Brick Wall Challenge: Who was Stanton Bailey's Father?

Question

Stanton Bailey married Lydia Comer in Wayne Co Indiana,1831. This courthouse marriage got Lydia expelled from the New Garden MM for marrying contrary to discipline. No entry exists in the 1965 Indiana Quaker Indices for a Stanton & Lydia after the marriage, and no signs of this Stanton being related to the elder Stanton in Randolph & Wayne Co. Stanton died before 1850, where Lydia appears remarried to a William Kirkman. No sign in Quaker Index. Lydia is dead by 1860, William remarries moves to Missouri. Lydia & Stanton's sons move to Whitley then Starke Co.
No will or probate found for Lydia or this Stanton in Wayne Co. Eldest daughter Nancy Bailey married John Thornburg who was from a Quaker family, youngest married his brother George. JT & Nancy apparently were Quakers still when they moved to Iroquois Co Illinois. No sign of any others staying in Quaker Faith, no apparent listing of JT's marriage in Quaker Index from 1965. Grave locations for Stanton and Lydia unknown.

The Indiana Quaker Index was copyright 1965, they have begun a new index, but it is not complete.

Lydia died after Stanton - so I was trying to show I looked under her married name as well. And they were counties at the time.

Already ruled out David as the father - the Martha Piggott Bailey family was in the same New Garden MM, and Martha outlived that Stanton. Was exploring if he was a nephew - but couldn't find enough info there.

Answer 1

some ideas, fwiw
A Stanton Bailey is in Randolph co, Ind in 1820; he is between 26-45, but wife is 16-26. There are 3 children under 10. Not so old. (notice the ages of 3 children as shown in rootsweb file below who are born before 1820)

William Comer is in the same county, and has a daughter of possible age.
Lydia and Stanton are married 1831 as you have. She may be wife # 2.

Lydia and William Kirkman were married 19 June 1845. This narrows your date for Stanton's death.
Maybe not will or probate, but did you hunt guardianship?
One file on rootsweb gives her date of death as 23 Apr 1849 (source? ) but, also says she is born @ 1826 then married in 1831.
You would want to run a search for deeds, if Stanton owned land, it would have gone to Lydia at death, then probably to Kirkman when she died.

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2050974&id=I118155065
this file shows a Stanton as son of David Bailey and Ruth White. Dates of birth and marriage fit the 1820 census but do show wife one. There is indication of death in mid 1830s (what source?? ) and mentions a burial ground. The submitter might have the answers you need.
edit-
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=comer&id=I2041
gee, the Comers were solid Quaker, weren't they?
this file has a Robert Comer, w/ daughter Lydia born about the right time and place to marry in 1831. Maybe worth checking that out,.

Answer 2

I'm confused. Why would you be looking in 1965 for stuff in the 1800's.
Are they Quakers? The way you wrote this it looks like Bailey isn't and Comer is. Then you're looking in the Quaker records.
Go back and edit this question so its not so confusing. Then maybe we can try to help you. Women back then didn't usually have a will. If anyone did it would be the husband. It may also be that Starke County wasn't Starke County at that time. Did you look in the neighboring counties?

Answer 3

www.rootsweb.com
Name: Stanton BAILEY
Marriage to Lydia COMER-- b: abt 1810; d 23 Apr 1849 in IN , on 17 Jan 1831 in Wayne, IN.
. Children:
1. Isaac N. BAILEY :
Birth: ABT 1834 in IN
Death: in Starke, IN

2. Robert M. BAILEY
Birth: ABT 1837 in IN
Death: in Starke, IN

3. Elizabeth BAILEY
Birth: ABT 1839 in IN

4. Nancy BAILEY
Marriage to John THORNBURG

www.ancestry.com--Lydia Comer

Husbands
Stanton Bailey (Born: )
William Kirkman (Born: 1822 )
Children (with William Kirkman)
George Kirkman (Born: 1849)

Relationship Events with Stanton Bailey:
Marriage 17 Jan 1831 in Wayne, IN

Relationship Events with William Kirkman
Marriage 19 Jun 1845 in Wayne, IN


www.ancestry.com
Family Data Collection - Births
Name: Stanton Bailey
Father: John Bailey (shows mother as "John Bailey" also)

Birth Date: 1812 (this would make him 19, if he married in 1831)
County: Randolph
State: IN
Country: USA

Lydia Comer
Born: 9 Dec 1810
Whitewater Mm, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Spouse 1
Bailey (no first name or dates given)

Lydia's parents:
Robert Comer
Born: 17 Apr 1771
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Died: 25 Dec 1841, Wayne, Indiana, USA

Spouse
Martha Hawkins
Born: 19 Jan 1774 in South Carolina, USA
Died: 23 Jan 1848 in Whitewater Mm, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Marriage: 9 Nov 1797 in Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

www.findagrave.com (I am doubting this listing due to other info)
Stanton Bailey
Birth: 1790
Death: 1835
Burial:
Jericho Cemetery
Winchester
Randolph County
Indiana, USA

Shows Lydia being buried in Union County, Iowa. Possible??

Answer 4

try the links below, they may just help, I hope you do.

Good luck and good hunting