James Watson Bailey (1850 - 1935)

Born 2 Aug 1850 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Ann (Borreson) Bailey — married 1874 in Utah

Died 29 Dec 1935 at age 85 in Firth, Bingham, Idaho, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1850. He was the son of James Bailey and Mary Ann Tucker.

Traveled to Utah with his mother as an infant, Company that they traveled with is unknown at this time (Probably July 1851): his mother and James as an infant In 1850 he is 4 mths. old and they are with the Kenny family in Iowa, Pottawattamie County

Household Members:

Name Age

Lorin Edward Kenny 35

Hannah Gott Nichols Kenny 30

Ellen Hannah Kenny 8

Loren Albert Kenny 4

Mary A. Tucker Bailey 24

James Watson Bailey 4/12

Henry Peter Delong 16

In 1870 he and his mother and siblings live in Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, James is a herdsman James is 19 years old. ^[1]

In Sept 19 1874 James married Nancy Ann Borreson in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah ^[2]

Their Children

1. James Henry Bailey 1875–1878
2. Nettie Ann Bailey 1877–1940 m) Ferdinand Olsen
3. Hannah "Elnora" Balley 1879–1892
4. Mary Elmira "Mira" Johnson 1882–1941 m) George Albert Johnson
5. John Volney Bailey 1896–1979 m) Helma Caroline Weeding

He was a Veteran of The U. S. Army Mormon Battalion ^[3]

In 1900 they are living in Leamington, Millard, Utah. James is a farmer with wife Nancy and children Nettie and John^[4]

In 1920 they live in Goshen, Bingham, Idaho and he is farming ^[5] Daughter Nettie ("Fannie") with husband Ferdinand and son Linden living next door

James' wife Nancy passed away in 1926

In 1930, James is widowed and living in Basalt, Bingham, Idaho ^[6]

He passed away in 1935 at the age of 85 and is buried at Basalt Cemetery located in Basalt, Bingham, Idaho^[7]

Research Notes

• Needs Mormon Battalion sticker
• Needs profiles added for the children noted in bio and on FindAGrave

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census
2. ↑ Marriage Recorded and Life History
3. ↑ Battalion Roster
4. ↑ 1900 Census
5. ↑ 1920 Census
6. ↑ 1930 Census
7. ↑ Memorial

• Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850, Susan Easton Black, Harvey Bischoff Black, Sarah Allen and Rebecca Allen. Annotated Record of the United States Federal Census Iowa, Pottawattamie County 1850. Private donor. United States Federal Census, 1850, 1860; Ancestral File; FamilySearch. (index card)

• 1870 United States Federal Census, Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. (shareable view)

• 1900 United States Federal Census, Leamington, Millard, Utah, Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.(shareable view)

• Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Original data: Esshom, Frank Elwood. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Co., 1913.

• The U. S. Army Mormon Battalion 1846-1847-1848, http://orsonprattbrown.org/MormonBattalion/roster.html

• 1920 United States Federal Census, Goshen, Bingham, Idaho, Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City) (shareable view)

• 1930 United States Federal Census, Basalt, Bingham, Idaho, Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. (shareable view)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 June 2020), memorial page for James Watson Bailey (2 Aug 1850–29 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial no. 6638068, citing Basalt Cemetery, Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Carl Reynard (contributor 30230724) .

• Pioneer Database 1847–1868, https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/58370/james-watson-bailey