Berrien Bailey; Winn Parish, LA 

Contributed by Greggory E. Davies

120 Ted Price Lane

Winnfield, LA  71483

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Berrien F. Bailey was one of the early successful and respected citizens of the parish.  He was

born and reared in Georgia.  He married Mrs. Lucy Teagle McBride and was the father of our

townsmen Berrien and Bryant.  He was a perfect bundle of energy and wrenched a comfortable

competency from the hard conditions of early years here.  He died Feb. 11, 1885, she 

Jan. 3, 1903.



Berrien was born Jan. 15, 1870, is a Winn Parish product, was educated in her schools and has

spent his life in her midst.  In all our acquaintance and knowledge of men we have never known a

better man--amiable, sweet spirited, considerate.  He has been married, first to 

Miss Emma Eagles, May 19, 1891, second Miss Maggie T. Shumate, May 15, 1900.  Both have

gone to their reward in advance of him.  He has four children and is now in quiet and comfortable

circumstances, having city property and farming lands.  he well represents the better side of Winn

Parish products in human life.  He is a Baptist, a Woodman, and Oddfellow.



Motto:  "Do unto others as I would have the do unto me."





(The above article was taken from The Guardian newspaper, Volume XXVII, No. 8-9, published

September-October, 1907 at Winnfield, La., and was located at the Watson Memorial Library,

Cammie Henry Archives, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La., and was submitted by

Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, LA.)