Elijah "Lige" Bailey was the son of Harrison Bailey and Sarah Sallie Nantz. He married Charlotte "Lottie" Brown, daughter of William Brown and Irene Taylor, on 17 Jul 1896 in Clay County, Kentucky.

Lige was a Reverend and a miner in Leslie County, Kentucky. He was in a mining accident which resulted in a back injury. As a result of that accident, he moved the family to Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas in about 1930. While in Berryville, Lige and Lottie lived on land owned by Lottie's brother James "Doc" Brown, a dentist with an office on Berryville town square. Lige's sons Shomer and Elmer met and married local girls and started families in Berryville. Eventually, all of the family except son Elmer Bailey returned to Kentucky.

After returning to Kentucky, Lige & Lottie lived just off Sinking Creek Road in London, Laurel County, near the Dunn Cemetery. They remained there for the rest of their lives. In addition to raising their own children, they also raised their grandson Robert "Bob" Bailey following the untimely death of their eldest son Roscoe, who died at age 28.

Children of Elijah "Lige" Bailey and Charlotte Brown:
Roscoe C Bailey m. Lillian Charboneau buried Michigan Mem Park, Flat Rock, MI
Cora Bailey, m. Daniel Boone Morgan, buried Singleton Cemetery, Wendover
Nora Bailey, m. Johnny Cornett, buried Singleton Cemetery, Wendover
Ora Bailey. Singleton Cemetery, buried Wendover
Arthur Bailey m. Mary Osborne, buried Riverside Cemetery, Hazard
Dorothy Mae "Dora" Bailey, m. Nathan Sachs, buried Sarasota Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL.
Charles Otis Bailey m. Ruby Bowling, buried Turner Cemetery, Hyden KY.
James B "Jim" Bailey m. Betty Howard, buried Dunn Cemetery
Shomer W Bailey m1. Vinnie Lee, m2. Evelyn Guthrie, buried Dunn Cemetery
Elmer Bailey m. Lorene McKinney, buried Moore Cemetery, Berryville AR
Ishmael "Bill" Bailey m. Glenna Mason, buried Crown Hill Cem, Indianapolis