Family Group Sheet
NameElmore Russell Bailey
Birth20 May 1890 or 1891, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Kentucky
DeathFeb 1986, Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico
MotherMary Ellen “Mollie” Bailey (1862-1951)
Other spousesMarie M. Petty
Marriageabt 1911, Kentucky
Divorceabt 1923, probably Kansas
SpouseNancy “Nannie” Royse, 2C3R
Birth7 Oct 1888, Owingsville, Bath Co., Kentucky
DeathJul 1977, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois
BurialSugar Grove Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard Co., Illinois
FatherAaron Jeremiah Royse (1858-1941)
MotherMary Adaline Riddle (1855-1929)
Children
1 MElbert Bailey, 3C2R
Birth6 Mar 1912, Barren Co., Kentucky
2 MCharles W. Bailey, 3C2R
Birth10 Apr 1913, Bath Co., Kentucky
3 FGladys Bailey, 3C2R
Birthabt Apr 1915, Missouri
4 FDorothy May Bailey, 3C2R
Birth17 May 1916, Weston, Platte Co., Missouri
Death22 Nov 1990, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois
5 FElmore Bailey Jr., 3C2R
Birthabt 1921, Caney, Montgomery Co., Kansas
6 MRoy Bailey, 3C2R
Birthabt 1923, Kansas
Notes for Elmore Russell Bailey
He was recorded as age 9, born May 1891 in the 1900 census.
His WW I draft card, filed 5 June 1917, records Elmore Russell Bailey, age 27, residence Weston, Platte Co., Missouri, born 20 May 1890 in Sharpsburg, Ky, occupation electrician, employer Royal Brewing Co., Weston, Mo, married supporting mother, wife, 4 children under 12.
The SSDI lists Elmore Bailey, born 20 May 1889, died Feb 1986, last residence Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, SSN issued in California before 1951.
His WW I draft card, filed 5 June 1917, records Elmore Russell Bailey, age 27, residence Weston, Platte Co., Missouri, born 20 May 1890 in Sharpsburg, Ky, occupation electrician, employer Royal Brewing Co., Weston, Mo, married supporting mother, wife, 4 children under 12.
The SSDI lists Elmore Bailey, born 20 May 1889, died Feb 1986, last residence Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, SSN issued in California before 1951.
Census
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 11A as family #174/175:
Botts, Eliza, 79, b. Oct 1820, Ky Va Va, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Amy E., dau, 46, b. Jan 1854, Ky Ky Ky, (marital status blank). Baily, Mollie, boarder, 42, b. Dec 1858, Ky Ky Ky, (marital status blank), cook; Elmer, houseboy, 9, b. May 1891, Ky Ky Ky. Trimble, Richard, boarder, 31, b. Nov 1868, single, Ky Ky Ky, farm laborer.
Botts, Eliza, 79, b. Oct 1820, Ky Va Va, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Amy E., dau, 46, b. Jan 1854, Ky Ky Ky, (marital status blank). Baily, Mollie, boarder, 42, b. Dec 1858, Ky Ky Ky, (marital status blank), cook; Elmer, houseboy, 9, b. May 1891, Ky Ky Ky. Trimble, Richard, boarder, 31, b. Nov 1868, single, Ky Ky Ky, farm laborer.
Notes for Nancy “Nannie” Royse
The SSDI lists Nancy Bailey, born 7 Oct 1888, died July 1977, last residence Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.
Census Notes for Elmore Russell & Nancy “Nannie” (Family)
1920 census of Montgomery Co., Kansas, Independence ward 4, enumerated 8 Jan, lists on p. 9B as family #205/215, at 208 Earl St:
Baily, Elmore, 29, electrician for gas co, b. Ky Ky Ky; Nany, wife, 31, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ebbert, son, 7, b. Ky Ky Ky; Charles, son, 6, b. Ky Ky Ky; Gladys, dau, 4 8/12, b. Mo Ky Ky; Dorothy M., dau, 3 9/12, b. Mo Ky Ky.
1925 Kansas State Census lists in Montgomery Co., Caney township, lists on p. 16 as family #93/97, at 107 E. Rose St.
Bailey, Nannie, 40, b. Ky, laborer, widowed; Elbert, son, 13, b. Ky; Chas, son, 11, b. Ky; Gladys, dau, 9, b. Mo; Dorothy, dau, 8, b. Mo; Junior, son, 4, b. Kansas; Roy, son, 2, b. Kansas.
Nannie is not really widowed but divorced.
1930 census of Menard Co., Illinois, Sugar Grove precinct, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 5B as family #109/111:
Bailey, Nannie
Baily, Elmore, 29, electrician for gas co, b. Ky Ky Ky; Nany, wife, 31, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ebbert, son, 7, b. Ky Ky Ky; Charles, son, 6, b. Ky Ky Ky; Gladys, dau, 4 8/12, b. Mo Ky Ky; Dorothy M., dau, 3 9/12, b. Mo Ky Ky.
1925 Kansas State Census lists in Montgomery Co., Caney township, lists on p. 16 as family #93/97, at 107 E. Rose St.
Bailey, Nannie, 40, b. Ky, laborer, widowed; Elbert, son, 13, b. Ky; Chas, son, 11, b. Ky; Gladys, dau, 9, b. Mo; Dorothy, dau, 8, b. Mo; Junior, son, 4, b. Kansas; Roy, son, 2, b. Kansas.
Nannie is not really widowed but divorced.
1930 census of Menard Co., Illinois, Sugar Grove precinct, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 5B as family #109/111:
Bailey, Nannie
