Carydon Hook "Carry" Blagg b. 21 Jan 1870 Chapel, Braxton Co., WV d. 30 Jul 1952 Hettie, Braxton Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1870 - 1952 (82 years)

Name	Carydon Hook "Carry" Blagg
Nickname	Carry
Born	21 Jan 1870	Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1920	Hacker Valley, Webster Co., WV [4]
	farmer
Died	30 Jul 1952	Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [1, 3, 5]
	Cause: cancer of eyes and face, both eyes completely gone
Buried	1 Aug 1952	Green Hill Cemetery, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [1, 3]
Person ID	I19507	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	1 May 2017

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)
Married	7 Dec 1865	Blacksville, Greene Co., PA [2, 6]
	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)

Married 3 Jul 1894 Newville, Braxton Co., WV [7]

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)

Last Modified 8 Jun 2010

Family ID F8277 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Odellah Mae "Della" Bickel, b. 4 Nov 1880, Braxton Co., WV , d. 30 Dec 1970, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV (Age 90 years)

Married 8 Jan 1905 Webster Co., WV [8]

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 years)
	5. Robert Columbus "Bob" Blagg, b. 6 Dec 1919, Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV , d. 19 Dec 1998, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV (Age 79 years)

Last Modified 11 Jun 2010

Family ID F8278 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 3 Jul 1894 - Newville, Braxton Co., WV
	Married - 8 Jan 1905 - Webster Co., WV
	Died - Cause: cancer of eyes and face, both eyes completely gone - 30 Jul 1952 - Hettie, Braxton Co., WV

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Photos
blagg-carydon.jpg

Notes

Carydon "Carry" Blagg left his first wife, Matilda F. Forinash, and his son, William I. Blagg, Sr. sometime around 1900. According to my granfather, Carry left WV and moved to OH where he died. I have since discovered that this was not true, as Carry 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, Carry and his brother George worked in a rather interesting field - counterfeiting. As her story goes, Corry 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 Carry'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 Carry might be right.

1900 Braxton Co., WV Census
Holly District, 12 June 1900
p. 42B/43A

71/72«tab»Blagg, Geo. W. Head W M Dec 1871 29 M 6 WV WV WV Head Sawyer 4 mo. unemployed owns farm
-------, Carrie A. Wife W F Jan 1870 30 M 6 WV WV WV (3 ch., 3 liv.)
-------, Volora I. Dau W F Jan 1895 5 S WV WV WV
-------, Harrison J. Son W M Mar 1897 3 S WV WV WV
-------, Cleo O. Dau W F Jan 1900 4/12 S WV WV WV
Blagg, Corydon Brother W M Jan 1870 30 D WV WV WV Teamster 2 mo. unemployed (cannot read/write)

1910 Webster Co., WV Census
Hackers Valley District, ED #158, SD #3, p. 15B
4 May 1910

207/207 Blagg, Carrie Head M W 40 M1 (5yr) WV VA VA farmer (owns farm)
------, Della M. Wife F W 29 M1 (5yr) WV VA VA
------, Henry H. Son M W 4 S WV WV WV
------, Mamie G. Dau F W 2 S WV WV WV
------, Selvin BIL M W 17 S WV WV WV
------, Lee N. SIL F W 12 S WV WV WV
------, Bessie B. SIL F W 9 S WV WV WV

1920 Webster Co., WV Census
Hackers Valley District, ED #149, SD #3, p. 4B
7 & 8 January 1920

69/69 Blagg, C. A. Head M W 60 M WV VA VA farmer (owns farm)
------, Della Wife F W 46 M WV VA VA
------, Henry Son M W 15 S WV US US
------, Mamie Dau F W 13 S WV US US
------, Lona Dau F W 10 S WV US US
------, Robert Son M W 1/12 S WV US US

1930 Lewis Co., WV Census
Collins Settlement Dist.
Green Hill

150/150«tab»Blagg, Henry H.«tab»«tab»52 M«tab»Head«tab»WV WV WV (21 at first marriage) Farmer
---------, Rachel J.«tab»«tab»52 F«tab»Wife-H«tab»WV VA VA (21 at first marriage)
Blagg, Lula A.«tab»«tab»18 F«tab»Dau«tab»WV WV WV
---------, Raymond A.«tab»15 M«tab»Son«tab»WV WV WV
---------, Henry O.«tab»«tab»12 M«tab»Son«tab»WV WV WV
---------, Athelene M.«tab»10 F«tab»Dau«tab»WV WV WV
Greathouse, Pauline L.«tab» 8 F«tab»G-Dau«tab»WV WV WV
Blagg, Cardon H.«tab»«tab»62 M«tab»Brother«tab»WV WV WV (31 at first marriage) Laborer
(Medical):No doctor had seen patient for about 3 years.

Sources

[S868] Obituary: The Braxton Democrat, Thursday, 7 August 1952 (Reliability: 3).
[S54] Civil War Pension Application, Application #922038, Certificate #739220 (Reliability: 3).
Deposition of Henry H. Blagg, 5 March 1912
[S1071] West Virginia State Department of Health Death Certificate, #9865, Dist. No. 040, Serial No. 84 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jun 2010.
[S1375] FCR: Webster Co., WV 1920, West Virginia, Webster County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, Hacker Valley District, enumeration district (ED) 149, sheet 4B, p. 251, dwelling 69, family 69, C. A. Blagg, accessed 11 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 3), 11 Jun 2010.
[S27] Braxton Co., WV Death Book 1948-1958, Page 9, Line 17 (Reliability: 3).
[S1265] Monongalia Co., WV Marriage Register, West Virginia. Monongalia County., (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, Blagg-Squires, 1865; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3), 11 Jun 2010.
Copy of the Marriage Register of J. R. Tygard.
[S1256] Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, West Virginia. Braxton County., (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marraige register, 2: 398, Blagg-Forinash, 1894; accessed 8 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3), 8 Jun 2010.
[S1270] Webster Co., WV Marriage Register, West Virginia. Webster County., (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, \i West Virginia Vital Research Records\i0 . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 5: 102, Blagg-Bickle, 1905; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3), 11 Jun 2010.