Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/4/1940

William H. Bailey, 763 Eighth
street, former Niagara Falls police
officer, who suffered the amputation
of both his legs while In the
service of the department, died this
morning at 10:45 o'clock in Mt. St.
Mary's hospital. He had been a
patient in the hospital since Goqd
Friday. He had been on pension
from the police department for the
last 10 years.
Mr. Bailey was the son of the
late Sidney Bailey and Mrs. Khoda
Bailey. He had lived in Niagara
Falls practically all of his life and
was 53 years old at the time of his
death. Appointed to the police department
22 years ago, Mr. Bailey
served first as a patrolman and
then as a member of the motorcycle
squad. While riding a motorcycle
he was injured and he attributed
the loss of the first leg amputated
to those Injuries. Returning to
duty, he served for some time as :
desk patrolman at the La Salle
police station. During that period
he became ill and his second leg
was amputated.
Surviving Mr. Bailey are his wife,
Mrs. Sadies Bailey; two daughters.
Miss Rhoda Bailey and Mrs. Barbara
Train, and his mother, all of
this city. Plans for the funeral
were being completed this afternoon.

William married STOLZ, Sadie about 1917. Sadie was born about 1895 in New York; died on 4 Jun 1959 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BAILEY, Barbara was born about 1919 in New York; died on 11 Feb 1961 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
2. BAILEY, Rhoda S was born on 8 Nov 1922 in New York; died on 24 Dec 1999 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/2/1942

A WIDELY known Niagara Falls
Falls resident was dead at his
home 25 years ago -today in the
person of Sidney C. Bailey, of 911
Niagara avenue, who had died the
previous evening at the age of 57.
He had come here as-a young man
from Canandaigua. N. Y.. and was
employed as . a miller before be-
coming a watchman on the Michi-
gan Central bridge spanning the
eorge. which post he held at the
time of his death. He was survived
by a son. William Henry. and a
daughter. Florence May.

Sidney married RHODA about 1886. was born in Jan 1866 in England; died after 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank + Loretta. Loretta was born about 1835 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]