Washington County, Illinois
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Andrew R. Bailey
Andrew R. Bailey was born in Coltsville, Ohio, May 12, 1842, and died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Carrie McClurkin of Oakdale Feb. 6, 1918, aged 75 years, 7 months and 6 days, after an illness of several months' duration. Mr. Bailey was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in the 57th Pennsylvania Volunteers until the battle of Fair Oaks, where he was wounded and discharged. After a time spent at home in recuperating his strength he re-enlisted in the 171st Ohio and served until mustered out at the close of the war. [Omitted a long section religious passage with no genealogical information] His courteous conduct, his wise judgment, his ready response to every call of duty, and the Godly example manifest in his whole life course will long be remembered in the community in which he lived. A loving wife and five children are left to mourn his loss: Preston T. Bailey of Bloodland, Mo., Mrs. Mattie Hough of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Carrie McClurkin of Oakdale, Lester M. Bailey of Bartlett Springs, Mo., and Mrs. Jennie Davis of Waynesville, Mo. His sons were with him during the last week of his illness and accompanied the remains home to Bloodland, where he was laid to rest in the cemetery near the church he so loved.
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