Harrison W. Bailey

BAILEY, THAYER

Posted By: Joanne Williams (email)
Date: 7/7/2007 at 06:29:40

History of Cedar Co., Iowa, 1879

Center Township

Bailey, Harrison W., Manager Tipton Co-operative Store, Tipton; born in Columbiana Co., O., Nov. 27, 1836; lived there sixteen years; came to Cedar Co., town of Rochester, in March, 1851; engaged in farming until the breaking out of the war; enlisted in the 2d Iowa Inf., Co C, in 1864; was with Gen. Sherman in his march to the sea, and was with his regiment in its fights and skirmishes. He has held the office of Secretary of the Cedar County Agricultural Society, and is now its President, and has held all the various town and school offices; owns a farm of 250 acres; was elected General Manager of the Tipton Co-operative Store. Married Miss Catharine E. Thayer, from Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1857. They have seven children--William F., Leslie H., Anna E., Sherman C., Omar E., Ida H., Delia A.