Bailey (Family : Arkansas)

Reverend Isaac George Bailey (1847-1914) was born in Arkansas City to Perry and Virginia Bailey. In 1866, he married Minnie White. They had two children: Charles H. Bailey and Maude Bailey Frazier, who served as assistant principal of the South-East Industrial Academy. In 1884, Bailey married Susie E. Ford. Isaac G. and Susie E. Bailey were prominent religious leaders who served as colporteurs for the American Baptist Publication Society, selling Bibles and other religious books throughout Arkansas. The Baileys' youngest child Sue Elvie was born on August 3, 1903. On June 12, 1932, Sue Bailey married Morehouse College graduate Howard Thurman.

From the description of Bailey and Thurman family papers, [ca. 1882-1995]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517653