Mrs. Howard Bailey Papers

Collection

Identifier: A0075

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists mostly of genealogical data collected by Mrs. Howard Bailey and information relating to hereditary organizations she joined. Genealogical information on the following surnames is included: Adams, Bacon, Bailey, Barclay/Baxley, Barton, Bassett, Butler, Chilcutt, Clark, Cole, Cooper, Cosby, Ellis, Gilliland, Higginson, Kimbrough, Marshall, Martin, Merritt, Pierce, Ragsdale, Roscoe/Roscow, Salmon, Spiller, Taylor, Tipton, Walker, Wear/Weir, Wheaton, Williams, Wills, and Young. Also included is some correspondence with the League of Women Voters, information on Confederates and the War of 1812, the Hanover County Record Book (1783-1792), and some family correspondence.

Dates

1783-1792, 1861-1862, 1894-1898, 1904-1906, 1921-1935

Creator

Bailey, Howard, Mrs. (Louise Salmon Bailey), 1879-1949 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Louise Salmon was born on September 9, 1879, in Clinton, Missouri, to Harvey Wallis Salmon and Mary Katherine Kimbrough. She married Howard Bailey (1861-1934) in Clinton on June 7, 1905. Mrs. Bailey had a lifelong interest in genealogy and was active in many hereditary organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames of America, and United Daughters of 1812. She died in Los Angeles, California, on March 20, 1949.