Mary Dyer Bailey
B: March 8, 1845 in East Berne, Albany County, New York.
M: Ransom Bailey of Baileyville, Illinois, on January 1, 1867, in Stephenson County, Illinois.
D: May 25, 1907 in Cedar Falls, Blackhawk County, Iowa.
Bu: after May 25, 1905, in Fairview Cemetery (Block 10, Lot 155), Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Children:
Jennie Bailey (November 7, 1867 – March 16, 1876).
James Levi Bailey (August 8, 1870 – February 29, 1956), who married Anna Elizabeth House (February 27, 1948).
Samuel Orwell Bailey (December 27, 1872 – November 23, 1945) who married Grace Simpson (June 22, 1881 - May 26, 1964).
Education:
Local schools until she was at least 14.
Migration:
Mary Dyer lived at home with her parents until she was 14 years old. Then she made her home with an invalid aunt. When she was 18, she moved with her aunt to Chicago, Illinois and then to Ogle County, Illinois; after her marriage in 1867 they lived in Baileyville, Ogle County, Illinois, where their three children were born. In 1877 they moved to Grundy County, Iowa, and sometime after 1894 to Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Occupation:
Homemaker.
Other Activities:
With her husband, Ransom, Mary Dyer Bailey was a strong church member. They belonged to Methodist congregations, especially in Cedar Falls.
Photos:
The photo above was taken while Mary Dyer Bailey was living in Baileyville, Illinois.
Husband's Parents:
Samuel Bailey (1794 - 1891) and Dorothy (Dolly) Newton Bailey (1800 -1848) of Reading, Windsor County, Vermont.
Mary Dyer Bailey was the daughter of
Judge James Dyer of Albany County, New York, and Mary Engle Dyer. Additional research is needed on the Dyer and Engle families.