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Hon. Joel Bailey 1814 – 1897

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Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/21/2020 at 11:27:30

Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 18, 1897 P 2 C 2

—Hon. Joel Bailey, the oldest settler of Delaware county, died of old age on the 8th inst., aged 83 years. He came to Iowa in 1837, and in 1838 he built a log cabin a few miles southeast of Manchester, it being one of the first that was built in the county. He was active in the organization of the county and had been county treasurer, recorder and county judge.

Transcriber’s Note: Find a Grave shows he was born Jan. 6, 1814 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.


 

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