The People

Lillian Blair Bailey -   my Grandmother

Oscar Delano Bailey- my Grandfather

Mr. Bailey-  my Great-Grandfather. Lived with them the last years of his life.

David Willard "Will" Blair- my great-grandfather (when you read "over home", this means they were going to visit him at the Blair Homestead)

Harry Bailey- my grandfather's oldest brother who was a big part of their lives

Stuart Bailey-  another close brother

Jean Bailey- born in 1925 (my aunt)

Marilyn Bailey- born in 1929 (my mother) the diary of the year that she was born is missing.

Claire Bailey- born in 1932 (my aunt)

Ruth- one of the hired or live in helpers that they had throughout the years. You will see different names as the years go by.

The Whites- immediate next door neighbors.

Bernice- my grandmother's oldest sister, born in 1885. She was married to Frank Bailey of Woolwich. (Not related to my grandfather). They had one daughter, Bernette. 

Bernette- my grandmother's cousin married to Stanley Wallace (daughter of Benice and Frank)

Alice - my grandmother's middle sister, born in 1887. She was married to Garrett Galvin. They had one daughter, Kathryn.

Kathryn- my grandmother's cousin married to Wilbur Hagan (daughter of Alice and Garrett).

Bessie- Garrett's daughter from a first marriage.

I will footnote others on the relevent pages as needed. As you go along through the years you will meet people as they appear and get to know them.