Alexander Bagby (abt. 1825 - 1893)

Born about 1825 in King and Queen, Virginia, United States

Died 10 Jan 1893 at about age 68 in Braidwood, Will, Illinois, United States

Biography

Alexander Bagby is a part of US Black heritage.

Alex was born in 1825 in Virginia to parents born in Virginia. He passed away in 1893.

Alexander Bagby, 38, enlisted in Co. 8, 8th USC Inf on 25 Aug 1863 in Utica, New York for a 3-year term as a Private. He was a farmer, born in Richmond, Virginia. Engaged in fighting at Olustee, Florida on 20 Feb 1864 and at Strawberry Plains, Virginia 13 Sep 1864. By March 1865, he was the company cook. He was mustered out with his regiment on 10 Nov 1865 at Brownsville, Texas.^[1]

In the 15 Jun 1870 census Alexander Bagby (age 44), works in tobacco fac[tory], was in Richmond, Clay Ward, Henrico, Virginia, with Elizabeth (age 44), keeping house, and two sons Jeremiah (age 18) and George (age 19), both working in tobacco factory .^[2]

On 18 Jun 1870 at Richmond, Virginia, Alexander Bagby was registered as a depositor in the Freedman's Bank. He was born in King & Queen County, Virginia. His spouse was Lizzie Bagby. His children were George Bagby and Jeremaiah Bagby (adopted).

Alexander Bagby was a laborer living at 202 E Duval, Richmond, Virginia in 1879.^[3]

In the 1880 census Alex Bagby (age 55), coal miner, was recorded as single in Braidwood, Will, Illinois, a boarder in the household of Allen & Mary Mathews.^[4]

Alexander Bagby also served in the Spanish American War in the 8th New York Inf. He passed away on 10 Jan 1893. In 1926, John J. McHugh of Braidwood, Illinois applied for a headstone for his grave in Oakwood Cemetery.^[5]

Alex. Bagby was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Braidwood, Will, Illinois.^[6]

=Research Notes

• According to his military records, he either enlisted as a substitute, or was drafted. The records report both possibilities.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 8th through 13th, including the 11th (new); Microfilm Serial: M1821; Microfilm Roll: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1107 #132304 (accessed 29 May 2024)
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Richmond Clay Ward, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: M593_1653; Page: 326B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #37535685 (accessed 29 May 2024)
3. ↑ 1879 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Richmond, Virginia City Directory, 1879, page 76.
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #564034240 (accessed 29 May 2024)
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Braidwood, Will, Illinois; Roll: 261; Page: 457d; Enumeration District: 211
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #31332313 (accessed 29 May 2024); "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2S-MBL : Sun Mar 10 22:45:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Allen Mathews and Mary Mathews, 1880.
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #778348 (accessed 29 May 2024)
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #59448648 (accessed 29 May 2024)
   Memorial page for Alex Bagby (1825-10 Jan 1893), citing Oakwood Cemetery, Braidwood, Will County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by SparkyErickson (contributor 47129328).