1850 Butler Co., Ala. Census
102/102 James B. MORRIS 38 farmer Ga.
Clara 36
Adaline 17
Tabitha 15 [m. J.B. ROBERSON 5-16-1861]
Saphronia 13 Ala.
James 7 Ga.
Frances 5 Ala.
Nancy 3 Ala.
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1850 Butler Co., Ala.
2/2 Sarah BAILEY 35 f GA [maiden name HARRISON?]
Martha 14 f AL
Malvina 12 f
Elizabeth 10 f
Amanda 8 f
Celia 7 f
Mary 4 f
Sarah 4 f
Moses HARRISON 24 m farmer FL
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In the library, someone had written HARRISON beside Sarah's name in a book showing her marriage to James B. MORRIS.
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According to Butler Co. Ala. court records
Sept. 7, 1854, Williamson HARRISON was appointed guardian of the personal property of Mary M., Elizabeth S. A., Amanda C., Celia C., Mary A., and Sarah A. BAILEY, minor heirs of Singleton BAILEY. $100 bond by Williamson HARRISON and Robert B. SMYTH

July 26, 1855, Sarah BAILEY was appointed guardian of the following persons and estates: Sarah A. J. BAILEY, Mary Ann BAILEY, Amanda C. BAILEY, Celia C. BAILEY, Mary M. BAILEY, and Sarah E. BAILEY, minor heirs of Singleton BAILEY. Bond by Sarah BAILEY, John PERRY, Sanford RHODES, and Nathaniel J. ROBINSON

Records on this estate can be found in Probate Minutes Book 1: pp. 252-253, 437, 444, 446-448;
Book 2: pp. 388-391; Book 5: p. 69; Book 9: pp. 351, 410 and others
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Singleton BAILEY-- land patent-- NESE 17/ 9-N 16-E
St Stephens AL Butler Co. 8/12/1837
Singleton BAILEY evidently died bet.1846-1850. He and his wife Sarah had at least seven daughters.
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James B. MORRIS m. Mrs. Sarah BAILEY at the home of James B. MORRIS on 9-27-1859; D.N. FAIL bondsman; Benjamin NEWTON, JP
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Macon Johnson m. Miss Amanda C. BAILEY at the home of James B. MORRIS Jan. 1, 1860; Macon W. JOHNSON and James E. JOHNSON bondsmen; Benjamin NEWTON, JP
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Which JOHNSON married Melvina BAILEY?
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My interest in BAILEY has to do with Sarah Bailey's second marriage to James B. MORRIS. James B. Morris died during the Civil War. In the 1870 census of Butler Co., Sarah Bailey MORRIS lived in the dwelling beside my g-gf Ivey MORRIS in Township 9. Sarah, age 50, was living with Melvina JOHNSON and her four children. I'm trying to determine the relationship, if any, between James B. MORRIS and my g-gf Ivey MORRIS.
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Deed Book WW, on pp. 611-614, shows that Sarah MORRIS had moved to Cherokee Co., Texas by Dec. 28, 1880, and appointed John BAILEY as her attorney to handle her property in Butler Co. Names mentioned in this land deed were as follows: Sarah SMITH, wife of John A. SMITH, Panola Co. Texas; M. W. [Macon] and Amanda C. JOHNSON, Tallapoosa Co. Ala.; John H. FIFE, M. A. FIFE; Isaac D. SIMS, M. J. SIMS; J. F. RHODES; H. J. GOODSON; Jacob JOHNSON; S. J. DUKE; M.G. COOPER; John T. BAILEY, C. C. BAILEY; Robert PERRY. I assume some of these are her daughters and their spouses.

Please contact me if you can add to the info on any of these people. Thanks.