The History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Interstate Publishing, 1885)--Union Township, page 721
John Bailey, son of Peter and Elizabeth Bailey, was born in Butler County, Ohio, Sept. 19, 1827. When he was six years old his parents moved to Shelby County, Ind. His father was twice married, and has six children surviving by his first wife--Nicholas, Susan, John, Lydia, Henry and Absalom; and two children by his second wife--George F. and Saloma. Our subject was reared to maturity in Shelby County, and was there married in October, 1847, to Catherine Endy, and to them were born four children--Elizabeth, Eve A., Marian, and Sarah (deceased). Mrs. Bailey died in January, 1856, and Mr. Bailey married for his second wife, Rebecca J. Reed in July, 1856. Nine children were born to this union, seven now living--Mary M., George W., Peter N., Susan E., Minetta, Nora E. and Eddie. In 1862 Mr. Bailey came to Hendricks County and settled in Union Township, where he owns eighty acres of land, all of which is well cultivated. Politically Mr. Bailey is a Democrat.