BAGGETT
Alfred W. Baggett
Sept. 25, 1819 - Feb. 10, 1889
Born: September 25, 1819, Walton County, Georgia
Death: February 10, 1889, Villa Rica, Georgia
Married: Nancy M. Jacobs
Military Service: CSA PVT / Co K / 2 GA Res
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L-R Alfred's two headstones and Nancy
Alfred and his brother, Allen R. Baggett (who married Lucinda Jacobs, sister of Nancy Jacobs, Alfred's wife) moved from Gwinnett County to Douglas County, Georgia in the 1870s.
Alfred was a 1st Lt. in the Gwinnett County militia in 1841 and as a member of Company K, 2nd Georgia Reserves, guarded prisoners at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. The CSA pension papers of the widow of his son, Willis Allen Baggett, show that because of poor health, Alfred was replaced by his son, Willis in guarding prisoners.
Alfred and Nancy had nine children.
- "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch
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March 2019
Discrepancy note: Find A Grave.com and Familysearch.com note his birth year as 1819. The only mention of his birth being 1818 is the SCV headstone at the cemetery.
HeadstoneS:
Alfred Baggett has two stones:
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Style:
#1 An oval top, upright headstone pinned onto a block, sitting on a base
#2 A government headstone from the SCV
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Symbols: Iron Cross
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Condition/Status:
Cleaning - May & August 2019
Structure - The base for #1 is broken beyond repair. A new base needs to be made. New pin holes need to then be drilled into the headstone to secure it to the block.
Nancy M. [Jacobs] Baggett
Dec. 26, 1824 - March 13, 1893
Born: December 26, 1824, Walton County, Georgia
Death: March 13, 1893, Villa Rica, Georgia
Married: Alfred W. Baggett
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Nancy was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Cody Jacobs who moved to Gwinnett County from Walton County in 1833. Thomas Jacobs died by 1870 and Mary lived with her daughter Elizabeth and her husband, I. E. Aderhold. The Aderholds were the grandparents of former University of Georgia President Omar C. Aderhold. Asa Aderhold, who was a brother of I. D. Aderhold, married a daughter of Allen R. Baggett and lived in Douglas County where they raised a large family.
Nancy's sister was Lucinda Jacobs who was married to Nancy's
brother-in-law, Allen R. Baggett.
-"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch
Nancy and Alfred Baggett had one daughter, Belle Virginia Baggett Furr (1858-1945).
Headstone:
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Style:
An oval top, upright headstone pinned onto a block, sitting on a base
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Symbols:
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Condition/Status:
Cleaned - May & August 2019
Structure - Subtle leveling needed
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March 2019
An article in the April 22, 1888 edition of
The Atlanta Constitution reported of an incident between Alfred and Nancy Baggett.
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News of Nancy Baggett's death appeared in the March 31, 1893 edition of The Carroll Free Press.
The Carroll Free Press (Carrollton, GA) March 31, 1893.
