ANCESTORS OF CORNELIUS HUFF BAILEY Submitted by Jim Simon. Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH1 BAILEY was born January 28, 1761 in MD, and died June 21, 1850 in Taylor County, WV. He married (1) ELEANOR FRUM 1783 in Frederick County, VA. She was born September 12, 1762 in VA, and died June 27, 1832 in Taylor County, WV. He married (2) LETITIA MAY // Aft. 1832. Children of JOSEPH BAILEY and ELEANOR FRUM are: i. NANCY2 BAILEY, m. UNKNOWN DILLON. 2. ii. JOHN BAILEY, b. August 17, 1784, Buck Creek, Winchester County, VA; d. February 11, 1860, Taylor County, WV. 3. iii. JOSEPH BAILEY, JR, b. July 28, 1786; d. December 19, 1825, Taylor County, WV. iv. RACHEL BAILEY, b. 1790; m. DR. WILLIAM POWELL, March 03, 1810, Harrison County, WV. 4. v. NELLIE ELEANOR BAILEY, b. 1792. 5. vi. GEORGE BAILEY, b. 1800, Taylor County, WV. 6. vii. WILLIAM BAILEY, b. 1801, Taylor County, WV; d. 1874. viii. JOEL BAILEY, b. 1802; m. SARAH POWELL, April 06, 1814, Harrison County, WV; b. Abt. 1790; d. 1874, Taylor County, WV. ix. HAMILTON BAILEY, b. 1805. Children of JOSEPH BAILEY and LETITIA // are: x. NANCY2 BAILEY. xi. STEPHEN BAILEY, d. Bef. 1850. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 BAILEY (JOSEPH1) was born August 17, 1784 in Buck Creek, Winchester County, VA, and died February 11, 1860 in Taylor County, WV. He married SARAH FINDLEY December 06, 1809 in Harrison County, WV, daughter of WILLIAM FINDLEY and ROSANNA VISE. She was born 1790 in VA, and died 1845 in Taylor County, WV. Notes for JOHN BAILEY: Benjamin Webb conducted the wedding ceremony. Children of JOHN BAILEY and SARAH FINDLEY are: i. JOSEPH G3 BAILEY, b. April 05, 1812, Harrison County, WV; d. January 08, 1885, Taylor County, WV; m. (1) SARAH SALLY FINDLEY, November 12, 1835, Taylor County, WV; b. 1821; d. May 06, 1868, Taylor County. WV; m. (2) MARGARET BERTHENA SHIELDS, March 15, 1869, Taylor County, WV; b. October 05, 1836, Harrison County, WV; d. November 07, 1897, Taylor County, WV. More About JOSEPH G BAILEY: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem, Taylor Co, WV More About SARAH SALLY FINDLEY: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem, Taylor Co, WV Notes for MARGARET BERTHENA SHIELDS: Margaret was the widow of Leonidas McDonald. ii. SILAS PRAETER BAILEY, b. February 27, 1816, Harrison County, WV; d. December 06, 1888, Taylor County, WV; m. (1) LYDIA HUSTEAD, December 23, 1836; m. (2) ALMIRA KELLEY, April 28, 1862, Taylor County, WV; b. December 11, 1837, Randolph County, WV; d. November 23, 1911, Taylor County, WV. iii. ROANNA BAILEY, b. August 26, 1818; m. JOHNSON PEPPER; b. July 08, 1801; d. June 20, 1892. iv. WILLIAM BAILEY, b. 1825, Taylor County, WV; d. March 07, 1907, Upshur County, WV; m. NANCY R ALLEN; b. 1820; d. 1902, Upshur County, WV. v. ELEANOR ELLEN BAILEY, b. 1828. vi. SARAH F BAILEY, b. 1829; m. JOSEPHUS (DALLAS) BAILEY, November 30, 1854, Taylor County, WV; b. 1829. vii. ELIZABETH BAILEY, b. September 16, 1830; d. January 12, 1904; m. THEOPLIUS WASHINGTON LAWSON; b. May 11, 1823; d. May 14, 1911. More About ELIZABETH BAILEY: Burial: Green Valley Cem, Harrison Co, WV More About THEOPLIUS WASHINGTON LAWSON: Burial: Green Valley Cem, Harrison Co, WV viii. JOHN BAILEY, b. December 07, 1833, Taylor County, WV; d. January 18, 1895, Taylor County, WV; m. ALTA KELLEY, January 28, 1868, Taylor County, WV; b. 1848. 3. JOSEPH2 BAILEY, JR (JOSEPH1) was born July 28, 1786, and died December 19, 1825 in Taylor County, WV. He married (1) LATITIA TAYLOR. She was born September 23, 1783 in Bucks County, PA, and died April 05, 1853. He married (2) CHARLOTTE POWELL October 29, 1807 in Harrison County, WV, daughter of HENRY POWELL and SARAH STROTHER. She was born 1793, and died September 22, 1821 in Taylor County, WV. More About LATITIA TAYLOR: Burial: Bridgeport Comm Cem, WV Children of JOSEPH BAILEY and CHARLOTTE POWELL are: i. NANCY3 BAILEY. ii. SALLIE BAILEY. iii. PATTY BAILEY. iv. MARILLA BAILEY, b. September 28, 1808. v. MATILDA BAILEY, b. 1820; m. GEORGE WASHINGTON BROHARD, July 12, 1838, Harrison County, WV; b. 1813. vi. HELEN BAILEY, b. September 22, 1821. 4. NELLIE ELEANOR2 BAILEY (JOSEPH1) was born 1792. She married REUBEN POWELL December 24, 1812 in Harrison County, WV, son of HENRY POWELL and SARAH STROTHER. He was born 1790 in Loudon County, VA, and died Aft. 1850. Children of NELLIE BAILEY and REUBEN POWELL are: i. BENJAMIN3 POWELL, b. 1812; m. MARY ANN //. ii. REUBEN POWELL, JR, b. 1813. iii. RALPH POWELL, b. 1816; m. ROXALINE WILLIAMS. iv. JOSEPH POWELL, b. 1819, Doddridge County, WV; m. (1) SUSAN LAWSON; b. 1820; m. (2) CATHERINE ASH; b. 1835. v. WILLIAM HENRY POWELL, b. June 04, 1820; m. SARAH ROE; b. 1826. vi. NANCY POWELL, b. 1822, Harrison County, WV; m. HALSEY LAWSON; b. 1822. vii. LOUISA POWELL, b. 1831; m. JOHN ORR. 5. GEORGE2 BAILEY (JOSEPH1) was born 1800 in Taylor County, WV. He married (1) DORCAS //. She was born 1814. He married (2) DELILAH FRUM March 12, 1823 in Monroe County, WV. She was born 1798. Children of GEORGE BAILEY and DELILAH FRUM are: i. WILLIAM J3 BAILEY, b. 1824, Harrison County, WV; m. MARTHA POOLE, December 17, 1863, Taylor County, WV; b. 1841, Harrison County, WV. ii. MARY A BAILEY, b. 1826. iii. JOSEPHUS (DALLAS) BAILEY, b. 1829; m. SARAH F BAILEY, November 30, 1854, Taylor County, WV; b. 1829. 6. WILLIAM2 BAILEY (JOSEPH1) was born 1801 in Taylor County, WV, and died 1874. He married SUSAN NEWLON April 15, 1824. She was born 1807. Children of WILLIAM BAILEY and SUSAN NEWLON are: i. SARAH3 BAILEY, b. 1827; d. 1843. Notes for SARAH BAILEY: Sarah Bailey, 1827-1843, was the first person to be buried in the Bailey Church Cemetery, Baileytown, Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. More About SARAH BAILEY: Burial: Bailey Memorial Cem, Taylor, WV ii. JOSEPH WILLIAM BAILEY, b. 1832; d. 1895; m. REBECCA ELLIOTT; b. 1828; d. 1907. iii. SILAS H BAILEY, b. November 16, 1833, Taylor County, WV; d. November 26, 1905, Taylor County, WV; m. ARMINTA GOULD, February 02, 1867, WV; b. September 14, 1844, Upshur County, WV; d. February 15, 1927, Upshur County, WV. Notes for SILAS H BAILEY: Both Silas and Arminta are buried in the Heavener Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV. iv. CORNELIOUS HUFF BAILEY, b. 1836, Taylor County, WV; d. 1917, Taylor County, WV; m. MINERVA B ELLIOT; b. 1835; d. 1903. Notes for CORNELIOUS HUFF BAILEY: Cornelius was a Civil War veteran. He enlisted in Grafton in the West Virginia 12th Infantry Regiment, Company H and is buried in the "Old Bailey" (Gallo) Cemetery at Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. More About CORNELIOUS HUFF BAILEY: Burial: Old Bailey (Gallo) Cem, Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV v. NARCISSA BAILEY, b. 1838, Taylor County, WV; d. 1909, WV; m. HYRE BRAKE, November 12, 1857, Taylor County, WV; b. 1838, Lewis County, WV. vi. NANCY BAILEY, b. 1844; d. November 12, 1860. vii. MARTHA BAILEY, b. 1846; d. October 01, 1859, Taylor County, WV. Notes for MARTHA BAILEY: Buried in the "Old Bailey" (Gallo) Cemetery. viii. MARY BAILEY, b. 1848; m. JOHN HUSTEAD. ix. JOHN BAILEY, b. 1849. x. ELEANOR BAILEY, b. 1850, Taylor County, WV; m. WINFIELD SCOTT BLACK, August 28, 1873, Taylor County, WV; b. 1847.