Individual Details

William Edward Bailey Sr.

( - )

Events

Census1820Washington County, Georgia
Census1830Wilkinson County, Georgia
MiscellaneousBef 1840Residence - South Carolina
Census1840Newton, Baker County, Georgia
Census1850Baker County, Georgia
Census1860Milford, Baker County, Georgia
MarriageCiety Bailey (Maiden Name Unknown)

Families

Notes

Census

The 1820 Washington County, Georgia, US Federal Census shows the William Bailey household as:
2 Males <10 yrs of age
1 Male 26-44
2 Females <10 yrs of age
1 Female 26-44
2 Slaves

Census

The 1830 Wilkinson County, Georgia, US Federal Census shows the William Bailey household as:
2 Males <5 yrs of age
3 Males 5-9
1 Male 10-14
2 Males 15-19
1 Female 5 yrs of age
1 Female 40-49
7 Slaves
Note: William Edward Bailey possibly away from home, establishing a new homesite in Newton, Baker County, Georgia, where the family is found in 1840.
The two sons, 15-19, could be Isaac and Singleton Bailey since only 1 of William Edward and Ciety Bailey's known and likely sons would be in that age range (William E. Bailey, Jr., b. 1814) and he appears to have been included in the 10-14 age group.

Miscellaneous

William and Ciety Bailey moved to Georgia from South Carolina before 1840. They and their children were living in Georgia, in present day Baker, Calhoun, and Early Counties by 1840.
William and Ciety Bailey and their son Thomas acquired extensive land holdings and by use of slave labor they became quite wealthy growing cotton.

Census

The 1840 Newton, Baker County, Georgia, US Federal Census shows the William Bailey household as:
2 Males 10-14
1 Male 15-19
3 Males 20-29
1 Male 60-69
1 Female 5-9
2 Females 10-14
1 Female 50-59
7 Slaves

Census

The 1850 Baker County, Georgia, US Federal Census shows the William Bailey household as #117:
William, 75, b. Pitt County, NC
Siety, 65, b. Ash County, NC
Winny, 22, Female, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia
Benjamin, 20, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia
Nancy, 17, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia: listed as "idiot"

Note: the next three households, #118-120, are probably sons of William Edward and Ciety Bailey:
#118 Robert Bailey, 27, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia, and wife Ivy Ann
#119 Bunnell (Burrell) Bailey, 28, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia and wife Elizabeth
#120 Harrison Bailey, 30, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia, and wife Eliza

On another page: known son, Thomas, and probable son, William E. Bailey, Jr., of William Edward and Ciety Bailey:
#97 William E. Bailey, 36, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia, and
Louisa, 16, b. Baker County, Georgia; Siety, 10, female, b. Baker County, Georgia; John King, 17, b. SC
This is William E. Bailey, Jr. His first wife apparently is dead leaving W. E. Bailey, Jr. with two young children.
#99 Thomas Bailey, 32, b. Wilkinson County, Georgia and wife Lucinda

Census

The 1860 Milford, Baker County, Georgia, US Federal Census shows the William Bailey household as:
W. Bailey, 85, male, b. NC
S. Bailey, 75, female, b. NC

Endnotes

1. 1820 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

2. 1830 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. 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

5. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

6. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

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..