Alex and sons ~ 1908................................................ Alex ~ 25 years Old - ......................Alex at the age ~ 65 -1938

It is thought that the center photograph of Alex Bailey was probably made in about 1898 when he was 25 years old . The photograph with two of has eight children was probably taken about 10 years later. The third photograph is from about 1938 when he was 65 years old. He died at the age of 66.

Alex Bailey was the night shift foreman for the Buckeye Coal and Coke Company mines in Buckeye Hollow for many years and at his job at the time of his death on 6 September 1939. He died at 7 AM in the morning just after completing the night shift at the Buckeye mines in Buckeye Hollow,WV. It is said that Mr. Bailey owned the first automobile driven on Sinai Mountain. He was a well respected coal mining pioneer in the Goodwill, WV area. He spent his life in the coal mining business and loved his chosen profession. He was known to loan money to many friends and acquaintances with loan recorded as a notation made on a scrap piece of paper. At the time of his death he had thousands of dollars outstanding in this type loan. When the Historic Bramwell Bank indicated a declaring of bankruptcy Mr. Bailey refused to withdraw his money from that bank and accepted bankruptcy payouts from the bank's payout plan over the rest of his life.

History has it that one could walk through a mine that was located just down the hill from the Bailey house to the Buckeye Hollow No. 1 mine that was several miles away. It was quite common for people to travel from the Buckeye Hollow Coal Tipple to Goodwell on the weekends using this route throught the mines. Several of the Bailey children and relatives lived in the Buckey Hollow Coal Company houses and worked at the Buckeye No. 1 mine. They made this journey through the mine to the Bailey house on weekends. Additionally, from inside the Bailey home one could hear the rumble of coal mining cars passing through a mine that was located well beneath the house.

Alex "Pap" and Lucinda "Cindy" Bailey had eight children: Charlie Lee (May 19, 1896) , Buster, Cletus (1902 -1949), Earnest "Pete", Della Mae Bailey Robinson (Jan 1, 1900 - 1972), Raymond (May 28, 1909 - 1986), Garland and Avis Elizabeth Bailey Petty (Aug. 3, 1911 - Jan 9, 2000 ). Alex and Cindy Bailey are buried in the Bailey Cemetery that is located on a hill top about 1/4 mile from the Bailey home place.

Alex Bailey ( Mar 7, 1873 - Sept 6, 1939 ) -- Lucinda Bailey ( May 12, 1874 - June 21, 1949 )