Iva Bailey
Wayne City,Illinois 62895
Dec 29-1968
Dear Mrs Bennett will answer our letter will give you all the information I can (unreadable name) got it mixed up. My husband mother name was Amanda Warren and Alice Davis was James Bailey daughter, his first wife name was Cathern Cleavinger they had 2 boys they seprated. She took John. he took Joe and went west some where married Alice Mother she came to Fairfield Orvel Warren brought her out here but I was gone they went to my daughter (unreadable name) West Orchardville Ill. She wrote to her for some time, she dont no if she is leving or no she could send you her address.
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Auburn Warren could tell you more than I can about his Grand Parents he is Clate Warren boys aunt Harret had 2 boys Floyd and Clate. Auburn address (Fairfield,Illinois) I dont think that their was a Floyd Bailey. If their was a brother Floyed I never heard any one speak about him.
(Children of William Bailey)
Walter Bailey Wayne City,Ill
Elmer Bailey " "
May Bailey " "
Adar Bailey " "
(Edna Bailey) " "
I dident try chang what was rong will let you do that.
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William Bailey was maried to Amanda Warren (they was both of Wayne City)
" died Augst 1934- died 1911
Walter Bailey died 1949
May Bailey (unreadable name) died in 1932
Elmer Bailey borned 1884 27 of May died in 1955
Adar Bailey borned Sep 23 1886 in nursing home at California (prob death locale)
Edna Bailey borned died Aug 4
Well, Elmer and Iva Cates was maried in (unreadable year)
we have 7 chhildren of whitch my oldest son died in 1967 hes has 6 children.
My oldest daughter is 61 will be 62 in 30 of May. My youngest son whitch is the youngest child will be 45 in March 9 and 62 in May in 1969 is also the oldest child I have 26 Grand children and 37 Great Grand Children looking for the first great gread Grand Child in Dec so you see I am geting up in years (79) I have been a widdow for 13 year, no I never new your aunt Gladdis but I new Unice she came out to Elmer dad's the sumer we bugan to go togather thats was in the year 1903 she stayed their and at uncle James Warrens. but never saw her any more after she left and your aunt Elma-Mahugh we went to their houce 1 Sunday when they lived in the south part of the state of Ill. he and her husban came to visit us after that was on sunday we had the Baileys to came for dinner and stayed all night we wrote for a while but havent heard any thing from them for a long time I live by myself so I want to see if you come I live 1/2 mile from Bailey church all folks knows where I live will close for now. Will try and send some more dates as I can get them when my daughers comes we will gets some of births of stanes I cant walk very far will close for now with best wishes. From Iva BaileyIva Bailey
Wayne City,Illinois 62895
Dec 29-1968
Dear Mrs Bennett will answer our letter will give you all the information I can (unreadable name) got it mixed up. My husband mother name was Amanda Warren and Alice Davis was James Bailey daughter, his first wife name was Cathern Cleavinger they had 2 boys they seprated. She took John. he took Joe and went west some where married Alice Mother she came to Fairfield Orvel Warren brought her out here but I was gone they went to my daughter (unreadable name) West Orchardville Ill. She wrote to her for some time, she dont no if she is leving or no she could send you her address.
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Auburn Warren could tell you more than I can about his Grand Parents he is Clate Warren boys aunt Harret had 2 boys Floyd and Clate. Auburn address (Fairfield,Illinois) I dont think that their was a Floyd Bailey. If their was a brother Floyed I never heard any one speak about him.
(Children of William Bailey)
Walter Bailey Wayne City,Ill
Elmer Bailey " "
May Bailey " "
Adar Bailey " "
(Edna Bailey) " "
I dident try chang what was rong will let you do that.
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William Bailey was maried to Amanda Warren (they was both of Wayne City)
" died Augst 1934- died 1911
Walter Bailey died 1949
May Bailey (unreadable name) died in 1932
Elmer Bailey borned 1884 27 of May died in 1955
Adar Bailey borned Sep 23 1886 in nursing home at California (prob death locale)
Edna Bailey borned died Aug 4
Well, Elmer and Iva Cates was maried in (unreadable year)
we have 7 chhildren of whitch my oldest son died in 1967 hes has 6 children.
My oldest daughter is 61 will be 62 in 30 of May. My youngest son whitch is the youngest child will be 45 in March 9 and 62 in May in 1969 is also the oldest child I have 26 Grand children and 37 Great Grand Children looking for the first great gread Grand Child in Dec so you see I am geting up in years (79) I have been a widdow for 13 year, no I never new your aunt Gladdis but I new Unice she came out to Elmer dad's the sumer we bugan to go togather thats was in the year 1903 she stayed their and at uncle James Warrens. but never saw her any more after she left and your aunt Elma-Mahugh we went to their houce 1 Sunday when they lived in the south part of the state of Ill. he and her husban came to visit us after that was on sunday we had the Baileys to came for dinner and stayed all night we wrote for a while but havent heard any thing from them for a long time I live by myself so I want to see if you come I live 1/2 mile from Bailey church all folks knows where I live will close for now. Will try and send some more dates as I can get them when my daughers comes we will gets some of births of stanes I cant walk very far will close for now with best wishes. From Iva Bailey