What a great picture of those Bailey's! And thanks for yours as well - definitely a Bailey look.

I recall visiting Floyd's farm as a young boy - watching him roll his own cigarette and telling me about a horse that died and left his impression in the snow - shades of the song Wildfire. My mom always told me I had the heavy eyelids of GW!

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from left: Mike, Skip, Doreen, Erin

Attached is a picture taken at my retirement from the Army in 1996. My wife Doreen Brennan Grimm, hails from the Boston area. My son Mike, 23, and daughter Erin, 21, complete my family. I'm 48 and work for the government as a civilian now. Why my wife hasn't left me I don't know.

My wife's brother, Ed "Butch" Brennan, was my West Point roommate and married my sister Alix Joel! They live in Kansas and have 5 children, Sean, Shannon, Butch Jr. Katy and Conor. I have two brothers - Philip "Jeff", 50, wife Barbara,and three children Laurie (recent mom), Andria, and Russell. Jeff's a ringer in his old age for my grandfather Russell Skip Bailey!

My younger brother Dave, 38, is a serving Army Major, with a wife Janelle and four daughters - Alix, Sarah, Rebecca, and Caroline. My Dad, Col (ret) Philip D. Grimm, (University of Nebraska, class of '51) - lives near me in Williamsburg with his second wife.

As you know the mainstay of our family - my mom, Joel - passed away in 1992. She would be delighted with your efforts and no doubt be a contributor. She was a national award winning high school journalism teacher amongst many talents.

Skip
Hampton VA

Skip attached several photos in the following day and weeks. They follow here. In one e-mail I sent Skip the high school photo of Jennie (Bailey) Lietsch and said it was my nomination for the world's most beautiful young woman. Skip sent the following reply.

Don,

Yes a very pretty woman indeed - but here is my nominee - Joel Isabel Bailey Grimm - Skip Bailey's daughter! (Priscilla, Joel and Mac).

Joel Bailey Grimm and husband, Phil

Joel Bailey Grimm

Skip
Hampton VA

I got Skip's reference for his web site which has lots of Bailey stuff. Here's Skip's letter with the reference.

Don,

Quick note from work here. I understand completely the need for sabbaticals from webpages!

Feel free to post whatever you wish from what I have sent you.

My webpage for my family trees is here. (Scroll down a bit to see the Bailey portion.)

I will CC this to the relatives I have addresses for - some are out of date I'm sure.

CC'd are -- My brothers Jeff, Dave, and sister Alix G. Brennan, cousin Andy Bailey (no e-mail for Scott Bailey his brother) cousins Pam P. Horwich and her sister Debbie Peterson (no e-mail address for Brooke Peterson)

In answer to your next e-mail - that indeed is "Skip" Bailey with his brothers.

Thanks for all you do for the Bailey family!

Skip

Skip Grimm also sent these photos --

Here are several picures I have scanned of my grandfather, Russell M "Skip" Bailey - a football picture with his brothers Thurston "Bill" and Earl Bailey. and also a montage with my uncle William R. "Mac" Bailey.

Skip Bailey (left) and Mac Bailey (right)

Skip Bailey's Navy photo

Hebron High School Football 1914 -- In full gear, from left, Earl, Bill and Skip Bailey. In letter sweaters, Earl, Bill and Skip Bailey

George Washington Bailey and Saphrona Linsley Bailey

And I lifted the following obiturary from Skip's website --

George Washington Bailey, son of Henry and Elizabeth Bailey, was born near Circleville, Picqua Co., Ohio March 28, 1848 and departed this life February 8, 1924, age 75 years 10 months and 11 days. When 5 years of age he moved with his parents to Lovington, Illinois, becoming a farmer and stockman of note. He was united in marriage to Saphrona N. Linsley at Decatur, Illinois on February 16, 1882 and to this union 11 children were born, nine of which survived him. His wife and son Earl and an infant son preceded him in death. Mr. Bailey came to Nebraska in 1883 and spent the remaining 41 years of a busy and useful life living one year on a farm near Belvidere and the last 40 on a farm near Carleton except for a brief period in 1908 when he resided in Carleton. Earlier in life he was baptized in the Methodist faith. He was prominently associated with the A.F. A.A.M. Lodge 199 in Carleton and the Shrine in Hastings. He leaves five sons, Floyd Ellsworth, Era Preston, James Lloyd, and Thurston Vernon of Carleton, Russell Muriel of Omaha, four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Wilson (N.C.) of Lynch, Ollie Taylor (Mrs. R.W.) of Grand Island, one brother W.L. of Decatur, Illinois and two sisters Mrs. Delia Smith, Lovington, Illinois and Mrs. Jane, Johnsen, Pekin, Illinois.

In another e-mail Skip had been surfing through the old yearbooks (now on line) at the University of Nebraska and sent the following links --

All,

While doing a little browsing on Nebraska History (go to reference) -- I found pictures of my grandparents. Pictures of Joel Bailey Grimm's parents are Bailey, R. M. - 250, 265, 331 this site and also found picture at 352. here.

McFarland, Mildred - is at page 242 and page 378.

Skip Grimm