Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. (1949 - 2007)

Born 20 Oct 1949 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Aug 2007 at age 57 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

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Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr. had a lengthy career as a journalist who focused mainly on African-American issues. He was editor-in-chief of The Oakland Post in Oakland, California from June 2007 until his murder two months later. He was the first American journalist killed for domestic reporting since 1976.^[1]

Chauncey was born in California in 1949. He was the son of Chauncey and Brigitte Duhe.^[2] Shortly after he was born the family moved to Iowa, where they were living in 1950.^[2][3]

Chauncey married Robin Hardin, with whom he had one son. They later divorced.^[1]

Chauncey was shot dead on a Downtown Oakland street on August 2, 2007, the victim of a crime syndicate he was investigating for a story. His death outraged fellow journalists, who joined together to create the Chauncey Bailey Project dedicated to continuing his work and uncovering the facts of his murder. In June 2011 Yusuf Bey IV, a local bakery owner, and his associate Antoine Mackey were convicted of ordering Bailey's murder. A third man, bakery handyman Devaughndre Brousard, had earlier confessed to being the triggerman. Bailey was the first American journalist killed for domestic reporting since 1976.

Chauncey was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward, California.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncey_Bailey
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 3449; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 102-119
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #70584549 (accessed 26 October 2022)
   Charcy W Bailey, single son, in household of Chancy W Bailey (31) in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. Born in California.
3. ↑ Obituary of father Chauncey Wendell Bailey: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 30 Dec 2016; Publication Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/255913309/?article=154394aa-0093-4c8d-9bec-f0374aa42e6f&focus=0.5022568,0.047788586,0.65660423,0.42424002&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #738252271 (accessed 26 October 2022)
   Name: Chauncey Wendell Jr.; Gender: Male; Newspaper Title: The Des Moines Register; Father: Chauncey Wendell Bailey.Free VIew of Clipping

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2RR-GST : 27 November 2014), Chauncey Wendell Bailey, 20 Oct 1949; citing Alameda, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2019), memorial page for Chauncey Wendell Bailey, Jr (20 Oct 1949–2 Aug 2007), Find A Grave: Memorial #20755269, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda County, California, USA ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46795196) .
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGLR-K6V : 12 January 2021), Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr, 02 Aug 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "California, Oakland, Alameda County, Newspaper Record Collection, 1985-2011," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5M-YSNP : 17 March 2018), Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr, 2007; citing Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, Oakland Family History Center, Alameda; FHL microfilm 100,538,378.

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