Carydon Hook "Carry" Blagg
1870 - 1952 (82 years)-
Name Carydon Hook "Carry" Blagg Nickname Carry Birth 21 Jan 1870 Chapel, Braxton Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation 1900 Braxton Co., WV [4] teamster Census 9 Jun 1900 Holly District, Braxton Co., WV [4] 1900 - Corydon was a teamster, born in Jan 1870 in West Virginia, parents born in West Virginia, and was divorced. He was living in the household of his brother, George W. Blagg, a head sawyer, born Dec 1871 in West Virginia (father correctly identified as being born in Virginia). Also in the household were George's wife, Carrie A., born Jan 1870 in West Virginia, parents born in West Virginia. They had been married 6 years and had 3 children: Volora I., born Jan 1895; Harrison I., born Mar 1897; and Cleo O., born Jan 1900.
Census 4 May 1910 Hacker Valley, Webster Co., WV [5] 1910 - Carrie Blagg was a farmer, age 40, born in West Virginia, parents born in Virginia. His wife, Della M. was 29, born in West Virginia, parents born in Virginia. They had been married for 5 years and had two children: Henry H., age 4, born in West Virginia; and Mamie G., age 2, born in West Virginia. Also living in the household were Della's siblings: Selvin (Bickel), age 17; Lee N. (Bickel), age 12; and Bessie B. (Bickel), age 9.
Census 8 Jan 1920 Hacker Valley, Webster Co., WV [6] 1920 - C. A. Blagg was a farmer, age 60, born in West Virginia, parents born in Virginia. His wife Della was 46, born in West Virginia, parents born in Virginia. Also living in the household were their children (all born in West Virginia): Henry, age 15; Mamie, age 13; Lona, age 10; and Robert, age 1 month.
Census 17 Apr 1930 Green Hill, Lewis Co., WV [7] 1930 - Cardon H. Blagg was a laborer, age 62, born in West Virginia, parents born in West Virginia. He was living in the household of his brother, Henry H. Blagg, a farmer, age 52, born in West Virginia. Also living in the household were Henry's wife, Rachel J., age 52, born in West Virginia, and their children (all born in West Virginia): Lula A., age 18; Raymond A, age 15; Henry O., age 12; and Athelene M., age 10. A granddaughter, Pauline L. Greathouse, age 8, also lived with them.
Census 15 Jul 1940 Holly District, Braxton Co., WV [8] 1940 - C. H. Blagg was a farmer, age 70, born in West Virginia. Also living in the household were his wife, Della, age 60; his son, Robert, a farmer, age 20; and his [grand]son, Vinson, age 14. All were born in West Virginia.
Occupation Hacker Valley, Webster Co., WV [5, 9] farmer Find A Grave Link https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55637059 Find A Grave Memorial 55637059 Death 30 Jul 1952 Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [2, 3, 10] Cause: cancer of eyes and face, both eyes completely gone Burial 1 Aug 1952 Green Hill Cemetery, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [2, 3] Person ID I19507 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
Father Robert Scott Blagg, b. 12 May 1841, Pendleton Co., VA d. 5 Nov 1888, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 47 years) Mother Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Squires, b. 15 Jun 1846, Braxton Co., VA d. 3 Sep 1888, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV (Age 42 years) Marriage 7 Dec 1865 Blacksville, Greene Co., PA [1, 11] - Married by J. R. Tygard, a Justice of the Peace for Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; whose home and office was within twenty feet of the Mason-Dixon line, at Blacksville.
Family ID F8031 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Matilda Florence "May" Forinash, b. 1 Sep 1875, Braxton Co., WV d. 14 Mar 1944, Summersville, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 68 years) Marriage 3 Jul 1894 Newville, Braxton Co., WV [12] - Married by U. W. Morrison, a minister of the M. P. Church, at the home of Synthia J. Forinash.
Children 1. William Ivy "Bill" Blagg, Sr., b. 18 Apr 1895, Newville, Braxton Co., WV d. 11 Jan 1989, Hinton, Summers Co., WV (Age 93 years)Family ID F8277 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Nov 2025
Family 2 Odellah Mae "Della" Bickel, b. 4 Nov 1880, Braxton Co., WV d. 30 Dec 1970, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV (Age 90 years) Marriage 8 Jan 1905 Webster Co., WV [13] - Married by Rev. E. J. Stump at the residence of H. Bickles of Webster Co., WV.
Children 1. Henry Hanson Blagg, b. 29 Oct 1905, Webster Co., WV d. 13 Sep 1994, French Creek, Upshur Co., WV (Age 88 years)2. Mamie Gay Blagg, b. 21 Sep 1907, Holly River, Webster Co., WV d. Nov 1979, Hyattsville, Prince George's Co., MD (Age 72 years)3. Lona Mary "Lonie" Blagg, b. 15 Jun 1909, Webster Co., WV d. 23 Sep 1998, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 89 years)4. Edward Blagg, b. 29 Mar 1918, Webster Co., WV d. Bef 1920 (Age 1 year)5. Robert Columbus "Bob" Blagg, b. 6 Dec 1919, Holly, Braxton Co., WV d. 19 Dec 1998, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV (Age 79 years)Family ID F8278 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Jun 2010
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Event Map 
Marriage - 3 Jul 1894 - Newville, Braxton Co., WV 
Marriage - 8 Jan 1905 - Webster Co., WV 
Death - Cause: cancer of eyes and face, both eyes completely gone - 30 Jul 1952 - Hettie, Braxton Co., WV = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Carydon "Cary" Blagg left his first wife, Matilda F. Forinash, and his son, William I. Blagg, Sr. sometime around 1900. According to my grandfather, Cary left WV and moved to OH where he died. I have since discovered that this was not true, as Cary remarried and reared a family very near the home of his first wife in Newville, WV. According to Beulah Rhea (my grandfather's first cousin), my granfather disliked his father, presumably for deserting his family, and rarely acknowledged his existence.
According to Ruth (Blagg) McDonald, Cary and his brother George worked in a rather interesting field - counterfeiting. As her story goes, Cary and George produced enough of the fake bills to draw the attention of the Federal Government. The two brothers moved to Colorado for a while to avoid problems with the law (George remained there until his death in 1959). Supposedly, George's stash was discovered and confiscated, but Cary's remained unclaimed. Ruth asked him about it about a month before his death in 1952. His only reply was, "No one will ever find it." Looks like great-grandfather Cary might be right.
The Webster Echo, Addison, WV, Friday, 4 May 1894, p. 1, col. 5
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86092398/1894-05-04/ed-1/
GENERAL NEWS
On Tuesday of last week, in the United States Court, at Clarksburg, Charles Malcolm, Luther Hosey and Carry Blagg, of Braxton, were found guilty of making and passing counterfeit money and each fined two hundred dollars and sentenced to confinement in the Sutton jail - Malcolm going up for six months, Hosey for three months, and Blagg for two months. - (Medical):No doctor had seen patient for about 3 years.
- Carydon "Cary" Blagg left his first wife, Matilda F. Forinash, and his son, William I. Blagg, Sr. sometime around 1900. According to my grandfather, Cary left WV and moved to OH where he died. I have since discovered that this was not true, as Cary remarried and reared a family very near the home of his first wife in Newville, WV. According to Beulah Rhea (my grandfather's first cousin), my granfather disliked his father, presumably for deserting his family, and rarely acknowledged his existence.
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Sources - [S2428] Union Civil War Pension, Declaration for Minor's Pension, 5 March 1912, Henry H. Blagg, minor's pension application no. 922,038, certificate no. 739,220, service of Robert S. Blagg (Cpl., Co. F, 10th W.Va. Inf., Civil War) (Reliability: 3).
transcription of Robert S. and Sarah E. Blagg family Bible records as recorded by George M. Beckett, special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions. - [S1384] West Virginia State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, WV State Department of Health Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2009.), death certificate 9865 (1952), Carydon Hook Blagg, accessed 2 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2509] West Virginia. Sutton., The Braxton Democrat (Sutton, WV - Microfilm), "CARYDON H. BLAGG," 7 Aug 1952. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1406] West Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1756, Holly District, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 5A, p. 43, dwelling 70, family 71, Corydon Blagg, accessed 10 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1449] West Virginia, Webster County, FCR: Webster Co., WV 1910, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), T624, roll 158, Hacker Valley District, enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 15B, p. 299, dwelling 207, family 207, Carrie Blagg, accessed 10 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1375] West Virginia, Webster County, FCR: Webster Co., WV 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, roll 1969, Hacker Valley District, enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 4B, p. 251, dwelling 69, family 69, C. A. Blagg, accessed 10 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2431] West Virginia, Lewis County, FCR: Lewis Co., WV 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T625, roll 2539, Collins Settlement District, enumeration district (ED) 21-2, sheet 8A, p. 238, dwelling 150, family 150, Cardon H. Blagg, accessed 10 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
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- [S1265] West Virginia. Monongalia County., Monongalia Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 11 Jun 2010, marriage register, Blagg-Squires, 1865; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
Copy of the Marriage Register of J. R. Tygard. - [S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 2: 398, Blagg-Forinash, 1894; accessed 8 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1270] West Virginia. Webster County., Webster Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 5: 102, Blagg-Bickle, 1905; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2428] Union Civil War Pension, Declaration for Minor's Pension, 5 March 1912, Henry H. Blagg, minor's pension application no. 922,038, certificate no. 739,220, service of Robert S. Blagg (Cpl., Co. F, 10th W.Va. Inf., Civil War) (Reliability: 3).