Carl Bailey

1924 - 1959  (35 years)

• Name	Carl Bailey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	21 Sep 1924	173 Glen Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	173 Glen Fork, Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	18 Dec 1942	McLaughlin, Corson, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	Oct 1959	Ronencliff, West Virginia, USA   [2, 9]
  	Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Miner
  Death	23 Oct 1959	Marianna, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Slate Fall Accident	25 Oct 1959	Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [10]
  		Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Slate Fall Accident
  Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Accident	26 Oct 1959	Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [11]
  		Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Accident
  Carl Bailey Funeral	26 Oct 1959	Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [12]
  		Carl Bailey Funeral
  Cause of Death	Killed in Mine Accident (Slate Fall)
  Reference Number	23798
  Burial	26 Oct 1959	Prosperity, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	Burial Record has a typo saying he was buried in Sep
  Person ID	I23798	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Lawson Dean Bailey, Rev,   b. 8 Oct 1905, West Virginia, USA d. 25 Jun 1988, Ravencliff, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Sally Massey,   b. 7 Nov 1903, North Carolina, USA d. 8 Jan 1978, Ravencliff, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1923	Raleigh, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F8474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louise King,   b. 14 Dec 1927, Glen Rogers, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA d. 1 Apr 2004, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1944	Wyoming, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Kenneth Bailey  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Living   3. Living   4. George Michael Bailey,   b. 12 Jul 1953   d. 5 Dec 2013 (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F8477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1924 - 173 Glen Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - 173 Glen Fork, Slab Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self - 18 Dec 1942 - McLaughlin, Corson, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 1944 - Wyoming, West Virginia, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Miner - Oct 1959 - Ronencliff, West Virginia, USA Death - 23 Oct 1959 - Marianna, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Slate Fall Accident - 25 Oct 1959 - Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Accident - 26 Oct 1959 - Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Carl Bailey Funeral - 26 Oct 1959 - Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Burial - 26 Oct 1959 - Prosperity, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Carl Bailey
  	Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Slate Fall Accident
  	Newspapers.com - Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register - 25 Oct 1959 - Page 15 Miners Killed - Carl Bailey
  	Carl Bailey Funeral
  	Carl Bailey - Killed in Mine Accident

  
  

• Sources

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