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==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 MAC GEE) 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 former Missouri Pacific Railroad (1872-1982), 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 MAC GEE) 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 former Missouri Pacific Railroad (1872–1982), 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 "Erastus." 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 "Erastus." 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/>

On November 3, 1942, Bayliss entered the [[United States Navy]] and became an ensign<ref name=militarymen>"Desha County Military Men – 1945 – McGehee," Arkansasties.com, April 23, 2012; material no longer on-line.</ref> through the completion of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, which opened in 1940 at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]. After initial service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], he was assigned during [[World War II]] for two years until 1945 on the ''USS General J. H. McRae'' naval transport ship in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] theater of operations.<ref name=bio/><ref name=militarymen/>​

On November 3, 1942, Bayliss entered the [[United States Navy]] and became an ensign<ref name=militarymen>"Desha County Military Men – 1945 – McGehee," Arkansasties.com, April 23, 2012; material no longer on-line.</ref> through the completion of the United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School, which opened in 1940 at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]. After initial service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the [[borough]] of [[Brooklyn]], he was assigned during [[World War II]] for two years until 1945 on the ''USS General J. H. McRae'' naval transport ship in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] theater of operations.<ref name=bio/><ref name=militarymen/>​

Two of Bayliss' brothers also served in the war, James Eldred Bayliss (1916–1989),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46100560|title=James Eldred Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> an [[United States Army|Army]] staff sergeant in [[Iran]], and Mercer Embree "Flea" Bayliss (1919-2004) of Warren, Arkansas, an Army sergeant in the [[Europe]]an theater of operations,<ref name=militarymen/> who received eight [[Bronze Star]]s in combat.<ref>McGehee Veterans Memorial, accessed June 26, 2010, no longer on line.</ref> He was subsequently like his father a railroad conductor.<ref name=meb>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88126901|title=Mercer Embree "Flea" Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> Mercer Bayliss' widow, the former Elizabeth Ann "Sis" Banister (1922-2015), a [[telephone]] operator, died in 2015 in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], Arkansas, less than three months before the passing of her brother-in-law, Garland Bayliss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143616144|title=Elizabeth Ann "Sis" Banister Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> Two other Bayliss brothers, Fred, Jr. (1909-1975) and Dixon E. Bayliss (1913-1981), are interred alongside their parents at McGehee Cemetery.<ref name=meb/>​

Two of Bayliss' brothers also served in the war, James Eldred Bayliss (1916–1989),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46100560|title=James Eldred Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> an [[United States Army|Army]] staff sergeant in [[Iran]], and Mercer Embree "Flea" Bayliss (1919–2004) of Warren, Arkansas, an Army sergeant in the [[Europe]]an theater of operations,<ref name=militarymen/> who received eight [[Bronze Star]]s in combat.<ref>McGehee Veterans Memorial, accessed June 26, 2010, no longer on line.</ref> He was subsequently like his father a railroad conductor.<ref name=meb>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=88126901|title=Mercer Embree "Flea" Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> Mercer Bayliss' widow, the former Elizabeth Ann "Sis" Banister (1922–2015), a [[telephone]] operator, died in 2015 in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], Arkansas, less than three months before the passing of her brother-in-law, Garland Bayliss.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143616144|title=Elizabeth Ann "Sis" Banister Bayliss|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref> Two other Bayliss brothers, Fred Jr. (1909–1975) and Dixon E. Bayliss (1913–1981), are interred alongside their parents at McGehee Cemetery.<ref name=meb/>​

After he left the Navy, Bayliss was until 1972 a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navycthistory.com/RIPdatesort.pdf|title=List of deceased Navy officers|publisher=navycthistory.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

After he left the Navy, Bayliss was until 1972 a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy Reserve.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navycthistory.com/RIPdatesort.pdf|title=List of deceased Navy officers|publisher=navycthistory.com|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

==Career in education==

==Career in education==

 

Back in civilian life, Bayliss completed his undergraduate degree in [[biology]] in 1947 at UA-Monticello. He taught school briefly in Dermott in Chicot County, also in southeastern Arkansas. He and his brother, James, relocated to Orange, Texas, in the far southeastern part of the state, to work for [[DuPont]] chemical company. There he met his wife, the former Mary Evelyn Futrell (1927-2021), a native of Timpson, Texas, who was then a medical technologist at Orange Hospital.<ref name=mebay>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theeagle/name/mary-bayliss-obituary?pid=198752888|title=Mary Evelyn Bayliss|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=May 23, 2021|accessdate=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

Back in civilian life, Bayliss completed his undergraduate degree in [[biology]] in 1947 at UA-Monticello. He taught school briefly in Dermott in Chicot County, also in southeastern Arkansas. He and his brother, James, relocated to Orange, Texas, in the far southeastern part of the state, to work for [[DuPont]] chemical company. There he met his wife, the former Mary Evelyn Futrell (1927–2021), a native of Timpson, Texas, who was then a medical technologist at Orange Hospital.<ref name=mebay>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theeagle/name/mary-bayliss-obituary?pid=198752888|title=Mary Evelyn Bayliss|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=May 23, 2021|accessdate=May 31, 2021}}</ref>

The couple married on May 5, 1950, and Bayliss enrolled at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] in the capital city of [[Austin]], where he obtained his [[Master of Arts]] degree in history. He and Mary relocated to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], where he taught at [[The Citadel|The Citadale: The Military College of South Carolina]]. He joined the TAMU faculty in 1957, where he remained for thirty-five years as professor of [[United States Constitution|constitutional]] and [[Reconstruction]] studies. While at TAMU, he received the [[Ph.D.]] in 1972 from the University of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/history/alumni/by-year/1970s.php|title=University of Texas Department of History: List of Doctoral Students: 1972|publisher=utexas.edu|accessdate=June 26, 2015; material no longer on-line}}</ref> His dissertation is entitled ''Public Affairs in Arkansas, 1874-1896,'' which includes a study of the Agricultural Wheel, an agrarian reform movement and such issues as the [[poll tax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2091|title=Agricultural Wheel|publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

The couple married on May 5, 1950, and Bayliss enrolled at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] in the capital city of [[Austin]], where he obtained his [[Master of Arts]] degree in history. He and Mary relocated to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], where he taught at [[The Citadel|The Citadale: The Military College of South Carolina]]. He joined the TAMU faculty in 1957, where he remained for thirty-five years as professor of [[United States Constitution|constitutional]] and [[Reconstruction]] studies. While at TAMU, he received the [[Ph.D.]] in 1972 from the University of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/history/alumni/by-year/1970s.php|title=University of Texas Department of History: List of Doctoral Students: 1972|publisher=utexas.edu|accessdate=June 26, 2015; material no longer on-line}}</ref> His dissertation is entitled ''Public Affairs in Arkansas, 1874-1896,'' which includes a study of the Agricultural Wheel, an agrarian reform movement and such issues as the [[poll tax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2091|title=Agricultural Wheel|publisher=''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas''|accessdate=May 31, 2020}}</ref>​

==See also==

==See also==

 

Bayliss discusses his [[World War II]] record with Tom Turbiville in the series "Brazos Valley Vets," June 201, accessed May 31, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkC7CDMfuaY​

Bayliss discusses his [[World War II]] record with Tom Turbiville in the series "Brazos Valley Vets," June 201, accessed May 31, 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkC7CDMfuaY​