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Ella May (Cofield) Bailey (1878 - 1940)

Ella May Bailey formerly Cofield
Born in Georgia, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married about 1900 in Coweta, Georgia, United Statesmap
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 62 in Fall River, South Dakota, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Ella May was born in Georgia about 1878-1883 depending on the source.

In the 1880 census Ella (age 1) was the daughter of Aaron Cofield in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, United States.[1]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Aaron Cofield M 49 Married Head Farmer Alabama
Rose Cofield F 45 Married Wife Laborer Georgia
Anna Cofield F 15 Single Daughter Laborer Georgia
Scintha Cofield F 14 Single Daughter Laborer Georgia
Aaron Cofield M 10 Single Son Laborer Georgia
Amanda Cofield F 8 Single Daughter Georgia
Viney Cofield F 7 Single Daughter Georgia
James Cofield M 6 Single Son Georgia
Henry Cofield M 5 Single Son Georgia
Joseph Cofield M 2 Single Son Georgia
Ella Cofield F 1 Single Daughter Georgia

She married Robert Bailey about 1900.[2]

In the 1900 census Ella (age 17) was the wife of Robert Bailey in Militia District 806, Coweta, Georgia.[3]

In the 1910 census Ella (age 30) was the wife of Robert Bailey in Burton, Fall River, South Dakota, United States.[4]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Robert Bailey M 34 Married Head Georgia
Ella Bailey F 30 Married Wife Georgia
Alice V Bailey F 0 Single Daughter Illinois

In the 1910 census Amanda (age 40), Farmer, was the widowed head of household in Turin, Coweta, Georgia, United States. Ella and Robert left four of their children with her while they were reportedly homesteading for a year.[5]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Amanda Cofield F 40 Widowed Head Farmer Georgia
J D Cofield M 18 Single Son Farm Hand Alabama
Rosa Cofield F 17 Single Daughter Farm Hand Alabama
J I Bailey M 10 Single Nephew Farm Hand Alabama
William Bailey M 8 Single Nephew Farm Hand Georgia
Lucile Bailey F 6 Single Niece Georgia
Callie D Bailey F 4 Single Niece Georgia

In the 1920 census Ella (age 41) was the wife of R B Bailey in Fall River, South Dakota, United States.[6]

Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
R B Bailey M 44 Married Head Georgia
Ella Bailey F 41 Married Wife Georgia
Jasper Bailey M 19 Single Son Georgia
William Bailey M 17 Single Son Georgia
Lucilla Bailey F 15 Single Daughter Georgia
Callie Bailey F 14 Single Daughter Georgia
Alice Bailey F 10 Single Daughter Georgia
Ivilsa B Bailey M 6 Single Son Illinois
Thelma Bailey F 4 Single Daughter South Dakota

In the 1930 census Ella (age 53) was the wife of Robert B Bailey in Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota, United States.[7]

Ella died on 8 February 1940[8] and was buried in Edgemont Cemetery, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 167; Page: 534B; Enumeration District: 125
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #13216005 (accessed 7 March 2023)
    Ella Cofield (1), single daughter, in household of Aaron Cofield (49) in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
  2. ↑ 1915 Census: "South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1915"
    South Dakota, State Census, 1915. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2283086
    Ancestry Record 60160 #166422 (accessed 6 March 2023)
    Ella Bailey (36), married. Born in Georgia.
  3. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 806, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 190; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240190
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #8597891 (accessed 7 March 2023)
    Ella Bailey (17), wife, in household of Robert Bailey (22) in Militia District 806, Coweta, Georgia. Born in Georgia, USA.
  4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 24A, family 363, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1480; FHL microfilm 1,375,493.
    FamilySearch Record: MPX4-Y2V (accessed 7 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9TDN-W67 Image number 00611
    Ella Bailey (30), wife, in household of Robert Bailey (34) in Burton, Fall River, South Dakota, United States. Born in Georgia.
  5. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Turin, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: T624_182; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374195
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #3327462 (accessed 8 March 2023)
    Amanda Cofield (40), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Turin, Coweta, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
  6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1717; Line: 3; FHL microfilm: 1821717; Record number: 19152;
    FamilySearch Record: M6J8-Y3X (accessed 7 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJG-329 Image number 00419
    Ella Bailey (41), wife, in household of R B Bailey (44) in Fall River, South Dakota, United States. Born in Georgia.
  7. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1A, line 34, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2223; FHL microfilm 2,341,957.
    FamilySearch Record: XQVQ-WPB (accessed 7 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR87-2LM Image number 00020
    Ella M Bailey (53), wife, in household of Robert B Bailey (54) in Cottonwood, Fall River, South Dakota, United States. Born in Georgia.
  8. ↑ Death: "South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955"
    South Dakota Department of Health. Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955. Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8659 #167357 (accessed 7 March 2023)
    Ella M Bailey death 8 Feb 1940 in Fall River, South Dakota, USA.
  9. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #19010821
    Ancestry Record 60525 #86422972 (accessed 6 March 2023)
    Ella May Bailey burial (died on 8 Feb 1940) in Edgemont Cemetery, Edgemont, Fall River County, South Dakota, United States of America.
  • 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1880; Census Place: West Vernon, Troup, Georgia; Roll: 167; Page: 534B; Enumeration District: 125
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #13216005 (accessed 6 March 2023)
    Ella Cofield (1), single daughter, in household of Aaron Cofield (49) in West Vernon, Troup, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.




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