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     Benjamin Harvey Bagwell was born on 20 September 1920 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He was the son of Jefferson Arnold Bagwell and Annie Bell Smith. He was a Private in the US Army during World War II. Benjamin Harvey Bagwell married Margaret Irene Bolin before 1950. Benjamin Harvey Bagwell died on 14 August 1966 in Greenwood Hospital, Greenwood, South Carolina, at age 45. He was buried at Broadmouth Church Cemetery, Honea Path, Abbeville County, South Carolina.

     Mary Lillian Bagwell was born on 27 August 1926 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Jefferson Arnold Bagwell and Annie Bell Smith. As of 1941,her married name was Gentry. Mary Lillian Bagwell married Jessie Levi Gentry in 1941. Mary Lillian Bagwell died on 26 May 1981 in Greenwood County, South Carolina, at age 54.

     Pinkney Edgar Bagwell was also known as Pinkney Eugene Bagwell. He was born on 17 May 1920 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of William Pinkney Bagwell and Mamie Clamp. He was a private first class in the 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Armoured Division during World War II - Serial Number:14032615.¹ Pinkney Edgar Bagwell died on 11 January 1945 at age 24 of wounds received in battle. Given the date of his death, I beleive this was the Battle of the Bulge.

The Battle of the Bulge

Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment advancing through a snow-covered forest during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944
On 16 December 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive through the Ardennes Forest, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge. In SHAEF reserve, the 82nd was committed on the northern face of the bulge near Elsenborn Ridge.

On 20 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division was assigned to take Cheneux where they would force the Waffen SS Division Leibstandarte's Kampfgruppe Peiper into a fighting retreat. On 21–22 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne faced counterattacks from three powerful Waffen SS divisions which included the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich, and the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen. The Waffen SS efforts to relieve Kampfgruppe Peiper failed due to the stubborn defense of the 82nd Airborne.

On 23 December, the German divisions attacked from the south and overran the 325th GIR holding the Baraque- Fraiture crossroads on the 82nd's southern flank, endangering the entire 82nd Airborne division. The 2nd SS Panzer's objective was to outflank the 82nd Airborne. It was not an attack designed to reach Peiper, but it was his last chance, nonetheless. If it did outflank the 82nd, it could have opened a corridor and reached the stranded yet still powerful Kampfgruppe. But the attack came too late.

On 24 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division with an official strength of 8,520 men was facing off against a vastly superior combined force of 43,000 men and over 1,200 armored fighting and artillery vehicles and pieces. Due to these circumstances the 82nd Airborne Division was forced to withdrawal for the first time in its combat history. The Germans pursued their retreat with the 2nd and 9th SS Panzer Divisions. The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich engaged the 82nd until 28 December when it and what was left of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte were ordered to move south to meet General Patton's forces attacking in the area of Bastogne. Some units of the 9th SS Panzer including the 19th Panzer Grenadier Regiment stayed and fought the 82nd. They were joined by the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division. The 9th SS Panzer tried to breakthrough by attacking the 508 and 504 PIR positions, but ultimately failed. The failure of the 9th and 2nd SS Panzer Divisions to break through the 82nd lines marked the end of the German offensive in the northern shoulder of the Bulge. The German objective now became one of defense.

On 3 January 1945, the 82nd Airborne Division conducted a counterattack. On the first day's fighting the Division overran the 62nd Volksgrenadiers and the 9th SS Panzer's positions capturing 2,400 prisoners. The 82nd Airborne suffered high casualties in the process. The attached 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was all but destroyed during these attacks. Of the 826 men who went into the Ardennes, only 110 came out. Having lost its charismatic leader Lt. Colonel Joerg, and almost all its men either wounded, killed, or frostbitten, the 551 was never reconstituted. The few soldiers who remained were later absorbed into units of the 82nd Airborne.

After several days of fighting, the destruction of the 62nd Volksgrenadiers, and what had been left of the 9th SS Panzer Division was complete. For the 82nd Airborne Division the first part of the Battle of the Bulge had ended.¹ He was buried at Broadmouth Church Cemetery, Honea Path, Abbeville County, South Carolina.¹

     S. E. Bagwell was also known as Stephen Elllis Bagwell Jr. He was born on 2 September 1924 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Stephen Ellis Bagwell and Onnie Mae Gambrell. S. E. Bagwell married Annie Lizzie Brown after 1935.² S. E. Bagwell died on 30 April 1984 in Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 59.¹ He was buried at Hodges Cemetery, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹

     Annie Mae Bagwell was born on 19 June 1914 in South Carolina. She was the daughter of Stephen Ellis Bagwell and Onnie Mae Gambrell. As of 28 January 1940,her married name was Greer. Annie Mae Bagwell married (?) Greer on 28 January 1940 at Laurens County, South Carolina.

     Ethel Bagwell was born on 17 February 1912 in Anderson County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Stephen Ellis Bagwell and Onnie Mae Gambrell. As of before 1943,her married name was Rhodes. Ethel Bagwell married J. B. Rhodes before 1943. Ethel Bagwell died on 29 April 1981 in Greenville County, South Carolina, at age 69. She was buried at Greenood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.

     William Jeter Bagwell was born on 31 October 1876 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. William Jeter Bagwell married Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings before 1900.² William Jeter Bagwell died on 29 July 1943 at age 66.¹ He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Henry Thomas Bagwell was born on 7 August 1878 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. Henry Thomas Bagwell married Anna M. Bulman before 1908. Henry Thomas Bagwell died on 25 August 1955 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 77.¹ He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Robert Gussie Bagwell was born on 17 February 1881 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. Robert Gussie Bagwell married Annie M. Pruitt circa 1910. Robert Gussie Bagwell died on 16 March 1959 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 78. He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Martha Harriett "Hattie" Bagwell was also known as Hattie Bagwell.¹ She was born on 22 March 1883 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. Martha Harriett "Hattie" Bagwell died on 28 July 1962 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 79.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Jesse Alonzo Bagwell was born on 11 May 1885 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. Jesse Alonzo Bagwell married Ollie Pearl Jones after 1910. Jesse Alonzo Bagwell died on 8 April 1971 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Anna Telitha Bagwell was born on 2 April 1889 in South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings. Anna Telitha Bagwell died on 20 July 1973 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 84.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings was born on 7 January 1881 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ As of before 1900,her married name was Bagwell. She married William Jeter Bagwell, son of Robert James Bagwell and Mourning Teletha Jennings, before 1900.¹ Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings died on 2 February 1962 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 81.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Attie Mae Bagwell was born on 25 February 1900 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1910,her married name was Floyd. Attie Mae Bagwell married Charles Bryant Floyd after 1910. Attie Mae Bagwell died on 31 January 1990 in Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 89

Obituary: Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, Thursday, February 01, 1990, page B4.
Obituary: Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, Friday, February 02, 1990, page C2.
TEXT OF OBITUARY: (February 01, 1990)
Attie Mae Floyd
INMAN--Attie Mae Bagwell Floyd, 89, of 36. E. Main St., died Jan. 31, 1990 at her home after a long illness.
A native of Spartanburg County, she was the widow of Charles Bryant Floyd and daughter of the late William G. and Corrie Jennings Bagwell. She was a member of the Inman First Baptist Church and a homemaker.
Survivors include four daughters, Lottie L. Hyatt of Spartanburg, Evelyn Akers of Dana, Ky., Elizabeth Hipp of Inman and Shirley Guest of Travelers Rest; six sisters, Blanche Bullman of Roebuck, Martha Jane Morrow of Pacolet, Minnie Lee Gowan, Gertrude N. Bearden and Eula Zimmerman of Stone Station and Leonie Thomas of Spartanburg; a brother, Guy Bagwell of Stone Station; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and on e great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the Seawright Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens by Dr. Donald Bishop.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Elizabeth Hipp, 151 Innview Drive, Inman.
TEXT OF OBITUARY: (February 02, 1990)
FLOYD--Attie Mae Bagwell. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today in Roselawn Memorial Gardens by Dr. Donald Bishop.
Seawright Funeral Home
Inman.¹ She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Charles Bryant Floyd was born on 28 September 1896 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Attie Mae Bagwell, daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, after 1910. Charles Bryant Floyd died on 17 September 1972 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 75.

     Henry Paul Bagwell was born on 27 April 1902 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. Henry Paul Bagwell married Viola M. Rogers. Henry Paul Bagwell died in December 1968 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 66. He died on 22 December 1968 at age 66.¹ He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Viola M. Rogers was born on 6 February 1904.¹ Her married name was Bagwell. She married Henry Paul Bagwell, son of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. Viola M. Rogers died on 11 August 1961 at age 57.¹ She was buried at Fairforest Baptist Church Cemetery, Union, Union County, South Carolina.¹

     Gladys Avrilla Bagwell was born on 21 February 1904 in South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. Gladys Avrilla Bagwell died on 7 September 1986 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 82.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Mary Blanche Bagwell was born on 9 October 1905 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of 8 May 1937,her married name was Bulman. Mary Blanche Bagwell married John Earle Bulman on 8 May 1937 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Mary Blanche Bagwell died on 27 May 2001 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 95.

     John Earle Bulman was born on 21 January 1905 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Mary Blanche Bagwell, daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, on 8 May 1937 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. John Earle Bulman died on 22 January 1953 at age 48.

     Harrison Guy Bagwell was born on 21 September 1907 in South Carolina.¹ He was the son of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings.¹ Harrison Guy Bagwell married Berta Woodring after 1930.² Harrison Guy Bagwell died in August 1990 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 82.¹ He was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Berta Woodring was born on 17 April 1913 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ As of after 1930,her married name was Bagwell. She married Harrison Guy Bagwell, son of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, after 1930.¹ Berta Woodring died on 25 August 1986 at age 73

Obituary: Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, Tuesday, August 26, 1986, page B6.
Obituary: Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, Wednesday, August 27, 1986, page B2.
TEXT OF OBITUARY: (August 26, 1986)
Mrs. Bertha W. Bagwell
Bertha W. Bagwell, 73, wife of Guy Bagwell of Bagwell Road, Roebuck Route 1, died Monday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Native of Spartanburg County; daughter of the late James and Wavie Wyatt Woodring; retired employee of Powell Knitting Mill; member of Philadelphia Baptist Church; president of Ladies Bible Class.
Also surviving: daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson of Roebuck; sisters, Mrs. Mary Hodge of Pacolet Mills, Mrs. Carrie Williams of Spartanburg.
Services 4 Wednesday at Philadelphia Baptist Church by the Revs, J.C. Highsmith and Dewitt Clyde; burial in Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Larry Hodge, Ronald Quinn, Herbert Wyatt, Herbert Willis, Wilbur Groce and Rober Wyatt.
Body in church at 3 Wednesday.
Family to receive friends 7-9 tonight at Floyd's North Church Street Mortuary.
TEXT OF OBITUARY: (August 27, 1986)
Mrs. Bertha W. Bagwell
ROEBUCK--Services for Bertha W. Bagwell, 73, wife of Guy Bagwell of Bagwell Road, Roebuck Route 1, today at 4 at Philadelphia Baptist Church; burial in church cemetery.
Body in church at 3.
Mrs. Bagwell died Monday.
J.F. Floyd Mortuary.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Martha Jane Bagwell was born on 20 September 1909 in Stone Station, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1920,her married name was Morrow. Martha Jane Bagwell married John Curtis Morrow after 1920. Martha Jane Bagwell died on 23 December 2012 in Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 103 Martha Jane (Bagwell) Morrow, 103, died Sunday, December 23, 2012, at new London Health Care in Snellville, GA.

Mrs. Morrow was born on September 20, 1909, in Stone Station, SC, a daughter to the late William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie (Jennings) Bagwell.

She was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughters, Doris Jackson and her husband, Dan, of Charlotte, NC and Margaret Floyd and her husband, Robert, of Loganville, GA; her grandsons, Bob Floyd and his wife, Elizabeth of Loganville, GA and David Floyd and his wife, Christie , of Suwanee, GA.

Mrs. Morrow was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Paul Bagwell, Guy Bagwell, Addie Mae Floyd, Gladys Bagwell, Blanche Bulman, Minnie Lee Gowan, Gertrude Bearden, Leonie Thomas and Eula Zimmerman.

Funeral service was held 11:00 a.m. Thursda, December 27, 2012 at Philadelphia Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Joshua C. Jennings and the Rev. Charles Eaton. Burial was in the church cemetery.

The family received friends following the service in the Philadelphia Baptist Church Family Life Center.

Memorial contributions could be made to either Family Life Center Fund or Cemetery Fund of Philadelphia Baptist Church, P. O. Box 220, Pauline, SC 29374.

Floyd's N. Church Street Chapel

Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from December 26 to December 27, 2012.¹

She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Minnie Lee Bagwell was born on 3 November 1911 in South Carolina. She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1925,her married name was Gowan. Minnie Lee Bagwell married Charlie Robert Gowan after 1925. Minnie Lee Bagwell died on 12 April 2000 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 88.

     Charlie Robert Gowan married Minnie Lee Bagwell, daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, after 1925.

     Gertrude Bagwell was born on 11 October 1914 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1930,her married name was Bearden. Gertrude Bagwell married James Oscar Bearden after 1930. Gertrude Bagwell died on 14 April 1998 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 83.¹ She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     James Oscar Bearden was born on 5 May 1913. He married Gertrude Bagwell, daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, after 1930. James Oscar Bearden died on 21 June 1969 at age 56.

     Leonie Bagwell was born on 4 June 1918 in South Carolina. She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1930,her married name was Thomas. Leonie Bagwell married (?) Thomas after 1930. Leonie Bagwell died on 15 June 2003 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 85.

     (?) Thomas married Leonie Bagwell, daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings, after 1930.

     Eula Eugene Bagwell was born on 7 October 1923 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of William Jeter Bagwell and Corrie Sue Eugenia Jennings. As of after 1935,her married name was Zimmerman. Eula Eugene Bagwell married William Harding Zimmerman after 1935. Eula Eugene Bagwell died on 23 November 2005 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 82 Eula (Bagwell) Zimmerman, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 23, 2005, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Born October 7, 1923, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Jeter and Corrie (Jennings) Bagwell and the wife of the late Warren Harding Zimmerman.

A graduate of Roebuck High School, she was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church of Pauline, the Ladies Bible Class, and a former Sunday School teacher for many years.

Survivors include a son, Warren Wayne Zimmerman of the home; three daughters, Carolyn Z. Brewington and her husband Ronnie, and Susan Z. Gwinn and her husband Rick, all of Spartanburg, and Elaine Zimmerman of the home; a sister, Martha Jane Morrow of Pauline; two grandchildren, Mandy Irick and her husband Walt, and Jeremy Gwinn and his wife Chasity; and two great-grandchildren, Noah Gwinn and Roman Irick. She was predeceased by brothers and sisters, Guy and Paul Bagwell, Gladys Bagwell, Attie Mae Floyd, Minnie Lee Gowan, Blanche Bulman, Gertrude Bearden, and Leonie Thomas.

Visitation was 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2005, at Floyds Greenlawn Chapel.

Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 26, 2005 at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Memorials could be made to the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Heart Center, 101 East Wood Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303.

Floyds Greenlawn Chapel

Spartanburg Herald Journal
Published: Thursday, November 24, 2005.¹
She was buried at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Pauline, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹