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and was buried in Assumption Cemetery, R EDFORD , Clinton County, New York. 71 James Bailey, the fifth child, was born in 1865 or 1866, 72 probably in Greenwood. In an accident, he “fell into a large pot and was scalded to death.” The pot was a vat in a TANNING YARD . 73 James died in 1871 or 1872. 74 He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery. 75 Mary Gabriella Bailey, the sixth child, was born in either 1867 or 1868. 76 When her father died she was about three years old and when her mother died she was about six years old. 77 The executor of her father’s estate promptly began Mary’s education. Beginning as early as 1872, she studied with numerous teachers who operated local private schools. 78 Correcting the enumerator’s error in 1880, Mary was the youngest Bailey child and the only girl her mother’s sister 71 Ancestry, Find A Grave , database with images (http://www.findagrave.com : 11 November 2020), memorial 191490633, Eugene J. “Doc” Bailey, Assumption Cemetery, Redford, Clinton County, New York; gravestone photograph by Barb Destromp. 72 Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, [James Bailey in] Petition for Appointment of Guardian ad litem, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville. 73 Davis, “Pen Picture,” p. 3, col. 3, para. 3. Also, “Our Old Roads, No. 288,” p. 4, col. 2, para. 4. 74 Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, First Return on account of the Estates of Franklin C. Bailey, Wm. M. Bailey, Samuel S. Bailey, Mary D. Bailey & Eugene Bailey made by Wm H. Bailey Trustee on March 3rd 1876 for 1872, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville. Also, Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, Return on account of the Estate of J.A. Bailey Decd Made to the Court of Probate for Abbeville County S. Ca. On January 13 th 1873 for 1872 By Wm H. Bailey Executor, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville. 75 Greenwood County, S.C. Cemetery Records , 2:61. Also, Ancestry, Find A Grave , database with images (http://www.findagrave.com : 5 January 2021), memorial 158778823, James “Little James” Bailey, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina; gravestone photographs by JTarasidis. 76 Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, [Mary D. Bailey in] Petition for Appointment of Guardian ad litem, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville. 77 “Mrs. Mary D. Bailey,” obituary, p. 164, col 3. Also, “Brother James A. Bailey,” obituary, p. 24, col. 5. 78 Abbeville County, South Carolina, Court of Ordinary, Returns for 1872-1874, 1876-1877, 1880-1882, 1884-1885 by W.H. Bailey, Executor, James A. Bailey Estate; Box 186, Pkg. 4915, Abbeville County Probate Court, Abbeville.

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