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     David Decator Bagwell was born on 10 May 1895 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. He served in the US Army during World War I.¹ David Decator Bagwell married Novelle Bridges before 1929. David Decator Bagwell died on 22 July 1976 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 81.¹ He was buried at Greenhaven Memorial Gardens, Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     William O. Bagwell was born in July 1890 in South Carolina. He was the son of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. William O. Bagwell married Eva Lillian before 1910. William O. Bagwell died on 10 July 1974 in South Carolina.

     Corrie Vivian Bagwell was born on 20 December 1893. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Corrie Vivian Bagwell died on 14 December 1898 at age 4. She was buried at Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Mary Frances Bagwell was born on 15 June 1876. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Mary Frances Bagwell died on 30 July 1950 in South Carolina at age 74.

     Martha Lou Bagwell was born on 22 September 1880. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Martha Lou Bagwell died on 21 March 1973 at age 92.

     Nancy Rose Bagwell was born on 21 April 1882. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Nancy Rose Bagwell died on 9 September 1968 at age 86.

     Minnie Vinnie Bagwell was born on 27 January 1883. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Minnie Vinnie Bagwell died on 8 October 1958 at age 75.

     Annie Eugenia Bagwell was born on 22 April 1885. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Annie Eugenia Bagwell married Frank A. Fowler after 1900. Annie Eugenia Bagwell died on 27 October 1955 at age 70. She was buried at Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Rosa E Bagwell was born on 21 April 1887. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. As of before 1920,her married name was Gilbert. Rosa E Bagwell married John M. Gilbert before 1920. Rosa E Bagwell died on 9 September 1968 at age 81. She was buried at Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Sarah E Bagwell was also known as Effie Lee Bagwell. She was born on 11 July 1889. She was the daughter of William Doritha Bagwell and Martha Lou McKinney. Sarah E Bagwell died on 19 May 1891 at age 1. She was buried at Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Harold A. Bagwell was born on 14 May 1910. He was the son of Allen Murphy Bagwell and Annie Lee Thompson. Harold A. Bagwell married Bonnie Ruth Gillespie after 1930. Harold A. Bagwell died on 22 January 1992 at age 81. He was buried at Cannon Memorial Park, Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Clyde T. Bagwell was born on 26 November 1914. He was the son of Allen Murphy Bagwell and Annie Lee Thompson. He was a Private in the US Army during the World War II. Clyde T. Bagwell married Vera Inez Parnell before 1948. Clyde T. Bagwell died on 2 January 1984 at age 69. He was buried at Cannon Memorial Park, Fountain Inn, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     Mary L. Bagwell is the daughter of Allen Murphy Bagwell and Annie Lee Thompson.

     Annie G. Bagwell is the daughter of Allen Murphy Bagwell and Annie Lee Thompson.

     Elizabeth Brickey was born circa 1840 in Arkansas.¹ As of 7 January 1868,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Andrew Jackson Bagwell, son of Wiley Bagwell and Lucretia (?), on 7 January 1868 at Arkansas.¹ Elizabeth Brickey and Andrew Jackson Bagwell lived in 1870 in Reeds Creek, Lawrence County, Arkansas.¹

     Jesse Marion Bagwell was born on 11 January 1869 in Strawberry, Lawrence County, Arkansas.¹ He was the son of Andrew Jackson Bagwell and Elizabeth Brickey.¹ Jesse Marion Bagwell married Mary Ellen Whaley on 31 March 1891 at Baxter County, Arkansas. Jesse Marion Bagwell died on 8 October 1941 in Izard, Arkansas, at age 72 Calico Rock Progress, Calico Rock, Arkansas, October 17, 1941:

Funeral Held Friday

Funeral services were held Friday, October 10, for J. M. (Jesse) Bagwell, who died at his home here Wednesday. Services were conducted by Rev. D. E. Steely and interment was in the Katy cemetery, near Culp.

Mr. Bagwell was born at Strawberry, Lawrence County, Ark. He was 72 years, 8 months and 27 days old.

On the 31st day of March 1891, he was married to Miss Ella Whaley. To this union thirteen children were born, eleven surviving, two having preceded him in death several years ago.

In 1909 he united with the Missionary Baptist church of which he was a very active member. He has lived in and near Calico Rock all his life.

Surviving are: his widow and children, Mrs. Fannie White, Ranger, Texas; W. S. Bagwell, Culp, Ark; Mrs. Julia Teague, Culp, Ark; Mrs. Minnie Fletcher, Cartney, Ark; Mrs. Eula Pinkston, Shoffner, Ark; Mrs. Beulah Branscum, Culp, Ark; Alvin Bagwell, Chicago, Ill; Haywood Bagwell, San Antonio, Texas; Willard Bagwell, Detroit, Mich; Mrs. Mattie Neldon, Auvergne, Ark; and Lee Bagwell, Texas City, Texas. Also two brothers, Jack and Jim Bagwell, Tupelo, Ark; and two sisters, Mrs. Etta Coats, Flippin, Ark; and Mrs. Hester Wyatt, Culp, Ark., Thirty–four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives who mourn his passing.

Pall bearers were: Jesse A. Jeffery, Frank Killian, Jewell Stevens, F. E. Stoner, Henry Berry and Tom Marchant. He was buried at Curtis, Izard County, Arkansas.

     Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bagwell was born on 7 February 1870 in Arkansas.¹ He was the son of Andrew Jackson Bagwell and Elizabeth Brickey.¹ Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bagwell married Zoria Dixon after 1900. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bagwell died on 13 December 1945 at age 75. He was buried at Eight Mile Cemetery, Beedeville, Jackson County, Arkansas.

     Mary Ellen Whaley was born on 1 October 1876 in Izard County, Arkansas. As of 31 March 1891,her married name was Bagwell. She married Jesse Marion Bagwell, son of Andrew Jackson Bagwell and Elizabeth Brickey, on 31 March 1891 at Baxter County, Arkansas. Mary Ellen Whaley died on 22 February 1944 in Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas, at age 67 Married Jesse M. Bagwell on March 31, 1891.

The Calico Rock Progress, February 25, 1944:

Mrs. Ella Bagwell Dies Following Long Illness

Mrs. Mary Ella (Whaley) Bagwell died at her home at this place, Tuesday night, February 22, at 10:20 o'clock. Her death was not unexpected, as she had been seriously ill for several weeks. She was 68 years, 4 months and 21 days old.

She was born in this county October 1, 1875 and practically all her life was spent within a radius of a few miles of Calico Rock. After many years residence at Culp, she and her husband, the late Jese M. Bagwell moved to Calico Rock about five years ago. Mr. Bagwell's death occurred in October of 1941.

Mrs. Bagwell was converted in early girlhood and united with the Baptist church. She lived a devout Christian life until called by death. She was the mother of thirteen children, eleven surviving, as follows: Mrs. E. C. White of Ranger, Texas, Bill Bagwell, Mrs. A. W. Teague, Mrs. Minnie Fletcher, Mrs. Albert Branscum and Mrs. Willie Neldon all of Calico Rock; Mrs. Wheeler Pinkston of Winters, Calif., Haywood Bagwell of San Antonio, Texas; Willard Bagwell of Detroit, Mich., Alvin and Lee Bagwell of the U. S. Navy. Also surviving are 36 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four brothers and one sister and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing. All the children are present for the funeral except Alvin and Lee.

The funeral will be held today (Friday) at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. J. C. Wilcox in charge of the services. Burial will be at the Katy Cemetery, near Culp. Arrangements are in charge of the McGuire Funeral Home.

(Please Note: The obituary was copied as printed in the newspaper. Some of the names and addresses are probably misspelled.) She was buried at Curtis, Izard County, Arkansas.

     Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell was born on 17 February 1893 in Baxter County, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Jesse Marion Bagwell and Mary Ellen Whaley. Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell married Earnest Claud White on 14 February 1921. Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell died on 2 July 1954 in Eastland, Texas, at age 61.

     Earnest Claud White was born on 14 January 1891 in Arkansas. He married Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell, daughter of Jesse Marion Bagwell and Mary Ellen Whaley, on 14 February 1921. Earnest Claud White died on 31 July 1968 in Eastland County, Texas, at age 77.

     William Shelby Bagwell was born on 31 October 1894 in Baxter County, Arkansas.¹ He was the son of Jesse Marion Bagwell and Mary Ellen Whaley. William Shelby Bagwell married Hazel Galloway in 1915 at Arkansas. William Shelby Bagwell married Audrey Gertrude Emmett after 1925. William Shelby Bagwell died on 17 November 1976 in Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington, at age 82.¹ He was buried at Cashmere Cemetery, Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington.¹

     Hazel Galloway was born on 14 October 1900 in Arkansas. She married William Shelby Bagwell, son of Jesse Marion Bagwell and Mary Ellen Whaley, in 1915 at Arkansas. Hazel Galloway died in February 1978 in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, at age 77.

     Melvin Eudell Bagwell was born on 8 April 1917 in Texas.¹ He was the son of William Shelby Bagwell and Hazel Galloway. Melvin Eudell Bagwell married Julia Luellen Ballard after 1930. Melvin Eudell Bagwell died on 21 July 1990 in Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, at age 73.¹ He was buried at Cashmere Cemetery, Cashmere, Chelan County, Washington.¹

     Garland Austin Bagwell was born on 25 July 1896 in Baxter County, Arkansas. He was the son of Jesse Marion Bagwell and Mary Ellen Whaley. Garland Austin Bagwell died on 13 April 1912 at age 15.

     James Gregory "Gig" Minor is the son of Charles Edward Minor and Martha Jean Hovey.¹ James Gregory "Gig" Minor married Kimberly Louise Bagwell, daughter of J. T. Harmon Bagwell and Evelyn Eva Mae Nalley, on 8 January 1967 at Fredericksburg, Virginia.¹

     Charles Edward Minor married Martha Jean Hovey.¹

     Martha Jean Hovey married Charles Edward Minor.¹

     James Gregory Minor II is the son of James Gregory "Gig" Minor and Kimberly Louise Bagwell.¹

     Christina Lynn Minor is the daughter of James Gregory Minor II.¹

     Sylas Preston Knight is the son of Christina Lynn Minor.¹