NameElmore Russell Bailey
Birth20 May 1890 or 1891, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Kentucky
DeathFeb 1986, Las Cruces, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico
SpouseMarie M. Petty
Birthabt 1903, Illinois
Children
Birth23 Mar 1924, El Segundo, Los Angeles Co., California
Death28 Jul 1999, Gretna, Jefferson Co., Louisiana
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.
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.
Census Notes for Elmore Russell & Marie M. (Family)
1930 census of Los Angeles Co., California, El Segundo, enumerated 12 April, lists on p. 16B as family #419/425, at 333 Whiting:
Bailey, Russell E., 37, age at first marriage 30, b. Ky Ky Ky, electrician for refinery; Marie M., wife, 27, age at first marriage 20, b. Ill Ky Ill; Richard W., son, 6, b. Ca Ky Ill.
The age at first marriage is wrong for Russell.
1940 census of Los Angeles Co., California, El Segundo, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 65A as family #704, at 333 Whiting:
Bailey, Russell, 47, b. Ky, electrician for oil refinery; Marie, wife, 37, b. Illinois; Richard, son, 16; Robert, son, 7; Gary, son, 5. All sons born in California, all living in same house in 1935.