Posts Tagged ‘Blagg’

Lucille Blagg would have been 100 today. Happy birthday Grandma, miss you.

From Braille Monitor April 1959

Our Kansas affiliate suffered another great loss with the passing of Miss Lillian Blagg, who had been its recording secretary for more than 14 years. Miss Blagg was one of the first blind people to be employed in industry in Kansas.

This contains some interesting information on the Granddaughter and family of Elizabeth Jane Blagg who married Richard Fields of the Cherokee. There seems to be connections between the Fields, Blaggs, Muskrats, and Eatons so just thought this might give some background on what they went thru.

Indian and Pioneer Interview of Belle McGhee.

from Ft Scott Tribune 12/1/2006
75 YEARS AGO

(1931)

Two more fiddlers have been entered in the old fiddlers’ contest to be held at the Y.M.C.A. Saturday. The latest entrants are Ed Freeman, 66, Hiattville, and F.T. Cheney, 51, Fulton. Other fiddlers already listed are Jack Wood, Fort Scott, J.F. Carrington, Fort Scott, John Swor, Fulton, John S. Blagg, Selma, and C.M Grimes, Fort Scott. Tom Macon will act as master of ceremonies.

John S. Blagg

?Isriel Blagg, an old and honorable citizen died at his residence on Flint Creek last Saturday morning. Age seventy years.

Fayetteville Democrat 2/2/1882

Oliver Family.

Info on the Oliver family, including Charles Yarbough Oliver and Martha Muse Oliver Johnson.

Niobrara County Library – Charles Erwin Blagg.

Native American Data.

includes a mention of Nancy (Edgerton Kell) Blagg

divorces.

There’s a mention of Josephus Blagg’s divorice from Sophronia Crossland. Her first marriage’s divorice is mentioned too.

(another Press This test)

Just came across a reference to Israel Blagg:
Miller’s Weekly Messenger
Pendleton, SouthCarolina
Editor, John Miller and Son.
Abstracted by G. Anne Sheriff

October 20. 1810
John C. Calhoun elected to Congress from united districts of Abbeville, Laurens and Newbury.
George Butler is re-electedf rom united districtso f Edgefield,B arnwell and Beaufort.
Sheriffs Sale. Pendleton Court House. First Monday and Tuesday in November. Check newspaper dates
before and after this sale. Many times they are listedfor severql weeks.
240 acres, property of John Adair Jr.; suit of William Shaw vs. William Thompson and Adair.
Two young mares, property of Israel Blagg; suit of Stephen Fuller and Stephen Anderson.
170 acres, property of Benjamin Ragsdale; suit of James Cochran Jr. vs. William Montgomery, James
Williams, and Benjamin Ragsdale.
100 acres on Brushy Creek, property of John Elias Phillips; suit of John Sutton.
170 acres on Georges Creek, Charles Waters lives and owns; suit of Horatio Griffin.
Patrick Norris, S. P. D

This would be the older Israel Blagg and would probably be the one on the Indian Removal petitions. I’m very curious as to where he fits.