Individual Details
Joseph L. Bailey
(DECEMBER 22, 1862 - 1930)
Events
| Birth | DECEMBER 22, 1862 | Butler County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Census | JUNE 6, 1900 | 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Lone Star Area, Cherokee County, TX | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1902 | Occupation - Ponta (Lone Star), Cherokee County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 1930 | Cherokee County, Texas | | ||
| Marriage | Bertie Mays | | | ||
| Marriage | Cherokee County, Texas - Mattie Likely | |
Families
| Spouse | Mattie Likely ( - ) |
| Child | Janie Bailey ( - ) |
| Child | Laura Bailey ( - ) |
| Child | James Andrew "Jim" Bailey ( - ) |
| Child | Willie Bailey ( - ) |
| Spouse | Bertie Mays ( - ) |
| Child | Joseph Weldon Bailey ( - 1984) |
| Child | Lee Bailey ( - 1923) |
| Father | Isaac Bailey (1812 - 1901) |
| Mother | Rachel Rebecca Knowles (1820 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Jefferson Bailey ( - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac Edward Bailey (1857 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Melvinia Bailey (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | John Thomas Bailey (1845 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Sarah Delilah Bailey (1847 - 1925) |
| Sibling | James Bailey (1850 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Bailey (1850 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Amanda Bailey (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Lucinda Bailey (1860 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Rachel Bailey (1861 - ) |
| Sibling | Celren Bailey (1873 - ) |
Notes
Birth
His birthdate is given as Dec 1861 on the 1900 Cherokee Co., TX Census.Cherokee County History shows his birth date as 1862, in Butler County, Alabama.
Census
He and his family are listed on page 256A of the 1900 Cherokee Co., TX U.S. Census for JP District 6. The family is listed next after the Isaac Bailey household. The family is shown as: Joe L. Bailey, born Dec 1861, age 38, married 13 years, born in AL, father born in SC, mother born in AL, owns farm; M (can't read) E., wife, born Apr 1859, age 41, married 13 years, 4 children 3 living, born in AL, both parents born in AL; James, son, born Oct 1891, age 8, born in TX, both parents born in AL; Willie R., son, born Sept 1893, age 6, born in TX, both parents born in AL; Larh, daughter, born Jan 1897, age 3, born in TX, both parents born in AL; Jane Perry, boarder, born Dec 1839, age 60, single, born in AL, father born in SC, mother born in NC; Bob Chambers, boarder, Black, born May 1879, age 21, single, born in TX, both parents born in TX.Miscellaneous
Joseph L. Bailey became Ponta's first merchant when he opened a general merchandise store there in 1902.He also was a land owner and raised cotton and cattle, and was a director of the Guaranty State Bank in Ponta.
He remained in business until his death in 1930, with his son James Andrew Bailey as his partner during the last few years.
Marriage
Joseph L. Bailey married Bertie Mays after his first wife died.Endnotes
1. Knowla Lee Stewart Morrow, Duncan Family Research by Knowla Stewart Morrow, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Fort Worth, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (May, 2003).
2. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Compiler, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Texas Historical Commission, 1986), 133-139; e-book, Portal to Texas History, Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu : Accessed 23 October 2018; Entries on the Isaac Bailey family made by Carl Day Bailey, his father was born and lived in Cherokee County and descended from Thomas and Lucinda Bailey; a likely relative of Isaac Bailey..
4. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
5. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Compiler, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Texas Historical Commission, 1986), 133-139; e-book, Portal to Texas History, Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu : Accessed 23 October 2018; Entries on the Isaac Bailey family made by Carl Day Bailey, his father was born and lived in Cherokee County and descended from Thomas and Lucinda Bailey; a likely relative of Isaac Bailey..
6. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Compiler, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Texas Historical Commission, 1986), 133-139; e-book, Portal to Texas History, Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu : Accessed 23 October 2018; Entries on the Isaac Bailey family made by Carl Day Bailey, his father was born and lived in Cherokee County and descended from Thomas and Lucinda Bailey; a likely relative of Isaac Bailey..
7. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Compiler, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Texas Historical Commission, 1986), 133-139; e-book, Portal to Texas History, Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu : Accessed 23 October 2018; Entries on the Isaac Bailey family made by Carl Day Bailey, his father was born and lived in Cherokee County and descended from Thomas and Lucinda Bailey; a likely relative of Isaac Bailey..
8. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Compiler, Cherokee County History (Jacksonville, Texas: Texas Historical Commission, 1986), 133-139; e-book, Portal to Texas History, Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu : Accessed 23 October 2018; Entries on the Isaac Bailey family made by Carl Day Bailey, his father was born and lived in Cherokee County and descended from Thomas and Lucinda Bailey; a likely relative of Isaac Bailey..