ROBERT BAILEY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BAILEY RANCH
(By Marie Stanford)
Robert Bailey was one of the first Pioneer settlers of this county. He came here from Erath county, where he had lived for some time. Mr. Bailey moved here in 1896. He was about forty-five years of age. He came to this county for the main purpose of purchasing land and ranching. The first land he bought was ten miles west of Eldorado and today known as the Bailey Ranch neighborhood. He paid one dollar an acre for the land he purchased. Mr. Bailey bought an enormous amount of land but after two or three year; had passed he purchased more land, about three sections, joining the town section It is today known as the Albert Bailey place.
Mr. Bailey was a very educated man in some respects. He received his education in Missouri where he was born and reared. When dealing with business he was an unusually shrewd man but he would deal with anyone in a square and honest way.
At this time when cattle were sold they had to be driven to the railroad to be shipped. During his early manhood Mr. Bailey helped drive cattle into Kansas, Montana, Dakota, etc. When anyone in that day and time had the opportunity to go up the trail successfully they thought themselves very fortunate. Sometimes they would come in contact with the Indians and have to endure many hardships. While on one of his trips up the old trail he had considerable experience with the Indians, outlaws and such. Mr. Bailey was in one of the fights with the Indians and was slightly wounded, however, they continued on the journey.
When Mr. Bailey first moved, here Eldorado was a saloon town. It was a very small place and I doubt if there was a Post Office. There were not more than one grocery or dry goods store and no garages. It was just a saloon town. Eldorado was forty-five miles from the railroad and this made it very inconvenient for them to buy their groceries There were many supplies which were necessary. There was no highway here to haul them over. At this time they hauled all their supplies by an old fashioned freight wagon. While going on one of these freighting trips they used from two to about six teams. They would carry their food to eat along with them and it usually took about five or six days to go and return. The freighters would camp out each night. Mr. Bailey went on several of these trips for himself. They bought their supplies in San Angelo.
On the large tract of land which Mr. Bailey acquired west of Eldorado, when he first came here, he established a cattle ranch and maintained it from about 1905 to 1910. Mr. Bailey had many cattle on his ranch and he had a large yearly income, due to the ranch and cattle. While here on this ranch he made lots of money. Many times he would go to large towns and stay for months at a time. He would do this if he could find a suitable man to care for his property and ranch. Part of this time he lived in Fort Worth.
Along in about 1900 to 1905 Mr. Bailey began to sell small tracts of this land. People would come to this county wanting land and so Mr. Bailey had bought it cheap he could afford to sell it at a profit. He made a lot of money in this way. One by one he sold the tracts of land to the settlers until he did not have much left. In about 1913 or 1914 he decided to leave this country and go to the Plains.
He had three girls and three boys. Those living are Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Gee, of some distant city and Albert Bailey of Eldorado, John Bailey residing in Ozona and Tom Bailey, now living in Fort Worth.
After he had sold several tracts of his lands west of Eldorado, good fences were established and many improvements made on them. The community was called and still is called the Bailey Ranch neighborhood in honor of Mr. Bailey. On most of the sections or tracts of land he sold, farms were established and on some, ranches and farms combined.
The original size of Bailey Rar.ch was about thirty sections. On the average the land, today is worth from twenty-five to thirty dollars an acre. The main crops produced on the land are cotton and grain. There are several kinds of grain, some of which are cane, maize, corn, kaffir corn and higera. [From "Schleicher County, or, Eighty Years of Development in Southwest Texas", pub. 1930,
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BAILEY, ROBERT
Pioneer, Who Came when City Still was US Post Dies
Robert Bailey, pioneer stockman and banker, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. He came to Tarrant county when Fort Wroth was still a Government post and the soldiers were here. He was 71 years old.
Bailey was born in Kentucky, Feb. 18, 1843 and came to Texas in 1862 at the age of 14 years. He was educated at William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Calloway in 1867. She is a member of one of the oldest families in the County. Nine children were born to the couple, six of whom survive. They are John R., of Ozona, Albert P. of Eldorado, T. M. of Fort Worth, Mrs. Scott Mack of Ballinger, Mrs. Nora Gee and Mrs. Addie Robert of Fort Worth. One brother, L. B. Brown of Smithfield and a sister, Mrs. Alice Brown of Fort Worth, also survive. Sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive him.
He helped to organize Schleicher county and for a time lived south of San Angelo on his ranch. He was president and organizer of the first bank in Schleicher.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Christian church. N Rev. L. D. Anderson and city School Superintendent M. H. Moore will conduct the services.
Honorary pall bearers will be: J. W. Spencer, L. B. Comer, F. E. White of Stephenville, G. H. Connell, Sterling P. Clark, R. M. Davis, T. E. Lewis and Maj. K. M. Van Zandt.
The active pall bearers are: Lewis Brown, Tom Hardisty, D. O. Brown, Arthur Davis, Lewis Hightower, John Davis and Walter Brown, all nephews of Bailey. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6, 1919 )
(By Marie Stanford)
Robert Bailey was one of the first Pioneer settlers of this county. He came here from Erath county, where he had lived for some time. Mr. Bailey moved here in 1896. He was about forty-five years of age. He came to this county for the main purpose of purchasing land and ranching. The first land he bought was ten miles west of Eldorado and today known as the Bailey Ranch neighborhood. He paid one dollar an acre for the land he purchased. Mr. Bailey bought an enormous amount of land but after two or three year; had passed he purchased more land, about three sections, joining the town section It is today known as the Albert Bailey place.
Mr. Bailey was a very educated man in some respects. He received his education in Missouri where he was born and reared. When dealing with business he was an unusually shrewd man but he would deal with anyone in a square and honest way.
At this time when cattle were sold they had to be driven to the railroad to be shipped. During his early manhood Mr. Bailey helped drive cattle into Kansas, Montana, Dakota, etc. When anyone in that day and time had the opportunity to go up the trail successfully they thought themselves very fortunate. Sometimes they would come in contact with the Indians and have to endure many hardships. While on one of his trips up the old trail he had considerable experience with the Indians, outlaws and such. Mr. Bailey was in one of the fights with the Indians and was slightly wounded, however, they continued on the journey.
When Mr. Bailey first moved, here Eldorado was a saloon town. It was a very small place and I doubt if there was a Post Office. There were not more than one grocery or dry goods store and no garages. It was just a saloon town. Eldorado was forty-five miles from the railroad and this made it very inconvenient for them to buy their groceries There were many supplies which were necessary. There was no highway here to haul them over. At this time they hauled all their supplies by an old fashioned freight wagon. While going on one of these freighting trips they used from two to about six teams. They would carry their food to eat along with them and it usually took about five or six days to go and return. The freighters would camp out each night. Mr. Bailey went on several of these trips for himself. They bought their supplies in San Angelo.
On the large tract of land which Mr. Bailey acquired west of Eldorado, when he first came here, he established a cattle ranch and maintained it from about 1905 to 1910. Mr. Bailey had many cattle on his ranch and he had a large yearly income, due to the ranch and cattle. While here on this ranch he made lots of money. Many times he would go to large towns and stay for months at a time. He would do this if he could find a suitable man to care for his property and ranch. Part of this time he lived in Fort Worth.
Along in about 1900 to 1905 Mr. Bailey began to sell small tracts of this land. People would come to this county wanting land and so Mr. Bailey had bought it cheap he could afford to sell it at a profit. He made a lot of money in this way. One by one he sold the tracts of land to the settlers until he did not have much left. In about 1913 or 1914 he decided to leave this country and go to the Plains.
He had three girls and three boys. Those living are Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Gee, of some distant city and Albert Bailey of Eldorado, John Bailey residing in Ozona and Tom Bailey, now living in Fort Worth.
After he had sold several tracts of his lands west of Eldorado, good fences were established and many improvements made on them. The community was called and still is called the Bailey Ranch neighborhood in honor of Mr. Bailey. On most of the sections or tracts of land he sold, farms were established and on some, ranches and farms combined.
The original size of Bailey Rar.ch was about thirty sections. On the average the land, today is worth from twenty-five to thirty dollars an acre. The main crops produced on the land are cotton and grain. There are several kinds of grain, some of which are cane, maize, corn, kaffir corn and higera. [From "Schleicher County, or, Eighty Years of Development in Southwest Texas", pub. 1930,
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BAILEY, ROBERT
Pioneer, Who Came when City Still was US Post Dies
Robert Bailey, pioneer stockman and banker, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. He came to Tarrant county when Fort Wroth was still a Government post and the soldiers were here. He was 71 years old.
Bailey was born in Kentucky, Feb. 18, 1843 and came to Texas in 1862 at the age of 14 years. He was educated at William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Calloway in 1867. She is a member of one of the oldest families in the County. Nine children were born to the couple, six of whom survive. They are John R., of Ozona, Albert P. of Eldorado, T. M. of Fort Worth, Mrs. Scott Mack of Ballinger, Mrs. Nora Gee and Mrs. Addie Robert of Fort Worth. One brother, L. B. Brown of Smithfield and a sister, Mrs. Alice Brown of Fort Worth, also survive. Sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive him.
He helped to organize Schleicher county and for a time lived south of San Angelo on his ranch. He was president and organizer of the first bank in Schleicher.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Christian church. N Rev. L. D. Anderson and city School Superintendent M. H. Moore will conduct the services.
Honorary pall bearers will be: J. W. Spencer, L. B. Comer, F. E. White of Stephenville, G. H. Connell, Sterling P. Clark, R. M. Davis, T. E. Lewis and Maj. K. M. Van Zandt.
The active pall bearers are: Lewis Brown, Tom Hardisty, D. O. Brown, Arthur Davis, Lewis Hightower, John Davis and Walter Brown, all nephews of Bailey. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6, 1919 )
ROBERT BAILEY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BAILEY RANCH
(By Marie Stanford)
Robert Bailey was one of the first Pioneer settlers of this county. He came here from Erath county, where he had lived for some time. Mr. Bailey moved here in 1896. He was about forty-five years of age. He came to this county for the main purpose of purchasing land and ranching. The first land he bought was ten miles west of Eldorado and today known as the Bailey Ranch neighborhood. He paid one dollar an acre for the land he purchased. Mr. Bailey bought an enormous amount of land but after two or three year; had passed he purchased more land, about three sections, joining the town section It is today known as the Albert Bailey place.
Mr. Bailey was a very educated man in some respects. He received his education in Missouri where he was born and reared. When dealing with business he was an unusually shrewd man but he would deal with anyone in a square and honest way.
At this time when cattle were sold they had to be driven to the railroad to be shipped. During his early manhood Mr. Bailey helped drive cattle into Kansas, Montana, Dakota, etc. When anyone in that day and time had the opportunity to go up the trail successfully they thought themselves very fortunate. Sometimes they would come in contact with the Indians and have to endure many hardships. While on one of his trips up the old trail he had considerable experience with the Indians, outlaws and such. Mr. Bailey was in one of the fights with the Indians and was slightly wounded, however, they continued on the journey.
When Mr. Bailey first moved, here Eldorado was a saloon town. It was a very small place and I doubt if there was a Post Office. There were not more than one grocery or dry goods store and no garages. It was just a saloon town. Eldorado was forty-five miles from the railroad and this made it very inconvenient for them to buy their groceries There were many supplies which were necessary. There was no highway here to haul them over. At this time they hauled all their supplies by an old fashioned freight wagon. While going on one of these freighting trips they used from two to about six teams. They would carry their food to eat along with them and it usually took about five or six days to go and return. The freighters would camp out each night. Mr. Bailey went on several of these trips for himself. They bought their supplies in San Angelo.
On the large tract of land which Mr. Bailey acquired west of Eldorado, when he first came here, he established a cattle ranch and maintained it from about 1905 to 1910. Mr. Bailey had many cattle on his ranch and he had a large yearly income, due to the ranch and cattle. While here on this ranch he made lots of money. Many times he would go to large towns and stay for months at a time. He would do this if he could find a suitable man to care for his property and ranch. Part of this time he lived in Fort Worth.
Along in about 1900 to 1905 Mr. Bailey began to sell small tracts of this land. People would come to this county wanting land and so Mr. Bailey had bought it cheap he could afford to sell it at a profit. He made a lot of money in this way. One by one he sold the tracts of land to the settlers until he did not have much left. In about 1913 or 1914 he decided to leave this country and go to the Plains.
He had three girls and three boys. Those living are Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Gee, of some distant city and Albert Bailey of Eldorado, John Bailey residing in Ozona and Tom Bailey, now living in Fort Worth.
After he had sold several tracts of his lands west of Eldorado, good fences were established and many improvements made on them. The community was called and still is called the Bailey Ranch neighborhood in honor of Mr. Bailey. On most of the sections or tracts of land he sold, farms were established and on some, ranches and farms combined.
The original size of Bailey Rar.ch was about thirty sections. On the average the land, today is worth from twenty-five to thirty dollars an acre. The main crops produced on the land are cotton and grain. There are several kinds of grain, some of which are cane, maize, corn, kaffir corn and higera. [From "Schleicher County, or, Eighty Years of Development in Southwest Texas", pub. 1930,
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BAILEY, ROBERT
Pioneer, Who Came when City Still was US Post Dies
Robert Bailey, pioneer stockman and banker, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. He came to Tarrant county when Fort Wroth was still a Government post and the soldiers were here. He was 71 years old.
Bailey was born in Kentucky, Feb. 18, 1843 and came to Texas in 1862 at the age of 14 years. He was educated at William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Calloway in 1867. She is a member of one of the oldest families in the County. Nine children were born to the couple, six of whom survive. They are John R., of Ozona, Albert P. of Eldorado, T. M. of Fort Worth, Mrs. Scott Mack of Ballinger, Mrs. Nora Gee and Mrs. Addie Robert of Fort Worth. One brother, L. B. Brown of Smithfield and a sister, Mrs. Alice Brown of Fort Worth, also survive. Sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive him.
He helped to organize Schleicher county and for a time lived south of San Angelo on his ranch. He was president and organizer of the first bank in Schleicher.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Christian church. N Rev. L. D. Anderson and city School Superintendent M. H. Moore will conduct the services.
Honorary pall bearers will be: J. W. Spencer, L. B. Comer, F. E. White of Stephenville, G. H. Connell, Sterling P. Clark, R. M. Davis, T. E. Lewis and Maj. K. M. Van Zandt.
The active pall bearers are: Lewis Brown, Tom Hardisty, D. O. Brown, Arthur Davis, Lewis Hightower, John Davis and Walter Brown, all nephews of Bailey. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6, 1919 )
(By Marie Stanford)
Robert Bailey was one of the first Pioneer settlers of this county. He came here from Erath county, where he had lived for some time. Mr. Bailey moved here in 1896. He was about forty-five years of age. He came to this county for the main purpose of purchasing land and ranching. The first land he bought was ten miles west of Eldorado and today known as the Bailey Ranch neighborhood. He paid one dollar an acre for the land he purchased. Mr. Bailey bought an enormous amount of land but after two or three year; had passed he purchased more land, about three sections, joining the town section It is today known as the Albert Bailey place.
Mr. Bailey was a very educated man in some respects. He received his education in Missouri where he was born and reared. When dealing with business he was an unusually shrewd man but he would deal with anyone in a square and honest way.
At this time when cattle were sold they had to be driven to the railroad to be shipped. During his early manhood Mr. Bailey helped drive cattle into Kansas, Montana, Dakota, etc. When anyone in that day and time had the opportunity to go up the trail successfully they thought themselves very fortunate. Sometimes they would come in contact with the Indians and have to endure many hardships. While on one of his trips up the old trail he had considerable experience with the Indians, outlaws and such. Mr. Bailey was in one of the fights with the Indians and was slightly wounded, however, they continued on the journey.
When Mr. Bailey first moved, here Eldorado was a saloon town. It was a very small place and I doubt if there was a Post Office. There were not more than one grocery or dry goods store and no garages. It was just a saloon town. Eldorado was forty-five miles from the railroad and this made it very inconvenient for them to buy their groceries There were many supplies which were necessary. There was no highway here to haul them over. At this time they hauled all their supplies by an old fashioned freight wagon. While going on one of these freighting trips they used from two to about six teams. They would carry their food to eat along with them and it usually took about five or six days to go and return. The freighters would camp out each night. Mr. Bailey went on several of these trips for himself. They bought their supplies in San Angelo.
On the large tract of land which Mr. Bailey acquired west of Eldorado, when he first came here, he established a cattle ranch and maintained it from about 1905 to 1910. Mr. Bailey had many cattle on his ranch and he had a large yearly income, due to the ranch and cattle. While here on this ranch he made lots of money. Many times he would go to large towns and stay for months at a time. He would do this if he could find a suitable man to care for his property and ranch. Part of this time he lived in Fort Worth.
Along in about 1900 to 1905 Mr. Bailey began to sell small tracts of this land. People would come to this county wanting land and so Mr. Bailey had bought it cheap he could afford to sell it at a profit. He made a lot of money in this way. One by one he sold the tracts of land to the settlers until he did not have much left. In about 1913 or 1914 he decided to leave this country and go to the Plains.
He had three girls and three boys. Those living are Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Gee, of some distant city and Albert Bailey of Eldorado, John Bailey residing in Ozona and Tom Bailey, now living in Fort Worth.
After he had sold several tracts of his lands west of Eldorado, good fences were established and many improvements made on them. The community was called and still is called the Bailey Ranch neighborhood in honor of Mr. Bailey. On most of the sections or tracts of land he sold, farms were established and on some, ranches and farms combined.
The original size of Bailey Rar.ch was about thirty sections. On the average the land, today is worth from twenty-five to thirty dollars an acre. The main crops produced on the land are cotton and grain. There are several kinds of grain, some of which are cane, maize, corn, kaffir corn and higera. [From "Schleicher County, or, Eighty Years of Development in Southwest Texas", pub. 1930,
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BAILEY, ROBERT
Pioneer, Who Came when City Still was US Post Dies
Robert Bailey, pioneer stockman and banker, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. He came to Tarrant county when Fort Wroth was still a Government post and the soldiers were here. He was 71 years old.
Bailey was born in Kentucky, Feb. 18, 1843 and came to Texas in 1862 at the age of 14 years. He was educated at William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Calloway in 1867. She is a member of one of the oldest families in the County. Nine children were born to the couple, six of whom survive. They are John R., of Ozona, Albert P. of Eldorado, T. M. of Fort Worth, Mrs. Scott Mack of Ballinger, Mrs. Nora Gee and Mrs. Addie Robert of Fort Worth. One brother, L. B. Brown of Smithfield and a sister, Mrs. Alice Brown of Fort Worth, also survive. Sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive him.
He helped to organize Schleicher county and for a time lived south of San Angelo on his ranch. He was president and organizer of the first bank in Schleicher.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Christian church. N Rev. L. D. Anderson and city School Superintendent M. H. Moore will conduct the services.
Honorary pall bearers will be: J. W. Spencer, L. B. Comer, F. E. White of Stephenville, G. H. Connell, Sterling P. Clark, R. M. Davis, T. E. Lewis and Maj. K. M. Van Zandt.
The active pall bearers are: Lewis Brown, Tom Hardisty, D. O. Brown, Arthur Davis, Lewis Hightower, John Davis and Walter Brown, all nephews of Bailey. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 6, 1919 )
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