1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 9 Jan 1920; Page 137A;
Family #36/37.
Listed as Troy Adams; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, James Adams.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 83A;
Family #188/199.
Listed as Troy Adams; age 18; born in WV; in household of step-father, John O. Blankenship.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1932); Page 167; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Adams; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Baileysville, WV; single; son of James
Adams; married on 13 May 1932 at Pineville, WV; Virgie Bailey; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Glen Fork, WV; daughter of Green Bailey.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Mill Creek of Bartley; E.D. 55-1; taken on 29
Apr 1940; Page 11B; Image 22 of 45; Household #155.
Listed as Troy Adams; age 27; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; laborer on road project; head of household.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Troy L. Adams; born on 14 Feb 1912; died on 14 Jul 1994; living in Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. 1920 census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 5 Jan 1920, Page 225A, Family #9.
Listed as Virgie Bailey, age 3 yrs, 1 mon, born in WV, in household of father, Green W. Bailey.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Marriage Registry; Book #_____(1932); Page 167; WV Archives Web Site.
Troy Adams; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Baileysville, WV; single; son of James
Adams; married on 13 May 1932 at Pineville, WV; Virgie Bailey; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living at Glen Fork, WV; daughter of Green Bailey.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; Mill Creek of Bartley; E.D. 55-1; taken on 29
Apr 1940; Page 11B; Image 22 of 45; Household #155.
Listed as Virgie Adams; age 22; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Troy L. Adams.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Virgie Adams; born on 16 Oct 1915; died on 2 Jul 1915; living in Wyoming Co, WV at death.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 211; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Thompson; age 29; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; living at Jesse, WV; son of Columbus L.
and Etta Thompson; married on 25 Sep 1937 at Oceana, WV; Lilly Bailey; age 17; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; living at Jesse, WV; daughter of Green and Leola Bailey.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 211; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Thompson; age 29; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; living at Jesse, WV; son of Columbus L.
and Etta Thompson; married on 25 Sep 1937 at Oceana, WV; Lilly Bailey; age 17; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; living at Jesse, WV; daughter of Green and Leola Bailey.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 459; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Bailey; age 19; born at Glen Rogers, Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son
of Green and Leola Bailey; married on 4 Jul 1942 at Baileysville, WV;m Lilly Mae Ferguson; age 18;
born in Cyclone, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of W.M. and Dixie Ferguson.
2. E-mail from RickyNJ58; 15 Apr 2006; Obit of Leonard Bailey.
"MILL CREEK - Leonard Bailey, 78, entered into a new life Friday, May 11, 2001, at his residence following a one-year illness. Born Jan. 26, 1923, at Glen Fork, he was the son of the late Green and Leola Accord Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a retired coal miner, last working at Island Creek Coal Co. He was a member of Mill Creek Freewill Baptist Church and the Baileysville Sportsman's Club. He was preceded in death by a son, Joe Bailey, in 1975; a brother, Earl Bailey; and four sisters, Virgie Adams, Ruth Mitchell, Lillie Thompson and Nancy Graham. Mr. Bailey was the last surviving member of his family. Survivors include his devoted wife of 59 years, Mae Ferguson Bailey; three daughters, Myrtle "Tupie" Blankenship and her husband, Theodore, of Pineville, Faye Lester and her husband, Fred, of Catlettsburg, Ky., and Lisa Lambert of Pineville; four sons, Buddy Bailey and his wife, Nancy, of Pittsburgh, Bob Bailey and his wife, Barbara, of Hebron, Ohio, Wayne Bailey and his wife, Barbara, of Mill Creek and Gary Bailey of Leesville, S.C.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and many loving nephews, nieces, friends and neighbors. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Calfee Funeral Service Chapel, Pineville, with the Revs. Rodney Hatfield, Bill Goode, Lee Fischer and Willie May officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leonard Bailey; born on 26 Jan 1922; died on 11 May 2001; living at Brenton, Wyoming Co, WV at
death; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 459; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Bailey; age 19; born at Glen Rogers, Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son
of Green and Leola Bailey; married on 4 Jul 1942 at Baileysville, WV;m Lilly Mae Ferguson; age 18;
born in Cyclone, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of W.M. and Dixie Ferguson.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lillie Mae Ferguson Bailey, 91, of Brenton, WV passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017 at her home. She is
in the arms of Jesus and with her baby of 59 years Leonard who passed away May 11, 2001. She was born on
January 16, 1926 in Guyan, WV a daughter of the late William Myles and Dixie Virginia Paynter Ferguson.
Lillie is a charter member of the Mill Creek Freewill Baptist Church and the last surviving member of her
family. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by a son Joe Bailey; and a daughter-in-law Nancy
Bailey. Survivors include three daughters Myrtle (Theodore) Blankenship of Pineville, Faye (Fred) Lester of
Catlettsburg, KY and Lisa (Ronnie, Jr.) Toler of Brenton; four sons Buddy Bailey of Pleasant Hills, PA, Bob
(Barbara) Bailey of Clayton, IN, Wayne (Barb) Bailey of Brenton and Gary Bailey of Leesville, SC; nine
grandchildren Patty Brown, Ricky Bailey, Ursala Phillips, Robbie Bailey, Greg Lester, Kim Tracy, Jeff Lester
and Melissa Bledsoe; seventeen great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and a host of other loving
family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at the Mill
Creek Freewill Baptist Church, Brenton, WV with Bro. Bill Goode, Bro. Willie May and Bro. Wayne Bailey
officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV...."
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Joes Branch PO, taken on 11 Jul 1860, Page 682, Family #220.
Listed as Samuel W. Farley, age 2, born in VA, in household of father, John Farley.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, Jackson Farley Search, 27 Dec 2004, submitted by Henry Wayne Bryan.
Samuel W. Farley; born on 15 Jul 1857.
3. Raleigh Co, WV Death Certificate #17123; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Wesley Farley; age 87 yrs, 6 mons, 8 days; born on 15 Jul 1855 in Raleigh Co, WV; farmer;
married, husband of Caroline Hunt, age 84; son of John Henry and Lucy Cole Farley; died on 24 Dec
1943 at Ury, Slab Fork District, Raleigh Co, WV of pneumonia; buried on 27 Dec 1943 in Farley
Cemetery, Winding Gulf, WV; informant, James A. Farley.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork Township, Family 23.
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Joes Branch PO, taken on 11 Jul 1860, Page 682, Family #220.
Listed as Nelson Farley, age 8, born in VA, in household of father, John Farley.
2. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Nelson Farley, age 28, born in WV, farmer, head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Town District; Pemberton Precinct; taken on 19 May 1910; Page 177A;
Family #784/792.
Listed as Nelson Farley; age 57; born in WV; married twice, last time for 4 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 157D, Family #24.
Listed as Nancy J. Farley, age 22, born in WV, in household of husband, Nelson Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as William R. Farley, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Nelson Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Nancy B. Farley, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Nelson Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as James E. Farley, age 10 mons, born in WVin July 1879., in household of father, Nelson
Farley.
1. 1850 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, taken on 2 Sep 1850, Page 220A, Family #214.
Listed as James W.H. Farley, age 3, born in VA, in household of father, John Farley.
2. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Joes Branch PO, taken on 11 Jul 1860, Page 682, Family #220.
Listed as James W. Farley, age 10, born in VA, in household of father, John Farley.
3. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as William J.H. Farley, age 31, born in WV, farmer, head of household; has diarrhea.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Narcissa Farley, age 23, born in WV, in household of husband, William James H. Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as William J. Farley, age 9, born in WV, in household of farther, William James H. Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as James R. Farley, age 5, born in WV, in household of farther, William James H. Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Virginia R. Farley, age 3, born in WV, in household of farther, William James H. Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Elbert Farley, age 2, born in WV, in household of farther, William James H. Farley.
1. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 9/10 Jun 1880; Page 157D; Family #24.
Listed as Alice Farley, age 2 mons, born in WV in Mar 1880, in household of farther, William James H.
Farley.
1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork Dist, at Sunhill PO, Family 10.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 695.
Oceana Township, page 011.
Listed as Henry W. Blankenship, age 19, in household of father, Reubin
Blankenship.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming...", Vol 2, No 76, Haga, page 11.
Henry Wise Blankenship, age 21, born in Pike Co, KY, married on 29 Nov 1882
Mazella Wesley, age 15, born in Jackson Co, TX. They were married at John
Wesley's.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Arminta Wood search, 31 Oct 2000, submitted by
bjbrowing@xwv.net
Henry Wise Blankenship, son of Rebeun and Emeree Allen Blankenship, born in
1861 in Wayne Co, WV; married first, Margaret Mounts (one child Emma);
second, Mazella Wesley on 29 Nov 1882 in Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 193B, Family #127.
Listed as Harry Bailey, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Jesse Bailey.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #5358; Ancestry.com Website.
Harry L. Bailey; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; carpenter; living in Oceana, WV; son of
Jesse J. and Nora (Walker) Bailey; married on 5 Mar 1938 in Pearisburg, VA; Eula Yvonne
Blankenship; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of C.W.
and Lottie (Miller) Blankenship.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harry Lightbarn Bailey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1913
Birth Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Employer: R H Hamill
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Eula B Bailey
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harry Lightbarn Bailey Self (Head)
Eula B Bailey Wife"
4. E-mail from RickyNJ58@MSN.com; 15 Apr 2006; Harry L. Bailey, Obit.
"CLEAR FORK - Harry L. Bailey, 87, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born June 17, 1913, he was the son of the late Jesse J. and Norah Walker Bailey. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Janet Bailey Payne and Ella Bailey Stanton; and two brothers, Raymond O. Bailey and Truman Bailey. Survivors include his wife, Eula Blankenship Bailey; four grandchildren, Kimberly Stanton Strickland and her husband, Dr. Mike Strickland, of Philomont, Va., Michele Stanton Gibbons and her husband, Michael Gibbons, of Fort Worth, Texas, Angela Payne Bossie and her husband, Tom Bossie Jr. of Alpharetta, Ga., Jon Michael Payne and his wife, Leslie Karns Payne, of Bloomington, Ind.; nine great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Daniel, Kristen, Elizabeth and Benjamin Strickland, Katie and Hannah Bossie and Matthew and Timothy Payne. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Querry-Toler Funeral Home with the Rev. Erwin Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in the Blankenship Cemetery, Clear Fork..."
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ED Davidson; 20 Jun 2010.
" Harry Lightburn Bailey
Birth 17 Jun 1913
Toney Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Mar 2001 (aged 87)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53929285"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 165A; Family #24.
Listed as Eula Blankenship; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Calloway W. Blankenship.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Eula Blankenship Bailey went home to be with the Lord on July 16, 2020 at the age of 103. She was born in
Bradshaw, WV, on October 23, 1916 to the late C.W. and Lottie Blankenship. She was the oldest of 8 children
eventually settling in Clear Fork, WV, where she lived her entire life. She graduated from Oceana High School in
1935 and then went on to Concord College graduating with her teaching degree and following her marriage to the
late Harry L. Bailey, she taught in a 2 room school house in Elk Lick for several years before becoming the Clear
Fork postmaster. She held that position for 34 years, retiring in 1982. Eula and Harry raised 2 daughters, Janet
and Ella. In addition to her busy hours in the post office, she helped her husband, Harry, with their store, Bailey’s
General Store. She enjoyed needlework, crochet, embroidery and quilt piecing, and made beautiful throws for her
family and friends. She loved to travel, taking many trips with her husband in their motorhome, as well as going
on bus tours with a close group of girlfriends. Some of her favorite sites include New York, Niagara Falls, the
western states and Hawaii. She loved to work crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was also a big believer in
exercise.She was predeceased by her husband, both daughters, brothers; baby Franklin Blankenship, S.D.
Blankenship, King Edward Blankenship and W.C. Blankenship as well as her sister, Elga Jean Short.Those left to
treasure her legacy include her 2 sisters; Helen Toler and Glenna Sue Childress, as well as her son-in-law, Donald
Stanton, grandchildren; Kimberly Strickland, Angela Bossie, Chele Stanton, and Jon Michael Payne, and 13 great-
grandchildren; Jennifer, Daniel, Kristen, Elizabeth, Ben, Heath and Grant Strickland; Katie Bossie O’Guin and
Hannah Bossie; and Timothy, Matthew, Calvin, and Nick Payne; and many loving cousins, nieces and nephews. She
will be buried in her family cemetery in Clear Fork, WV, and a Memorial service will be held at a later date.. A
special thank you is sent to the staff of Wyoming Nursing and Rehab for the loving care provided to her for the
past year and a half. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
3.FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 20 Jul 2020.
" Eula Blankenship Bailey
Birth 23 Oct 1916
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Jul 2020 (aged 103)
Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 213237096"