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Ray Vernon Bailey

Ray Vernon Bailey

Male 1913 - 1992  (78 years)

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  • Name Ray Vernon Bailey 
    Born 14 Dec 1913  Royal, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Feb 1992 
    Person ID I23385  Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 May 2017 

    Father George Lewis Bailey,   b. 18 Nov 1878, Clay Township, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1944  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Eva Anna Marie Albers,   b. 9 Sep 1879, Sigourney, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Mar 1902  Lincoln Township, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Velda Maxine Sheldon,   b. 20 Feb 1915, Rowan, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1990  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1938 
    Children 
     1. Theron Sheldon Bailey,   b. 6 Feb 1942, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. George Bryan Bailey
    Last Modified 31 May 2017 
    Family ID F11551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Dec 1913 - Royal, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Ray Bailey
    Ray Bailey

    Documents
    Election Ad
    Election Ad
    Ray V. Bailey for State Representative
    Wright County Monitor
    Page 13

    Census
    1920 US Census
    1920 US Census
    Royal, Clay County, Iowa
    1930 US Census
    1930 US Census
    Royal, Clay County, Iowa
    1940 US Census
    1940 US Census
    Royal, Clay County, Iowa

  • Notes 
    • Ray V. Bailey was born December 14, 1913 in Royal, Iowa. On June 18, 1938 he married Maxine Sheldon and they had two sons.
      Upon graduation from Royal High School in 1931, Ray attended the University of Iowa where he received his BA and JD degrees in 1935 and 1937 respectively. During World War II Ray served as a U.S. Civil Service investigator and patent advisor to the War Department.
      An active member of the community, Mr. Bailey was director of Clarion Community Development Commission; past chairperson of public affairs committee of the Wright County Extension Council; director of Colonial Homes, Inc.; on the Board of Okoboji Protective Association; attended the Methodist and Christian Science Churches; was a member of the Lions Club; the Wright County, Iowa State and American Bar Associations; on the Patent Law Revision Committee of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section of the American Bar Association; was a former member of the Clarion Board of Education; member of SUI Alumni Council; past president of SUI Dad?s Association and member of the Executive Board; is listed in Who?s Who in the Midwest and World Who?s Who in Commerce and Industry; was very active in the World Peace Through Law Center; was a longtime member of the UI Foundation?s Presidents Club and Alumni Association.
      A Democrat, Mr. Bailey represented Wright County during the Sixty-first, Sixty-second and Sixty-third General Assemblies.
      Ray V. Bailey died February 4, 1992. He was preceded in death by his wife Maxine. He is survived by his sons Theron of Arlington, Virginia and Bryan of Brandon, South Dakota; and three grandchildren.