Shelby County, Alabama
The Story of 3 Farming Families photo from Find a Grave by Scott A. Martin The Baileys Thomas Lee Bailey, son of William Bailey and Winifred Lee, was born in 1797 in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee. In 1850, Thomas age 33 [or 35, hard to tell with the bad handwriting, but both ages are inaccurate based on his tombstone] lived in Shelby, Shelby County, Alabama with his wife Elizabeth age 48 as well as their children James Lee Bailey age 19, Tennessee Terissa Bailey age 16, Thomas Newton Bailey age 14, Elizabeth Cross Bailey age 13, Uriah Jordan Bailey age 12, and Bennett Houston Bailey age 7. Thomas Lee Bailey worked as a farmer. He died around the age of 67 in Shelby County, Alabama in 1865. Thomas Lee Bailey is buried in Croft Acton Cemetery in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. photo from Find a Grave by MissTree The Actons William M. Acton, son of John James Acton and Jennie Roberts, was born on 5 April 1805. In 1850, William age 45 lived wi...
