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MARTHA HILL BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born February 1832 at "Bunker Hill" in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died Unknown. She married BENONI CARLTON, SR. about 1860. He was born Unknown, and died about 1873.

Notes for MARTHA HILL BAGBY:

Facts about 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 routh #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 and 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] Julian 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 MARTHA HILL BAGBY:
Religion: Baptist


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. Unknown; d. Unknown.

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

Notes for MARY ELLEN BAGBY:
On the Land Tax books for King and 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 and 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"

Sherri Schaefer Bagby Note: No home stands on the property of Bunker Hill today. There is a gate with a hand painted sign that marks that 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.

You will also notice that Albert Gresham, Jr. was born one month after his father died and one year before his mother died.

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

More About ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM:
Fact 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. ANDREW GRESHAM, b. Unknown.
More About ANDREW GRESHAM: Unmarried
2. EVA GRESHAM, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About EVA GRESHAM: Died in infancy
3. ALBERT GALLATIN GRESHAM, JR., b. about 1861, at "Bunker Hill" one month after his father's death. Source: "John Bagby of Bunker Hill"; d. Unknown; m. ELLEN "NELLIE" JONES; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
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 and Queen County, Virginia, and died about 1900. He married MARY THOMAS "TOM" COURTNEY. She was born about 1833 in Resided in King and 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 and 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 and 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 and Queen County,Virginia. Her grandfather, John Bagby's home in King and 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 and Queen where he intended to settle". - Research submitted by: Helen Rudd


Children of GEORGE BAGBY and MARY COURTNEY are:

1. FREDERICK HUGH BAGBY, SR., b. Unknown, Virginia; d. Unknown.
2. THEODORE GRESHAM BAGBY, b. Unknown, Virginia; d. Unknown.
3. LESLIE HARTWELL BAGBY, b. Unknown, Virginia; d. Unknown.
4. ALFRED PAUL [REV] BAGBY, b. February 04, 1880; d. April 12, 1953. - 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] Alfred P. Bagbys.
5. THOMAS BAGBY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
6. MARIUS T. BAGBY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. HARRY ASHBY [REV] BAGBY, b. November 23, 1863, Virginia; d. October 05, 1945, Virginia.
8. DR GEORGE "FRANKLIN" BAGBY, JR. [M.D.], b. December 05, 1865, Virginia; d. September 03, 1957, Virginia.
9. VIRGINIA "MAY" BAGBY, b. November 26, 1867, Flemingburg, Kentucky; d. August 17, 1937, Richmond, Virginia.

VIRGINIA BAGBY 5, (JOHN CHRISTOPHER 4, RICHARD 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born about 1839 at "Bunker Hill" in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died about 1918 in Richmond, Virginia. She married JOHN [REV] [D.D.] POLLARD, JR. July 09, 1861, son of JOHN POLLARD and JULIETTE JEFFRIES. He was born November 17, 1839 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died about 1911 in Richmond, Virginia.

More About VIRGINIA BAGBY:
Religion: Baptist

Notes for JOHN [REV] [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 and Queen County, Virginia; d. about 1938, Richmond, Virginia.
2. EDWARD BAGBY [REV.] POLLARD, SR., b. October 09, 1864; d. about 1927.
3. JULIET JEFFRIES POLLARD, b. about 1866; d. about 1935, Richmond, Virginia.
4. ELIZABETH GRAY "BESSIE" POLLARD, b. about 1868; d. about 1958, Richmond, Virginia.
5. JOHN GARLAND POLLARD, b. August 04, 1871, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. April 28, 1937, Washington, DC.
6. ANN MAUDE POLLARD, b. about 1874; d. Unknown.
7. LALLAH ROOKH POLLARD, b. about 1879; d. about 1940, Richmond, Virginia.
8. SUSIE VIRGINIA POLLARD, b. about 1882; d. about1907, Richmond, Virginia.
More About SUSIE VIRGINIA POLLARD: Unmarried
9. GRACE NELSON POLLARD, b. about 1883; d. about 1953, Orlando, Florida.  

1. JEANNETTE FLEET, b. September 26, 1850; d. October 09, 1920, Waynesboro, Virginia [Augusta County].
2. CAMILLA BROOKE FLEET, b. November 1852; d. March 1919.
3. CHAPIN SOUTHWOOD FLEET, b. January 02, 1856, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. February 11, 1931, New York City, New York.
4. SIDNEY JOHNSON FLEET, b. September 05, 1862, Virginia; d. November 17, 1924, Waterview, Virginia [Middlesex County]; m. IRENE BOND; b. Unknown; d. July 07, 1926, Philadelphia.
More About SIDNEY JOHNSON FLEET:
Burial: Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery, King and Queen County, Virginia
Individual Note: No children
More About IRENE BOND:
Individual Note: First name is from the research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley - Last name is from the research of Sherri Schaefer Bagby.
5. MARIA McKIM "MINNIE" FLEET, b. January 1869, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. February 04, 1933.
6. RICHARD FLEET, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. WILLIAM T. FLEET, JR., b. November 30, 1854, King and Queen County, Virginia; d. March 28, 1920, St. Petersburg, Florida.

DOROTHEA FLEET "DOLLY" BAGBY 5, (RICHARD, JR. 4, RICHARD, SR. 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born August 07, 1832, and died March 20, 1904 at the home of her son, Dr. Richard Temple Walker. She married BERNARD H. [M.D] WALKER February 12, 1851 in Society Hill, King and Queen County, Virginia, son of TEMPLE WALKER and ELIZABETH WARING TODD, (*his third wife). He was born about 1826, and died January 01, 1917 in At the home of his son, Dr. Richard Temple Walker.

Notes for DOROTHEA FLEET "DOLLY" BAGBY:
The research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley shows that the H. in Dr. Walker's name is for Humphrey. It also shows that this marriage only produced one child: Bernard H. Walker, Jr.

The children listed in the online report for this family are from "John Bagby of Bunker Hill".

More About DOROTHEA FLEET "DOLLY" BAGBY:
Fact 1: Marriage Ceremony officiated by Elder R.H. Bagby
Fact 2: Other sources list her name as Dorothy Fleet Bagby
Fact 3: Of Stevensville, Virginia [King and Queen County]

Notes for BERNARD H. [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 and Queen County, Virginia, per Paul Sowash.

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.....Jesus Christ and to promote His Kingdom. A high heritage awaits him on the other side. - copied from family Bible, partly illegible.

More About BERNARD H. [M.D] WALKER:
Individual Note: Of Stevensville, Virginia [King & Queen County]


Children of DOROTHEA BAGBY and BERNARD WALKER are:

1. BETSY TODD WALKER, b. October 31, 1859; d. October 25, 1930, Arkansas.
2. DORA D. WALKER, b. February 18, 1861; d. December 16, 1904, Richmond, Virginia [Henrico County].
3. LUCY GRAY WALKER, b. September 16, 1861; d. Unknown.
4. LOUISA BROOKE "LOU" WALKER, b. May 22, 1867; d. July 07, 1873.
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.
5. ROWLAND HALDANE WALKER, b. September 11, 1868; d. Unknown.
6. SUE FLEET WALKER, b. September 20, 1874; d. Unknown.
7. BERNARD TODD WALKER, b. September 24, 1881; d. Unknown.
8. LANDON DAVIS WALKER, b. July 24, 1883.
9. RICHARD TEMPLE [M.D.] WALKER, b. November 05, 1884; d. Unknown.

ELLEN B. BAGBY 5, (RICHARD, JR. 4, RICHARD, SR. 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born February 22, 1835 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died about 1882. She married JOHN MASON [M.D.] EVANS December 26, 1854 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He was born about 1829, and died Unknown.

More About ELLEN B. BAGBY:
Fact 1: Birth date and Marriage date source: LDS record
Fact 2: Another source only lists the first four children as part of this family.
Fact 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 1855; d. Unknown.
2. ELLEN BAGBY EVANS, b. about 1858; d. Unknown.
3. THOMAS BROWNE EVANS, b. about 1860; d. Unknown.
4. SUE BERNARD EVANS, b. about 1861; m. JULIAN C. SALE.
5. RICHARD ALEXANDER EVANS, b. about 1866; d. about 1930.
More About RICHARD ALEXANDER EVANS: Full middle name, birth and death date - research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley.
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.
More About LILLY MASON EVANS: Full middle name and birth date - research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley.
8. ED. EVANS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
9. KITTIE TYLER EVANS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
More About KITTIE TYLER EVANS: Full name - research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley.
10. THEO. EVANS, b. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN SMITH.

PRICILLA ELIZABETH BAGBY 5, (RICHARD, JR. 4, RICHARD, SR. 3, JOHN 2, JAMES 1) was born November 13, 1836 in Stevensville, Virginia [King & Queen County], and died January 15, 1923 in Clifton Forge, Virginia. She married THOMAS MEEKINS [D.D.S.] HENLEY September 20, 1855 in Smyrna Christian Church, King & Queen County, Virginia. He was born February 12, 1834 in Bethany, West Virginia, and died May 17, 1873.

Notes for PRICILLA ELIZABETH BAGBY:
The research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley revealed the following children for Pricilla Bagby.

Roberta Lee Henley, born 1864
Maria Louisa Henley, born 1866
Caroline Campbell Henley, born 1870
Elizabeth Thomas Henley, born 1873, died 1919

The children listed in the report are from "John Bagby of Bunker Hill".

More About PRICILLA ELIZABETH BAGBY:
Individual Note: Full middle name, birth, death date, marriage date and place of marriage - research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley.

More About THOMAS MEEKINS [D.D.S.] HENLEY:
Degree: Doctor of Dental Science
Individual Note: Full middle name, birth, death date and place of birth - research of Carole Heath Jackson Dilley.


Children of PRICILLA BAGBY and THOMAS HENLEY are:

1. THOMAS HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
2. LOU HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
3. CAROLINA C. HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
4. ROBERTA L. HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. SIDNEY FITCH; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
5. CATHERINE HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
6. ELIZABETH T. HENLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
7. MARIA L. HENLEY, b. about 1866; d. Unknown.

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