. A genealogical and biographical record of Miami county, Ohio . aining daysthere and died at the ripe old age of eightyyears. He was quite successful in his busi-ness affairs, accumulating a comfortablecompetency. He was a Democrat, butnever took an active part in politics, and re-ligiously he was connected with the Episco-pal cluuch. He married Ann ElizabethThompson, a native of England, in whichcountry their marriage was celebrated. Shesurvived her husband fifteen years and passedaway at the age of eighty. She, too, was amember of the Episcopalian church andwas very active in its work. She
. A genealogical and biographical record of Miami county, Ohio . aining daysthere and died at the ripe old age of eightyyears. He was quite successful in his busi-ness affairs, accumulating a comfortablecompetency. He was a Democrat, butnever took an active part in politics, and re-ligiously he was connected with the Episco-pal cluuch. He married Ann ElizabethThompson, a native of England, in whichcountry their marriage was celebrated. Shesurvived her husband fifteen years and passedaway at the age of eighty. She, too, was amember of the Episcopalian church andwas very active in its work. She had eightchildren, two of whom were born in Eng-land and six in America. Fi\-e of thenumber are now deceased and three areyet living, namely: Martha, wife of JamesHunter, of Westmoreland county, Pennsyl-vania; William H.; and Thomas, who isconnected with the rolling mills of Alexan-dria, Indiana. William H. Bailey spent his life on hisfathers farm between the ages of eight andseventeen years, and during that period pur-sued his education in the common GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 255 At a later day. he secured employment ina rolling mill in Pittsburg, occupying a veryhumljle position, Init lis close application tobusiness, his trustworthiness and efficiencywon him promotion from time to remained with his first employers fortwenty-two years, and at the time he sev-ered his connection with that firm he wasin charge of a department. He left thatposition in order to accept the superintend-ency of a rolling mill in Pittsburg, and forten years was manager of the Republic ironworks. Removing westward, he then ac-cepted the management of the Midland steelworks at ^luncie, Indiana, successfully con-ducting that industry for tliree years. Onthe 27th of June, 1895, he came to P^iquaand took charge of the mills at this place,and has since been manager of the extensiveindustrial concern with which he is now con-nected. He has never missed a day sinceaccepting his
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