Bailey, Charles F. 1842-1924 & Elizabeth Morris Family

BAILEY, MORRIS, CRITZER, FINLEY

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/18/2023 at 17:08:35

Bailey, Charles F. 1842-1925 & Elizabeth Morris Family

This story was taken from page 365 of the Ireton Centennial Book (1882-1982). The story was transcribed for this BIOS by Beth De Leeuw of the Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society. Some research notes were added by Wilma J. Vande Berg

Page 365 Ireton Centennial Book 1882-1982
C.F. Bailey was born in Chillicothe, OH. in 1842. He came to Iowa in 1859, the family settling in Linn Co. near Cedar Rapids. He enlisted in Co. E, 5th Iowa Infantry, at Independence, IA. serving four months in the Union Army. On Mar. 18, 1869 he was married to Elizabeth Morris and they were the parents of six children: Mrs. Carrie Edgerton, Mrs. Nellie Edwards of Struble, Ia., H.M. Bailey of Barney, N.D., Ernest E. Bailey, Mrs. Elsie Glenn, and Mrs. Hazel Wickstrum.
Mrs. Bailey passed away in 1919 and Mr. Bailey in 1925. Elizabeth Morris Bailey was a sister of Hon. James F. Morris who was also state legislator from Ireton. Mr. Bailey had served as state commander of the G.A.R.,

From the site Family Search a brief life story of Brief Life History of Charles Fletcher (includes pictures)
When Charles Fletcher Bailey was born on 4 March 1842, in Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, United States, his father, John Bailey, was 45 and his mother, Susannah Critzer, was 38. He married Elizabeth Morris on 18 March 1869, in Black Hawk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Reading Township, Sioux, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Barney, Richland, North Dakota, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 18 April 1925, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Elk Creek Cemetery, Wyndmere, Richland, North Dakota.
His parents were John Bailey 1796-1888 and Susannah Critzer 1803-1900 He was married 18 March 1869 at Black Hawk Iowa to Elizabeth Morris 1850-1919.

They had children:
1. CARRIE MAY BAILEY 1869-1953 Carrie Edgerton born 13 Dec 1869 Waterloo IA died 25 May 1953 Wahpeton, ND Husband Edward Albert Edgerton 1862-1948 died at Wyndmere ND. They had a large family of about 12 children.
2. NELLIE EUDORA JUNE BAILEY 1871-1953 Mrs. James Edwards Had 6 sons.
3. HERBERT MORRIS BAILEY 1875-1945 born 3 Apr 1875 died 28 Aug 1945 Wyndmere, ND. He was married to Nettie Houlton of Ireton. Three sons and two daughters.
4. ERNEST EUGENE BAILEY 1879-1950 born 4 Jan 1879 died 22 Jul 1950 Wyndmere ND. Wife Mary Izor Bailey children Viola Ione Sparks and Adyce Moffett Bailey
5. ELSIE EDITH BAILEY 1885-1969 Elsie Glenn Find A Grave lists Elsie Edith Morris born 21 Jul 1885 Grant Township Plymouth County Iowa died 29 Aug 1969 at Los Ageles CA. Her husband was Charles Alfred Glenn, children Charles Gordon Glenn and Robert Bailey Glenn.
6. HAZEL MARY BAILEY born 18 Mar 1889 Plato Tsp Sioux County IA died 17 May 1965 Seattle WA. Hazel married Edward M. Wickstrum 1885-1943. .They had three children Vincent 1906, Howard 1919, and Murray Wickstrum 1926-1976.

In Quest of, Elizabeth Morris born Mar 1850, parents believed to be found in 1860 census of Spring Creek, Black Hawk Iowa, Absalom Morris age 60 born Virginia wife Mary J. age 42 born Indiana with children Elizabeth 10, Martha 8, James 6, Mary 3, and Cynthia Finley 20.

In an ancestry.com family tree report (by others) Absalom Morris 1799-1880 died LaPorte City Iowa. 2nd wife was Mary Jane Findley 1818-1897, their children were – Elizabeth Morris 1850-1919 Martha Rebecca Morris 1851-1905, James Findley Morris 1854-1936 and Mary Morris 1857-1880.

1900 census of Reading Tsp. Sioux County Iowa Charles Fletcher Bailey age 58 born Apr 1842 Ohio, State Cominande GAR His wife was Elizabeth Morris born Mar 1850 Indiana married 1869. Children Elsie Edith Bailey 14 and Hazel May Bailey 11.

OBITUARY of Flecher C. Bailey

From the April 24, 1925 Alton Democrat:
BAILEY WAS SOLDIER AND LEGISLATOR Former Prominent Sioux Co. Man Dies in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Fletcher C.’Charles’ Bailey, former Sioux County member of the state legislature, and at one time state commander of the G. A. R. passed away at the home of his son Earnest at 5:00 o'clock on April 18th in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Bailey had been sick only a short time, the end being caused by a paralytic stroke.
He was born and raised at Laporte City, Iowa [error – Ohio] and at the time of his death was 83 years old. When the Civil War broke out, he was a volunteer of Company E, 5th Iowa infantry, and served during the whole war. He moved to Sioux County in 1884. The family settled on a farm near Ireton where they made their home for a number of years. While here be served two terms as state representative about 1894 and also one term as state commander of the G. A. R. as well as filling other offices in the Grand Army. Mr. Bailey was a progressive farmer.
Some twenty years ago they moved to North Dakota and his helpmate died there, being buried at Wyndmere. He leaves six children to mourn: Mrs. Carrie Edwards of Wyndmere; Mrs. Nellie Edwards of Struble; Herbert M. of Barney, N.D.; Ernest C. of Colorado Springs; Elsie Glenn of Lindsay, Calif.; and Hazel Meskstren (Wickstrum) of Ryegate, Mont. He also leaves 25 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren, besides other relatives and host of friends.
The funeral was held this Thursday at Wyndmere with the Fergus Falls G. A. R. Post, to which be transferred his membership some years ago, in charge. There are a great many people in Ireton and Sioux County who knew Mr. Bailey and all of them extend their sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Poster's note, posted to Sioux County boards by Janet Brown: In researching C.F. Bailey (his name was Charles Fletcher Bailey not Fletcher C. Bailey as stated above) for the Ireton Veterans project, we located a newspaper clipping that said that Fletcher Bailey was born on April 3, 1842 (he had a son and a grandson who were also born on April 3 in 1875 and 1908 respectively). He was actually born near Chillicoathe, Ohio not in Iowa. He was married to Elizabeth Morris in the late 1860's. He and his family were part of a group of Black Hawk County, Iowa residents who moved to the Ireton area in the 1880's including family names Bailey, Morris and Bartlett. Many of them went on to move to the Wyndmere and Barney, North Dakota area in the early 1900's.
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Photo of Charles Bailey -- Also a four generation picture of Mary Jane Finley Morris, Elizabeth Morris, Carrie Bailey and Lola Edgerton.

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