Charles Randolph "Tinker" Bailey Sr
1. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; Posted obit.
"Charles Randolph "Tinker" Bailey, Sr. 93, of Mullens, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at the VA Medical Center, Beckle"Born January 15, 1926 at Mullens, he was the son of the late Walter Nash and Edna Mae (Hughes) Bailey.
"Tinker was a lifelong resident of Mullens and active in his business, civic, social, and religious associations including the Mullens Masonic Lodge, Gideons, American Legion, and Mullens Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Tinker attended Mullens Public Schools until transferring to Greenbrier Military School prior to joining the Army 88th Division "Blue Devils" returning from WWII he attended General Motors Institute in order to manage the family business, Mullens Motor Company. After closing the business in the mid-1980s he was an insurance agent until he took retirement on his beloved farm near Alderson, WV and continued to manage the dealership buildings as Bailey Apartments until his death. Although throughout his lifetime he attended Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist churches, he remained true to his Presbyterian beliefs all of his life.
"In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by by his first wife, Janis Dooley Bailey and their only son, Charles R. Bailey, Jr.; three brothers, Donald P. Bailey, Ronald P. Bailey, and Nash "Babe" Bailey, Jr.; and his second wife, Barbara Kid Sikes Bailey, with whom he had no children.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his only daughter, Dana Bailey Long.
"Services will be 12 Noon, Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley...."
1. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; posted obit.
"Barbara Sue “Barb” Kidd Bailey, 59, of Mullens, died Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley.
"Born April 9, 1951 at Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Ethel Olivia (Coleman) Kidd.
"Barb was a Registered Nurse having worked at Welch Community Hospital, was a member of the Brenton Baptist Church, and former member of the Mullens Saddle Club.
"She was an avid gardener, loved horses, and spending time on her farm.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Charles Randolph “Tinker” Bailey; a son, Chief Petty Officer, Shannon Sykes and his wife, Nancy, of Norfolk, VA and their children, Nicholas and Arianna Sykes, both of Norfolk, VA; a sister, Brenda Butcher and her husband, Richard, of Brenton; a brother, Charles W. Kidd and his wife, Vickie, of Maben; she is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and many close friends.
"Services will be 12 Noon Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Knotts officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley..."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Oceana District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 202B: Family #297/312.
Listed as Clifford Cook; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Hobert W. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 267; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin C. Cook; age 21; born in Jesse, WV; single; living at Windom, WV; son of Hobert L. and Esther
Cook; married on 25 Jan 1947 at Pineville, WV; Hallie Virginia Adams; age 18; born at Mullens, WV;
single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Roy and Alice Adams.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, Mullins, Page 216B, Family #299.
Listed as Hatty Adams, age 1, born in WV, in household of father, Roy Adams.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 267; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin C. Cook; age 21; born in Jesse, WV; single; living at Windom, WV; son of Hobert L. and Esther
Cook; married on 25 Jan 1947 at Pineville, WV; Hallie Virginia Adams; age 18; born at Mullens, WV;
single; living in Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Roy and Alice Adams.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Clyde Mason Cook; age 19; born on 5 Dec 1947 at Windom, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV;
son of Calvin C. and Hallie (Adams) Cook; married on 24 Jun 1967 at Fanrock, WV; Linda Joyce
Lusk; age 17; born on 14 Sep 1949 at Pineville, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of
Burbridge C. and Violet Mae (Lambert) Lusk.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 192; WV Archives Web Site.
Clyde Mason Cook; age 19; born on 5 Dec 1947 at Windom, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV;
son of Calvin C. and Hallie (Adams) Cook; married on 24 Jun 1967 at Fanrock, WV; Linda Joyce
Lusk; age 17; born on 14 Sep 1949 at Pineville, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of
Burbridge C. and Violet Mae (Lambert) Lusk.
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, VA (WV); Rockview PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 66; Family #90/73.
Listed as Calvin Cook; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas M. Cooke.
2. "WV Roadbuilders" Web Site, http://freepages.genalogy.rootsweb.com/~richmond/index.htm.
submitted by Lt. Col. Henry T. Cook, USMC (Ret.), great-great grandson of Thomas Muncey Cook.
Calvin Cook; moved to Mercer Co, WV; married Rebecca Bailey, daughter of Jamison Bailey.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1870); Page 18; Line 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin Cook; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Thomas and Rebecca Cook; married on 6 Jan 1870 in Mercer Co, WV; Rebecca J. Bailey; age 22;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Jamison J.and Polly Bailey.
4. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Calvin Cook; age 18; born in VA; residing farm laborer; married in Jan;
in household of father-in-law, Jamison J. Bailey.
5. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Calvin J. Cook; age 26; born in VA; farmer; married; head of household.
1. "WV Roadbuilders" Web Site, http://freepages.genalogy.rootsweb.com/~richmond/index.htm.
submitted by Lt. Col. Henry T. Cook, USMC (Ret.), great-great grandson of Thomas Muncey Cook.
Calvin Cook; moved to Mercer Co, WV; married Rebecca Bailey, daughter of Jamison Bailey.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1870); Page 18; Line 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin Cook; age 20; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Mercer Co, WV; son of
Thomas and Rebecca Cook; married on 6 Jan 1870 in Mercer Co, WV; Rebecca J. Bailey; age 22;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Jamison J. and Polly Bailey.
3. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Rebecca J. Cook; age 22; born in VA; married in Jan; in household of father, Jamison J.
Bailey.
4. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Rebecca Jane Cook; age 32; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Calvin J. Cook.
5. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Rebecca J. Cook; age 52; born in VA in Apr 1848; widowed 6 yrs; 6 children, 5 living; in
household of son, Edward A. Cook.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Elias M. Cook; age 5; born in WV; in household of father; Calvin J. Cook.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Ellis Macdaniel Cook; age 23; born in WV in Dec 1876; in household of brother, Edward A.
Cook.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Rosella Cook; age 3; born in WV; in household of father; Calvin J. Cook.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Rosaella W. Cook; age 22; born in WV in May 1878; in household of brother, Edward A. Cook.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Aaron W. Cook; age 7 mons, born in Nov; born in WV; in household of father; Calvin J. Cook.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Tommy B. Cook; age 18; born in WV in Sep 1881; in household of brother, Edward A. Cook.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Jimison J. Bailey; age 48; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
2. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #245/253.
Listed as Jamison Bailey; age 59; born in VA; farmer; married; head of household.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Mary D. Bailey; age 48; born in VA; in household of husband, Jamison J. Bailey.
2. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #245/253.
Listed as Polly Bailey; age 59; born in VA; in household of husband, Jamison J. Bailey.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Charles W. Bailey; age 20; born in VA; in household of father, Jamison J. Bailey.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Samuel A. Bailey; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Jamison J. Bailey.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Martha E. Bailey; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Jamison J. Bailey.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock Township; Rock PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 575B;
Family #95/95.
Listed as Irvin H. Bailey; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Jamison J. Bailey.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Edward A. Cook; age 8; born in WV; in household of father; Calvin J. Cook.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Edward Cook; age 27; born in Jun 1872; widowed; 2 children, both living; railroad laborer;
head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Chester C. Cook; age 4; born in WV in Mar 1896; in household of father, Edward A. Cook.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Cornus D. Cook; age 3; born in WV in Dec 1896; in household of father, Edward A. Cook.
1. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock; taken on 24 Jun 1880; Page 75A; Family #248/257.
Listed as Jamison P. Cook; age 10; born in WV; cripple; in household of father; Calvin J. Cook.
2. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7 Jun 1900; Page 44A;
Family #122/132.
Listed as Jamison P. Cook; age 29; born in WV in Nov 1870; in household of brother, Edward A. Cook.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 41; Line 27; WV Archives Web Site.
J.P. Cook; age 35; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Matoaka; married on 7 Feb 1911 at Matoaka, WV;
Minnie Wright; age 17; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Matoaka, WV.
4. Mercer Co, WV; death Certificate #654; WV Archives Web Site.
Jamison P. Cook; age 71; born in Mercer Co, WV; married; husband of Minnie Cook; merchant; living
at Matoaka, WV; son of Calvin and ___ Cook; died on 26 Jan 1942 at Matoaka, Mercer Co, WV from a
cerebral hemorrhage; buried on 28 Jan 1942 in Woodlawn Cemtery, Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV;
informant, Paul Cook, Matoaka, WV
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 41; Line 27; WV Archives Web Site.
J.P. Cook; age 35; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Matoaka; married on 7 Feb 1911 at Matoaka, WV;
Minnie Wright; age 17; born in Mercer Co, WV; living at Matoaka, WV.