John H. BAILEY

BAILEY, STATESMAN, BELL, KEPLER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/8/2011 at 11:28:36

Clearfield Enterprise
Clearfield, Iowa
Thursday, December 19, 1946

NOTICE of DEATH.

John H. BAILEY, one of the oldest men in southwest Iowa, died last Friday evening about 8:00 at his home half-way to Diagonal. He was the last of the five BAILEY Brothers who came from down in Washington county to Ringgold, away back there before Clearfield was founded, or along there. George William, Asa and Milton Z. have died, all well on in years. Joseph survives but never has left eastern Iowa.

Mr. BAILEY was 96 years old on September 21 [born 1850], and was the oldest of five generations living – in the line of Charles BAILEY, Mrs. Opal STATESMAN, Mrs. Margaretta BELL and her sons.

The funeral was held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and the burial was in Bethel cemetery [near Diagonal].

NOTE: John was the son of Asa and Sophia (KEPLER) BAILEY

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2011