William and Francis Bailey
William Bailey, a grandson of Thomas Bailey, the story of whose checkered life has just been told, was born in Virginia in the year 1785. When about twenty years of age he married Sarah Reison, a lady of Virginia, and shortly afterward came to Ohio and settled in Warren County. Here their son, Francis Bailey, was born in the year 1815. His youth was passed with his parents at his native place until be attained his majority, or in 1836, when he married Rachel Northrup, of Clinton County, and came to Montgomery County the same year, where be located and learned the milling trade. He continued at this occupation until 1844, when he came to this county and located on a farm in Washington Township. Here he gave his attention to farming until 1863, when he purchased a stock of dry goods and groceries at Lockington, and conducted a general store during the following three years. From 1866-69 he was employed in buying grain at Lockington for D. K. Gillespie, proprietor of the warehouse. About the latter date he became a stockholder in a company organized to construct and operate a paper mill at Lockington, but the project failed, and Mr. Bailey sold his interest at a heavy sacrifice. He next bought a sawmill, but soon disposed of it to his sons and retired from active work. He is now mayor of Lockington, and has in the past held the offices of township trustee, treasurer, and finally, that of land appraiser in 1880. In 1858 his first wife died, leaving eight children to mourn the loss of a mother. In 1862 Mr. Bailey married his second wife, Rosanna Boyer, the results of the marriage being one child, which died in infancy.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883