MARTHA HILL BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born February 1832 at "Bunker Hill" in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1870 in Chicot County, Arkansas. She married BENONI CARLTON, the son of BENONI CARLTON and MARY "POLLY" CAMPBELL About 1860 in King & Queen County, Virginia. He was born About 1803 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died February 27, 1873 in Chicot County, Arkansas.

Note: Birth date for MARTHA from Bible Record.

Notes for MARTHA HILL BAGBY:

Religion: Baptist

 

Notes: Martha Hill Bagby and Benoni Carleton [sometimes spelled Carlton] have been most difficult to find. She was the last of John and Elizabeth Courtney Bagby's children to marry when she and Benoni [Bible for Benjamin] were wed in 1860.

"Poplar Hill" was the name of a Carlton place on route #620 near a spot that once had a Post Office called Favor. The farm was made up of 234-1/2 acres. Those who knew of these Carltons have recalled that "the family left King & Queen for Arkansas".

There is a copy of a deed at the courthouse showing that Benoni Carlton, Sr. in 1860, sold the above farm for $2,600.00 to Alexander Campbell Carlton. This may have been in preparation for the move west.

This seems to be a good place to untangle the confusion about the four Carltons with the same name. The four generations and their marriages are:

Benoni, I married Mary [Polly] Campbell
Benoni, II married 1] Julia Ann Wood and 2] Martha Hill Bagby
Benoni, III married Betty Hugh Bagby
Benoni, IV died at age [6]

Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"

 

More About BENONI CARLTON and JULIA ANN WOOD:

BENONI CARLTON found in 1850 King & Queen Census Record as follows:

Benoni Carlton, 46, M, Farmer, $9600 Real Estate, Virginia
Julia Ann Carlton, 34, F, Virginia
James William, 17, M, Virginia
Alexander Carlton, 14, M, Virginia
Susan Carlton, 11, F, Virginia
Benoni Carlton, 6, M, Virginia
Fountain Carlton, 4, M, Virginia
Zachary T. Carlton, 1, M, Virginia
Sarah E. Purks, 14, F, Virginia
Mrs. Sarah Wood, 77, F, Virginia

 

Children of MARTHA BAGBY and BENONI CARLTON are:

1. LULIE CARLTON, b. Unknown; d. Unknown. More About LULIE CARLTON: Unmarried.
2. BETTIE LEE CARLTON, b. December 25, 1864, King & Queen County, Virginia, d. March 11, 1909, Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.
3. BENONI "BENNIE" CARLTON, b. December 14, 1867, d. April 4, 1873. NOTE: Was buried at Bunker Hill Cemetery. Marker has been moved to Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery.

Children of this family may not be in proper order.

 

MARY ELLEN BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born About 1834 at "Bunker Hill" in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1862 in King & Queen County, Virginia. She married ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM January 15, 1855 at Bunker Hill. He was born About 1832 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1861 in King & Queen County, Virginia.

Notes for MARY ELLEN BAGBY:
On the Land Tax books for King & Queen County the name of Albert G. Gresham, who died in 1861, does not appear as a land owner. In 1851 he moved from "Briar Hill", the Gresham home located near Upper King & Queen Baptist Church, and settled in Stevensville. The "Letter of Dismissal" is evidence. He probably chose the Stevensville community in order to work in the little country store partly owned by his older brother, John N. Gresham.

After he married Mary Ellen Bagby the couple may have lived at "Bunker Hill". Their son, Albert, Jr. recorded he was born there in 1861, a month after his father's death. The house burned in 1903 and the present house, also called "Bunker Hill" is on the old site owned by the John Sutton family.

Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"

Site Owner Note: No home stands on the property of Bunker Hill today. There is a gate with a hand painted sign marking property as "Bunker Hill". I saw this gate in June 2000. — UPDATE: A home is being constructed on the site of the old homeplace and appears to be very similar to the original structure — July, 2003.

More About MARY ELLEN BAGBY:
Note 1: Birth, Death & Marriage dates taken from "John Bagby of Bunker Hill".
Note 2: Her youngest son Albert Gresham, Jr., was born at "Bunker Hill" one month after her husband's death and one year before her death.
Religion: Baptist

More About ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM:
Note 1: Albert Gresham, Jr. his youngest son, was born at "Bunker Hill" one month after his death.

Children of MARY BAGBY and ALBERT GRESHAM are:

1. EVA GRESHAM, b. May 11, 1856, King & Queen County, Virginia.; d. September 2, 1856, King & Queen County, Virginia. More About EVA GRESHAM: Burial: Bunker Hill Cemetery. Marker removed to Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery.
2. R. ANDREW GRESHAM, b. About 1859, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. August 2, 1886, Richmond, Virginia. More About ANDREW GRESHAM: Unmarried.
3. ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM, JR., b. about 1861, at "Bunker Hill" one month after his father's death & one year before his mother's death. Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"; d. Unknown; m. ELLEN BROOKE "NELLIE" JONES, the daughter of JUDGE, JAMES H. CLAGGETT JONES and SALLIE SMITH. She was b. May 4, 1863, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. July 23, 1949, Richmond, Virginia. More About ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM, JR.: No children.

 

GEORGE FRANKLIN [REV] BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born February 22, 1836 at "Bunker Hill" in King & Queen County, Virginia and died about 1900. He married MARY THOMAS "TOM" COURTNEY on December 15, 1855. She was born About 1833 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1914.

Notes for GEORGE FRANKLIN [REV] BAGBY: Research submitted by Dan Dunham:

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Franklin County.

G.F. BAGBY was born in King & Queen County, Va., February 22, 1836; was reared within thirty-five miles of Richmond, and is the fifth son of John and Elizabeth (Courtney) Bagby, of Virginia. His paternal grandfather, Richard, was also born in Virginia, of Welsh descent; he is of English-Scotch on his mother's side. In 1861 G. F. Bagby enlisted in the Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson in the Fortieth Virginia Regiment, and was chaplain and general army evangelist. He was educated at Richmond, Va., and Columbian University, at Washington, D.C.; graduated at the latter place, as A. B., in 1855; remained one year longer, and in 1856 took the A. M. degree. He returned to Virginia and taught school one session in Hanover County; was ordained a minister of the gospel in 1858; in Westmoreland County, Va., and preached in Fleming County, Ky., from 1866 to 1870. He then moved to Russellville, Ky., and acted as agent of Bethel College; was subsequently appointed trustee and afterward professor; also had charge of two churches in Todd and Christian Counties, Ky., while connected with the college, and remained in Russellville until 1881, when he moved to Woodford County, Ky., and located near Versailles; was pastor of Glen's Creek and Mount Vernon Churches in 1884. He then moved to the city of Frankfort, and took charge of the Baptist Church, and has been pastor ever since. In December, 1857, he married Mary T. Courtney, of King & Queen County, Va., daughter of W. P. and Martha (Campbell) Courtney. Nine children blessed their union, seven yet living: Frederick H., who is located at Kansas City, Mo., and is an engineer on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Theodore, who is in Kansas City, Mo., in the hardware business; Harry A., in Louisville, Ky., studying for the ministry; George F., Jr. located in Kansas City, Mo., and an engineer on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; Virginia May, in Virginia attending college; Leslie L. H. and Alfred Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Bagby and all their children, except Leslie L. H. (since baptized) and Alfred Paul, are member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Bagby is a Knight Templar, and belongs to Maysville Commandery.

SOURCE: John Bagby of Bunker Hill, page 121

George Franklin was less than a year old when his mother, Elizabeth Courtney Bagby passed away. As a teenager he fell in love with his first cousin, Mary Thomas Courtney, who lived at "Spring Garden" still standing on Route #616 within a mile of Cumnor. Married soon after his graduation at Columbian College in 1857, he became pastor of several churches in Westmoreland County, Virginia, where he served until the war years 1861-1865. He then volunteered as a chaplain for the C. S. A. Upon moving to Kentucky in 1866 he began pastorates that took him to six or seven communities, the last being in the Capital, Frankfort. In 1890 he returned to Virginia and located as pastor of the Farniville Baptist Church. In all probability the Bagby homes were parsonages during his entire ministry.

In the Bagby Bible their marriage date is given as 1855. I believe it is wrong as young men in those days did not marry at 19 and take a wife to college with them. Taylor's accounts of Virginia Baptist Ministers gives 1857 as graduation and marriage date for George Franklin Bagby. E.C.J. 121.

More About GEORGE FRANKLIN [REV] BAGBY:
Degree: Doctor of Divinity
Religion: Baptist

Notes for MARY THOMAS "TOM" COURTNEY:
Where 'Tom' came from: In the book, "A Practical Mystic — A.B. Rudd", on page 17 it states 'Virginia May Bagby, born November 26,1868, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, was the daughter of George Franklin Bagby and Mary Tom Courtney, both from King & Queen County,Virginia. Her grandfather, John Bagby's home in King & Queen, named Bunker Hill was a prosperous, self-contained little community of its own. Educated for the ministry, George Franklin was a Chaplain in the War Between the States throughout the duration. Even as Bartow's father had left a young wife with little children for that war, so George Franklin left Mary Tom in King & Queen where he intended to settle". — Research submitted by: Helen Rudd.

Children of GEORGE BAGBY and MARY COURTNEY are:

1. FREDERICK HUGH BAGBY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
2. THEODORE GRESHAM BAGBY, b. October 19, 1862, King & Queen County, Virginia; May 9, 1934, Kansas City, Missouri.
4. HARRY ASHBY BAGBY, b. November 23, 1863, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. October 5, 1945, Virginia, King & Queen County, Virginia.
5. THOMAS BAGBY, b. Unknown, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. Unknown.
5. GEORGE "FRANKLIN" BAGBY, JR., b. December 5, 1865, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. September 3, 1957, Virginia.
6. VIRGINIA "MAY" BAGBY, b. November 26, 1867, Flemingburg, Kentucky; d. August 17, 1937, Richmond, Virginia.
7. MARIUS T. BAGBY, b. Unknown; d. November 18, 1875.
8. LESLIE HARTWELL BAGBY, b. April 4, 1877, Kentucky; d. July 13, 1948, Richmond, Virginia; m. NANNIE HOLLOWAY, the daughter of JOHN W. HOLLOWAY and BETTY SUSAN RAINES. She was b. December 19, 1877, Caroline County, Virginia; d. October 24, 1959, Richmond, Virginia. Note: No children.
9. ALFRED PAUL BAGBY, b. February 4, 1880; d. April 12, 1953. Site Owner Note: This is not the same Dr. Alfred Paul Bagby, D.D. who drew the Bagby family tree. There are as many as [7–8] men named Alfred P. Bagby.

 

VIRGINIA BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born About 1839 at "Bunker Hill" in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1918 in Richmond, Virginia. She married JOHN [D.D.] POLLARD, JR., the son of JOHN POLLARD and JULIETTE JEFFRIES on July 9, 1861 in King & Queen County, Virginia. He was born November 17, 1839 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died About 1911 in Richmond, Virginia.

More About VIRGINIA BAGBY: Religion: Baptist

Notes for JOHN [D.D.] POLLARD, JR.: Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"

Black war clouds of 1861 were increasing their activity, and forebodings were constant of what lay ahead for this country, when Virginia Bagby and John Pollard went ahead with plans to marry on July 9th.

He attended Columbian College, in Washington, D.C., preparing to enter the ministry, following his ordination at Mattaponi Baptist Church. Virginia finished her schooling at Hollins Institute, now Hollins College. Love letters were exchanged between the two young people during all of their separation.

The Reverend John Pollard took up his duties immediately after the wedding ceremony, the couple making their home at Saluda, Virginia until 1870. Simultaneously he served as pastor at Clark's Neck [Now Saluda Baptist Church] and Hermitage at Church View. In future years they were to live in Baltimore, Richmond and Bowling Green, Virginia. 2316 E. Grace Street, Richmond is the only home they owned, built on a lot purchased in 1884. [Preserved by Historic Richmond Foundation].

Children of VIRGINIA BAGBY and JOHN POLLARD are:

1. MARY ELLEN "SISTER" POLLARD, b. About 1862, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1938, Richmond, Virginia.
2. EDWARD BAGBY POLLARD, b. October 9, 1864, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. July 12, 1927, Chester, Pennsylvania.
3. JULIET JEFFRIES POLLARD, b. About 1866, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1935, Richmond, Virginia.
4. ELIZABETH GRAY "BESSIE" POLLARD, b. About 1868, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1958, Richmond, Virginia.
5. JOHN GARLAND POLLARD, b. August 4, 1871, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. April 28, 1937, Washington, DC.
6. ANN MAUDE POLLARD, b. About 1874, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. Unknown.
7. LALLAH RUTH POLLARD, b. About 1879, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1940, Richmond, Virginia.
8. SUSIE VIRGINIA POLLARD, b. About 1882, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1907, Richmond, Virginia. More About SUSIE VIRGINIA POLLARD: Unmarried.
9. GRACE NELSON POLLARD, b. About 1883, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1953, Orlando, Florida.

 

MARIA SUE BAGBY 5, (RICHARD 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born August 10, 1830 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died May 24, 1936 in Virginia. She married WILLIAM THEOPHILUS [M.D.] FLEET, the son of CHRISTOPHER FLEET and MARY McKIM. He was born August 12, 1821 in Virginia and died July 1, 1899 in Virginia.

Children of MARIA BAGBY and WILLIAM FLEET are:

1. JEANNETTE FLEET, b. September 26, 1850; d. October 9, 1920, Waynesboro, Augusta County, Virginia.
2. CAMILLA BROOKE FLEET, b. November 1852; d. March 1919.
3. CHAPIN SOUTHWOOD FLEET, b. January 2, 1856, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. February 11, 1931, New York City, New York.
4. SIDNEY JOHNSON FLEET, b. September 5, 1862, Virginia; d. November 17, 1924, Waterview, Middlesex County, Virginia; m. IRENE BOND; b. Unknown; d. July 7, 1926, Philadelphia. More About SIDNEY JOHNSON FLEET: Burial: Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery, King & Queen County, Virginia. Individual Note: No children.
5. MARIA McKIM "MINNIE" FLEET, b. January 1869, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. February 4, 1933.
6. RICHARD FLEET, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. WILLIAM HAMILTON THEOPHILUS FLEET, b. November 30, 1854, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. March 28, 1920, Saint Petersburg, Florida.

 

DOROTHEA FLEET "DOLLY" BAGBY 5, (RICHARD 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born August 7, 1832 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died March 20, 1904 in Norfolk, Virginia at the home of her son, Dr. Richard Temple Walker. She married BERNARD HUMPHREY [M.D] WALKER, the son of TEMPLE WALKER and ELIZABETH WARING TODD, (*his third wife) on February 12, 1851 in Society Hill, King & Queen County, Virginia. He was born August 7, 1826 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died January 1, 1917 in Norfolk, Virginia at the home of his son, Dr. Richard Temple Walker.

Wedding Ceremony Performed by Elder Richard Hugh Bagby.

The children for this family from John Bagby of "Bunker Hill" are in agreement with the Walker Family Bible. Names, birth dates, death dates and marriage details from the Walker Family Bible.

Notes for BERNARD HUMPHREY [M.D] WALKER: He was the half brother to FANNIE SINGLETON WALKER [BAGBY], the wife of ALEXANDER FLEET BAGBY. — source: The Walker Family Chart of King & Queen County, Virginia, per Paul Sowash. The Walker Family Bible indicates the same information.

A good man has gone after a long life (nearly 91 years) spent usefully in ministering to the sick in body and endeavering by precept and example to emmulate Jesus Christ and to promote His Kingdom. A high heritage awaits him on the other side. — Walker Family Bible

 

Children of DOROTHEA BAGBY and BERNARD WALKER are:

1. RICHARD TEMPLE WALKER, b. November 10, 1851, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. July 1883, Richmond, Virginia.
2. DORA DEANE WALKER, b. February 18, 1857, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. December 16, 1904, Richmond, Virginia.
3. BETSEY TODD WALKER, b. October 31, 1859, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. October 25, 1930, Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas.
4. LUCY GRAY WALKER, b. September 16, 1861, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1943, Nowata County, Oklahoma.
5. BERNARD HUMPHREY WALKER, JR., b. July 12, 1864, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1940, King & Queen County, Virginia.
6. LOUISA BROOKE "LOU" WALKER, b. May 22, 1867, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. July 7, 1873, King & Queen County, Virginia. More About LOUISA BROOKE "LOU" WALKER: Father recorded in family Bible: Our dearly beloved child Lou Brooke Walker left earth to dwell in heaven, on the 7th day of July 1873. Aged, six years, 1 month & 15 days.
7. ROWLAND HALDANE WALKER, b. September 10, 1868, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. About 1935, Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia.
8. SUE FLEET WALKER, b. September 20, 1874, King & Queen County, Virginia; d. Unknown.

 

ELLEN B. BAGBY 5, (RICHARD 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born February 22, 1835 in King & Queen County, Virginia and died May 3, 1882 in Middlesex County, Virginia. She married JOHN MASON [M.D.] EVANS, the son of THOMAS B. EVANS and S. BROWNE on December 26, 1854 in King & Queen County, Virginia. He was born About 1829 in Middlesex County, Virginia and died Unknown.

More About ELLEN B. BAGBY:
Note 1: Birth date and Marriage date source: LDS record
Note 2: Another source only lists the first four children as part of this family.
Note 3: Research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley lists 8 children for this family. It omitts Ed. Evans and Theo. Evans.

Children of ELLEN BAGBY and JOHN EVANS are:

1. SARAH FLEET EVANS, b. About 1856, Middlesex County, Virginia; d. About 1935, Middlesex County, Virginia.
2. ELLEN BAGBY EVANS, b. About 1858, Middlesex County, Virginia; d. About 1912, Middlesex County, Virginia.
3. THOMAS BROWNE EVANS, b. About 1860, Middlesex County, Virginia; d. About 1941, Middlesex County, Virginia.
4. SUE BERNARD EVANS, b. December 19, 1861, Middlesex County, Virginia; d. April 25, 1941, Middlesex County, Virginia; m. JULIUS CAESAR SALE, b. March 19, 1851, Sparta, Caroline County, Virginia; d. July 26, 1927, Bowling Green, Caroline County, Virginia. Note: No children.
5. RICHARD ALEXANDER EVANS, b. About 1866; d. about 1930.
6. LULIE BROOKE EVANS, b. About 1867; d. Unknown.
7. LILLY MASON EVANS, b. About 1872; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM W. HAYNES; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
8. ED. EVANS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
9. KITTIE TYLER EVANS, b. August 25, 1870, Middlesex County, Virginia; d. September 21, 1956, Middlesex County, Virginia; m. GEORGE R. NORTHAM.
10. THEO. EVANS, b. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN SMITH.

 

 

 

 

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