Retail Merchant of Los Angeles, California. W. C. Bailess specialized in selling electrical appliances such as vacuum cleaners, irons, and washing machines. The son of James and Frances (Welch) Bailess of Mississippi, he came to Southern California in 1914, settling first in Santa Barbara. His first store was located at 1216 Chapala Street. He came to Los Angeles in 1915, and during the 1920s his shop was located at 531 West Eighth Street. Husband of Elva Dee (Murphy) Bailess, they married in Illinois in 1905.
Retail Merchant of Los Angeles, California. W. C. Bailess specialized in selling electrical appliances such as vacuum cleaners, irons, and washing machines. The son of James and Frances (Welch) Bailess of Mississippi, he came to Southern California in 1914, settling first in Santa Barbara. His first store was located at 1216 Chapala Street. He came to Los Angeles in 1915, and during the 1920s his shop was located at 531 West Eighth Street. Husband of Elva Dee (Murphy) Bailess, they married in Illinois in 1905.
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