Matilda Jane Bailey
1835 - 1929 (94 years)
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Name Matilda Jane Bailey Nickname Tillie Birth 25 Mar 1835 Franklin County, IN 
Gender Female Death 29 Jun 1929 Salem, Marion, OR Burial Salem, Marion, OR - Matilda Jane Bailey Cross
BURIAL
City View Cemetery
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
Person ID I11922 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 8 Jun 2021
Father John "Henry" Bailey, Sr., b. 11 May 1795, Granville County, NC d. 21 Apr 1894, Salem, Marion, OR (Age 98 years) Mother Sarah Susannah "Sally" Drollinger, b. 1795, Guilford County, NC d. 1875, Salem, Marion, OR (Age 80 years) Family ID F979 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 David Carson Watson, b. 1833, IN d. Salem, Marion, OR Marriage 22 Oct 1859 Monroe County, IA - David C. Watson
in the Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: David C. Watson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1859
Marriage Place: Monroe Co., Iowa
Spouse: Matilda Bailey
FHL Film Number: 0980485
Reference ID: 2:3DPRNBR
Children 1. Dollie Watson, b. Sep 1861, IA d. 24 Oct 1918, Marion County, OR (Age ~ 57 years)2. Sarah A. J. Watson, b. 1861, Iowa City, Johnson, IA 3. Jennie Lovanda Watson, b. 1862, Iowa City, Johnson, IA d. 10 Dec 1938, Marion County, OR (Age 76 years)4. Margaret Marie Watson, b. 8 Aug 1864, Oregon City, Clackamas, OR d. 22 Mar 1939, Mt. Vernon, Skagit, WA (Age 74 years)5. Charles L. "Charlie" Watson, b. Feb 1867, OR d. 28 Jul 1914, Marion County, OR (Age ~ 47 years)6. W. S. Grant Watson, b. 1870, OR d. 28 Jan 1894, Lane County, OR (Age 24 years)7. Florence M. Watson, b. 21 Jul 1874, Harrisburg, Linn, OR d. 26 Sep 1950, Marin County, CA (Age 76 years)8. Harry David Watson Family ID F11496 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Jun 2021
Family 2 William Henry "Harry" Cross, b. Oct 1850, MO d. 1918, Salem, Marion, OR (Age ~ 67 years) Family ID F11498 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Jun 2021
- Matilda Jane Bailey Cross
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Mar 1835 - Franklin County, IN 
Marriage - 22 Oct 1859 - Monroe County, IA 
Death - 29 Jun 1929 - Salem, Marion, OR Burial - - Salem, Marion, OR = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
David Carson Watson with his wife Matilda Jane Bailey Watson Cross.
Photo courtesy kagarcia1 of Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Ref Matilda's record at Paylor Family Tree at Ancestry.com Family Trees.
Documents 
Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 30 Jun 1929, Sun Page 5
Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 30 Jun 1929, Sun Page 1
Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) 30 Jun 1929, Sun Page 12
The Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon) 29 Jun 1929, Sat Page 9
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Notes - The proper spelling of her first name may be Mathilda. Requires credible proof.
John Baly
in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: John Baly
[John Baily]
[John Henry 'Bill' Bailey]
[John Bailey]
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1850: District 13, Monroe, Iowa, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 360
Household Members:
Name Age
John Baly 56
Sarah Baly 56 North Carolina
John Baly 21 North Carolina
George Baly 19 Indiana
Sarah Baly 13 Indiana
Matilda Baly 13 Indiana
Susannah Baly 9 Iowa
K C Bailey
in the Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Name: K C Bailey
[M Bailey]
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Indiana
Residence Date: 1856
Residence Place: Union, Monroe, Iowa, USA
Gender: Female
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John B Bailey 61
Sarah Bailey 61
K C Bailey 17
Susanah Bailey 15
(Note: when you examine the document and the census taker's writing style you can see the person wrote "M" and not "K C" as the scanning computer recognized it to be. Therefore, "K C" is actually Matilda Jane Bailey.)
Matilda J Cross
in the 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Matilda J Cross
Age: 60
Birth Date: Mar 1840
Birthplace: Indiana, USA
Home in 1900: North Salem, Marion, Oregon
Street: Front Street
Sheet Number: 19
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 430
Family Number: 433
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harry Cross
Marriage Year: 1873
Years Married: 27
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina, USA
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 7
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Harry Cross
48 Head
Matilda J Cross 60 Wife
Charley C Watson
33 Step Son
Harry D Watson
23 Step Son
Matilda J Cross
in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Matilda J Cross
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1917
Street Address: 2266 N 5th
Residence Place: Salem, Oregon, USA
Spouse:
William Cross
Publication Title: Salem, Oregon, City Directory, 1917
- The proper spelling of her first name may be Mathilda. Requires credible proof.