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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        OLIVER B. BAILEY was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., October 5,
     1833, and is the second of five children born to ZIBA and SOPHRONIA
     (PECK) BAILEY, natives of the same State, the former born in 1808
     and the latter in 1810, and of Welsh descent.  They were married in
     Tompkins County in 1830 and in 1835 came to La Porte County, Ind.,
     where the father is still living.  OLIVER B. BAILEY was married in La
     Porte, February 18, 1855, to SARAH MARTIN, who was born July 5, 1836,
     and shortly after went to farming.  Three years later, he bought a
     sawmill near Michigan City, ran it till 1860, sold out and moved to
     Pleasant Township, La Porte County, where he purchased a farm and
     worked it five years.  He then bought and moved on his present farm,
     of 370 acres, in this township.  He has four children - ZIBA E.,
     STEPHEN D., FRANK L. and ARTHUR P.  Mr. BAILEY is a popular man in his
     community, and has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twelve
     years.

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