Henry Thomas Bagley Jr. (1829 - 1902)

Born 28 Dec 1829 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1902 at age 72 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States

Biography

Birth

Henry Thomas Bagley Jr. was born on 28 December 1829 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States to Henry Thomas Bagley (1797-1884) and Hamar Anna Bagley (1795-1879). Hamar was the daughter of William Bagley and Agnes Clements. Henry Sr. was the son of Harmon Bagley and Mary Brogdon. They were first cousins.

Marriage and Family

He married Anna Lena Williams (1824-1901) on 15 September 1846 in Forsyth County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Robert Williams and Elizabeth Daniels.

Children of the Bagley-Williams Marriage

1. William A. Bagley was born on 31 July 1847 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. He died on 8 October 1864.
2. Drury Hutchins Bagley was born on 7 December 1848 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. He married Mary Jane Brooks (1852-1935). Drury died on 16 November 1925 in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
3. Henry Thomas Bagley III was born on 29 April 1851 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. He married Parthenia Jane Anderson (1857-1940). Henry died on 4 March 1940.
4. Nathan Floyd Bagley was born on 2 September 1853 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. He died on 31 January 1907 in Lamar County, Texas, United States.
5. Mary Bagley was born on 18 January 1856 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. She died on 14 March 1898 in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States.
6. Emma Bagley was born c. 1859 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
7. Francis Bagley was born c. February 1860 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
8. Ceborn Bagley, twin of Josephus, was born on 24 August 1863 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. He died on 2 January 1864 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
9. Josephus Esaw Bagley, twin of Ceborn and known as Cephas, was born on 24 August 1863 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. He married Sarah Ann Morton (1870-1951), known as Sally, on 30 August 1885 in Forsyth County, Georgia. Cephas died on 30 March 1934 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.
10. Emily Bagley was born on 4 April 1866 in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia, United States. She died on 4 August 1897. (Sharon Cemetery in Cumming)

Military Service

Henry served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in Company B, 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry as a Private.^[1]

Death and Burial

Henry died on 15 July 1902 in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States at the age of 72. He was buried in the Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia. Find A Grave: Memorial #15786382.

Research Notes

• Georgia Archives, Forsyth County Marriage Records for Henry and Ann Williams.
• National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/>, acquired 2007. 1861-1865.
• Find A Grave Index. A photo of the inscribed headstone is available.
• 1845 Georgia Compiled Census in 2 District, Forsyth County, Georgia for Henry Bagley. No other data.
• 1850 United States Federal Census on 3 August in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia. Family 33. ^[2]
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 29 June in Forsyth County, Georgia. Post Office-Cumming. Family 656. ^[3]
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 26 August in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia. Family 280. ^[4]
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 18 June in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia. Family 229. ^[5]
• 1900 United States Federal Census on 6 June in Big Creek, Forsyth, Georgia. Family 74. Family 73 is son Chephas & 75 is son Henry.^[6]
• Georgia, Office of the Governor. Reconstruction registration oath books, 1867, Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Henry T. Bagley registry on 3 July 1867 in Forsyth County. Return of Qualified Voters.

Sources

1. ↑ No dates are given on his Civil War Record.
2. ↑ 1850: Bagley, H.T. 20, wheelwright, head; Anna 25, wife; William 3, son; Drury 1, son; Williams, Sarah 16, Unknown relationship.
3. ↑ 1860: Bagley, Henry 30, illiterate, farmer, head; Anna 35, wife; William A. 12, son; Henry 11, son; Drury 9, son; Nathan 7, son; Mary 4, daughter; Hannah (Emma Hamar) 2, daughter; Francis 4 months, son.
4. ↑ 1870: Bagley, Henry 40, b. Georgia, country store, head; Annie 44, b. South Carolina, wife; Drury 21, b. Georgia, farm hand, son; Henry 19, farm hand, son; Nathan 17, b. GA, farm hand, son; Mary 14, b. GA, farm hand, daughter; Emma 11, b. GA, daughter; Francis 10, b. GA, son; Josephus 6, b. GA, son; Emily 4, b. GA, daughter.
5. ↑ 1880: Bagley, Henry T. 50, dry goods merchant, head; Anna 55, wife; Cephas 19, son; Hamar 21, daughter; Emily E. 14, daughter; Francis M. 20, married, son; Frances A. 17, daughter-in-law.
6. ↑ 1900: Bagley, Henry T. 70/b. Dec 1829 in Georgia, married 52 years, farmer, head; Annie 75/b. July 1824 in South Carolina, 10 children born & 6 living, wife.

See Also

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGYH-NZP
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15786382/henry-thomas-bagley