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     Fredina Boyd was born on 27 December 1920. She married Esco Winthrop Bagwell, son of Henry B. Bagwell and Cornelia Johnson, after 1934. Fredina Boyd died in January 1986 at age 65. She was buried at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monore, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

     Edward Lynn Bagwell was born in August 1889. He was the son of Jeremiah Bagwell and Martha Jane Ross. Edward Lynn Bagwell married Bessie Hartline before 1908. Edward Lynn Bagwell married Ollie (?) after 1915. Edward Lynn Bagwell died on 20 November 1952 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 63.

     Ollie (?) married Edward Lynn Bagwell, son of Jeremiah Bagwell and Martha Jane Ross, after 1915.

     Inez Bagwell is the daughter of Edward Lynn Bagwell and Ollie (?)

     Sergeant James T. Gaughan married Kathryn Feeney, daughter of Martin W. (Red) Feeney and Mary E. Lewis, before 1940. Sergeant James T. Gaughan died on 8 September 1951. Source: The Indianapolis Star, June 27 and Sept 9, 1951. The Indianapolis News, Sept. 10, 1951.


On September 8, 1951, Detective Sergeant James T. Gaughan, 37, was killed in an early morning collision between the police car in which he and his partner, Detective Sergeant Bethel E. Gaither, were riding and another car that was darting through the intersection at North and Alabama Streets. Both detectives were thrown to the pavement by the impact. Sergeant Gaughan, whose skull was fractured, died at the scene. Sergeant Gaither survived the crash.

Sergeants Gaughan and Gaither were travelling north to investigate a disturbance in the 800 block of Alabama Street when a car darted east through the intersection. The driver of the other car was not hurt. He was held under $5,000 bond on charges of reckless homicide, vagrancy, and failure to stop at a preferential street.

The accident brought strong criticism of the North and Alabama Streets intersection from police who reported "hardly a day goes by without an accident there."

Sergeant Gaughan had been on the police force nine years at the time of his death. He was a Cathedral High School graduate and played football fullback. He was survived by his wife, Kathryn, an 11-year-old son, and 7-year old daughter. Sergeant Gaughan, a homicide investigator, was scheduled to leave on vacation after his shift on September 8. He and his family were planning a trip to New York City. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Earlier in the summer of 1951, Sergeants Gaughan and Gaither responded to the scene of the death of Officer Clarence Snorden.


He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

     Marianne Gaughan was born circa 1944. She was the daughter of Sergeant James T. Gaughan and Kathryn Feeney. Marianne Gaughan died in 1948.

     Judge Jacob S. Miller married Kathryn Feeney, daughter of Martin W. (Red) Feeney and Mary E. Lewis, after 1951. Judge Jacob S. Miller died in 1994.

     Donovan Feeney was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.¹ He was born in 1910.¹ He was the son of Martin W. (Red) Feeney and Mary E. Lewis. Donovan Feeney died in 1915.¹

     Patrick J. Gaughan is the son of Sergeant James T. Gaughan and Kathryn Feeney.

     Kathy Gaughan is the daughter of Sergeant James T. Gaughan and Kathryn Feeney. Kathy Gaughan married Bill White after 1960.

     Bill White married Kathy Gaughan, daughter of Sergeant James T. Gaughan and Kathryn Feeney, after 1960.

     Eula Viola Ogletree was born on 22 February 1879 in Pine Log, Bartow County, Georgia.¹ She married Clayton Alexander Bagwell, son of Henry Clay Harrison Bagwell and Ophelia Blackstock, in 1898. Eula Viola Ogletree died on 13 February 1927 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 47.¹ She was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Everett Marvin Bagwell was born on 24 February 1899 in Alabama.¹ He was the son of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree. Everett Marvin Bagwell died on 23 April 1924 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 25.¹ He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Marvin Elliott Bagwell was also known as Elliott Bagwell. He was born in 1900 in Georgia. He was the son of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree.

     Emma Ophelia Mae Bagwell was also known as May Bagwell. She was born circa 1904 in Alabama. She was the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree. Emma Ophelia Mae Bagwell died in 1921.

     Thomas Buford Bagwell was born on 25 March 1901 in Alabama.¹ He was the son of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree. Served in US Army as a Private in the 83rd Infantry Division.¹ Thomas Buford Bagwell married Margie L. Defoor on 8 May 1926 at West End, Jefferson County, Alabama. Thomas Buford Bagwell died on 31 July 1943 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, at age 42.¹ He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Corrie Bagwell was born in 1901.¹ She was the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree. Corrie Bagwell was buried at Oconee Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina.¹

     Ruby Montene Bagwell is the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree.

     Willie Dale Chapman was born on 14 July 1893 in Alabama.¹ As of 15 November 1927,her married name was Bagwell. She married Clayton Alexander Bagwell, son of Henry Clay Harrison Bagwell and Ophelia Blackstock, on 15 November 1927 at Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. Willie Dale Chapman died on 5 March 1949 at age 55.¹ She was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Nina Clayton Bagwell was born on 7 February 1929 in Alabama. She was the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Willie Dale Chapman. Nina Clayton Bagwell died in January 1996 in Houston, Texas, at age 66.

     Mary Jane Mathews was born on 14 July 1885 in Alabama. She married Pinkston V. ("Pink") Bagwell, son of Private Curtis G. H. Bagwell and Martha Ann Stevens, before 1909. Mary Jane Mathews died on 28 November 1956 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 71. She was buried at Midland City Cemetery, Midland City, Dale County, Alabama.

     Clifton C. Bagwell was born on 7 January 1912 in Dale County, Alabama.¹ He was the son of Pinkston V. ("Pink") Bagwell and Mary Jane Mathews. Clifton C. Bagwell married Mary E. (?) after 1925. He served in the US Army during World War II. Clifton C. Bagwell died on 18 January 2000 at age 88.¹ He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Mary E. (?) was born on 29 December 1909.¹ She married Clifton C. Bagwell, son of Pinkston V. ("Pink") Bagwell and Mary Jane Mathews, after 1925. Mary E. (?) died on 25 January 1996 at age 86.¹ She was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Lela Lucille Bagwell was born on 8 February 1909 in Midland City, Dale County, Alabama. She was the daughter of Pinkston V. ("Pink") Bagwell and Mary Jane Mathews. Lela Lucille Bagwell died on 2 July 1975 in Midland City, Dale County, Alabama, at age 66.

     Mary Bagwell is the daughter of Pinkston V. ("Pink") Bagwell and Mary Jane Mathews.

     William Lawley Baggett was born on 13 February 1939.¹ He married Barbara June Bagwell, daughter of John Daniel Bagwell Jr. and Helen M. Wilkerson, after 1955. William Lawley Baggett died on 11 September 1985 at age 46.¹ He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Warrior, Jefferson County, Alabama.¹

     Ina D. Bagwell is the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Willie Dale Chapman.

     Hazel Bernice Bagwell was born on 19 March 1921. She was the daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree. Hazel Bernice Bagwell married Jack Auston Glenn after 1940. Hazel Bernice Bagwell died on 25 January 1996 at age 74. She was buried at Trussville Cemetery, Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama.

     Jack Auston Glenn was born on 17 February 1917. He married Hazel Bernice Bagwell, daughter of Clayton Alexander Bagwell and Eula Viola Ogletree, after 1940. Jack Auston Glenn died on 27 May 1990 at age 73. He was buried at Trussville Cemetery, Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama.

     (?) Burke married Betty Jean Bagwell, daughter of Louis W. Bagwell and Gertrude Johns, after 1950.