Samuel David Bailey
B: July 14, 1915 in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa
M: June 6, 1942, Ouida Frances Lowry, in Pembroke, North Carolina.
D: Date and Place of death needed
Bu: If date and place of burial is known
Children:
Lawrence David (November 15, 1943 - )
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If any have died, list date of death.
Education:
Cedar Falls public schools, including high school (class of 1933?); Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, B.A., 1937; University of Iowa, Iowa City, M.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry. (years if known).
Migration:
From Cedar Falls, David went first to Iowa City for graduate study in chemistry; after his marriage the Baileys moved to Philadelphia? Newark, Delaware?, where David worked with Rohm & Haas, chemical manufacturers. Later David became an assistant professor of chemistry at I.S.T.C. in Cedar Falls. He then headed the physical chemistry section of Smith, Kline and French research laboratories in Philadelphia. After serving the U.S. Army Research and Development Command in the Greater Boston area, the Baileys retired to city and state.
Occupation:
Research chemist and professor.
Other Activities:
In addition to serving as a director of the American Institute of Chemists and as past president of the Massachusetts Institute of Chemists, David Bailey was interested in family history and genealogy.
Photo:
The above picture was taken after David retired and was living in Green Valley, Arizona, probably in 1998.
Wife’s parents:
Names and dates, if known.
S. David Bailey was the son of
Samuel Orwell Bailey (1872 – 1945) and Grace Simpson Bailey (1912 – 1964)
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David Bailey Remembered, by Julia Bailey |
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The Story of Bailey's Mills, Vermont, by S. David Bailey |
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The Story of the Spite Cemetery, by S. David Bailey |
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200-Year-Old Feud Is Laid to Rest (involving S. David Bailey) |