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     Thomas Bagwell III was born circa 1696. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre. Thomas Bagwell III married Elizabeth Wharton, daughter of Francis Wharton and Elizabeth (?), circa 1725. Thomas Bagwell III died circa 1740.¹

     Elizabeth Wharton was the daughter of Francis Wharton and Elizabeth (?)¹ Elizabeth Wharton married Thomas Bagwell III, son of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre, circa 1725. As of circa 1725,her married name was Bagwell. Elizabeth Wharton died circa 1750.¹

     Ann Bagwell was born circa 1734. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell III and Elizabeth Wharton. As of before 1768,her married name was Poulson.¹ Ann Bagwell married Edmund Poulson before 1768.¹

     Her married name was Parker.¹ Adah Bagwell was born on 12 September 1734 in Accomack County, Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell III and Elizabeth Wharton.¹ Adah Bagwell married George Parker on 8 March 1756 at Accomack County, Virginia.¹ Adah Bagwell died on 26 August 1766 in Accomack County, Virginia, at age 31.¹

     George Parker was born on 28 October 1735 in Accomack County, Virginia. He died on 4 September 1784 in Accomack County, Virginia, at age 48.

     John Bagwell was born after 1730. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell III and Elizabeth Wharton.¹

     Elizabeth Bagwell was born after 1730. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell III and Elizabeth Wharton.

     William Bagwell was born after 1730. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell III and Elizabeth Wharton.

     Thomas Bagwell II was born circa 1677 in Accomack County, Virginia.² He was the son of Thomas Bagwell I and Anne Stockley.² Thomas Bagwell II married Elizabeth Eyre, daughter of John Eyre, circa 1694. Thomas Bagwell II died in January 1712 in Accomack County, Virginia.² He was buried at Accomack County, Virginia.²

     Elizabeth Eyre was born circa 1680.¹ She was the daughter of John Eyre.² Elizabeth Eyre married Thomas Bagwell II, son of Thomas Bagwell I and Anne Stockley, circa 1694. As of circa 1694,her married name was Bagwell. Elizabeth Eyre married Alexander Stockley after 1713.² Elizabeth Eyre died circa 1741.¹

     Elizabeth Bagwell was born circa 1704. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     (?) Unknown was born circa 1702. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     Susannah Bagwell was born circa 1706. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     Ann Bagwell was born circa 1708. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     Comfort Bagwell was born circa 1710. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     Sarah Bagwell was born circa 1712. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell II and Elizabeth Eyre.

     Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell was born in 1805.² He was the son of George Poulson Bagwell and Catherine Chandler. Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell married Sarah Hamilton Wise in 1828.³ Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell died in 1866.² He was buried at Scott Hall (Place), Onancock, Virginia.²

     Sarah Hamilton Wise was born in 1804.^1,2 As of 1828,her married name was Bagwell. She married Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell, son of George Poulson Bagwell and Catherine Chandler, in 1828.² Sarah Hamilton Wise died on 3 August 1887 in Onancock, Accomac County, Virginia.^1,2 She was buried at Scott Hall (Place), Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia.¹

     General Edmund Robinson Bagwell was born on 2 June 1839 in Accomack County, Virginia.^1,3 He was the son of Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell and Sarah Hamilton Wise.^1,4 General Edmund Robinson Bagwell married Margaret Douglas after 1845. Circa 1859, he graduated from William and Mary and he returned to Onancock, Virginia and opened a school.¹ On 10 March 1862, he enlisted on as a private as one of the "Eastern Shore Refugees", organized as a company in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 5, 1862, by Captain John H. White. The company consisted of nearly 80 men, many of whom had served in the the 39th Virginia Volunteer Infantry. The "Refugees" took their name from the fact that the Eastern Shore (Accomack & Northampton Counties in Virginia) had been taken over by Union troops so that the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia should not secede. Anyone who wanted to fight for Virginia had to enlist on the western shore. The "Refugees" served under various unit designations. Edmund was "elected" a 2nd Lieutenant on July 24, 1862. Of 139 men who had served in this unit, only nine were present at Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 and 2nd Lt. Edmund R. Bagwell was one of them.

There is a question as to when he attained the rank of General that is listed on the monument since he was only a Lt at the end of the war. There was speculation that he might have been made a general in the Virginia Militia. But there was no Virginia Militia after the Civil War. There were the Virginia Volunteers from 1871-1920 which became the Virginia National Guard was also known unofficially as the Virginia Militia but Lt. Bagwell was not a General of the Virginia Volunteers.

The roster of commissioned officers during the Civil War listed him as a "General and Staff Lieutenant". Edmund R. Bagwell's obituary reads in part, " At the breaking out of the late war he promptly responded to the call of his native State, and entered the army as a lieutenant. He was soon promoted and made Adjutant General of Wise's Legion, which position he held at the close of the war...." But this is incorrect as he enlisted as a private. He was made Adjutant General in August 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg. Perhaps the meaning of "general" as applied to his administrative position was misunderstood.^1,2 On 1868 was was awarded an honorary A.M. degree by William and Mary in 1868. He was already a Mason when he became a charter member of Ocean Lodge No.116, Drummondtown, on 15 December 1869, and he served as Master of the Ocean Lodge in 1875.¹ On 1869, He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and was re-elected in 1871 and 1873, and 1875. He was also one of the commissioners from Virginia at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.¹ General Edmund Robinson Bagwell died on 13 June 1876 in Accomac County, Virginia, at age 37 There is a monument to him in the center of the old town square of his home town of Onancock, Virginia. His body is buried in a family plot a short distance from his memorial and near his father's home.^1,3 He was buried at Mount Holly Cemetery, Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia.⁵

     Margaret Douglas married General Edmund Robinson Bagwell, son of Dr. Thomas Poulson Bagwell and Sarah Hamilton Wise, after 1845. As of after 1845,her married name was Bagwell. Margaret Douglas was born in 1846. She died in 1916. She was buried at Mount Holly Cemetery, Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia.

     Margaret Bagwell was born on 2 October 1872 in Onancock, Accomack County, Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of General Edmund Robinson Bagwell and Margaret Douglas.^2,1 As of after 1895,her married name was Souby. Margaret Bagwell married Doctor Victor Bell Souby after 1895. Margaret Bagwell died on 26 December 1950 in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, at age 78 of colon cancer.¹ She was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia.¹

     (?) Bagwell was born after 1860. She was the daughter of General Edmund Robinson Bagwell and Margaret Douglas.¹

     William Frank Bagwell was born on 17 April 1908 in New York.¹ He was the son of William Gray Bagwell and Aurora Vivian Watson. William Frank Bagwell married Janice Elizabeth Dishman on 9 June 1930. William Frank Bagwell and Janice Elizabeth Dishman were divorced on 17 May 1952 at Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia. William Frank Bagwell died on 7 June 1977 in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, at age 69.¹ He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia.¹

     Grey Bagwell is the son of William Gray Bagwell and Aurora Vivian Watson.

     Margaret Nixon was born on 10 February 1817 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.^3,2,1 She married Joseph Ellis Bagwell, son of Frederick Bagwell and Winfred Ellis, in 1835.^1,2 As of 1835,her married name was Bagwell. Margaret Nixon and Joseph Ellis Bagwell lived in 1870 in Dunklin, Greenville County, South Carolina.¹ Margaret Nixon died on 31 August 1897 at age 80.³ She was buried at Columbia Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina.³

     Harriett Bagwell was born on 28 November 1836 in Honea Path, Anderson County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Ellis Bagwell and Margaret Nixon.¹ Harriett Bagwell married John Jasper Ridgeway on 15 February 1854. As of 15 February 1854,her married name was Ridgeway. Harriett Bagwell died on 3 July 1921 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, at age 84. She was buried at Columbia Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville County, South Carolina.

     John Jasper Ridgeway was born on 24 October 1830 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina. He married Harriett Bagwell, daughter of Joseph Ellis Bagwell and Margaret Nixon, on 15 February 1854. John Jasper Ridgeway died on 18 January 1904 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, at age 73.

     Burrell Bagwell was born circa 1840 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Joseph Ellis Bagwell and Margaret Nixon.¹ He served in Company E, 16th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (Greenville Regiment) of the Confederate Army.

     Emily Bagwell was born in May 1842 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Ellis Bagwell and Margaret Nixon.¹ Emily Bagwell married Benjamin Gunnels.¹ Her married name was Gunnels.

     Benjamin Gunnels married Emily Bagwell, daughter of Joseph Ellis Bagwell and Margaret Nixon.¹