Gloria, Do you know who Sarah Ferrel was? Thanks, Tom Pierce ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chochoruss@aol.com> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Where is Valley Forge in Shenandoah County? > Good morning, Vashenan Listmates, Little did I know that one little > article > is an old newspaper would lead to so many questions yet unanswered. > > > The Shenandoah Valley Herald > Wednesday, 15 March 1882 > Page 2, Column 4 > > On March 8th, William Bailey sold a house and lot, about a mile east of > Valley Forge, in this county, to Franklin Bushong for $100. > > > > The house and lot William Bailey sold to Franklin "Frank" Bushong seems > to be a mystery at this point in time. We found William Bailey and his > family in the census records thinking it would put things in perspective, > as to > his residence and this house and lot, but according to all the censuses, > William Bailey didn't own the property he lived on. So that means it must > have been an inherited piece from his family or one of his wives. His > father > was Jesse Bailey and his mother was Christina Bowen. We think he sold the > piece of property to get enough money to go to Greene County, Ohio where > some > of his children had gone. We are waiting for someone to retrieve the 1882 > Deed from the courthouse at Woodstock to see the wording on the Deed. The > Deed should tell us exactly where the property is located, then we can, > from > that, establish the location of the Valley forge since it is about 1 mile > east of the property. The family seem to be Brethren. > ----------------------- > William Bailey married twice: > M/1: 30 April 1841, Page County, VA to Rebecca Jane Long. She died in > 1851 > M/2: 4 July 1853, Rockingham County, VA to Sarah E. Ferrell > ----------------------- > 1850 Federal Census: Virginia > District 49, Page County > Enumerated 24 September 1850 > Page 333A > Lines 1-12, HH 898/899 > > Mary Fleming 43/Female/$5000/VA > John Fleming 19/Male/Farmer/VA > Thomas Fleming 17/Male/VA > Jane S. Fleming 16/Female/VA > Mary E. Fleming 14/Female/VA > James W. Fleming 12/Male/VA > Andrew B. Fleming 9/Male/VA > Benton S. Fleming 8/Male/VA > WILLIAM BAILEY 28/Male/Farmer/VA > Rebecca Bailey 25/Female/VA {Rebecca Jane Long} > Sarah Bailey 8/Female/VA > Rebecca Bailey 6/Female/VA {Rebecca Emily Bailey} > ------------------------- > 1860 Federal Census: Virginia > New Market District, PO New Market, Shenandoah County > Enumerated 27 July 1860 > Page 686/104 > Lines 1-8, HH 692/690 > > William Bailey 41/Male/DayLaborer/----$30/VA > Sarah Bailey 28/Female/VA > Sarah Bailey 18/Female/VA > Emily Bailey 16/Female/VA > John Bailey 13/Male/VA > Francis Bailey 9/Male/VA > Tomsy Bailey 5/Female/VA > Amelia Bailey 2/Female/VA > > Neighbors are Joseph Spitzer, Michael Neff, George Wood, John Hoffman, > Samuel Rinker, Jacob Goliday, and Daniel Shaffer which would put him > living > near Pine Forge in the Smith Creek area north of New Market. > ----------------------------- > 1870 Federal Census: Virginia > Lee Township, Shenandoah County > Enumerated 1 September 1870 > Page 727A > Lines 10-18, HH 351/343 > > William Bayley 57/Male/White/Laborer/----$100/VA > Sarah Bayley 35/Female/White/KeepsHouse/VA > Marion Bayley 19/Male/White/Laborer/VA {Francis Marion Bailey} > Tomsey Bayley 15/Female/White/DoesHouseWork/VA > Amelia Bayley 13/Female/White/DoesHouseWork/VA > Lewis Bayley 10/Male/White/VA > Franklin Bayley 8/Male/White/VA > Lelia Bayley 3/Female/White/VA > Alberta Bayley 5mosBornJanuary/Female/White/VA > --------------------------------- > 1880 Federal Census: Virginia > Lee Township, Ed 88, Shenandoah County > Enumerated 7 June 1880 > Page 512A > Lines 30-38, HH 197/209 > > William Bailey White/Male/62/Married/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA > Sarah F. Bailey White/Female/46/Wife/KeepingHouse/VA/VA/VA > Louis H. Bailey White/Male/19/Son/Single/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA > Francis Bailey White/Male/17/Son/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA > Lelia R. Bailey White/Female/12/Dau/AtHome/VA/VA/VA > Robertie D. Bailey White/Female/10/Dau/AtHome/VA/VA/VA > Amelia Bolden White/Female/21/Dau/Married/AtHome/VA/VA/VA > Charles Bolden White/Male/26/SonInLaw/WorksOnFarm/VA/VA/VA > Dora Bolden White/Female/1/GrandDau/VA/VA/VA > ------------------------ > 1900 Federal Census: Ohio > Beaver Creek Township, Ed 79, Greene County > Enumerated 2 June 1900 > Page 28A, Sheet 1 > Lines 48-49, HH 15/15 > > William Bailey Head/W/M/Oct1817/82/Md59yrs/DayLaborer/RentsHome/VA/VA/VA > Sarah Bailey Wife/W/F/May1834/66/10children6living/VA/VA/VA > ------------------------ > The Bellbrook Moon > Bellebrook, Ohio > 8 May 1901 > > OBITUARY > > William Bailey was born on the 18th day of October 1817 in Rappahannock > county, Va., and departed this life on the 25th day of April 1901. He was > aged > 83 years 6 months and 8 days. > He was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Long in 1841. To them were > born three children, one boy and two girls. In 1851, death called away > his > companion and in 1853, he was again united in marriage to Miss Sarah > Farle, to > this union were born 10 children. His wife, four sons and three daughters > are left to mourn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father. He > also > leaves 45 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. > His suffering was great, yet he never complained in his last moments, he > said he was ready and would soon be gone. He passed away quietly. > Funeral services were held on 28th, Sunday at Mt. Zion Church, conducted > by Rev. Stutsman, of Dayton,Ohio. > Dearest father, thou has left us, > And our loss we deeply feel, > But twas God that has bereft us, > He will all our sorrows heal. > His children > -------------------------- > CHILDREN OF WILLIAM BAILEY AND REBECCA JANE LONG > > 1. Sarah C. V. Bailey > Married: Shenandoah County, VA, 7 November 1865 to John R. Shaver > 2. Rebecca Emily Bailey > 3. John William Bailey married Julia Minerva Kerns > > CHILDREN OF WILLIAM BAILEY AND SARAH E. FERRELL > > 1. Marion Francis Bailey married twice: > M/1: 22 December 1872 to Sarah R. Funkhouser > M/2: 18 February 1903 to Virginia Fox > 2. Thomsie Ellen Bailey never married. Died 30 December 1911. Buried at > Soliloquoy Church Cemetery. > 3. Amelia Bailey married to Charles T. Bolen, s/o Edward Bolen and Mary > Bowen > 4. Lewis Henry Bailey married Amanda Kipp > 5. Franklin Bailey married Joanna Beatrice Marshall > 6. Lelia Bailey married 25 May 1887 to Henry Bowen > 7. Alberta Bailey > 8. Roberta D. Bailey married James Henry Penewit > ------------------------ > Unknown newspaper > Monday, 8 July 1935 > Page 2 > > F. Marion Bailey, 84, resident of Beaver creek Twp. for thirty-five > years, > died at his home in Zimmerman Saturday. > Mr Bailey was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Zimmerman. He is > survived by his widow Mrs. Virginia Bailey; four daughters, Mrs Emma > Engle, > near Spring Valley, Mrs Virginia Swigart and Mrs Elizabeth Durnbaugh, > near > Xenia, and Mrs Rhoda Ryan, near Clayton; four sons, Ira and Roy Fox, > Dayton; > Lewis Newton, Tippecanoe City, and Charles, Los Angeles; a brother, > Lewis, > two sisters, Mrs Amelia Bolen, Washington, and Mrs .Alberta Pennewit , > near > Xenia; twenty-four grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren. > Funeral services will be conducted at the Church of the Brethren > Wednesday > afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in Mt Zion Cemetery. > ------------------------ > The Gospel Messenger > 31 August 1935 > > Bailey, Marion F., born in Barbour County, VA., died in Zimmerman, Ohio, > aged 84 years. Funeral services at the Beaver Creek church by the writer, > assisted by Elder E. Friend Couser. -- J. H. Eidemiller, New Carlisle, > Ohio. > -------------------------- > The Xenia Daily Gazette and Torchlight > Thursday Evening, 14 November 1901 > > Mrs Henry Bowen, who had been afflicted with throat trouble for > several years died about midnight Saturday. Funeral services were > conducted in the Conservative Dunkard church, of which she was a member, > by Rev. David Stutsman of Dayton, Tuesday morning and the remains were > laid away in Mt. Zion cemetery. > --------------------------- > Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >