Elmira L. (Sparks) Bagby (1848 - 1942)

Born 30 Jul 1848 in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia

Wife of Thomas Madison Bagby — married about 1871 in Red River County, Texas

Died 13 Oct 1942 at age 94 in Austin, Travis County, Texas

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Biography

Name: Elmira L. Sparks.^[1]

Born: 30 Jul 1848 Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia.^[1]

Married: Thomas Madison Bagby, 16 Nov 1870 Upshur County, Texas.^[2]
(2 children)

Pension: 28 Sep 1909 Fort Wprth, Tarrant County, Texas.^[3]
Widow of Thomas M. Bagby, deceased, who died 9 Oct 1880 in Marion County, Texas.
Married 16 Nov 1870 in "Upshur County, now Camp," Texas.
She was born July 1848 (61 years) in Cuthbert, Randolph Co., Ga. Lived in Texas "since I was seven years old." Lived four years in Ft. Worth, P.O. address 1417 Cooper St.
Husband's full name: Thomas Madison Bagby. Born Caledonia, Tenn.
Served four years in cavalry. Private in Captain Ed. West's Co., Whitfield's Legion, afterwards promoted to Lieutenant in same Co.

City Directory: 1916 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.^[4]
Bagby, Elmira L (wid Thos M) h1234 N Bishop ave
Bagby, Lucy Miss h1234 N Bishop ave

City Directory: 1925 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.^[5]
Bagby, Elmira L Mrs h1628 6th av

Died: 13 Oct 1942 Confederate Women's Home, Austin, Travis County, Texas.^[1]

Buried: Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.^[1]
Unknown cemetery; information from death certificate & obituary. Not in Find-a-Grave.

For earlier census listings, see her husband's profile. Not found in the 1920 census. In 1930, she was living in Laredo with her daughter, Clifford.

Veterans Census 1890
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, ED 133, p. 1, dwelling/family 11/13.^[6]
Line 11: Bagby, Elmira Wid., Sol. U.S.

Census 1900
Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, ED 79, p. 6A, dwelling/family 105/107.^[7]
Bagby, Elmira L. Head 50 yrs (b. Jul 1849) (wid; 4 children, 2 living) b. Georgia (parents, b. Georgia)
Bagby, Lucy Dau 24 yrs (b. Apr 1876) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Georgia)
Bagby, Clifford Dau 22 yrs (b. May 1878) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Georgia) Teacher (Public School)

Census 1910
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, ED 266, p. 14B, dwelling/family 248/267.^[8]
Bagby,Elmira L. Head 61 yrs (wid; 4 children, 2 living) b. Georgia (parents, b. Georgia) "None"
Bagby,Lucy Dau 33 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Georgia) Stenographer

Census 1940
Confederate Women's Home, Austin, Travis County, Texas, ED 227-27, p. 1B, dwelling/family ---/---.^[9]
Bagby, Elmira Inmate 91 yrs (wid.; Coll-2) b. Georgia 1935: Same house [no occupation]

Elmira (Sparks) Bagby was a Texan.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Texas Death Certificate, No. 46955.
2. ↑ Texas County Marriages, 1817-1965.
3. ↑ Texas Confederate Pension Application.
4. ↑ Cole's City Directory, Dallas, Texas, 1916, p. 215.
5. ↑ Fort Worth City Directory, 1925, p. 251.
6. ↑ Census Texas 1890 Marion County.
7. ↑ Census Texas 1900 Rusk County.
8. ↑ Census Texas 1920 Taylor County.
9. ↑ Census Texas 1940 Travis County.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYZ-FBK : Thu Oct 05 05:48:40 UTC 2023), Entry for B H Sparks and D A Sparks, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-H76 : Tue Oct 03 16:57:43 UTC 2023), Entry for H B Sparks and D A Sparks, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223602931/elmira-l-bagby: accessed 27 December 2023), memorial page for Elmira L Sparks Bagby (30 Jul 1848–13 Oct 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223602931, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; Maintained by LookingForFamily (contributor 47127361).