Bailey County, Texas Genealogy

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Parent County
1876--Bailey County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Muleshoe

The county was named for Peter J. Bailey, (1812-1836). Peter James Bailey, Alamo defender, the son of Gabriel and Sabra (Rice) Bailey, was born in Kentucky in 1812. He graduated from Transylvania University with a degree in law in 1834. In January 1836 he came to Texas in company with Daniel W. Cloud and others from Logan County, Kentucky. They took the oath of allegiance before John Forbes at Nacogdoches on January 14, 1836, and were enrolled in the Texas army. Bailey and Cloud were members of the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers. They perished with David Crockett in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. For Bailey's service to Texas, his heirs received land parcels that are now in Archer, Baylor, and Hamilton counties. Bailey County in the Texas Panhandle was named in Peter Bailey's honor.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Bula and Muleshoe

Neighboring Counties

 * Cochran
 * Hockley
 * Lamb
 * Parmer
 * Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Enoch

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog