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'''Garland Erastus Bayliss''' (August 27, 1924 – May 25, 2015) was an [[historian]] and director emeritus of academic services at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], whose affiliation with the institution extended from 1957 to 1992.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagle.com/obituaries/bayliss-garland-erastus/article_a4b9389f-ba09-59e8-bcc9-62b8459da0db.html|title=Garland Erastus Bayliss|publisher=''[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]]''|date=May 28, 2015|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
'''Garland Erastus Bayliss''' (August 27, 1924 – May 25, 2015) was an [[historian]] and director emeritus of academic services at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], whose affiliation with the institution extended from 1957 to 1992.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.theeagle.com/obituaries/bayliss-garland-erastus/article_a4b9389f-ba09-59e8-bcc9-62b8459da0db.html|title=Garland Erastus Bayliss|publisher=''[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]]''|date=May 28, 2015|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Bayliss was the youngest of five sons born to Fred Edwin Bayliss, Sr. (1872-1937), and the former Florence Eugenia Dixon (1882-1967) in the small city of McGehee (pronounced MACGEE)]] in Desha County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. In his early childhood, he was known by his middle name, Erastus.<ref name=bio/> His father, a conductor for the [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]], died a few months after Garland turned thirteen.<ref name=meb/>
Bayliss was the youngest of five sons born to Fred Edwin Bayliss, Sr. (1872-1937), and the former Florence Eugenia Dixon (1882-1967) in the small city of McGehee (pronounced MACGEE)]] in Desha County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. In his early childhood, he was known by his middle name, Erastus.<ref name=bio/> His father, a conductor for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, died a few months after Garland turned thirteen.<ref name=meb/>
Bayliss attended public schools in McGehee. In his early childhood years, he was known by his middle name, but he soon dropped the use of "Erasmus." He graduated in 1942 from McGehee High School and briefly attended the [regional University of Arkansas at Monticello in neighboring Drew County.<ref name=bio/>
Bayliss attended public schools in McGehee. In his early childhood years, he was known by his middle name, but he soon dropped the use of "Erasmus." He graduated in 1942 from McGehee High School and briefly attended the [regional University of Arkansas at Monticello in neighboring Drew County.<ref name=bio/>