John Morrison Blagg b. 26 Oct 1867 Clay Township, Braxton Co., WV d. 25 Sep 1940 El Reno, Canadian Co., OK: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1867 - 1940 (72 years)

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Name	John Morrison Blagg
Birth	26 Oct 1867	Clay Township, Braxton Co., WV [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Kentucky, Jefferson Co., KS [3]
Census	1910	Diamond Creek, Chase Co., KS [4]
Census	1920	Maple, Canadian Co., OK [5]
Census	1930	Prairie, Canadian Co., OK [6]
Census	1940	El Reno, Canadian Co., OK [7]
Death	25 Sep 1940	El Reno, Canadian Co., OK [8]
Burial	El Reno Cemetery, El Reno, Canadian Co., OK [9]
Person ID	I18900	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	10 Sep 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 [2, 10]
	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 Mary Susan Griffith, b. 2 Oct 1877, Cedarville, Gilmer Co., WV d. 18 Jul 1962, El Reno, Canadian Co., OK (Age 84 years)

Marriage 24 Aug 1897 [11]

Children

	1. Maggie Velerah Blagg, b. 3 Jul 1898, Jefferson Co., KS d. 28 Feb 1995, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK (Age 96 years)
	2. Jenny Faye Blagg, b. 30 Mar 1900, Jefferson Co., KS d. 8 Jul 1995, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ (Age 95 years)
	3. Martha J. Blagg, b. 1 Aug 1902, KS d. 11 Jan 1990, Palisade, Mesa Co., CO (Age 87 years)
	4. Marion Francis Blagg, b. 27 May 1904, KS d. 28 Nov 1963, Calumet, Canadian Co., OK (Age 59 years)
	5. Otto B. Blagg, b. 15 Apr 1906, KS d. 17 Jul 1976, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ (Age 70 years)
	6. Mary Susan Blagg, b. 24 May 1914, TX d. 7 Sep 2003, Jones, Oklahoma Co., OK (Age 89 years)
	7. George Berton "Bert" Blagg, b. 15 Jan 1917, Canadian Co., OK d. 26 Dec 1948, El Reno, Canadian Co., OK (Age 31 years)

Family ID F8032 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Nov 2009

Notes

The El Reno Daily Tribune, El Reno, OK, Monday , 30 Sep 1940, p. 4, col. 4
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-el-reno-daily-tribune-obituary-for-j/180830567/

OBITUARY

John M. Blagg, the eldest son in a family of seven children, was born Oct 26, 1867, at Sutton. W. Va., and departed this life Sept. 25, 1940, at his home in El Reno at the age of 72 years. 10 months and 29 days.

When a young man he moved to Kansas. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Griffith Aug. 24, 1897. To this union seven children were born, three sons and four daughters - Mrs. W. R. Kinkade of Springfield, Mo., Mrs. E. J. Mason of Sublette, Ill., Mrs. J. W. Ellis of Palisades, Colo., Marion Blagg of Calumet, Otto Blagg of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Albert Fesler of Luther and Bert Blagg of Oklahoma City, and a foster son, Will Land of Dale.

Besides these, the following relatives survive:

His wife, Mrs. Mary Blagg; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Griffith; three brothers and one sister, Henry and Cardon Blagg of Sutton, W. Va., George Blagg of Pueblo, Colo., and Mrs. C. M. Hamilton of Burnsville, W. Va., and 13 grandchildren.

Twenty-five years ago Mr. Blagg came to Oklahoma and has resided here continuously since.

He lived the Christian life for many years, and at the time of his death was a member of the Church of the Nazarene of El Reno. All through these years Brother Blagg has been loyal and faithful to God. He was a faithful and devoted husband and father. No man loved his family better than he.

For several years he suffered very much with an inward cancer, but through it all was kind, patient and never complained, but bore his pain with Christian-like faith.

"Goodbye till morning comes again",
We part, if part we must, with pain,
But night is short and hope is sweet;
Faith fills our hearts, and raises our face,
And so we sing the old refrain,
"Goodbye till morning comes again."

"Goodbye till morning comes again."
The thought of death brings weight of pain.
But could we know how short the night
That falls, and hides them from our sight,
Our hearts would sing the old refrain,
"Goodbye till morning comes again."

Sources

[S1272] West Virginia. Braxton County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Braxton Co., WV Birth Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), 3 Jun 2010, 1867, 52, line 10, John Morrison Blagg, accessed 3 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).
transcription of Robert S. and Sarah E. Blagg family Bible records as recorded by George M. Beckett, special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions.
[S1328] Kansas, Jefferson County, FCR: Jefferson Co., KS 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 14 Apr 2010, T623, Kentucky Township, enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 12B, p. 273, dwelling 258, family 260, John Blagg, accessed 14 Apr 2010 (Reliability: 3).
[S1329] Kansas, Chase County, FCR: Chase Co., KS 1910, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 14 Apr 2010, T624, Diamond Creek, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 5A, p. 267, dwelling 45, family 45, John Blagg, accessed 14 Apr 2010 (Reliability: 3).
[S2418] Oklahoma, Canadian County, FCR: Canadian Co., OK 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, roll 1455, Maple Township, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 5B, p. 151, dwelling 90, family 96, John M. Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2419] Oklahoma, Canadian County, FCR: Canadian Co., OK 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1895, Prairie Township, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 2A, p. 222, dwelling 33, family 33, John Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2420] Oklahoma, Canadian County, FCR: Canadian Co., OK 1940, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 3280, El Reno, enumeration district (ED) 9-10, sheet 11A, p. 122, household 807, John Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2430] Oklahoma. El Reno., The El Reno Daily Tribune (El Reno, OK), "OBITUARY," 30 Sep 1940, p. 4, col. 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 10 Sep 2025). (Reliability: 3).
[S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), 13 Apr 2010, accessed 13 Apr 2010), John M. Blagg; recorded by Peggy Gann. (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.), 11 Jun 2010, marriage register, Blagg-Squires, 1865; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
Copy of the Marriage Register of J. R. Tygard.
[S1152] Information from James A. Blagg (1997).