SARAH "DICY" CONLEY, daughter of THOMAS CONLEY JR. and MAHALA DAVIS, was born September 28, 1841 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died February 4, 1880. She married WILLIAM MARION BALDRIDGE, son of ANDREW BALDRIDGE and MARTHA DAWSON on June 24, 1861 in Johnson County, Kentucky. He was born in October of 1837, and died February 15, 1898 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Notes: William Marion Baldridge was the brother of Nancy Ann Baldridge.
According to Joseph Eugene Conley of Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, Dicey Conley was born September 28, 1841 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died February 4, 1880. She married William Marion Baldridge on June 24, 1861 in Johnson County, Kentucky. He was born in October of 1837, and died February 15, 1898 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Dicey and William had one child: Martelia Conley, and she was born in 1869.
Martha Dawson's maiden name was determined by finding the death certificates of 2 of her children. Martin Baldridge's (1849-1941) parents are listed as Andy Baldridge and Patsie Dawson, and Margarett Baldridge Brown's (1853-1929) as Andrew Baldridge and Martha Dawson.
On page 80 of the 1850 census for Johnson County, Kentucky (dated September 23, 1850), Andrew Baldredge is listed as the head of the household for house #526, he's a farmer, born in Virginia, and he's 36 years old. Also listed are Martha (born in Kentucky, age 35), Minerva J. (born in Kentucky, age 14), William (born in Kentucky, age 10), Nancy (born in Kentucky, age 8), Araminta (born in Kentucky, age 7), Clarinda (born in Kentucky, age 6), Benjamin (born in Kentucky, age 4), and Martin (born in Kentucky, age 2).
On page 6 of the 1860 census for Floyd County, Kentucky (dated June 25, 1870), Andrew Baldridge is listed as the head of the household for house #45, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, and he's 42 years old. Also listed are Martha (born in Kentucky, age 40), William (farmer, born in Kentucky, age 22), Nancy (born in Kentucky, age 20), Minta (born in Kentucky, age 18), Clarinda (born in Kentucky, age 16), Benjamin (born in Kentucky, age 14), Martin (born in Kentucky, age 12), Henry S. (born in Kentucky, age 10), Margarette (born in Kentucky, age 6), and Zachariah (born in Kentucky, age 3).
On page 9 of the 1870 census for Flat Gap in Johnson County, Kentucky (dated August 4, 1870), Dicey Conley is listed as the head of the household for house #55, she's not working, born in Kentucky, and she's 25 years old. Also listed is Martelia (born in Kentucky, age 1).
On page 9 of the 1870 census for Precinct 8 in Floyd County, Kentucky (dated June 27, 1870), William M. Baldridge is listed as the head of the household for house #60, he's a farmer, born in Kentucky, and he's 32 years old. Also listed are Dicy (born in Kentucky, age 29), Luinana (born in Kentucky, age 7), James M. (born in Kentucky, age 6), Thomas A. (born in Kentucky, age 4), Lydia (born in Kentucky, age 3), and Martha M. (born in August of 1869 in Kentucky, age 10 months). Dicy's parents are in house #56.
On page 30 of the 1880 census for District 37 (Prestonsburg - Abbott And Hager Shoal) in Floyd County, Kentucky (dated June 18, 1880), William Baldridge is listed as the head of the household for house #258, he's a farmer, widowed, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Kentucky, and he's 42 years old. Also listed are Lusina (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 18), James M. (son, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 16), Thom A. (son, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 14), Lidda (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 12), Marth M. (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 10), George W. (son, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 9), Henry J. (son, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 7), Nancy J. (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 5), Clarinda S. (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 3), and Alice (daughter, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 1).
On page 6 of the 1900 census for District 102 (Hager Shoals) in Floyd County, Kentucky (dated June 7, 1900), several of the Baldridge siblings are found living together. T.W. Baldridge [Thomas] is listed as the head of the household for house #45, he's a farmer, born in November of 1863 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 34 years old. Also listed are Jane (sister, born in November of 1874 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 25), Susan (sister, born in May of 1877 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 23), Alice (sister, born in May of 1879 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 21), Sela (sister, born in April of 1881 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 18), Julie (sister, born in June of 1884 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 15), and William L. (brother, born in August of 1886 in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, age 13). They are living next to brother James, brother Martin is in house #38, brother Henry is in house #44, and brother George is living in house #36.
On page 8 of the 1910 census for District 50 (Hager Shoals) in Floyd County, Kentucky (undated), Thomas A. Baldridge is listed as the head of the household for house #14, he's a farmer, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 44 years old. The rest of this faded scan is too hard to see, but Thomas has sisters, 1 brother, and what looks like a nephew living with him.
On page 1 of the 1920 census for District 2 (Auxier) in Floyd County, Kentucky (dated January 12, 1920), Tom A. Baldridge is listed as the head of the household for house #194, he's a farmer, single, born in Kentucky, parents born in Kentucky, and he's 54 years old. Also listed are Susan (sister, single, born in Kentucky, age 44), and William L. (brother, single, laborer in the mines, born in Kentucky, age 33). They are living next to brother Henry.
The children of DICY CONLEY and WILLIAM BALDRIDGE are:
- LOUSINA BALDRIDGE, b. May 1862, Kentucky, d. before 1910, m. HENRY W. HACKWORTH.
- JAMES M. BALDRIDGE, b. January 1864, Kentucky, m. LOUISE B. MUSIC.
- THOMAS A. BALDRIDGE, b. November 1865, Kentucky, d. October 19, 1954, Floyd County, Kentucky.
Notes: According to Kentucky death record transcripts, Thomas A. Baldridge died October 19, 1954 in Floyd County at the age of 88.
- LYDIA BALDRIDGE, b. October 15, 1867, Floyd County, Kentucky, d. September 16, 1953, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, buried in Cannonsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, m. JOSEPH ALLEN PATTON.
- MARTHA MAHALA BALDRIDGE, b. August 3, 1869, Floyd County, Kentucky, d. December 13, 1950, Thealka, Johnson County, Kentucky, buried in East Point, Johnson County, Kentucky, m. DAVID JOHNSON.
- GEORGE WASHINGTON BALDRIDGE, b. March 7, 1871, Floyd County, Kentucky, d. December 15, 1936, Auxier, Floyd County, Kentucky, buried in Bays Branch, Floyd County, Kentucky, m. MARY LETISHA "LETTIE" HARMON.
- HENRY JACKSON BALDRIDGE, b. March 1873, Kentucky, d. September 30, 1959, Little Paint Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, buried in Floyd County, Kentucky, m. SARAH A. WEBB.
- NANCY JANE BALDRIDGE, b. November 1874, Kentucky, m. (unknown first name) STEVENS.
- CLARINDA SUSAN BALDRIDGE, b. May 1877, Kentucky.
Notes: Susan Baldridge is found living with her brother Thomas in 1900, 1910, and 1920.
- ALICE BALDRIDGE, b. May 22, 1879, Floyd County, Kentucky, d. September 7, 1952, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, buried in Little Paint Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, m. WILLIAM TAULBEE DEROSETT JR.
- CELIA BALDRIDGE, b. April 1881, Kentucky, m. GREENVILLE HACKWORTH.
- JULIE BALDRIDGE, b. June 1884, Kentucky, m. LEANDER J. MAY.
- WILLIAM L. BALDRIDGE, b. August 10, 1886, Floyd County, Kentucky, d. February 26, 1976, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, buried in East Point, Johnson County, Kentucky, m. MALTA L. WATKINS.
(This information comes from Joseph Eugene Conley and other sources)