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     Elisha R. Woodham was born in 1841. Elisha R. served in the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment.¹ He married Frances Dowling, daughter of Wesley Dowling and Amanda E. O'Neal, circa 1869.¹

     Arthur Brown married Frances Ora Baker, daughter of George Riley Baker and Della Odessa Pruitt.

     Her married name was Gresham. Mary Geraldine Bagwell was born on 12 May 1870 in New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Van Buren Bagwell and Mary Ann "Mollie" Quinn.¹ Mary Geraldine Bagwell married John Quincy Gresham on 10 January 1889 at Union County, Mississippi. Mary Geraldine Bagwell died on 23 June 1897 in Union County, Mississippi, at age 27.

     Margaret Selna Bagwell was born on 17 December 1867 in Union County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Martin Van Buren Bagwell and Mary Ann "Mollie" Quinn.¹ As of 6 December 1887,her married name was Telford. Margaret Selna Bagwell married Robert Cleon Telford on 6 December 1887 at New Albany, Union County, Mississippi. Margaret Selna Bagwell died on 19 March 1960 in Precinct 1, Bowie County, Texas, at age 92.² She was buried at Fairlawn Cemetery, Comanche, Stephens County, Texas.²

     John Quincy Gresham was born on 22 January 1867 in Union County, Mississippi. He married Mary Geraldine Bagwell, daughter of Martin Van Buren Bagwell and Mary Ann "Mollie" Quinn, on 10 January 1889 at Union County, Mississippi.

     B. A. Bagwell was born in 1857 in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She was the daughter of Larkin T. Bagwell and Sarah Amanda Sallie Miller. B. A. Bagwell died in 1870 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

     Daniel Samuel Bagwell was born on 6 June 1820 in South Carolina.^2,3 He was the son of John Daniel Bagwell and Rachel Chamblee. Daniel Samuel Bagwell married Delaney Strickland, daughter of Irvin Strickland and Martha Patsy Crow, on 3 December 1845 at Hall County, Georgia.^1,2 Daniel Samuel Bagwell and Delaney Strickland lived in 1860 in Hall County, Georgia. Daniel Samuel Bagwell lived in 1880 in Hall County, Georgia.¹ He died on 22 February 1901 in Hall County, Georgia, at age 80.³ He was buried at Flat Creek Baptist Church, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.³

     Delaney Strickland was born on 15 January 1822 in Georgia.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Irvin Strickland and Martha Patsy Crow.² As of 3 December 1845,her married name was Bagwell.¹ Delaney Strickland married Daniel Samuel Bagwell, son of John Daniel Bagwell and Rachel Chamblee, on 3 December 1845 at Hall County, Georgia.^1,2 Delaney Strickland and Daniel Samuel Bagwell lived in 1860 in Hall County, Georgia. Delaney Strickland died on 24 March 1905 in Hall County, Georgia, at age 83.^1,3 She was buried at Flat Creek Baptist Church, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.³

     Adaline L. Bagwell was born on 9 October 1861 in Hall County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Samuel Bagwell and Delaney Strickland.¹ As of after 1878,her married name was Roberts. Adaline L. Bagwell married Humphrey Posey Roberts after 1878. Adaline L. Bagwell died on 18 July 1938 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, at age 76. She was buried at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia.

     Frances E. Bagwell was born circa 1857 in Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Samuel Bagwell and Delaney Strickland.¹ As of 6 December 1877,her married name was Chastain. Frances E. Bagwell married James M. Chastain on 6 December 1877 at Hall County, Georgia.

     Alexander Ervin Bagwell was born circa 1847. He was the son of Daniel Samuel Bagwell and Delaney Strickland.

     Martha A. Bagwell was born in 1852 in Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Samuel Bagwell and Delaney Strickland.¹ As of 2 September 1875,her married name was Wingo. Martha A. Bagwell married Jasper Perno Wingo on 2 September 1875 at Hall County, Georgia. Martha A. Bagwell died in 1956 in Hall County, Georgia.

     Nancy Adeline Smith was also known as Adeline Bagwell.² She was born on 27 October 1849 in Georgia Find-A-Grave lists her date of birth as Septemeber 22, 1849.^1,2,3,4 As of 24 December 1867,her married name was Bagwell. She married Reverend George Larkin Bagwell, son of James William Bagwell and Nancy Harper, on 24 December 1867.^1,2 Nancy Adeline Smith and Reverend George Larkin Bagwell lived in 1870 in Hog Mountain, Gwinnett County, Georgia.³ Nancy Adeline Smith died on 13 June 1886 in Auburn, Barrow County, Georgia, at age 36.^2,4 She was buried at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Auburn, Barrow County, Georgia.⁴

     James Arnold Bagwell was born on 19 August 1869 in Rocky Creek, Gwinnett County, Georgia, Tombstone has 1863 rather than 1869.^1,2,3 He was the son of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.³ Graduated from Mercer University (Georgia). He majored in Latin, and was the class Salutatorian! He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.⁴ James Arnold Bagwell married Emma Mentora Todd in 1892.⁵ James Arnold Bagwell died on 22 September 1914 at age 45 as a result of an auto accident in LaGrange, Georgia.^2,4 He was buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Auburn, Barrow County, Georgia.²

     John Spurgeon Bagwell was born on 7 May 1871 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ John Spurgeon Bagwell married Bessie Dupree on 25 May 1898 at Mount Vernon, Texas. John Spurgeon Bagwell died on 14 June 1940 in Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, at age 69 Obituary: Hopkins County, Texas 1940

BAGWELL, JOHN SPURGEON - Prominent newspaper publisher, died at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota following a major operation there on June 14th.
John Spurgeon Bagwell was born on a farm near Auburn, Georgia, May 7, 1871, where he grew to manhood. He attended a country school and after graduated from Mercer University at Macon, Georgia, with a degree in law, being licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia. In 1896 he came to Texas and taught school at Mt. Vernon. He was married to Miss Bessie Dupree of Mount Vernon, May 25, 1898. Later he was principal of the high school at Wills Point, resigning his position there to accept a professorship in Burleson College in Greenville. He was elected principal of the Terrell High School, which place he held for nine years. Mr. Bagwell left the school room to enter the newspaper field in Terrell and later owned and published newspapers in Forney, Mt. Pleasant, Paris and Sweetwater, before moving to Sulphur Springs in 1917, where he has resided since being familiarly known as "The Echo Man" of the Hopkins County Echo and The Daily News-Telegram. Being the son of a Baptist minister, Rev. George Larkin Bagwell, he joined that church early in life. He was "An Old-line, Bone-Dry, Deep-Water Democrat."

Surviving are his wife and four children: Mrs. Tom Huddleston, Dr. John S.
Bagwell, Jr., Rochester, Minnesota; Jerome Bagwell and Eric Bagwell, Sulphur
Springs. A fifth child, Mary Bess, died in infancy while the family resided in
Terrell. He is also survived by three brothers and four sisters: G. N.
Bagwell, Winder, Georgia; W. N. Bagwell, Atlanta, Georgia; W. H. Bagwell, Memphis, Tennessee; Mrs. Alva Loveless, Winder, Georgia; Mrs. Emory Cooper, Lithonia, Georgia; Mrs. Otha Giles, Barnesville, Georgia, and Mrs. W. H. Maxwell, Winder, Georiga. Also two half-sister, who lives in Georgia. (Loose obituary dated 1940.) He was buried at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas.

     Amanda Jane Bagwell was born on 2 September 1872 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ Amanda Jane Bagwell married William Marion Ethridge on 29 December 1887 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. Amanda Jane Bagwell died on 24 December 1890 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 18.

     George Newton Bagwell was born on 22 January 1874 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ George Newton Bagwell married Bertha Anita Blakely on 25 December 1901. He was mayor of Winder, Georgia. George Newton Bagwell died on 2 February 1945 in Barrow County, Georgia, at age 71.² He was buried at Rose Hill City Cemetery, Winder, Georgia.²

     Nancy Edna Bagwell was born on 28 August 1875 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ Nancy Edna Bagwell married William T. Chamblee on 22 July 1893 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. Nancy Edna Bagwell died on 30 May 1930 in Hancock County, Georgia, at age 54.

     Mary Anna Bagwell was born on 8 December 1877 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ Mary Anna Bagwell married Walter Herbert Maxwell before 1903. Mary Anna Bagwell died on 25 July 1958 in Barrow County, Georgia, at age 80.

     William Henry Bagwell was born on 17 October 1878 in Auburn, Barrow County, Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ William Henry Bagwell married Maude Vera Wilhoit on 23 November 1904 at Putnam County, Tennessee. William Henry Bagwell lived in 1918 in Meridian, Mississippi. He lived in 1930 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. He died on 2 June 1950 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 71.² He was buried on 4 June 1950 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.²

     Minnie Bagwell was also known as Minnie Bagwell. She was born in March 1879 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2 She was the daughter of Reverend George Larkin Bagwell and Nancy Adeline Smith.¹ Minnie Bagwell married Emory Speer Cooper on 23 December 1902 at Gwinnett County, Georgia. Minnie Bagwell died on 18 July 1967 in Walton County, Georgia, at age 88.

     Lawrence Robert Bagwell was born in October 1861 in Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ Lawrence Robert Bagwell married Fannie A. Walker on 9 January 1882 at Gwinnett County, Georgia.³ Lawrence Robert Bagwell died on 21 February 1943 in Texas at age 81.² He was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas.²

     Caldonia Bagwell was also known as Caldonie Bagwell. She was born on 11 March 1862 in Levinnett County, Georgia.^1,3 She was the daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ As of 23 December 1877,her married name was Caldwell. Caldonia Bagwell married Lucillus B. Caldwell on 23 December 1877.² Caldonia Bagwell died on 31 January 1916 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas, at age 53 Wife of Lou B. Caldwell
Sister of George N. and Frank Bagwell

Caldonia Bagwell was born in Georgia, and married L. B. Caldwell on December 23, 1887. She had joined the Missionary Baptist Church at Appalachee in 1875. Mrs. Caldwell was survived by her husband and all 10 children.

Rev. L. B. Caldwell of Paxton followed his wife in death in September 1926, death caused by heart failure. He was a school teacher for 32 years, and a Baptist pastor for 12 years.

Children listed in censuses include: Mary, Carrie E., Paul, Donia Lou, Therza M., Willie Eugenia, Guy W., Hugh Elvin, and Cleo L.

Sources:

Obituary, The Champion, March 1, 1916, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:13; see also I:10

Obituary for L. B. Caldwell, The Champion, September 15, 1926, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, 1985, II:87.³ She was buried at Ramah Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas.³

     Nancy Ann Bagwell was born on 26 May 1867 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ Nancy Ann Bagwell married James Forest Johnson on 3 March 1890. As of 3 March 1890,her married name was Johnson. Nancy Ann Bagwell died in October 1898 in Shelby County, Texas, at age 31. She was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas.

     Thirza Harriet Bagwell was born on 16 April 1869 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ As of 11 December 1892,her married name was Wilson. Thirza Harriet Bagwell married John Henry Wilson on 11 December 1892 at Shelby County, Texas. Thirza Harriet Bagwell died on 14 April 1897 in Shelby County, Texas, at age 27. She was buried at Center Ridge Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas.

     Martha Jane Bagwell was born on 9 August 1871 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ Martha Jane Bagwell died on 10 October 1890 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 19.² She was buried at Union Grove Cemetery, Gwinnett County, Georgia.²

     Mary Ann Bagwell was born on 20 June 1876 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ As of 29 December 1897,her married name was Saunders. Mary Ann Bagwell married Joseph Franklin Saunders on 29 December 1897 at Shelby County, Texas.^2,3,4 Mary Ann Bagwell died on 21 July 1946 in Texas at age 70.³ She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County, Texas.³

     George Newton Bagwell was born on 16 August 1877 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2,3 He was the son of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ George Newton Bagwell and James Henry Franklin Bagwell lived in 1900 in Shelby County, Texas.³ George Newton Bagwell married Nannie Hill on 10 November 1904. George Newton Bagwell married Eliza Templin on 2 October 1906 at Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas.⁴ George Newton Bagwell died on 9 January 1944 in Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, at age 66.² He was buried at Ramah Cemetery, Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas.²

     James Henry Franklin Bagwell was born on 8 August 1879 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^1,2,3 He was the son of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord.¹ James Henry Franklin Bagwell and George Newton Bagwell lived in 1900 in Shelby County, Texas.² James Henry Franklin Bagwell married Clara Duke on 6 September 1904. James Henry Franklin Bagwell married Lena Bernice Holley on 24 September 1921 at Miller County, Arkansas. James Henry Franklin Bagwell died on 30 June 1964 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, at age 84.³ He was buried on 2 July 1964 at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas.³

     Joseph Franklin Saunders was born on 18 March 1872 in Texas.^1,2 He married Mary Ann Bagwell, daughter of John Newton Bagwell and Mary Ann McCord, on 29 December 1897 at Shelby County, Texas.^1,3,2 Joseph Franklin Saunders died on 9 July 1932 in Texas at age 60.² He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby County, Texas.²