Dr. Ward Howard Bailey 1807-1877 Source: "New Era" Fort Smith,Arkansas. 16 May 1877 submitted by Deborah Musgrove Dr. Ward Howard Bailey (Sr.)was born about 1807 in Putnam County, New York, but came to Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1838 and stayed here for his entire life. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ---------------------------------- Aug 15, 1877 Western Independent Fort Smith Weekly Herald Sep 29, 1877 ******************************** The following pages are from an interview with Rownad S. Bailey, grandson of Dr. Ward Howard Bailey in 1937 about Dr. Bailey's life.