
Joseph Wilshire Bailey was born 31 May 1868 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas. He married Minnie
Viola Pitcock on 17 Aug 1895 in Purdy, Oklahoma (then known as Indian Territory).
They had ten children:
Carl Bailey (b. 23 Aug 1896)
Flora Bailey (b. 18 Aug 1898, d. 26 Jul 1973)
Zell Bailey (b. 9 Feb 1900, d. 19 Dec 1976)
Jodia Bailey (b. 8 Jan 1902, d. 24 Nov 1974)
Raymond Arthur Bailey (b. 17 Mar 1904, d. 14 Jul 1982)
Harry Clinton Bailey (b. 17 Jan 1906, d. 2 Feb 1978)
Hazel Theo Bailey (b. 4 Jun 1910, d. 30 Mar 2007)
Blanche Bailey (b. 8 Jul 1912, d. 31 May 1990)
Cecil Weldon Bailey (b. 2 Feb 1914)
Edith Lucille Nancy Bailey (b. 15 Jul 1915, d. 23 Dec 2007)