Charles Ramsden Bailey papers
Scope and Contents
Charles R. Bailey was born 31 Aug 1839 in Hanley, England, the son of Charles and Jane Bailey. His father , though a good man, "was one of those kind of men who lacked fortitude and was very easily led by company to drink." His mother eventually left him and moved to Lancashire, where a cousin of their's moved in with them. She was a Latter-day Saint, and after several months both mother and son were baptized.
In the early spring of 1855, they immigrated to the United States, with their eyes set to going to "Zion". They entered a company and were soon bound for Utah. In 1859 Charles moved to Cache Valley and settled in Maughn's Fort (Wellsville). While there he met and married a girl, but in a short time was divorced, since her mother had planned for her to marry another. Peter Maughn, then president of the stake promised him that: "You will marry two faithful Latter-day Saint girls and will raise a large family." This promise was fulfilled, though: "it took three and a half years to bring it about." Charles Bailey was well liked by many and died peacefully in Welsville Utah on 16 Jan 1910.
Dates
- Creation: 1839-1933
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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Biographical Note
Charles R. Bailey was born 31 Aug 1839 in Hanley, England, the son of Charles and Jane Bailey. His father, though a good man, "was one of those kind of men who lacked fortitude and was very easily led by company to drink." His mother eventually left him and moved to Lancashire, where a cousin of their's moved in with them. She was a Latter-day Saint, and after several months both mother and son were baptized.
In the early spring of 1855, they immigrated to the United States, with their eyes set to going to "Zion". They entered a company and were soon bound for Utah. In 1859 Charles moved to Cache Valley and settled in Maughn's Fort (Wellsville). While there he met and married a girl, but in a short time was divorced, since her mother had planned for her to marry another. Peter Maughn, then president of the stake promised him that: "You will marry two faithful Latter-day Saint girls and will raise a large family." This promise was fulfilled, though: "it took three and a half years to bring it about." Charles Bailey was well liked by many and died peacefully in Wellsville, Utah, on January 16, 1910.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear ft.)
Abstract
Diary (1839-1877) with biographical sketches of wives, prison diary (1889) with lists of and letters from prisoners sentenced under the Edmunds Act, missionary diary and sermons (1898), and genealogical information.
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to box and folder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Ramsden Bailey papers 1839-1933
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
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