1. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork Dist, at Sunhill PO, Family 10.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 695.
Oceana Township, page 011.
Listed as Henry W. Blankenship, age 19, in household of father, Reubin
Blankenship.
3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming...", Vol 2, No 76, Haga, page 11.
Henry Wise Blankenship, age 21, born in Pike Co, KY, married on 29 Nov 1882
Mazella Wesley, age 15, born in Jackson Co, TX. They were married at John
Wesley's.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Arminta Wood search, 31 Oct 2000, submitted by
bjbrowing@xwv.net
Henry Wise Blankenship, son of Rebeun and Emeree Allen Blankenship, born in
1861 in Wayne Co, WV; married first, Margaret Mounts (one child Emma);
second, Mazella Wesley on 29 Nov 1882 in Wyoming Co, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 193B, Family #127.
Listed as Harry Bailey, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Jesse Bailey.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #5358; Ancestry.com Website.
Harry L. Bailey; age 24; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; carpenter; living in Oceana, WV; son of
Jesse J. and Nora (Walker) Bailey; married on 5 Mar 1938 in Pearisburg, VA; Eula Yvonne
Blankenship; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of C.W.
and Lottie (Miller) Blankenship.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harry Lightbarn Bailey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1913
Birth Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Employer: R H Hamill
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Eula B Bailey
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harry Lightbarn Bailey Self (Head)
Eula B Bailey Wife"
4. E-mail from RickyNJ58@MSN.com; 15 Apr 2006; Harry L. Bailey, Obit.
"CLEAR FORK - Harry L. Bailey, 87, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born June 17, 1913, he was the son of the late Jesse J. and Norah Walker Bailey. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Janet Bailey Payne and Ella Bailey Stanton; and two brothers, Raymond O. Bailey and Truman Bailey. Survivors include his wife, Eula Blankenship Bailey; four grandchildren, Kimberly Stanton Strickland and her husband, Dr. Mike Strickland, of Philomont, Va., Michele Stanton Gibbons and her husband, Michael Gibbons, of Fort Worth, Texas, Angela Payne Bossie and her husband, Tom Bossie Jr. of Alpharetta, Ga., Jon Michael Payne and his wife, Leslie Karns Payne, of Bloomington, Ind.; nine great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Daniel, Kristen, Elizabeth and Benjamin Strickland, Katie and Hannah Bossie and Matthew and Timothy Payne. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Querry-Toler Funeral Home with the Rev. Erwin Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in the Blankenship Cemetery, Clear Fork..."
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by ED Davidson; 20 Jun 2010.
" Harry Lightburn Bailey
Birth 17 Jun 1913
Toney Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Mar 2001 (aged 87)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53929285"
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 165A; Family #24.
Listed as Eula Blankenship; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Calloway W. Blankenship.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Eula Blankenship Bailey went home to be with the Lord on July 16, 2020 at the age of 103. She was born in
Bradshaw, WV, on October 23, 1916 to the late C.W. and Lottie Blankenship. She was the oldest of 8 children
eventually settling in Clear Fork, WV, where she lived her entire life. She graduated from Oceana High School in
1935 and then went on to Concord College graduating with her teaching degree and following her marriage to the
late Harry L. Bailey, she taught in a 2 room school house in Elk Lick for several years before becoming the Clear
Fork postmaster. She held that position for 34 years, retiring in 1982. Eula and Harry raised 2 daughters, Janet
and Ella. In addition to her busy hours in the post office, she helped her husband, Harry, with their store, Bailey’s
General Store. She enjoyed needlework, crochet, embroidery and quilt piecing, and made beautiful throws for her
family and friends. She loved to travel, taking many trips with her husband in their motorhome, as well as going
on bus tours with a close group of girlfriends. Some of her favorite sites include New York, Niagara Falls, the
western states and Hawaii. She loved to work crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was also a big believer in
exercise.She was predeceased by her husband, both daughters, brothers; baby Franklin Blankenship, S.D.
Blankenship, King Edward Blankenship and W.C. Blankenship as well as her sister, Elga Jean Short.Those left to
treasure her legacy include her 2 sisters; Helen Toler and Glenna Sue Childress, as well as her son-in-law, Donald
Stanton, grandchildren; Kimberly Strickland, Angela Bossie, Chele Stanton, and Jon Michael Payne, and 13 great-
grandchildren; Jennifer, Daniel, Kristen, Elizabeth, Ben, Heath and Grant Strickland; Katie Bossie O’Guin and
Hannah Bossie; and Timothy, Matthew, Calvin, and Nick Payne; and many loving cousins, nieces and nephews. She
will be buried in her family cemetery in Clear Fork, WV, and a Memorial service will be held at a later date.. A
special thank you is sent to the staff of Wyoming Nursing and Rehab for the loving care provided to her for the
past year and a half. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
3.FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 20 Jul 2020.
" Eula Blankenship Bailey
Birth 23 Oct 1916
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Jul 2020 (aged 103)
Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 213237096"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ed Davidson; 20 Jun 2010.
" Janet Lee Bailey Payne
Birth 22 Sep 1938
Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 16 Dec 1974 (aged 36)
Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53929700"
1. Roanoke, VA; Marriage License #28707; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Stanton; age 24; born in Roanoke, VA; single; no previous marriage; Marine Corps
officer; living at 1218 Kerns Ave, SW; Roanoke, VA; son of Floyd Tomkin and Helen (Culver) Stanton;
married on 11 Oct 1960 in Roanole, VA; Ella Mae Bailey; age 20; born and living at Clear Fork, WV;
single; no previous marriage; secretary; daughter of Harry Lightburn and Eula (Blankenship) Bailey.
1. Roanoke, VA; Marriage License #28707; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Stanton; age 24; born in Roanoke, VA; single; no previous marriage; Marine Corps
officer; living at 1218 Kerns Ave, SW; Roanoke, VA; son of Floyd Tomkin and Helen (Culver) Stanton;
married on 11 Oct 1960 in Roanole, VA; Ella Mae Bailey; age 20; born and living at Clear Fork, WV;
single; no previous marriage; secretary; daughter of Harry Lightburn and Eula (Blankenship) Bailey.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Ed Davidson; 20 Jun 2010.
" Ella Mae Bailey Stanton
Birth 19 Nov 1939
Clear Fork, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1985 (aged 45)
Herndon, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blankenship Family Cemetery
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53929896 "
Calloway Walter "Cal" Blankenship
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 239B; Family #144/144.
Listed as Calloway Blankenship; age 13; born in WV in Jun 1886; in household of father, King H.
Blankenship.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 190A, Family #131.
Listed as Cal Blankenship, age 24, born in WV, married for less than a year, farm laborer, head of
household.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clear Fork District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 165A; Family #24.
Listed as Calaway W. Blankenship; age 44; born in WV; married at 25; farmer; head of household.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, King Jiram Blankenship Search, 8 Nov 2002, submitted by
Cindy Taylor-Kiser, famkiser@aol.com.
Calloway Walter Blankenship; born on 30 Jun 1885 ; died on 22 Jan 1969;
married first Sarah Belcher; second, Charlotte Miller on 5 Jan 1916.
1. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1877.
William C. Bailey was born on 19 Oct 1877 to T.F. and Martha Bailey.
2. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 691.
Clear Fork Township, page 011.
Listed in household of father, age 3.
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Baileysville District, Family #37.
Listed as William C. Bailey, age 22, in household of father, Theodore Bailey.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Family #85.
Listed as William C. Bailey; age 32; born in WV; married once for 10 yrs; land agent; head of
household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #261; Pineville, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
William Calhoun Bailey; age 41; born on 10 Oct 1876 (sic, 1877); living at Baileysville, WV; postmaster,
Baileysville, WV; nearest relative, Katie I. Bailey; tall with slender build; no eye or hair color listed.
6. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 138A; Family #59.
Listed as William C. Bailey; age 42; born in WV; retail store merchant; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 76B; Family #87.
Listed as W. C. Bailey; age 52; born in WV; married at 22; postmaster; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #128.
Listed as Kate I. Lacey, age 17, in household of father, Alexander Lacey.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 187B; Family #85.
Listed as Kate I. Bailey; age 28; born in WV; married once for 10 yrs; 4 children, all living;
in household of husband, William C. Bailey.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 138A; Family #59.
Listed as Kattie I. Bailey; age 38; born in WV; in household of husband, William C. Bailey.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 76B; Family #87.
Listed as Kate Bailey; age 48; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, William C. Bailey.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 188A; Family #85.
Listed as William C. Bailey, Jr; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Bailey.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 138A; Family #59.
Listed as Willie C. Bailey; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Bailey.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 76B; Family #87.
Listed as Bill Bailey; age 26; born in WV; single; in household of father, William C. Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 138A; Family #59.
Listed as Theodore A. Bailey; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 76B; Family #87.
Listed as Theo Bailey; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, William C. Bailey.
3. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #16419; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Bailey; age 45; born on 4 Jul 1910 in WV; married; son of W.C. and Kate Lacy Bailey; died
on 7 Dec 1955 at Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV of heart attack; buried on 9 Dec 1955 in Sunset
Cemetery; informant, Mary Bailey.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 3/5 Jan 1920, Page 204B, Family #16.
Listed as Macie Cole, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Bartley D. Cole.
1. E-mail; RickyNJ58@MSN.com; 15 Apr 2006; Theodore A. Bailey, Jr Obit.
"PINEVILLE - Theodore A. "Ted" Bailey Jr., 60, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, in Lewisburg. His one sister, Sandra Beckelheimer, also died the same day. They were the children of the late Theodore A. and Macie Cole Bailey. Mr. Bailey was born April 3, 1940, in Pineville. He was a Realtor and owner of Pineville Land Co. He was a lifelong resident of Wyoming County and a member of Pineville United Methodist Church and the Pineville Lions Club. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Rose Ann Shuck Bailey; a daughter, Deidra Bailey Eland and her husband, Mat-thew, of Goode, Va., two sons, Theodore A. Bailey III of Laguna Beach, Calif., and William C. Bailey III and his wife, Janeen, of Beckley; and a granddaughter, Alexandra G. Bailey of Beckley. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley, with the Rev. Jerald Roberts officiating..."
Charles Whitlock Calfee Bailey
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Robert Mills search, 5 Nov 2001; submitted by Walter
M. Bailey, baileywm@pa.net
Charles W.C. Bailey; son of Floyd Richard and Zelphia Mooney Bailey; was
born on 22 Feb 1858; died on 22 May 1930; married first, (_______) McComas (sic);
married second, Mary Elvia Burton.
2. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Rock PO; taken on 15 Sep 1870; Page 576A;
Family #108/108.
Listed as Charles C. Bailey; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Floyd R. Bailey.
3. 1880 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 5 Jun 1880, Page 62A; Family #21.
Listed as Charles Bailey, age 22, born in VA, in household of father, Floyd R. Bailey.
4. "Raleigh Co, WV Marriages, 1850-1911"; transcribed by Ronald R. Turner.
Celia Ann Meadows; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 13 Jul 1880; Charles Colfer
Whitlock Bailey; age 22; born in Mercer Co, WV.
5. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Charles W. Bailey; age 42; born in Feb 1858; married 20 yrs; farmer, head of household.
1. 1860 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Joes Branch PO; taken on 14 Jul 1860; Page 68_;
Family #264/228.
Listed as Celia Meadows; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, Josiah Meadows.
2. 1880 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 158B; Family #40/41.
Listed as Celia A. Meador; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, Josiah Meadows.
3. "Raleigh Co, WV Marriages, 1850-1911"; transcribed by Ronald R. Turner.
Celia Ann Meadows; age 21; born in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 13 Jul 1880; Charles Colfer
Whitlock Bailey; age 22; born in Mercer Co, WV.
4. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Celia A. Bailey; age 41; born in Feb 1858; married 20 yrs; 11 children, 8 living, in household
of husband, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Mandy L. Bailey; age 17; born in Jun 1882; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Charles E. Bailey; age 16; born in Oct 1883; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Millard F. Bailey; age 14; born in Nov 1885; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Kelly J. Bailey; age 8; born in Mar 1892; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Vida A. Bailey; age 6; born in Aug 1893; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 201B; Family #278.
Listed as Nora B. Bailey; age 3; born in Apr 1897; in household of father, Charles W. C. Bailey.