The Alamo Defenders: Peter James Bailey III

BAILEY, PETER JAMES III
(1812-1836)

Born in Kentucky in 1812, Peter James Bailey, the son of Gabriel and Sabra Bailey, was a graduate with a degree in law from Transylvania University.  In January 1936, he accompanied Daniel W. Cloud and others from Logan, Kentucky and took the Texas Army “oath of allegiance” in Nacogdoches on January 14, 1836.  Bailey was a member of the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers and died in battle with David Crockett on March 6, 1936.

In honor of Bailey’s service, his heirs received land parcels that are now in Archer, Baylor, and Hamilton Counties. Bailey County in the Texas panhandle is also named in his honor.

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