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     Rebecca (?) was born circa 1785 in South Carolina. She appeared on the 1850 United States Federal Census for Division 15, Cherokee County, Georgia, enumerated on 13 October 1850.¹

     Sarah J. Ingram was also known as Sallie Ingram. She was born in 1878 in Georgia.¹ She married Dr. Barnum William Bagwell, son of Josiah Patillo Bagwell and Mary Catherine Sperin, on 12 January 1896 at Cherokee County, Georgia. Sarah J. Ingram and Dr. Barnum William Bagwell lived in 1920 in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee. Sarah J. Ingram died on 6 December 1943 in Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee.¹ She was buried at Sunset Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee.¹

     Dr. Troy P. Bagwell was born on 12 March 1902 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram. Dr. Troy P. Bagwell married Ann Eliza Mantooth.² Dr. Troy P. Bagwell died on 10 March 1980 at age 77.¹ He was buried at Haven Hill Memorial Gardens, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee.¹

     Charles Herman Bagwell was born on 5 August 1909 in Tennessee.¹ He was the son of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram. Charles Herman Bagwell married Jeanette Kennedy before 1928. Charles Herman Bagwell died on 22 September 1998 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, at age 89.¹ He was buried at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹

     Kate V. Bagwell was born on 3 December 1896.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram.¹ Kate V. Bagwell married Harry Edward Huber after 1905.² Kate V. Bagwell died on 8 August 1983 at age 86.¹ She was buried at Sunset Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee.¹

     Harry Edward Huber was born on 5 April 1892.¹ He married Kate V. Bagwell, daughter of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram, after 1905.¹

     Ann Eliza Mantooth was born in 1915.¹ She married Dr. Troy P. Bagwell, son of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram.¹ Ann Eliza Mantooth died in 1996.¹ She was buried at Haven Hill Memorial Gardens, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee.¹

     Amos Troy Bagwell was born on 26 March 1902 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.¹ He was the son of James Allen Bagwell and Lucy Edwina Castleberry.
He served as CPO (Service Number: 295 10 64) in the US Navy and served on the USS Conway (DD-507) during World War II. He was a 30-year veteran.

USS Conway (DD/DDE-507), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for William Conway, who distinguished himself during the Civil War.

1943
Conway cleared Norfolk 5 December 1942 for Nouméa, and Efate and arrived 13 January. She put to sea 27 January as her force sailed to meet Japanese ships evacuating troops from Guadalcanal. On 29 and 30 January, her force came under heavy enemy air attack in the Battle of Rennell Island. Conway splashed several enemy planes, and rescued survivors of Chicago. Throughout February, she patrolled between Espiritu Santo and Guadalcanal, and between 4 and 6 March, participated in the bombardment of Vila Stanmore and a shipping sweep of Kula Gulf.


Conway in August 1943.
From 10 March 1943 Conway had patrol duty and conducted training from Efate. She sailed from Efate 15 June in support of the Rendova landings, escorting supply ships, then had the same duty for the New Georgia operations, and conducted bombardments of Kolombangara and Munda. Between 26 July and 12 August, she operated out of Purvis Bay, escorting fueling units and making night raids on Japanese shipping "up the Slot". She sailed from Purvis Bay 13 August to take part in the Vella Lavella operation, escorted LSTs and supply ships in to the beach, and then took up patrol north and west of the island. She returned to Guadalcanal 30 August escorting transports carrying the First Marine Raiders, and until 12 September conducted night raids on enemy barges off Guadalcanal.

After overhaul in the Fiji Islands and at Sydney, Australia, Conway returned to Southwest Pacific operations in October 1943. On 27 October she participated in the initial landings in the Treasury Islands, and then in landings on Choiseul. She supported the landings at Bougainville on 29 October, and until 10 February 1944, she continued operations in support of troops ashore on Bougainville, escorting reinforcement convoys and firing on shore targets. Between 11 and 17 February, she participated in the landings on Green Island, then returned to her Bougainville operations.

1944
Between 28 February 1944 and 17 March, Conway bombarded targets in New Britain and New Ireland by day, and conducted searches for enemy shipping by night in the waters off these islands, and until 4 May, continued operations in the Solomons on escort duty, patrol, and in exercises with cruisers.

On 8 May, at Majuro, Conway joined the 5th Fleet. She sailed from Majuro 14 May for Pearl Harbor and Kwajalein, where she loaded troops for the Saipan operation, landed them 15 June under heavy gunfire, and served as close fire support and screening vessel off the island. After replenishing at Eniwetok, Conway joined in the preassault bombardment of Guam and Tinian, remaining to cover the landings at Tinian. She continued to operate in the Mariana Islands campaign until 12 August, when she cleared for San Francisco and overhaul.

Conway returned to Ulithi 21 November 1944 to join the 7th Fleet. She put to sea at once to patrol in Leyte Gulf, join in an antishipping sweep in Camotes Sea, and fire in the bombardment of Plompon and Ormoc Bay. After replenishing at Kossol Roads, Conway covered the Mindoro landings, then patrolled west of Mindoro in the Sulu Sea until 23 December, when she put into Manus.

1945
Conway sailed again 31 December for the initial landings on Lingayen, Corregidor, and Parang, and continued operating in Philippine waters until June 1945. On 7 June, Conway sailed from Subic Bay in the distant covering group for the Brunei Bay operation. She covered minesweeping and fired in preassault bombardment at Balikpapan, guarded an underwater demolition team as it prepared the beach, and conducted bombardment during the actual landings. She rested briefly at Leyte. and then took part in the landings at Saragani Bay, Mindanao.

With the close of the war, Conway began patrolling east of Leyte Gulf, and supported minesweeping operations in the Yellow Sea, visiting Okinawa and Tsingtao. She put into Jinsen, Korea, from 20 to 24 September 1945, and then sailed in the South and East China Seas as flagship of the forces lifting Chinese troops from Indo-China to Formosa and Manchuria until 29 December, when she sailed from Shanghai for San Diego, New York City, and Charleston, arriving 13 March. Conway was placed out of commission in reserve 25 June 1946, berthed at Charleston.

Amos Troy Bagwell married Marion C. Dougherty in 1939 at Boston, Massachusetts. Amos Troy Bagwell died on 21 September 1974 at age 72.¹ He was buried on 24 September 1974 at Fort Donelson National Cemetery, Dover, Stewart County, Tennessee.¹

     James Roy Bagwell was born on 15 November 1900 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He was the son of James Allen Bagwell and Lucy Edwina Castleberry. James Roy Bagwell married Eula Viola Graham after 1930. James Roy Bagwell died on 12 August 1985 in Adams, Robertson County, Tennessee, at age 84. He was buried on 14 August 1985 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee.

     Jeanette Kennedy was born in 1910.¹ She married Charles Herman Bagwell, son of Dr. Barnum William Bagwell and Sarah J. Ingram, before 1928. Jeanette Kennedy died in 1996.¹ She was buried at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹

     SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell was born on 28 October 1928 in Madisonville, Tennessee. He was the son of Charles Herman Bagwell and Jeanette Kennedy. He served in the US Marine Corps and the US Air Force. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell married Neva Marie Kiser circa 1950. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell married Shirley Shaffer on 9 January 1952 at Shelby County, Ohio. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell and Shirley Shaffer were divorced on 6 October 1958 at Gaston County, North Carolina. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell married Diana Joy Imwalle before 27 February 1973. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell and Diana Joy Imwalle were divorced on 15 August 1979 at Montgomery County, Ohio; for Gross Neglect/Extreme Cruelty. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell married Rebecca E. (?) on 15 August 1981. SGT. Charles Barnum Bagwell died on 19 October 2021 in Clermont, Florida, at age 92. He was buried on 24 October 2021 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Gotha, Orange County, Florida.

     Mary Ellen Porter was born in 1843. As of 1 December 1858,her married name was Bagwell. She married Albert James Bagwell, son of John J. Bagwell and Elizabeth Rakestraw, on 1 December 1858 at Bartow County, Georgia. Mary Ellen Porter and Albert James Bagwell lived in 1880.

     Margaret Bagwell was born circa 1863. She was the daughter of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter.

     Almer Texas Bagwell was born circa 1878. She was the daughter of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter.

     William P. Bagwell was born circa 1877 in Georgia. He was the son of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter. William P. enlised in the U.S. Army. In 1900, he was stationed in Bongas, Phillipine Islands.

     John C. Bagwell was born in July 1878 in Georgia. He was the son of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter.

     James Bagwell was born in 1869 in Georgia. He was the son of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter.

     Cynthia Coretha Bagwell was born in 1866 in Georgia. She was the daughter of Albert James Bagwell and Mary Ellen Porter.

     Bailey Franklin Ferguson was born on 24 November 1855 in Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Robert Ferguson and Harriett Salina Freemen.¹ Bailey Franklin Ferguson married Savannah Eldrado Bagwell, daughter of John Calvin Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Staten, on 19 September 1890 at Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ Bailey Franklin Ferguson died on 23 October 1933 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 77.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     William Noel Ferguson was born on 12 October 1904 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Bailey Franklin Ferguson and Savannah Eldrado Bagwell.¹ William Noel Ferguson died on 18 May 1972 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 67.¹ He was buried at Guinn Cemetery, Toccopola, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     James Robert Ferguson married Harriett Salina Freemen.¹

     Harriett Salina Freemen married James Robert Ferguson.¹

     Alma Frances Staten was born on 10 May 1865.^1,3 She married James Paylor Bagwell, son of John Calvin Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Staten, after 1875.¹ Alma Frances Staten died on 24 August 1927 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 62.^1,3 She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.³

     James Walter Bagwell was born on 16 December 1887 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten.¹ James Walter Bagwell married Viola Lillie Westmoreland, daughter of Jack Westmoreland and Seleta Roe.^1,2 James Walter Bagwell lived in 1916 in Parkin, Arkansas.¹ He and Viola Lillie Westmoreland lived in 1940 in Rural, Cross County, Arizona. James Walter Bagwell lived in 1944 in Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.¹ He died on 13 July 1985 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at age 97 Printed in the Houston Times Post dated August 7 1985

James Walter Bagwell, age 97, died Saturday, July 13 at the Houston Community Hospital.

Services were held at Browning Funeral Home in Pontotoc Monday with the Rev. C C Ritchey officiating.

He was the son of the late James P Bagwell and the late Frances Staten. He was born in Pontotoc County and moved to Parkin, Arkansas in 1916 where he was a farmer and a Supervisor of roads. He returned in 1944 to Houlka. He was a Baptist and a member of Liberty Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Viola Westmoreland Bagwell, one son, Houston Bagwell of Quartzsite, Arizona; four grandchildren, Richard Bagwell of Flagstaff, Arizona; Brenda Eastin of Tempe, Arizona; Paula Brandon of Prescott, Arizona; Patricia Adams of Portland, Oregan; seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Pallbearers were Arlis Bagwell, Bob Bagwell, Kelly Bagwell, J N Pennington, Dexter Pennington and Elton Staten.

Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Houlka. Browning Funeral Home of Pontotoc was in charge of arrangements.¹ He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.¹

     Viola Lillie Westmoreland was born on 20 January 1894 in Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Jack Westmoreland and Seleta Roe.² Her married name was Bagwell.^1,2 Viola Lillie Westmoreland married James Walter Bagwell, son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten.^1,2 Viola Lillie Westmoreland and James Walter Bagwell lived in 1940 in Rural, Cross County, Arizona. Viola Lillie Westmoreland died on 28 March 1986 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 92 Printed in the Houston Times Post dated April 9 1986

Mrs. Viola Westmoreland, age 94, of Houlka, died Friday, March 28 at Pontotoc Community Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, March 31 at Browning Funeral Home Chapel with burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.

The daughter of the late Jack Westmoreland and the late Seleta Roe, she was born in Randolph. She was a widow of the late Walter Bagwell. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son, Houston Bagwell of Quartzsite, Arizona; one grandson, Richard Bagwell of Flagstaff, Arizona; three granddaughters of Arizona; sever great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and one sister, Cordie Bagwell of Houlka.

Pallbearers were Kelly Bagwell, Bob Bagwell, Arlis Bagwell, Dexter Pennington, John Holladay and Van Bynum.

Browning Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.²
She was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.²

     James Wright Lee was born on 14 October 1834 in Anderson County, South Carolina.¹ He married Caroline S. Bagwell, daughter of Jesse Bagwell and Mary "Polly" Raybourn, before 1859.¹ James Wright Lee died on 4 July 1876 in Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 41.

     Mary S. Lee was born circa 1859 in Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of James Wright Lee and Caroline S. Bagwell.¹

     Asbery L. Lee was born circa 1861 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of James Wright Lee and Caroline S. Bagwell.¹

     Sarah C. Lee was born circa 1865 in Georgia.¹ She was the daughter of James Wright Lee and Caroline S. Bagwell.¹

     Candes A. Lee was born circa 1867 in Georgia.^1,2 She was the daughter of James Wright Lee and Caroline S. Bagwell.^1,2