Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Susan A. Bailey ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Susan A. Bailey
LAST NAME: Bailey FIRST NAME: Susan MIDDLE NAME: A. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 6 Aug 1833 DIED: 13 Feb 1886 BURIED: 14 Feb 1886
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

IOOF - Susan A. Bailey, died at age 53 y's 6 m's and 7 d's in Salem of diabetes.
Spouse: Levi J. Bailey.
DISCREPANCY - Tombstone reading for birthdate by DAR, S&H, and Tracey Saucy look like Aug. 6, not 26th as reported in obit - age at death as reported in IOOF book coincides with Aug 6th as DOB.

1860 IA CENSUS - Susan Bailey, age 27, b. Illinois, is enumerated with Levi, age 36, occupation farmer, b. North Carolina, along with Sophia, age 4, b. Iowa, and Mariah J., age 2, b. Iowa. Also enumerated are Susan Bailey, age 56, b. North Carolina, and William Bailey, age 22, occupation farmer, b. Indiana.

1870 OR CENSUS - Susan Bailey, age 43 [33], b. Illinois, is enumerated wtih husband Levi J., age 45, occupation sawyer, b. North Carolina, along with Sophia, age 14, b. Iowa, Alice, age 12, b. Iowa, Mary E., age 8, b. Iowa, and Susan, age 76, b. N. Carolina.
1880 OR CENSUS - S. A. Bailey, age 46, b. Illinois, is enumerated with husband L.J., age 53, occupation laborer, b. North Carolina, along with Mary, age 17, b. Iowa, S[???], female, age 10, b. Oregon, and Ida, age 6, b. Oregon.

OBITUARY: 

BAILEY--In Salem Feb. 13th, 1886, Mrs. S. A. Bailey, wife of L. J. Bailey, of paralysis. Deceased was born in Illinois, Aug. 26th, 1833 and came to Oregon in 1864. 
Oregon Statesman, March 11, 1886; 3:3.

INSCRIPTION: 

Farewell 
Susan A. 
Wife of 
L. J. Bailey 
Born 
Aug. 6, 1833 
Died 
Feb 13, 1886 

(as of March 2002 - stone broken in half and loose - death date from DAR transcription circa 1838)

SOURCES: 

LR 
LD 
IOOF Register of Burials 
DAR pg 43
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1860 IA CENSUS (Monroe Co., Monroe, FA #1144)
1870 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Albany, FA #113)
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., S. Salem, ED 79, pg 2B)
OS 11 Mar 1886 3:3

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