the area of her home and she visited with each of them frequently. Each of her grandchildren were special to her and she watched them all grow to adulthood and guided them with her wisdom of years. She was proud of each of them whether they deserved it or not. Some of her great grandchildren also remember her well. By the time there were great-great-grandchildren, her mind was no longer clear but she enjoyed seeing them just the same. Family reunions in the summer became the only way for the family to all be together and Ida knew when someone was missing on those occasions. In later years the reunions were held at her beloved home, built by her beloved husband, and she could remember the good times and hard times she spent there.
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