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ANDREW
C. BAILEYANDREW C. BAILEY,
contractor, of Manor Township, Armstrong County, was born October 24, 1860, in
that township, son of Jackson and Jane (Bailey) Bailey.Richard Bailey, his
grandfather, married a Miss Johnson. He
was born in Center County, PA, and later came to Armstrong County, arriving
here about one hundred years ago. Becoming
the owner of a large tract of land, a portion of which is now the site of Ford
City, he was extensively engaged in farming and lumbering. His children were: Jackson;
Charlton; Alexander; Margaret, wife of James Boggs; Eliza, wife of Joseph
Wilson; and Sarah, wife of J. A. Logan.ÂJackson Bailey was engaged in
the sawmill and lumbering and lime business for several years, and also
carried on farming. Children as
follows were born to himself and wife:Â Cyrus;
Richard; William C.:Â Annie, wife
of J. K. Beattie; Nettie, wife of John Charlton; James M.; Sallie, wife of
Harvey S. Huston; Margaret, wife of James L. Piper and Andrew C. � all
living; and Jackson, deceased. The
parents were members of the Presbyterian Church.Andrew C. Bailey, after going
through the district school course, worked for his father until he was twenty
years old. Then he began his
independent business career as a clerk in the store of William Gates, of
Kittanning, remaining in that connection for seven years, at the end of which
period he opened the first general department store in the county, locating it
at Ford City. This establishment
was most complete in every detail, and Mr. Bailey enjoyed a heavy trade, but
was forced to go out of business on account of several heavy losses by fire.Â
He formed a lime company at Garretts Run, but after a short time sold
his interest in that concern and became president of a large oil company at
Laramie, Wyo., in the year 1913.In 1886 Mr. Bailey was married
to Susan L. Graff, daughter of Joseph Graff, and four children were born of
this union:Â Ross R.; Jean R;
Judith; and Joseph (the last named deceased).Â
Mrs. Bailey died in 1896. In
1902, Mr. Bailey (second) Isadora Reynolds, daughter of Franklin Reynolds, and
she died in 1906. Mr. Bailey is a
Republican, and stands well in the party, having been a candidate for county
commissioner.ÂÂ Â Â
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Source: Page 489-496, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J. H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed September 2001 by Donna Rae Smith for the Armstrong County Beers
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