James William Bailey^[1]

1875 - 1933  (58 years)

• Name	James William Bailey
  Nickname	Bill
  Birth	23 Sep 1875	Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Jul 1880	Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Census	20 Apr 1910	Diamond Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  Military	12 Sep 1918	Huntington, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  	registered for the WWI draft
  Census	12 Jan 1920	Huntington, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  	Address: Forrest St.
  Residence	1925	Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [7]
  	Address: 1601 N. B St.
  Residence	1928	Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [8]
  	Address: 1601 N. B St.
  Census	7 Apr 1930	Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [9]
  	Address: 1601 N. B St.
  Residence	1931	Corona, Riverside, California, United States   [2]
  	Bill Bailey moved to Corona in 1931.
  _AMTID	162485314444:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	MT29-35V
  _UID	7243EAD31D1641208E76F1214B39E400841C
  Death	25 Dec 1933	Corona, Riverside, California, United States   [2, 10]
  	Cause: by suicide
  Burial	28 Dec 1933	Corona, Riverside, California, United States   [2]
  	Address: Evergreen Cemetery
  Person ID	I621	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	23 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Hume Field Bailey,   b. 15 Jun 1829, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States d. 1 Oct 1891, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Sarah Louise Council,   b. 29 Jan 1837, Alabama, United States d. 23 Mar 1915, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1867	Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Loda Scott,   b. 1882, Missouri, United States d. Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Marriage	23 Sep 1908	Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [11]
  Family ID	F2507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Sep 1875 - Hackett, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Census - 3 Jul 1880 - Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Marriage - 23 Sep 1908 - Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Census - 20 Apr 1910 - Diamond Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Military - registered for the WWI draft - 12 Sep 1918 - Huntington, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Census - Address: Forrest St. - 12 Jan 1920 - Huntington, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Residence - Address: 1601 N. B St. - 1925 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Residence - Address: 1601 N. B St. - 1928 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Census - Address: 1601 N. B St. - 7 Apr 1930 - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Residence - 1931 - Corona, Riverside, California, United States Death - Cause: by suicide - 25 Dec 1933 - Corona, Riverside, California, United States Burial - Address: Evergreen Cemetery - 28 Dec 1933 - Corona, Riverside, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  CALLED: Also called James Field Bailey in some sources. According to newspaper accounts, James William (Bill) Bailey killed himself with a single gunshot to the head, Christmas morning, 1933. He had been in ill health for some time and speculation was that this contributed to his suicide.

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] Family Record of Francis Baker Bailey, 1963. [S617] Obituary - Bill Bailey, No New Angles in Baily Case; Death of Bill Bailey; December 1933. [S705] Ancestry, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, 8 March 2017; James William Bailey, Sebastian Co, Arkansas. [S595] 1880 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co., AR, Cole Twp; p. 63; dwelling 543, family 543; Bailey, Hume F. [S576] 1910 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Diamond Township; ED 138; Page 7-B; Dwelling 149, Family 150; James W Bailey. [S568] 1920 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Huntington; ED 133; Sheet 5-B; Dwelling 114, Family 113, Forrest St.; James W Bailey. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 27 December 2014; James W Bailey, 1601 N. B St, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1925. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 27 December 2014; James W Bailey, 1601 N. B St, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1928. [S561] 1930 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Fort Smith; ED 66-43; Sheet 7-A; Dwelling 151, Family 170, 1601 N. B St.; James W Bailey. [S605] Ancestry - California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, 8 March 2017; James W Bailey, d. 25 Dec 1933. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 27 December 2014; James W Bailey to Loda Scott, 23 Sep 1908, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.