John Edmund BAILEY

1848 - 1879  (30 years)

• Name	John Edmund BAILEY
  Birth	11 Sep 1848	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Mar 1879  [2]
  	John died of pneumonia on 3 March 1879. He was 30 years old.
  Burial	Hardville, Middlesex Co, VA   [2]
  	His remains were interred at Clarksbury United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hardyville, Virginia, next to those of his son, Harvey W. Bailey.
  Person ID	I25905	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Adoniram BAILEY,   b. 9 Mar 1818, Virginia d. 28 Dec 1864, Sussex Co, VA (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann ROBINSON,   b. c.1826, Virginia d. c.1888
  Marriage	10 Mar 1842	Greensville Co, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married in Greensville County, Virginia by Rev. Josiah Clanton Bailey, Baptist minister & brother of the groom, on 10 March 1842.
  Notes	Mary Ann was the widow of George Branscomb at the time of her marriage to John, having married him in February 1840. There were no children from that union.
  Family ID	F1026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Catherine SELBY,   b. Oct 1850, Maryland
  Marriage	19 Dec 1870	Sussex Co, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Sussex County, Virginia on 19 December 1870.
  Notes	In 1885, 6 years after John Bailey's death, Sarah married Philemon H. Golt of Wye Mills, Maryland. Sarah A.E. Golt is the only known child of that marriage. The 1900 census notes that Sarah had given birth to 8 children, 4 of whom were living in June 1900.
  Children	1. Harvey W. BAILEY,   b. 15 Sep 1871   d. 2 Jan 1874 (Age 2 years)   2. E. Lela BAILEY,   b. 28 Jun 1873, Virginia d. 15 May 1950 (Age 76 years)   3. Annie BAILEY,   b. 22 Mar 1875, Middlesex Co, Virginia   4. John Edmund BAILEY, (2),   b. 22 Mar 1875, Middlesex Co, Virginia d. 17 Sep 1943 (Age 68 years)   5. Mamie E. BAILEY,   b. c.1879, Virginia
  Family ID	F2940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: August 1860, Sussex Co, VA Resided: July 1870, Newville, Sussex Co, VA [2732]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2811] 1850 US Census / Bailey, John A. [S4000] Mitchell, " John Adoniram Bailey & Mary Ann Robinson descendants' information". [S3268] John Adoniram Bailey - Mary Ann Robinson wedding announcement, The Religious Herald, (Richmond, VA) 22 Mar 1842. [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film #34185, p. 17, line 24.