Bagwell, Sarah M.

1835 - 1915  (80 years)

• Name	Bagwell, Sarah M.
  Birth	7 Jan 1835	Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 08 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City), image 28, page 08
  		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 11, page 11c
  Reference Number	BAGW.S001
  _FGRAVE	24071186
  Death	10 Apr 1915	Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  Person ID	I28835	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Bagwell, Thomas J.,   b. 23 Mar 1812, Kentucky d. 1 May 1877 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Whiteman, Sarah E.,   b. 16 Jan 1811   d. 13 Jul 1884 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1831  [5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 18 years and 9 months - She : ~ 19 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F12405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brissenden, Morris,   b. 17 Jul 1827, Edwards County, Illinois d. 7 Oct 1914, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1853  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 11 months - He : 26 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Brissenden, John T.,   b. 18 Mar 1856   d. 27 Nov 1897 (Age 41 years) > 2. Brissenden, James Henry,   b. 1859, Illinois d. 1934 (Age 75 years) + 3. Brissenden, Mary E.,   b. 16 Nov 1862, Illinois d. 25 May 1888, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 25 years) + 4. Brissenden, Frederick William 'Fred',   b. 16 Jan 1867, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Dec 1941, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 74 years) > 5. Brissenden, Frank Morris 'Jiggs',   b. 21 Jan 1874, Illinois d. 1949 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F8307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jan 1835 - Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois Death - 10 Apr 1915 - Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah M daughter of Thomas J. & Sinah M. Bagwell was born Jan. 7, 1835 in Mt. Carmel, IL. She passed away April 10, 1915 at the Olney Sanitarium. When very young they moved to Old Maysville where they kept a hotel or tavern on the old state road. She married Morris Brissenden Dec. 22, 1853. Seven children were born, two died in infancy. Their only daughter Mary E. and a son, John died. Three sons are left: James, Fred, and Frank. She is survived also by three sisters: Mrs. Amanda Evans, Mrs. Elizabeth Mills, and Mrs. Lou McIlvain, all of Clay City. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery at Clay City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16733] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00201?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Jsm1&pId=20621191) (Reliability: 2). [S16698] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00080?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Leu29&pId=17032108) (Reliability: 2). [S8472] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brissenden, Sarah M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24071186), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8471] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Sarah M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24071186), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16702] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00080?usePUB=true&_phsrc=aJu1) (Reliability: 2). [S8658] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bagwell, Alice, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24105351/alice-bagwell), none. (Reliability: 2).