Dear Putnam Co. : Does anyone know about this BAILEY family? I suspect that they are related to my BAILEY family of Shelby Co., KY who also migrate to Putnam Co., IN. The other BAILEYS from Shelby Co., KY are Henry Clay BAILEY and his siblings, John and Margaret. Another uncle in the Shelby Co., BAILEYS is named William Preston BAILEY. (He moved to Kansas City.) Note this William has a middle initial "P" and also a son named Preston. Descendants of William P. Bailey Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM P.1 BAILEY was born 1829 in Kentucky (Source: 1870 Putnam Co, IN Census Greencastle Twp., p. 48 Dwelling 344.), and died in fl 1870 Greencastle Twp. Putnam Co, IN. He married MARY E. ??? Bef. 1857. She was born 1837 in Indiana, and died aft 1870 Greencastle Twp. Putnam Co, IN. Notes for WILLIAM P. BAILEY: Living with William BAILEY and his family in 1870 was a John D. WHALEY, age 70, farm laborer, [ Was he just a boarder or was he Mary E.'s father also?) p. 48 More About WILLIAM P. BAILEY: Occupation: 1870, Physician Children of WILLIAM BAILEY and MARY ??? are: i. JOSEPH P.2 BAILEY, b. 1857. ii. PRESTON B. BAILEY, b. 1859. iii. ALICE C. BAILEY, b. 1862. iv. WILLIAM BAILEY, b. 1864. v. INFANT SON BAILEY, b. 1870. Thanks, Pat Bishop Obrist