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From: "Mark/Paula" <>
Subject: Re: Lucinda Godbey Bailey
Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 00:09:10 -0400


Hi Rhonda,

According to the "Cemeteries in Calhoun County West Virginia", Lucinda
Bailey died 19 Sep 1925. Lucinda was also listed in the 1870 Census of
Calhoun County as a 38 year old housekeeper. Neat story though, but if
it happened she apparently survived the incident.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhonda Keith <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, 28 May, 1999 10:10 AM
Subject: Lucinda Godbey Bailey

I just visited an uncle of mine, Harry Douglas, a
descendant of Lucinda Godbey Bailey, wife of William
W. Bailey of Calhoun County. Harry told me this story,
which I'd never heard before, and I'm wondering if
anyone can confirm it or provide more detail. W.W.
Bailey was in the Civil War on the Confederate side.
One day during the war, Lucinda was boiling water in a
big iron kettle for scalding a hog. Federal soldiers
came to the farm to steal food, etc. Lucinda pushed
one of them into the pot, killing him, and of course
they killed her. I didn't find Lucinda's date of death
in the course of my searches, but the birthdates of
her children were before the Civil War. I'd appreciate
any info.
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