Robert Scott Blagg b. 12 May 1841 Pendleton Co., VA d. 5 Nov 1888 Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1841 - 1888 (47 years)

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Name	Robert Scott Blagg
Birth	12 May 1841	Pendleton Co., VA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Employment	1881-1888	Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [4]
	postmaster
	He was appointed on 16 Feb 1881 and was succeeded by Andrew Bender following his death in 1888.
Height	5 ft. 9 in.
Military	Civil War: Corporal, Co. F, 10th WV Infantry
Weight	132 lb. 0 oz.
Occupation	Farmer
Death	5 Nov 1888	Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV [1, 2]
	Cause: consumption
Burial	6 Nov 1888	Chapel Cemetery, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [5]
Person ID	I18896	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	13 Mar 2018

Father	James W. Blagg, b. 17 Sep 1815, Pendleton Co., VA d. 4 Jun 1890, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 74 years)
Mother	Rebecca R. Hook, b. 20 Sep 1819, Rockingham Co., VA d. 20 Apr 1883, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 63 years)
Marriage	14 Nov 1837	McDowell, Pendleton Co., VA [6]
	James and Rebecca (Hook) Blagg were married by Rev. David H. Cunningham.
Family ID	F8046	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 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, 7]

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.

Children

	1. William Alonzo Blagg, b. 31 Aug 1866, Clay Township, Braxton Co., WV d. 28 Nov 1866, Clay Township, Braxton Co., WV (Age 0 years)
	2. John Morrison Blagg, b. 26 Oct 1867, Clay Township, Braxton Co., WV d. 25 Sep 1940, El Reno, Canadian Co., OK (Age 72 years)
	3. Carydon Hook "Cary" Blagg, b. 21 Jan 1870, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV d. 30 Jul 1952, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV (Age 82 years)
	4. George W. Wellington Blagg, Sr., b. 1 Dec 1871, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV d. 14 Dec 1959, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 88 years)
	5. Marion Luther Blagg, b. 14 Jan 1874, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV d. 4 Nov 1935, La Junta, Otero Co., CO (Age 61 years)
	6. Henry Hayes Blagg, b. 10 Jun 1877, Steer Creek, Braxton Co., WV d. 12 Feb 1944, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV (Age 66 years)
	7. Elizabeth Myrtle "Myrtie" Blagg, b. 10 May 1879, Steer Creek, Braxton Co., WV d. 17 Jul 1887, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 8 years)
	8. Mary Mariah Blagg, b. 18 Dec 1881, Steer Creek, Braxton Co., WV d. 8 Jan 1969, Burnsville, Braxton Co., WV (Age 87 years)

Family ID F8031 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Mar 2018

Photos
blagg-robert.jpg

Notes

A popular family story tells of Robert and Sarah eloping. One night, Robert came to Sarah's home and placed a ladder by her bedroom window on the second floor. As Sarah was climbing out the window, she lost one of her shoes. Not wanting to wake her parents, Robert told her to ignore the shoe, he would buy her another pair later.

Robert was a short-tempered man, according to stories left by his children.

Information from WV Union Army records gives the following information about Robert Scott Blagg:
Enlisted: March 18, 1862 in Sutton
Age: 21
Born: Highland Co., VA
Height: 5' 8-1/2"
Complexion: fair
Eyes: gray
Hair: dark
Occupation: farmer

1870 Braxton Co., WV Census
Clay Twsp., Salt Lick Bridge P.O.
20 July 1870, p. 389

28/28 Blagg, Robert S. 28 M W Farming Virginia
" , Sarah E. 24 F W Keeping House "
" , John M. 2 M W At Home West Va.

1880 Braxton Co., WV Census
Otter Dist., 1 June 1880, p. 465B

338/338 Blagg, Robert S. 39 W M Head M Farmer VA VA VA
---------, Sarah E. 34 W F Wife M Housekeeper VA VA VA
---------, John M. 12 W M Son S At Home VA VA VA
---------, Caradon H. 10 W M Son S At Home VA VA VA
---------, George W. 8 W M Son S At Home VA VA VA
---------, Marion L. 6 W M Son S At Home VA VA VA
---------, Henry H. 3 W M Son S At Home VA VA VA
---------, Elizabeth M. 1 W F Dau S At Home VA VA VA

Sources

[S54] Civil War Pension Application, Application #922038, Certificate #739220 (Reliability: 3).
Deposition of Henry H. Blagg, 5 March 1912
[S1036] Tombstone Inscription.
[S54] Civil War Pension Application, Abraham Blagg, Application #338870, Certificate #243254 (Reliability: 3).
Deposition of James W. Blagg
[S1686] National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, ( Ancestry.com . http://www.ancestry.com : 2010), West Virginia, Barbour - Greenbrier: 17; <http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jun 2014 (Reliability: 3).
[S54] Civil War Pension Application, Application #922038, Certificate #739220 (Reliability: 3).
Deposition of Azariah H. Bright, 5 March 1912, "Finally his wife died there [Steer Creek], then they moved him near here to his father-in-laws & he died a few weeks later and as I recollect in the fall of 1888 & the day before - night before - Harrison was elected President. We buried him the next day - Election Day & in Steer Creek."
[S1372] West Virginia. Pendleton County., Pendleton 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 p. 34, Blagg-Hooke, 1837; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
[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.), marriage register, Blagg-Squires, 1865; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
Copy of the Marriage Register of J. R. Tygard.