Baylis, William H.

BAYLIS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 7/6/2026 at 02:20:47

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Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com November 14, 2010, 3:05 pm

Source: Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Author: Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette

William H. Baylis-

Huntington, Long Island, was the birthplace of William H. Baylis, who was born
September 6, 1840, Mr. Baylis came to Wheatland, Iowa, in 1868, and he was
assistant postmaster there four years. During the Civil War he was obliged to
remain at home and take care of his family and mother. When the Wheatland
postmaster was elected to the legislature, he was made postmaster, and at the
same time he published The Enterprise, a weekly newspaper. Later he moved to
Cedar Rapids where he is bailiff in Court Room No. 2, over which Judge Dawley
presides.
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, March 1, 1909

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