THOMAS S. BAILEY was born June 8, 1836, in Fallowfield township, Washington Co., Penn., a son of John Bailey, who was also a native of Fallowfield township, having been born on the home place in 1785. John Bailey was trained from early childhood to agricultural duties, and made farming his life work. On arriving at maturity he was married to Margaret Scott, also a native of Fallowfield township, and ten children were born to their marriage: Cynthia, Sarah, Isaac, Noah and one unnamed, all five of whom died in infancy, those yet living being Mary, wife of George Bane, a farmer of Greene county, Penn.; Nancy, wife of John Bell, a farmer living near Monongahela City; James, an agriculturist of East Pike Run township; John, living in East Bethlehem township, and Thomas S., whose name opens this sketch. The father was a firm supporter of the Republican party. He died in 1870, at the age of eighty-five years; his wife passed away in 1869. She was a member of the M. E. Church. Thomas S. Bailey passed his youth on the home place, where he received but limited literary opportunities, his whole life having been devoted to agricultural pursuits. In 1874 he was united in marriage with Sarah J. Elliott, who was born in 1847, in East Bethlehem township, Washington Co., Penn. She is a daughter of Samuel and Susanna (Bane) Elliott, who were the parents of nine children, viz.: Sebastian, a farmer of East Bethlehem township; Joseph, a farmer; Margaret, wife of John Martin; Emma; Sarah J., wife of Thomas S. Bailey; William, a blacksmith, of Carmichael's, Greene county; Oliver K.; Lizzie, and Martha. The father was a native of East Bethlehem township, this county, where he followed farming and veterinary work. Politically he was an independent Republican, but devoted most of his time to personal matters. He died on the home place in 1858, and in 1877 Mrs. Elliott (who was a native of eastern Virginia, and came with her parents to Washington county in early childhood) was laid by the side of her husband. Both were members of the M. E. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey reside on a farm of fifty-five acres, the condition of which gives evidence of the taste and care of the present owners. In religion they are identified with the M. E. Church.

Text taken from page 1284 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Jean Suplick Matuson of Plano, TX as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/..

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