----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanette Bailey-Lopez" <jbailey148@comcast.net> To: "Sandi Gorin" <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [SCKY] Relocation > My Baileys of Monroe County, Ky relocated to Mo. in these ways: > > John P. and Barthenia Bailey left Monroe County for Jackson County TN. > sometime after the 1840 census. They sent his cousin William Bailey born > 1794 and his sons William Jackson, Daniel B, John C. and a somehow > connected Martin T. Bailey ahead to buy farming land in Platte and > Buchannan Counties of Mo. They purchased this land in 1846. John P. came > out and bought it from them in 1848. Martin T. Bailey moved every 3 years > from Mo to Ks. to Tx. and back. One thought on that is that he was > evading the civil unrest in the country. John P. farmed this land until > his death, and it has remained in the family until this day. William > Bailey, William Jackson, and John C. chose to farm in Atchison County, > Ks., right across the river from John P. Bailey. Daniel B. Bailey came > back to KY., took a wife and moved to DAde Co. Mo. with the McMillin in > laws, and fought for the North in the Civil war. He was a stockman. It > is thought that the Baileys that remained in Kansas stayed there to escape > the civil unrest of the country. Edward Keenan Bailey came to Benton > County Missouri from Monroe County Ky in the fall of 1848, because he had > been offered a job by Mr. Butterfield of the stage company. He preferred > to hire "mountain men" who were familiar with horses, and native > americans. E.K. established a relay station at Fairfield Mo. and also > farmed. His brother, Archie, joined him in Benton county by 1850, he was > a cabinet maker. During the Gold rush, my family established a drilling > company, called Union drilling, they moved the operation to Weld Co. > Colorado, and brought fresh water to the mining operations. This was > headed up by Daniel Bailey, but even Bennett H. Bailey came from Ark. to > help in the operation of the company. > Jeanette Bailey > Independence, Mo.