BAILEY, Geraldine Harriet

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Last Name
 
BAILEY
Given Names
 
Geraldine Harriet (Crayton)
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
3/23/1912
Age at Death
 
66
Place of Birth
 
Pratt County, Kansas*
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
  Fair/Bailey Family Tree
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Amanda Fair
Partner
 
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
(daughter) Patricia Washington; (parents) Charles James Crayton, Amanda Higgins; (husband) Andrew Thomas Bailey
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA (columbarium)
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
7/23/1977
Residence (US)
 
San Francisco, California 94121
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 07
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
Marshal (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26b); Gardening, stenographer, drama skills, purchasing agent
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Correspondence to life committee (Jonestown photo, 7/12/1978); Letters for Life; Guestbook (Outreach) (RYMUR 89-4286-C-7-h-4b)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (JT); retirement
Discrepancies
 
PT occupation record lists birthdate as 3/25/1912; passport DOB above; Temple record says place of birth is Geary, Oklahoma
Remembrances
 
“Geri, as we called her, was Amanda Fair's sister! Geri Bailey was another heavy-hitter, a natural manager. She was in charge of seating, both in the San Francisco Temple and at Jonestown, when visitors were in attendance. Geri was a Team B counselor, supervised the Correspondence to Life project, and kept the guest book at Jonestown for visitor sign-ins. Although it wasn't on her list of responsibilities, per Edith Roller's journals, Geri and Amanda were in charge of cottage inspections in Jonestown and made their rounds once each day to check on housekeeping. RIP, Geri, if you don't deserve rest, and peace, I don't know who does. ” - Kathryn Barbour