Carydon Hook "Cary" Blagg
1870 - 1952 (82 years)
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Name Carydon Hook "Cary" Blagg Nickname Cary Birth 21 Jan 1870 Chapel, Braxton Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation 1920 Hacker Valley, Webster Co., WV [4] farmer Death 30 Jul 1952 Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [1, 3, 5] Cause: cancer of eyes and face, both eyes completely gone Burial 1 Aug 1952 Green Hill Cemetery, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV [1, 3] Person ID I19507 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 10 May 2020
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, 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) Marriage 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)Family ID F8277 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Jun 2010
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 [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 year)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)Family ID F8278 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Jun 2010
- 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.
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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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Photos blagg-carydon.jpg
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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 granfather, 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.
1900 Braxton Co., WV Census
Holly District, 12 June 1900
p. 42B/43A
71/72 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 Blagg, Henry H. 52 M Head WV WV WV (21 at first marriage) Farmer
---------, Rachel J. 52 F Wife-H WV VA VA (21 at first marriage)
Blagg, Lula A. 18 F Dau WV WV WV
---------, Raymond A. 15 M Son WV WV WV
---------, Henry O. 12 M Son WV WV WV
---------, Athelene M. 10 F Dau WV WV WV
Greathouse, Pauline L. 8 F G-Dau WV WV WV
Blagg, Cardon H. 62 M Brother WV WV WV (31 at first marriage) Laborer - (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 granfather, 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 - [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).
- [S1375] West Virginia, Webster County, FCR: Webster Co., WV 1920, (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).
- [S27] Braxton Co., WV Death Book 1948-1958, Page 9, Line 17 (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. - [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.), marraige 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).
- [S868] Obituary: The Braxton Democrat, Thursday, 7 August 1952 (Reliability: 3).