† RAYMOND B. BAILEY, white, name not on monument, Davie County, North Carolina

Name added to Davie County Veterans' Memorial on 10 March 2010.

Draft Registration: no

Honorable Discharge filed with Davie County Register of Deeds: no

1900 US census: Ramon is 6, living in Shady Grove with his parents, Charles M. and Cora M. Bailey; has 2 brothers and a sister

1910 US census: Raymond's father is widowed and living alone. Since Raymond enlisted at a New York military base, I looked for him in NY in the 1910 census. There is a Raymond Bailey, 17, working on the farm of the Adelbert L. Shultz family. However, the census lists this Raymond as being born in NY instead of NC. However, this could be an error and Raymond could actually be him. The NY town is Pine Plains which is about 120 miles from Fort Slocum in NY.

Davie County cemetery book: born 1 September 1893; died 4 October 1917; WWI, buried in Elbaville Methodist Church Cemetery; parents and brother are also buried at Elbaville

Service Card: born in Advance, living in Advance; enlisted at Ft. Slocum NY on 10 April 1914 at age 21 7/12; Co B 28 Inf to death; Pvt, Sgt; died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Chronic on 4 October 1917; did not serve overseas; person notified of death was father, Charlie M. Bailey.

Caption on tombstone: Raymond B. Bailey born Sept. 1, 1893 died Oct. 4, 1917 Bailey

Raymond B. Bailey