W Haggie
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1 F Prudence A Haggie (details suppressed for this person)
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Marr: 12 Dec 1944
Lula Hagin
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Mother: Mattie Viola Griffin ( -1917) 3
Charlie Hagins and Armilda Hutton
Husband Charlie Hagins 4
Born: 12 Apr 1863
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Mother: Irena Edwards (1826-1904) 4
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Wife Armilda Hutton 4
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Dudley Hagins and Martha Jane Perry
Husband Dudley Hagins 4
Born: 6 Aug 1860
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Father: Bryant Hagins (1820-1895) 4
Mother: Irena Edwards (1826-1904) 4
Marriage: May 1881
Wife Martha Jane Perry 4
Born: 9 Dec 1859
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Samuel Norman Martin Dr. and Frances Hagins
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Born: 27 Jun 1845
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Wife Frances Hagins 4
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Mother: Irena Edwards (1826-1904) 4
Laura B. Hagins
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Lee Hagins
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Andrew Jackson Seay and Virginia Elvira Hagins
Husband Andrew Jackson Seay 3
Born: 6 Aug 1861 - Dawson Co., GA
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Mother: Martha Reid (1839-1914) 3
Marriage: 1 Sep 1895 - Gordon Co., GA
Other Spouse: Mary Woodall (1857- ) 3
Wife Virginia Elvira Hagins 3
Born: 23 Dec 1873 - Pickens Co., GA
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1 F Sarah Lou Mendy Seay 3
Born: 6 Dec 1897 - Dalton, GA
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2 M Sam Seay 3
Born: 29 May 1903 - Dalton, GA
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3 F Clarinda Seay 3
Born: 17 Aug 1904 - Dalton, GA
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Spouse: Harmon Anderson Smith (1906-1953) 3
Marr: 18 Jun 1936 - Dalton, GA
4 M William Mack Seay 3
Born: 30 Jan 1907 - Dalton, GA
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5 M Vernon Hillard Seay 3
Born: - Dalton, GA
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6 M Amos Clinton Seay 3
Born: 23 Oct 1909 - Dalton, GA
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7 M Thomas Milton Seay 3
Born: 20 Dec 1912 - Dalton, GA
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Albert Starke Hagood III
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Albert Starke Hagood Jr
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Alice Hagood
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Mother: Indiana M. Allen ( - ) 3
Amanda Hagood
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John F. Hanby and Amanda C. Hagood
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Wife Amanda C. Hagood
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Father: Dr. Zachariah Hagood (1792-1875)
Mother: Nancy Nash (1798-1829)
Andrew Camp Hagood
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Ann Hagood
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Mother: Annie Martin
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Ann Eliza Hagood
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Mother: Rebecca Hagood ( -1824)
Augusta Columbia Hagood
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Born: 7 Dec 1842
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Father: James O'hear Hagood (1804- ) 3
Mother: Indiana M. Allen ( - ) 3
Ben Folder Hagood III
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Ben Folger Hagood III and Sally Ann Shelton
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1 M Benjamin Clark Hagood (details suppressed for this person)
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Ben Folger Hagood and Margaret Elizabeth Sellers
Husband Ben Folger Hagood 3
Born: 10 Nov 1896 - Pickens Co., SC
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Buried: - Easley Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: James Earle Hagood (1859-1916) 3
Mother: Dora Folger (1868-1952) 3
Marriage: 13 Oct 1918 - Charleston, SC
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• Alt. Birth, Alt. Birth, 10 Nov 1896
Wife Margaret Elizabeth Sellers 3
Born: 12 Jun 1897 - Toccoa, GA
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Buried: - Easley Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: Patrick Henry Sellers (1862-1917) 3
Mother: Lula Alice McLaughen (1867-1930) 3
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1 F Dorothy Folger Hagood 3
Born: 20 May 1921
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Buried: - Hagood Family Cemetary, Twelve Mile Community, Pickens, SC
Spouse: George L Grantham Jr (living)
Spouse: George Leighton Grantham Jr. (1920-1995)
Marr: 20 Jun 1942 - Easley Presbyterian Church, Easley, SC
2 M Ben Folger Hagood Jr 3
Born: 5 Dec 1926 - Easley, SC
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Buried: - Hagood Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: Jeanne Northrop Earley (living)
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From the Bible of Elizabeth Burdine Folger: "Ben Folger Hagood son of J.E. & Dora Hagood was born on the 10th November 1896 at the home of his grandparents in Easley, S.C. May God bless & keep the child!" ************************************************************************** ************************************** Ben Folger Hagood volunteered for service in the United States Navy on April 25, 1918, in Columbia, SC at 21 years of age. He was selected May 11, 1918 at Charleston, SC to serve in the 6th Naval District in Charleston, SC. He attended camp at the U.S. Naval Training Camp in Charleston, SC. He was commissioned as Ensign U.S.N.R.F. on August 1, 1918. He was placed in Command of U.S.S. Tocsane Aug. 15, 1918 doing Patrol Duty off Charleston, SC harbor. Detached Sept. 20, 1918 and placed in command of O.S.S. Manito II S.P. 262. Did Patrol work in 6th Naval District from Wilmington, NC to Jacksonville FL. Source: Service Record of Soldiers and Sailors of Pickens County ************************************************************************** *************************************** Letter to Mrs. Alice Sellers, mother of Margaret Elizabeth Sellers, from Ben Folger Hagood (not dated), but was shortly before their wedding and during World War I: Dear Mrs. Sellers, Am sorry that I haven't had an opportunity to write you sooner, but have been quite busy for the last ten days. Last week I received new orders and have been transferred to another ship. Will be stationed here and do practically the same work as I have been doing for the last six weeks. Margaret wrote me that she told you of our plans for the future and that you agreed to same with one exception, that is making the trip here alone. At the time we planned I was so enthused over having her with me, that I didn't give the details the consideration, or else at the time I would have known that she couldn't come alone. Since then I have written Mother, telling her when we expected to be married. Haven't had to hear from her but feel sure that either she or Aunt Lyde will come down with Margaret. It is needless to say that I am the happiest person in the world for I have reasons to be so. I know that you will miss her and like all mothers will hate for her to leave you, but I will do all in my power toward making her happy, and giving her all the comforts I can afford. I deem it a privilege as well as a pleasure to do for her. I am sorry that we can't have the wedding there, but this war makes it necessary to make it a strictly "war wedding". Should mother be unable to come, I will then make other arrangements . With best wishes to you and the family - I am as ever, (signed) Ben ************************************************************************** ***************************************
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(About the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Easley Presbyterian Church, Easley, SC) "The officers of the Auxiliary for the year 1924 were: Mrs. B.F. Hagood, Secretary." "In February, 1926, officers were elected: Mrs. B.F. Hagood, Secretary."
General Notes for Child Dorothy Folger Hagood
"Easley - Dorothy Hagood Grantham, 73, died Thursday in a local hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Easley Presbyterian Church. Burial, directed by Robinson Funeral Home, will be in Hagood Family Cemetery." "Surviving are her husband, George L. Grantham Jr; two sons, George L. Grantham III and James H. Grantham, both of Easley; a daughter, Dorothy G. Reid of Columbia; a brother, Ben F. Hagood Jr. of Pickens; and four grandchildren." Source: Obituary, "The Greenville News"
General Notes for Child Ben Folger Hagood Jr
Named Deacon, Pickens Presbyterian Church, Pickens, Pickens Co., SC, 1963. Named Elder, Pickens Presbyterian Church, Pickens, Pickens Co., SC, 1967.
Benjamin Hagood and Jane Roper
Husband Benjamin Hagood 3 5
Born: 1 Dec 1788 - Edgefield District, SC
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Buried: - Hagood Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: James Hagood (1744-1823) 3
Mother: Martha West (1755-1829) 3
Marriage: 1823
Other Spouse: Adeline Hagood Ambler (1808-1877) 3 - 4 Jul 1824 - Pickens County, SC
Other Spouse: Sally Holder ( - ) 3
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• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1830
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1840
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1850
Wife Jane Roper 3 5
Born: 1814 - Pendleton District, SC
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Mother: Rachel Meredith (1786-Abt 1855) 3 5
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"Interesting is the announcement of Colonel Benjamin Hagood as a candidate for the State legislature from Pickens District. Colonel Hagood lived on Twelve Mile River where he was an early settler. He was the commanding officer of the Fifth Regiment which he paraded at Pickensville in October, 1829. Now Colonel Hagood had a mind of his own, and that has been a family trait. He did not announce on a platform of old age pensions, school lunches and 'make a living in the shade' panaceas. He launched straight to the national issue of States Rights. Although the good people had held a hot Union meeting and swore they would never wear a Palmetto badge, the Colonel led the entire ticket as a fighter against bureaucratic and dictatorial control from Washington. We need a candidate today of the Colonel's hardihood." Source: newspaper article clipping, not dated. ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Benjamin Hagood, a native of Edgefield County, acquired a large area of fertile land on the headwaters of Twelve Mile River and ran a large farm with slave labor. He operated mills, shops, and a tanyard, all at or near the present site of Hagood Mill, about three miles north of the present town of Pickens. The 'Pendleton Messenger' on September 5, 1820, wrote: 'We are authorized to announce that Col. Benjamin Hagood is a candidate for the State Legislature from the Twelve Mile Section of Pendleton District.' Mr Hagood was elected, and another newspaper of a later date says that he was influential in getting a certain bridge built over Eighteen Mile Creek. This was 'Hagood's Bridge.' It was built where the old Keowee Indian Trail crossed the creek. People of the 'back country' used this crossing in hauling to and from Hamburg and Augusta. Mr. Hagood himself used the ford many years before he led in getting a bridge. His son, James E. Hagood, was a Clerk of Court of Pickens District. When the new county was created, he moved his residence to the new town, and it still stands there, in all its majesty, on a lot adjacent to the Winn-Dixie Store. All of the descendants of Col. Benjamin Hagood were energetic and have contributed to the economic and religious development of the northwestern area of South Carolina. Members of this prominent family have always been progressive builders and leaders in industry, and have greatly contributed to the economic and industrial development of Pickens County. Through their endeavors, they have created jobs in plants for the people, whose living and social standards in life have been very greatly improved; and also where the families have lived and worked, good schools and churches have been built". Source: The Pickens Sentinel, Pickens, SC, September 30, 1968, p. 3
************************************************************************** *************************************** "Peter Hagood ---A Tribute" by Mrs. T.J. Mauldin
"Well-known Ante-bellum Negro Passes, January 5, 1921"
"In the death of 'Uncle' Peter Hagood, which occurred at his home in Pickens last Wednesday, Pickens lost one of its landmarks; and the ranks of those of his race who represent the older civilization of ante-bellum days lost its foremost leader. Peter was born on the old Hagood plantation, five miles north of Pickens, eighty-eight years ago. When he was eight years of age he became the personal attendant, or 'body servant,' as such position was then called, of Colonel Benjamin Hagood, and until the death of the latter at the close of the war was his constant companion. Then, even thought he had been given his freedom, he adhered closely to 'Ole Mistis,' for 'Master' had told him to be faithful to her. From the time of her death until the feebleness of age crept upon him, he was ever in the employ of the family and connections. How he delighted to talk of the 'old times!' What a position of importance he had attained when he was sent as a groom with the young 'Mistises' to school every day to look after their horses; or perhaps to pilot some guests of the family to Table Rock, which was then a famous resort for the low-country folk/ or, best of all, to go with 'Young Master' and the wagon train to old Hamburg for provisions in exchange for products of the plantation. But the greatest joy of his life was when the summer season rolled around and 'we went to Caesar's Head.' Perhaps he had his first intermingling with the outside world there. This spot had been selected by Colonel Hagood as a summer home, and when he erected a cottage for his family, soon the fame of the place spread and friends from all over the state began asking to share the delights of climate and scenery. Peter never tired of telling of the coming of these distinguished citizens of South Carolina with their retinues of servants, of the building of 'Tuckeesiege,' 'Buncombe' and the 'Cole House,' to be occupied by the Wardlaws and Perrins, McGowans and Cothrans, the Coles, Butlers, Hamptons, Haskells and others whose names are distinguished in the annals of the history of the state. His vivid memory of those times has portrayed a picture that the younger generation will ever cherish. Peter was ever faithful in the discharge of his duty. He was honest and true, all (always) courteous and polite. He made friends and kept them, and the attention of the white people of this community during his declining days bore evidence of the place he held in their respect and affection. The younger generation of his race would do well to emulate his splendid example. As he lay in the dignity of death -- the same dignity which always characterized him in life -- one thought filled the mind:
'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' Source: The Pickens Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Pickens, South Carolina. Published in "Recollections and Reminiscences: 1861 - 1865", vol. 3, published by South Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy. 1992
Inscription on tombstone: "Aged 76 years, 2 months, 1 day". ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Another mountain called 'Caesar's Head,' just over the line in Greenville County, was always popular and well known to the people of Pickens County because it belonged to Col. Benjamin Hagood, a native of this section. He owned many thousands of acres in the upper part of Pickens County. His home and the family graveyard where he is buried are in the Twelve Mile section of Pickens County. One summer along in the 1840's he decided to build a cottage on Caesar's Head and take his family there to enjoy the beautiful views and the cooling breezes. They had visitors who urged him to make it a summer resort and he did that. He moved to Caesar's Head but his sons continued to live in Pickens County. His eldest son John lived at the home place in this county for several years, but finally moved to Greenville County to the old Goodwin place. James E. Hagood built a home near the family graveyard and let it to move to "Old Pickens." The Hagood Grist Mill and store continued to operate through the years." Source: "It Happened in Pickens County", by Pearl S. McFall, 1959 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "The hotel at Caesar's Head, on the Jones Gap Road from Greenville to Asheville, was located a few yards from the perpendicular precipice that formed one side of this lofty mountain; it was as noted for its excellent fare and amiable proprietor as for its outlook. The proprietor was Colonel Hagood, of Pickens, former senator from the old Pendleton District, who spent the summer on the mountain with his family and attended to the comforts of all visitors, adding greatly to their enjoyment by his 'great humor, pleasantry and witticism.'" "Summer Migrations of South Carolina Planters", p. 72 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Benjamin Hagood, the third son and fifth child of James and Martha West Hagood, was born in Edgefield District, S.C. on December 11, 1788. When ten (?) years of age he moved with his parents to the Pendleton District, SC. He spent his boyhood years in the section of Pickens County bordering the Saluda River near what is known as the Hagood Bridge." "As a young man in 1814, he returned to Edgefield and sold his father's old home place of 433 acres to Peter Hitt. AT the time of this sale, the title to this property was in Benjamin Hagood's name. About this time, he moved to the Twelve Mile Section, engaged the business of farming and opened what was known as Hagood's Store. His business through the years covered many fields. He operated a plantation in the manner of his day from about 1814 until 1865. With connections with his plantation, he ran Hagood's Store, a convenience for himself and his neighbors; operated a tannery, raised and trained both fine horses and work animals, made good whiskey and dealt in lands and town lots. His work with horses included the training of trotters on a track which he maintained on his own land." "Later in life, he served Pendleton District in the State senate and was serving in this capacity when the District was divided in 1812. The division of this district was the occasion for the founding of "Old Pickens" on the banks of the Keowee River. Upon the opening of this town, Colonel Benjamin Hagood as he had become known, acquired a number of town lots. Whether he ever made his residence in the town is not known." "From 1812 to 1825, he made fifteen purchases of land in the Pendleton District and sold four pieces to Gideon Hester. His name appears as a purchaser and a seller of land from that date until his death in 1865. He served his neighbors in many capacities, as guardian of their orphaned children, administrator of their estates, and as a sort of general purchasing agent." After his services in the State Senate, he acquired Caesar's Head, a mountain containing many acres and 3280 feet above sea level, situated in the northwestern part of Greenville County, SC, and established it as a summer resort for the people of SC and other points of the country were well represented. He organized and operated as President of the Blythe Gap Turnpike Company. Acquired from John M. Roberts, a tract of 433 acres, part of which was located on the slopes of Caesar's Head and Operated a turnpike throughout this section and into North Carolina." During the War between the States, he was very active in furnishing the troops from the Pickens area with supplies of various kinds. (Note: these troops were largely clothed and armed during these years by local effort). He died February 28, 1865, after a long illness. It is doubtful that he knew of the final defeat of the Confederate Forces and his final will was made prior to the defeat. His wife survived him." "Adeline Ambler and Benjamin Hagood were married on July 4, 1824. She was not quite sixteen at the time and he was thirty-five. Adeline Ambler was the daughter and second child of James and Susan Hagood Ambler and was born in Abbeville District, SC on November 12, 1808. Susan Hagood was the daughter of William and Sarah Johnson Hagood. James Hagood and William Hagood were brothers." (This would make Benjamin Hagood and his wife Adeline's mother, Susan Hagood first cousins) Source: Typed notes of Ben Folger Hagood Jr. ************************************************************************** *************************************** WILL OF BENJAMIN HAGOOD: State of South Carolina Pickens District
In the name of God Amen. I Benjamin Hagood of the State and District aforesaid being of sound and disposing mind do make this my last will and testament in manner and from following: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Adaline Hagood during her natural life. One half of the plantation whereon I now live. The following Negro slaves to wit, Harry, Molly, Gilbert, Clarissa, Peter, Harriett, Gilbert Jr., Berry, Caroline and two children and any increase she may hereafter have & Jerry. Also my Grist Mill with the tract of land as follows. commencing on Pine corner on Thomas Land running along the public road to where the ridge road forks near the old Barn taking a north direction toward Saul Porters along said road to the back line adjoining Porter then along my land to beginning corner on Pine. Also I will to my said wife all the stock on the Plantation that she may need of any kind all the farming tools smith tools wagons carts and there she may need in keeping up her said farm also one thousand dollars in cash. All my household & kitchen furniture I will to my wife Adaline to dispose of as she may think proper. My children are to have their grinding done toll free at the mill given to my wife. To my son James E. Hagood, I will and bequeath the Plantation where on he now lives being the same purchased from John Burdine and the following Negroes Rose and four children, Dilce, Tomence. Tom & Jane & two Negro boys Jack & Bill. The Negroes now in his possession. To my eldest daughter Elvira C. Robinson I will and bequeath the following Negroes - Miles, Mary & girl named Martha. To my second daughter Elmina E. Hagood I will and bequeath the tract of land known as Caesar's Head with all the appurtenances there unto belonging. Containing 480 acres more or less. All the furniture belonging to the house & the turn pike road to her and her heirs forever. To my third daughter Eliza I will and bequeath one Negro girl named Mariah. To my youngest son John H. I will and bequeath one half of the plantation whereon I now live at his mother's decease. He is to have the half willed to her and in a final settlement of my estate he is to account for the said plantation at four thousand dollars. It is my will and desire that all my debts be paid. That all moneys due me be collected all the balance of my estate real & personal not herein willed to remain till some of my younger children arrive at lawful age than all property this property of every kind to be valued by these or five shareholders and all of my children that have arrived to lawful age to receive their share and the balance to remain till the next one arrives of age and then the property to be valued and divided as before and son on till the youngest arrives of age and those of my children that I have given property to are to account for the same at the price I have charged them in my family book. It is my will that any surplus property or any of the Negroes not willed that does not do well be sold and be divided as herein after directed. All the property given to my wife Adaline at her death except the half of the home plantation to be valued and divided as the other property. My mill and desiring that all my debts when collected and when my property is valued that it all be equally divided between my five children James E., Elvira C., Elmina E., Eliza and John H. so that they may all be made equal. I will and bequeath to Benjamin Holder the balance of the tract of land whereon he is farming known as the Ambler Tract after my wife receives the part laid off to her in this my last will and known as the Mill Tract the balance to the said Benjamin Holder also I give him three Negroes named Yancy, Jack Jr. & girl Lydia. I further revoke all wills made by me heretofore and declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have these unto set my hand and seal this 23 day of July 1852.
Witnesses: ? E.H. Griffin W.D. Steele Signed, Benjamin Hagood Source: Actual handwritten will of Benjamin Hagood ************************************************************************** *************************************** The relationship between Benjamin Hagood and Benjamin Holder(b. 1825) has been a source of speculation for some years. Nowhere in any Hagood family documents, legal or otherwise, does Benjamin Hagood claim or acknowledge paternity for Holder. Benjamin Hagood does leave Holder land and three slaves in his will, but does not name him as one of his children. The Holder family listed Benjamin Hagood as the father of Benjamin Holder on his death certificate and the mother as "Miss Holder". MGHB/2002 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "According to the 1860 census, his real and personal estates were valued at $42,600 and $45,000 respectively; the slave schedules for that year recorded thirty-six slaves as his property. An inventory of his estate listed thirteen tracts totaling 4,535 1/2 acres and included a residential plantation of 1,289 acres, Caesars Head tract (500 acres), two lots in Pickensville, railroad and bank stock, and thirty-seven slaves. Elected to the House, Hagood represented Pendleton in the Twenty-eighth (1828-1829), Twenty-ninth (1830-1831), and Thirtieth (1832-1833). during the early 1830's, he supported nullification and was a member of a Pendleton committee of vigilance which sought to prevent the circulation of abolitionist publications (1835). Pendleton elected him to the state Senate for the Thiry-fourth General Assembly (1840-1841); he served on the committee on the military and pensions (1840-1841). Locally, he was a militia colonel and commissioner of public buildings for Pickens District (1834, 1837, 1852). He married Adaline Ambler, daughter of James Ambler and Susan Hagood of Pendleton District. They were the parents of six children, including James Earle, Elvira C., Elmina E., Eliza E., John H., and a child whose name has been lost. Survived by his wife and five children, Benjamin Hagood died 13 February 1865." Source: "Biographical Directory of the SC Senate: 1776-1985", Vol. I, USC Press/1986 ************************************************************************** *************************************** From diary of Samuel Edward Burges, 1860 - 1862: "Went out early. Saw sun rise at 5:50 to begin his days race. rose clear and brilliant, magnificent, cold. after breakfast visited cold spring and the Head, view as clear as I ever saw it, and this is my seventh visit. Col. Hagood says as clear as it ever gets except in winter. Col H is a whole team, full of rough jokes and stories. In afternoon visited a place called the Bluff, not much to be seen except Mts. and a squatters cabin. then to the Head, saw sun set in a bed of Mts., leaving the horizon tinted with a roseate hue. Day quite cool, at dark thermometer 54." Source: SC Genealogical and Historical Magazine.
************************************************************************** *************************************** "The Caesar's Head Property has been noted far and wide as a summer resort for more than a half century. the hotel was kept there for many years by Colonel Ben Hagood, the father of Mrs. Miles, who was one of the quaintest and most original characters ever known in this section. He had an extensive acquaintance throughout the State, and families from the lowcountry were delighted to be under his care and hospitality, so that every summer there was a hegira of wealthy people in the direction of Caesar's Head, where they would enjoy the mountain breezes, drink in the ozone and other things common in that vicinity, eat fried chicken and delicious mutton, wade the adjacent streams while fishing for speckled trout, and, in general, have a good time while resting and recuperating from the effects of a much warmer climate. Colonel Hagood must have entertained a great many thousands, and he was such a superb host that everyone who once tried a sojourn at the Head always desired to get back again. People in those days did not mind a hack or a carriage ride of thirty or forty miles to reach the Head, and they went from Greenville and elsewhere in large numbers. There were no telegraphs or telephones, and the mails brought letters and papers, two or three times a week, so that this popular resort was not burdened with the affairs of the outside world to any extent. Colonel Hagood died many years ago, and the Caesar's Head property passed into the hands of Mrs. Miles (his daughter), by whom it has been owned ever since except with the exception of a few years, when it was under the control of the late Colonel E.M. Seabrook, of Charleston, who purchased but did not succeed in paying for the property. He made extensive improvements of the hotel, adding a large number of rooms and built a splendid road of easy grade up the mountain, which made the trip very delightful for four or five miles before reaching the hotel. Colonel Seabrook had a very large patronage of visitors from various portions of the South. He made money every season, and it was a surprise after a few years that the property passed out of his hands on account of non-payment of the purchase money. Dr. and Mrs. Miles were again installed as the owners and managers of Caesar's Head, and for the past ten or twelve years they have successfully catered to the wants of the visitors who have flocked there without any special effort being made to advertise its advantages and attractions. The climate has the effect of a bracing tonic on Dr. Miles, who believed it was necessity for his existence on account of pulmonary trouble. He did not care to live elsewhere, and so they have quietly and graciously ministered to the comfort of their guests all these years. " "The tract consists of twenty-two hundred and thirty-one acres, embracing the famous Caesar's Head and many other points of interest. The buildings are extensive and completely furnished throughout. The grounds are stocked with sufficient livestock for all necessary purposes, except there are no horses or mules, and the orchards are now loaded with the most delicious fruit. The Blythe's Gap turnpike road across the mountains, and chartered by the State, is an appendage of the place. The owners refused twenty thousand dollars in cash for this property not many years since." Source: The Greenville Mountaineer, Sept. 18, 1897, reprinted in "Early Travel & Accommodations Along the roads of the Upper Part of Greenville County, SC & Surrounding Areas" by Mann Batson, 1995 ************************************************************************** *************************************** It is interesting to note that among the engagements listed for the 11th Regiment Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War, Caesar's Head and Pickensville are listed as sites. Source: http://users.aol.com/dlharvey/11thcav.htm ************************************************************************** *************************************** Pickens District Jury List: 1828-1849: Benjamin Hagood - 10/31 GJ(Grand Jury); 10/37 GJ; 10/41GJ, 3/48 CP(Common Pleas) ************************************************************************** *************************************** Joseph Chapman, early settler in the Old Pendleton District, served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Robert Maxwell and Colonel Andrew Pickens. There is an interesting account in the Chapman Family website listed below. The following is part of the probate records of Joseph Chapman on file in the Pickens County Courthouse: "The petition of the undersigned legatees of the Estate of Joseph Chapman, deceased, pray that you would appoint Benjamin Hagood Administrator of said Estate as it was the wish of our father that he should act as Administrator and we wish the property to be sold as quick as the law will allow for the property is very much exposed. There is no will made concerning the said property." Signed by his sons. "On the first Monday in August, 1837, Joseph Chapman's lands were sold at auction at the Pickens Courthouse. (This would have been 'Old Pickens' which was located at Robertson's Ford on the Keowee River, near the present day Oconee Nuclear Station. The only building remaining is the old Presbyterian Church, which was made of brick, while the rest of the buildings were wood frame. There is a church yard with some old tombstones, as well as some tombstones moved to the site by Duke Power when the Nuclear Station and dams were built causing the Keowee to form lakes.) The lands were bought for $1,511 by the Reverend John Burdine. An amazing sum for a preacher to have in those days." "In 1849, John Burdine sold 'all that tract of land known as the Joseph Chapman land on both sides of the east fork of 12 Mile River to Benjamin Hagood'. Hagood owned the store and mill on land which adjoined the Chapman lands. He administered the estate. Did he front the money to Reverend Burdine with understanding that at some future date he would purchase the land outright?" Source: www.chapmanfamilies.org/bio_joseph.html ************************************************************************** *************************************** See transcription of the Inventory and Appraisement of the Real and Personal Estate of Benjamin Hagood attached. ************************************************************************** ***************************************
Georgia Hall County
This indenture made and intered in Thirteenth Day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Between Benjamin Haygood of the State of South Carolina Pickens District of the one part and ? Hagood of Georgia Hall County of the other part. With that I the said Benjamin Hagood for and consideration of the sum of four hundred and ? Dollars to me in hand paid which is hereby ack??? and for which I have Granted bargained and ? and by these presents do grant bargain and ? unto the said Osborn Hagood his heirs and ? Forever a certain piece parcel or tract of Land lyi? and being in the State of Georgia and Hall ? in the tenth District Containing one hundred Twenty five Acres being one half of a lot known marked No 28 on both sides Little Yellow Creek ? ing the west half of said to a conditional line By Ezekiel Painter and John Hitower which Lot ? originally Drawn in a Land Lottery in the said ?of Georgia by William Vaughn and Granted to him ????????on the seventh Day of October ? Granted bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell into the said Ratliff Bor??? His heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or tract ? Land, lying and being in the State of Georgia Hall Co ? In the tenth District containing one hundred and Twenty five acres being one half of a Lot known and marked No 28 on both sides of Little yellow Creek containing ? The west half of said lot of said lot to a conditional line marked ? Ezekiel Painter and John Hightower on which lot was originally drawn in a Land Lottery in the said ? of Georgia by William Vaughn and granted to him ?/ His Excellency John Clark on the Seventeenth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eighteen and Twenty one & I do warrant and forever defend the said west Eng(/0 of said Lot to Ratcliff Boon his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights mess? and appertainces there unto belonging or in any way incident to the same from any self my heirs and from the Gl? of every other person whomsoever claiming the same or any part there of in witness I hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and year above writen(sic) and fifty ????????and bring in the ? of ?? ?? In the Tenth District containing one hundred and Twenty five Acres being one half of a lot known and marked No 28 on both sides Little yellow Creek ? ing the west half of said to a conditional Line By Ezekiel Painter and John Hitower which Lot ? originally Drawn in a Land Lottery in the said State of Georgia by William Vaughn and Granted to him by Excellency John Clark on the Seventh Day of October in Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one and I do warrant and forever defend the said End of said Lot to Osborn Hagood his heirs and assigns Together with all and singular the rights m
State of South Carolina Pickens District
Know all men by these present that I Benjamin Hagood for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by David Smith of the State of Georgia and County of Hall have bargained Sold and released and by these presents do Grant bargain sell and Release unto the aforesaid David Smith one half of a certain tract or parsell of land or lot of land lying and being in the State of Georgia and County of Hall all the one half of the aforesaid for the East end of said lot containing one hundred and Twenty five acres more or less No 28 Drawn by William Vaun of Thomas Dist Burke County. Together with all and Singular the aforesaid premises unto the said David Smith His Heirs and assigns and I do hereby bind myself my heirs and assigns to warrant and forever defend the one half of said lot of land the East end unto the aforesaid David Smith his heirs and assigns and against myself my heirs and assigns in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this the 12th day of March A D 1854. Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us John Robinson Benjamin Hagood (seal) W D Rogers
Georgia Hall County
In person before me John H. Hanson a Justice of the peace for said County cameJohn Robinson who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Benjamin Hagood Sign and deliver the within Deed of Conveyance for the purpose within mentioned and that he saw W D Rogers assign his name as a witness - Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 20th day of March 1854 - John H Hanson Jr John Robinson
Recorded this 24th July 1854
William Sitton, Clerk
Source: Hall Co., GA Records as found by Richard Painter, 2002.
General Notes (Wife)
From the estate of her father, Aaron Roper Sr., administered 17 Sep 1855, B. Hagood received part of Jane Hagood share and to Z. Hagood the bal in full of her share. It is noted in the document that J.E. Hagood was guardian for Tilman Roper's(believed to be brother of Jane) children. Tilman Roper left a widow and seven children at his death. Document states that Aaron Roper "granted, sold, bargained and released 1/4 part of all that tract of land lying on the South side of the South fork of Saluda River, whereon James Hagood formerly lived, by him conveyed to B.J. Earle, from Earle to Aaron Roper on the 3 Mar 1836 " to Tilman Roper in consideration of $312.50. Source: www.roperld.com
It is believed that this James Hagood is the James that was father to Benjamin Hagood. The Z. Hagood referred to above is believed to be Zacheriah Hagood, who was the son of Benjamin Hagood and Jane Roper Hagood. One would presume that Zacheriah died before the death of his father, Benjamin, as he is not mentioned in Benjamin's will. (MGHB/2002)
Benjamin Hagood and Sally Holder
Husband Benjamin Hagood 3 5
Born: 1 Dec 1788 - Edgefield District, SC
Christened:
Died: 28 Feb 1865 - Pickens, Pickens Co., SC
Buried: - Hagood Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: James Hagood (1744-1823) 3
Mother: Martha West (1755-1829) 3
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Jane Roper (1814-Abt 1856) 3 5 - 1823
Other Spouse: Adeline Hagood Ambler (1808-1877) 3 - 4 Jul 1824 - Pickens County, SC
Noted events in his life were:
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1830
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1840
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1850
Wife Sally Holder 3
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Benjamin Luther Holder 3
Born: 23 Mar 1825 - Greenville Co., SC
Christened:
Died: 29 Jan 1918 - Pickens Co., SC
Buried: - Secona Baptist Church, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: Malinda Effeline Ferguson (1832-1885) 3
Marr: 1850
Spouse: Rebecca Frances Kennemore (1859-1926) 3
Marr: 23 Feb 1888 - Pickens Co., SC
General Notes (Husband)
"Interesting is the announcement of Colonel Benjamin Hagood as a candidate for the State legislature from Pickens District. Colonel Hagood lived on Twelve Mile River where he was an early settler. He was the commanding officer of the Fifth Regiment which he paraded at Pickensville in October, 1829. Now Colonel Hagood had a mind of his own, and that has been a family trait. He did not announce on a platform of old age pensions, school lunches and 'make a living in the shade' panaceas. He launched straight to the national issue of States Rights. Although the good people had held a hot Union meeting and swore they would never wear a Palmetto badge, the Colonel led the entire ticket as a fighter against bureaucratic and dictatorial control from Washington. We need a candidate today of the Colonel's hardihood." Source: newspaper article clipping, not dated. ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Benjamin Hagood, a native of Edgefield County, acquired a large area of fertile land on the headwaters of Twelve Mile River and ran a large farm with slave labor. He operated mills, shops, and a tanyard, all at or near the present site of Hagood Mill, about three miles north of the present town of Pickens. The 'Pendleton Messenger' on September 5, 1820, wrote: 'We are authorized to announce that Col. Benjamin Hagood is a candidate for the State Legislature from the Twelve Mile Section of Pendleton District.' Mr Hagood was elected, and another newspaper of a later date says that he was influential in getting a certain bridge built over Eighteen Mile Creek. This was 'Hagood's Bridge.' It was built where the old Keowee Indian Trail crossed the creek. People of the 'back country' used this crossing in hauling to and from Hamburg and Augusta. Mr. Hagood himself used the ford many years before he led in getting a bridge. His son, James E. Hagood, was a Clerk of Court of Pickens District. When the new county was created, he moved his residence to the new town, and it still stands there, in all its majesty, on a lot adjacent to the Winn-Dixie Store. All of the descendants of Col. Benjamin Hagood were energetic and have contributed to the economic and religious development of the northwestern area of South Carolina. Members of this prominent family have always been progressive builders and leaders in industry, and have greatly contributed to the economic and industrial development of Pickens County. Through their endeavors, they have created jobs in plants for the people, whose living and social standards in life have been very greatly improved; and also where the families have lived and worked, good schools and churches have been built". Source: The Pickens Sentinel, Pickens, SC, September 30, 1968, p. 3
************************************************************************** *************************************** "Peter Hagood ---A Tribute" by Mrs. T.J. Mauldin
"Well-known Ante-bellum Negro Passes, January 5, 1921"
"In the death of 'Uncle' Peter Hagood, which occurred at his home in Pickens last Wednesday, Pickens lost one of its landmarks; and the ranks of those of his race who represent the older civilization of ante-bellum days lost its foremost leader. Peter was born on the old Hagood plantation, five miles north of Pickens, eighty-eight years ago. When he was eight years of age he became the personal attendant, or 'body servant,' as such position was then called, of Colonel Benjamin Hagood, and until the death of the latter at the close of the war was his constant companion. Then, even thought he had been given his freedom, he adhered closely to 'Ole Mistis,' for 'Master' had told him to be faithful to her. From the time of her death until the feebleness of age crept upon him, he was ever in the employ of the family and connections. How he delighted to talk of the 'old times!' What a position of importance he had attained when he was sent as a groom with the young 'Mistises' to school every day to look after their horses; or perhaps to pilot some guests of the family to Table Rock, which was then a famous resort for the low-country folk/ or, best of all, to go with 'Young Master' and the wagon train to old Hamburg for provisions in exchange for products of the plantation. But the greatest joy of his life was when the summer season rolled around and 'we went to Caesar's Head.' Perhaps he had his first intermingling with the outside world there. This spot had been selected by Colonel Hagood as a summer home, and when he erected a cottage for his family, soon the fame of the place spread and friends from all over the state began asking to share the delights of climate and scenery. Peter never tired of telling of the coming of these distinguished citizens of South Carolina with their retinues of servants, of the building of 'Tuckeesiege,' 'Buncombe' and the 'Cole House,' to be occupied by the Wardlaws and Perrins, McGowans and Cothrans, the Coles, Butlers, Hamptons, Haskells and others whose names are distinguished in the annals of the history of the state. His vivid memory of those times has portrayed a picture that the younger generation will ever cherish. Peter was ever faithful in the discharge of his duty. He was honest and true, all (always) courteous and polite. He made friends and kept them, and the attention of the white people of this community during his declining days bore evidence of the place he held in their respect and affection. The younger generation of his race would do well to emulate his splendid example. As he lay in the dignity of death -- the same dignity which always characterized him in life -- one thought filled the mind:
'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' Source: The Pickens Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Pickens, South Carolina. Published in "Recollections and Reminiscences: 1861 - 1865", vol. 3, published by South Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy. 1992
Inscription on tombstone: "Aged 76 years, 2 months, 1 day". ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Another mountain called 'Caesar's Head,' just over the line in Greenville County, was always popular and well known to the people of Pickens County because it belonged to Col. Benjamin Hagood, a native of this section. He owned many thousands of acres in the upper part of Pickens County. His home and the family graveyard where he is buried are in the Twelve Mile section of Pickens County. One summer along in the 1840's he decided to build a cottage on Caesar's Head and take his family there to enjoy the beautiful views and the cooling breezes. They had visitors who urged him to make it a summer resort and he did that. He moved to Caesar's Head but his sons continued to live in Pickens County. His eldest son John lived at the home place in this county for several years, but finally moved to Greenville County to the old Goodwin place. James E. Hagood built a home near the family graveyard and let it to move to "Old Pickens." The Hagood Grist Mill and store continued to operate through the years." Source: "It Happened in Pickens County", by Pearl S. McFall, 1959 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "The hotel at Caesar's Head, on the Jones Gap Road from Greenville to Asheville, was located a few yards from the perpendicular precipice that formed one side of this lofty mountain; it was as noted for its excellent fare and amiable proprietor as for its outlook. The proprietor was Colonel Hagood, of Pickens, former senator from the old Pendleton District, who spent the summer on the mountain with his family and attended to the comforts of all visitors, adding greatly to their enjoyment by his 'great humor, pleasantry and witticism.'" "Summer Migrations of South Carolina Planters", p. 72 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Benjamin Hagood, the third son and fifth child of James and Martha West Hagood, was born in Edgefield District, S.C. on December 11, 1788. When ten (?) years of age he moved with his parents to the Pendleton District, SC. He spent his boyhood years in the section of Pickens County bordering the Saluda River near what is known as the Hagood Bridge." "As a young man in 1814, he returned to Edgefield and sold his father's old home place of 433 acres to Peter Hitt. AT the time of this sale, the title to this property was in Benjamin Hagood's name. About this time, he moved to the Twelve Mile Section, engaged the business of farming and opened what was known as Hagood's Store. His business through the years covered many fields. He operated a plantation in the manner of his day from about 1814 until 1865. With connections with his plantation, he ran Hagood's Store, a convenience for himself and his neighbors; operated a tannery, raised and trained both fine horses and work animals, made good whiskey and dealt in lands and town lots. His work with horses included the training of trotters on a track which he maintained on his own land." "Later in life, he served Pendleton District in the State senate and was serving in this capacity when the District was divided in 1812. The division of this district was the occasion for the founding of "Old Pickens" on the banks of the Keowee River. Upon the opening of this town, Colonel Benjamin Hagood as he had become known, acquired a number of town lots. Whether he ever made his residence in the town is not known." "From 1812 to 1825, he made fifteen purchases of land in the Pendleton District and sold four pieces to Gideon Hester. His name appears as a purchaser and a seller of land from that date until his death in 1865. He served his neighbors in many capacities, as guardian of their orphaned children, administrator of their estates, and as a sort of general purchasing agent." After his services in the State Senate, he acquired Caesar's Head, a mountain containing many acres and 3280 feet above sea level, situated in the northwestern part of Greenville County, SC, and established it as a summer resort for the people of SC and other points of the country were well represented. He organized and operated as President of the Blythe Gap Turnpike Company. Acquired from John M. Roberts, a tract of 433 acres, part of which was located on the slopes of Caesar's Head and Operated a turnpike throughout this section and into North Carolina." During the War between the States, he was very active in furnishing the troops from the Pickens area with supplies of various kinds. (Note: these troops were largely clothed and armed during these years by local effort). He died February 28, 1865, after a long illness. It is doubtful that he knew of the final defeat of the Confederate Forces and his final will was made prior to the defeat. His wife survived him." "Adeline Ambler and Benjamin Hagood were married on July 4, 1824. She was not quite sixteen at the time and he was thirty-five. Adeline Ambler was the daughter and second child of James and Susan Hagood Ambler and was born in Abbeville District, SC on November 12, 1808. Susan Hagood was the daughter of William and Sarah Johnson Hagood. James Hagood and William Hagood were brothers." (This would make Benjamin Hagood and his wife Adeline's mother, Susan Hagood first cousins) Source: Typed notes of Ben Folger Hagood Jr. ************************************************************************** *************************************** WILL OF BENJAMIN HAGOOD: State of South Carolina Pickens District
In the name of God Amen. I Benjamin Hagood of the State and District aforesaid being of sound and disposing mind do make this my last will and testament in manner and from following: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Adaline Hagood during her natural life. One half of the plantation whereon I now live. The following Negro slaves to wit, Harry, Molly, Gilbert, Clarissa, Peter, Harriett, Gilbert Jr., Berry, Caroline and two children and any increase she may hereafter have & Jerry. Also my Grist Mill with the tract of land as follows. commencing on Pine corner on Thomas Land running along the public road to where the ridge road forks near the old Barn taking a north direction toward Saul Porters along said road to the back line adjoining Porter then along my land to beginning corner on Pine. Also I will to my said wife all the stock on the Plantation that she may need of any kind all the farming tools smith tools wagons carts and there she may need in keeping up her said farm also one thousand dollars in cash. All my household & kitchen furniture I will to my wife Adaline to dispose of as she may think proper. My children are to have their grinding done toll free at the mill given to my wife. To my son James E. Hagood, I will and bequeath the Plantation where on he now lives being the same purchased from John Burdine and the following Negroes Rose and four children, Dilce, Tomence. Tom & Jane & two Negro boys Jack & Bill. The Negroes now in his possession. To my eldest daughter Elvira C. Robinson I will and bequeath the following Negroes - Miles, Mary & girl named Martha. To my second daughter Elmina E. Hagood I will and bequeath the tract of land known as Caesar's Head with all the appurtenances there unto belonging. Containing 480 acres more or less. All the furniture belonging to the house & the turn pike road to her and her heirs forever. To my third daughter Eliza I will and bequeath one Negro girl named Mariah. To my youngest son John H. I will and bequeath one half of the plantation whereon I now live at his mother's decease. He is to have the half willed to her and in a final settlement of my estate he is to account for the said plantation at four thousand dollars. It is my will and desire that all my debts be paid. That all moneys due me be collected all the balance of my estate real & personal not herein willed to remain till some of my younger children arrive at lawful age than all property this property of every kind to be valued by these or five shareholders and all of my children that have arrived to lawful age to receive their share and the balance to remain till the next one arrives of age and then the property to be valued and divided as before and son on till the youngest arrives of age and those of my children that I have given property to are to account for the same at the price I have charged them in my family book. It is my will that any surplus property or any of the Negroes not willed that does not do well be sold and be divided as herein after directed. All the property given to my wife Adaline at her death except the half of the home plantation to be valued and divided as the other property. My mill and desiring that all my debts when collected and when my property is valued that it all be equally divided between my five children James E., Elvira C., Elmina E., Eliza and John H. so that they may all be made equal. I will and bequeath to Benjamin Holder the balance of the tract of land whereon he is farming known as the Ambler Tract after my wife receives the part laid off to her in this my last will and known as the Mill Tract the balance to the said Benjamin Holder also I give him three Negroes named Yancy, Jack Jr. & girl Lydia. I further revoke all wills made by me heretofore and declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have these unto set my hand and seal this 23 day of July 1852.
Witnesses: ? E.H. Griffin W.D. Steele Signed, Benjamin Hagood Source: Actual handwritten will of Benjamin Hagood ************************************************************************** *************************************** The relationship between Benjamin Hagood and Benjamin Holder(b. 1825) has been a source of speculation for some years. Nowhere in any Hagood family documents, legal or otherwise, does Benjamin Hagood claim or acknowledge paternity for Holder. Benjamin Hagood does leave Holder land and three slaves in his will, but does not name him as one of his children. The Holder family listed Benjamin Hagood as the father of Benjamin Holder on his death certificate and the mother as "Miss Holder". MGHB/2002 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "According to the 1860 census, his real and personal estates were valued at $42,600 and $45,000 respectively; the slave schedules for that year recorded thirty-six slaves as his property. An inventory of his estate listed thirteen tracts totaling 4,535 1/2 acres and included a residential plantation of 1,289 acres, Caesars Head tract (500 acres), two lots in Pickensville, railroad and bank stock, and thirty-seven slaves. Elected to the House, Hagood represented Pendleton in the Twenty-eighth (1828-1829), Twenty-ninth (1830-1831), and Thirtieth (1832-1833). during the early 1830's, he supported nullification and was a member of a Pendleton committee of vigilance which sought to prevent the circulation of abolitionist publications (1835). Pendleton elected him to the state Senate for the Thiry-fourth General Assembly (1840-1841); he served on the committee on the military and pensions (1840-1841). Locally, he was a militia colonel and commissioner of public buildings for Pickens District (1834, 1837, 1852). He married Adaline Ambler, daughter of James Ambler and Susan Hagood of Pendleton District. They were the parents of six children, including James Earle, Elvira C., Elmina E., Eliza E., John H., and a child whose name has been lost. Survived by his wife and five children, Benjamin Hagood died 13 February 1865." Source: "Biographical Directory of the SC Senate: 1776-1985", Vol. I, USC Press/1986 ************************************************************************** *************************************** From diary of Samuel Edward Burges, 1860 - 1862: "Went out early. Saw sun rise at 5:50 to begin his days race. rose clear and brilliant, magnificent, cold. after breakfast visited cold spring and the Head, view as clear as I ever saw it, and this is my seventh visit. Col. Hagood says as clear as it ever gets except in winter. Col H is a whole team, full of rough jokes and stories. In afternoon visited a place called the Bluff, not much to be seen except Mts. and a squatters cabin. then to the Head, saw sun set in a bed of Mts., leaving the horizon tinted with a roseate hue. Day quite cool, at dark thermometer 54." Source: SC Genealogical and Historical Magazine.
************************************************************************** *************************************** "The Caesar's Head Property has been noted far and wide as a summer resort for more than a half century. the hotel was kept there for many years by Colonel Ben Hagood, the father of Mrs. Miles, who was one of the quaintest and most original characters ever known in this section. He had an extensive acquaintance throughout the State, and families from the lowcountry were delighted to be under his care and hospitality, so that every summer there was a hegira of wealthy people in the direction of Caesar's Head, where they would enjoy the mountain breezes, drink in the ozone and other things common in that vicinity, eat fried chicken and delicious mutton, wade the adjacent streams while fishing for speckled trout, and, in general, have a good time while resting and recuperating from the effects of a much warmer climate. Colonel Hagood must have entertained a great many thousands, and he was such a superb host that everyone who once tried a sojourn at the Head always desired to get back again. People in those days did not mind a hack or a carriage ride of thirty or forty miles to reach the Head, and they went from Greenville and elsewhere in large numbers. There were no telegraphs or telephones, and the mails brought letters and papers, two or three times a week, so that this popular resort was not burdened with the affairs of the outside world to any extent. Colonel Hagood died many years ago, and the Caesar's Head property passed into the hands of Mrs. Miles (his daughter), by whom it has been owned ever since except with the exception of a few years, when it was under the control of the late Colonel E.M. Seabrook, of Charleston, who purchased but did not succeed in paying for the property. He made extensive improvements of the hotel, adding a large number of rooms and built a splendid road of easy grade up the mountain, which made the trip very delightful for four or five miles before reaching the hotel. Colonel Seabrook had a very large patronage of visitors from various portions of the South. He made money every season, and it was a surprise after a few years that the property passed out of his hands on account of non-payment of the purchase money. Dr. and Mrs. Miles were again installed as the owners and managers of Caesar's Head, and for the past ten or twelve years they have successfully catered to the wants of the visitors who have flocked there without any special effort being made to advertise its advantages and attractions. The climate has the effect of a bracing tonic on Dr. Miles, who believed it was necessity for his existence on account of pulmonary trouble. He did not care to live elsewhere, and so they have quietly and graciously ministered to the comfort of their guests all these years. " "The tract consists of twenty-two hundred and thirty-one acres, embracing the famous Caesar's Head and many other points of interest. The buildings are extensive and completely furnished throughout. The grounds are stocked with sufficient livestock for all necessary purposes, except there are no horses or mules, and the orchards are now loaded with the most delicious fruit. The Blythe's Gap turnpike road across the mountains, and chartered by the State, is an appendage of the place. The owners refused twenty thousand dollars in cash for this property not many years since." Source: The Greenville Mountaineer, Sept. 18, 1897, reprinted in "Early Travel & Accommodations Along the roads of the Upper Part of Greenville County, SC & Surrounding Areas" by Mann Batson, 1995 ************************************************************************** *************************************** It is interesting to note that among the engagements listed for the 11th Regiment Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War, Caesar's Head and Pickensville are listed as sites. Source: http://users.aol.com/dlharvey/11thcav.htm ************************************************************************** *************************************** Pickens District Jury List: 1828-1849: Benjamin Hagood - 10/31 GJ(Grand Jury); 10/37 GJ; 10/41GJ, 3/48 CP(Common Pleas) ************************************************************************** *************************************** Joseph Chapman, early settler in the Old Pendleton District, served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Robert Maxwell and Colonel Andrew Pickens. There is an interesting account in the Chapman Family website listed below. The following is part of the probate records of Joseph Chapman on file in the Pickens County Courthouse: "The petition of the undersigned legatees of the Estate of Joseph Chapman, deceased, pray that you would appoint Benjamin Hagood Administrator of said Estate as it was the wish of our father that he should act as Administrator and we wish the property to be sold as quick as the law will allow for the property is very much exposed. There is no will made concerning the said property." Signed by his sons. "On the first Monday in August, 1837, Joseph Chapman's lands were sold at auction at the Pickens Courthouse. (This would have been 'Old Pickens' which was located at Robertson's Ford on the Keowee River, near the present day Oconee Nuclear Station. The only building remaining is the old Presbyterian Church, which was made of brick, while the rest of the buildings were wood frame. There is a church yard with some old tombstones, as well as some tombstones moved to the site by Duke Power when the Nuclear Station and dams were built causing the Keowee to form lakes.) The lands were bought for $1,511 by the Reverend John Burdine. An amazing sum for a preacher to have in those days." "In 1849, John Burdine sold 'all that tract of land known as the Joseph Chapman land on both sides of the east fork of 12 Mile River to Benjamin Hagood'. Hagood owned the store and mill on land which adjoined the Chapman lands. He administered the estate. Did he front the money to Reverend Burdine with understanding that at some future date he would purchase the land outright?" Source: www.chapmanfamilies.org/bio_joseph.html ************************************************************************** *************************************** See transcription of the Inventory and Appraisement of the Real and Personal Estate of Benjamin Hagood attached. ************************************************************************** ***************************************
Georgia Hall County
This indenture made and intered in Thirteenth Day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and thirty Between Benjamin Haygood of the State of South Carolina Pickens District of the one part and ? Hagood of Georgia Hall County of the other part. With that I the said Benjamin Hagood for and consideration of the sum of four hundred and ? Dollars to me in hand paid which is hereby ack??? and for which I have Granted bargained and ? and by these presents do grant bargain and ? unto the said Osborn Hagood his heirs and ? Forever a certain piece parcel or tract of Land lyi? and being in the State of Georgia and Hall ? in the tenth District Containing one hundred Twenty five Acres being one half of a lot known marked No 28 on both sides Little Yellow Creek ? ing the west half of said to a conditional line By Ezekiel Painter and John Hitower which Lot ? originally Drawn in a Land Lottery in the said ?of Georgia by William Vaughn and Granted to him ????????on the seventh Day of October ? Granted bargained and Sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell into the said Ratliff Bor??? His heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or tract ? Land, lying and being in the State of Georgia Hall Co ? In the tenth District containing one hundred and Twenty five acres being one half of a Lot known and marked No 28 on both sides of Little yellow Creek containing ? The west half of said lot of said lot to a conditional line marked ? Ezekiel Painter and John Hightower on which lot was originally drawn in a Land Lottery in the said ? of Georgia by William Vaughn and granted to him ?/ His Excellency John Clark on the Seventeenth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eighteen and Twenty one & I do warrant and forever defend the said west Eng(/0 of said Lot to Ratcliff Boon his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights mess? and appertainces there unto belonging or in any way incident to the same from any self my heirs and from the Gl? of every other person whomsoever claiming the same or any part there of in witness I hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and year above writen(sic) and fifty ????????and bring in the ? of ?? ?? In the Tenth District containing one hundred and Twenty five Acres being one half of a lot known and marked No 28 on both sides Little yellow Creek ? ing the west half of said to a conditional Line By Ezekiel Painter and John Hitower which Lot ? originally Drawn in a Land Lottery in the said State of Georgia by William Vaughn and Granted to him by Excellency John Clark on the Seventh Day of October in Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Twenty one and I do warrant and forever defend the said End of said Lot to Osborn Hagood his heirs and assigns Together with all and singular the rights m
State of South Carolina Pickens District
Know all men by these present that I Benjamin Hagood for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid by David Smith of the State of Georgia and County of Hall have bargained Sold and released and by these presents do Grant bargain sell and Release unto the aforesaid David Smith one half of a certain tract or parsell of land or lot of land lying and being in the State of Georgia and County of Hall all the one half of the aforesaid for the East end of said lot containing one hundred and Twenty five acres more or less No 28 Drawn by William Vaun of Thomas Dist Burke County. Together with all and Singular the aforesaid premises unto the said David Smith His Heirs and assigns and I do hereby bind myself my heirs and assigns to warrant and forever defend the one half of said lot of land the East end unto the aforesaid David Smith his heirs and assigns and against myself my heirs and assigns in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this the 12th day of March A D 1854. Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us John Robinson Benjamin Hagood (seal) W D Rogers
Georgia Hall County
In person before me John H. Hanson a Justice of the peace for said County cameJohn Robinson who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Benjamin Hagood Sign and deliver the within Deed of Conveyance for the purpose within mentioned and that he saw W D Rogers assign his name as a witness - Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 20th day of March 1854 - John H Hanson Jr John Robinson
Recorded this 24th July 1854
William Sitton, Clerk
Source: Hall Co., GA Records as found by Richard Painter, 2002.
Benjamin Adger Hagood and Mary Eleanor Morrow
Husband Benjamin Adger Hagood 3
Born: 10 Nov 1866 - Pickens Co., SC
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Died: 13 Jan 1928 - Charleston, SC
Buried: - Hagood Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
Father: James Earle Hagood (1826-1904) 3
Mother: Esther Benson Robinson (1829-1889) 3
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Noted events in his life were:
• Census, Listed In The Household Of His Parents In Charleston, Charleston, SC, Age 13, Born SC, Occupation - At School, 1880
Wife Mary Eleanor Morrow 3
Born: 29 Jul 1871
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Died: 11 Apr 1950 - Charleston, SC
Buried: - Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
Children
1 F Mary Walker Hagood 3
Born: 7 Nov 1899 - Pickens Co., SC
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Died: 23 Mar 1903 - Pickens Co., SC
Buried: - Hagood Cemetery, Pickens Co., SC
2 M James Morrow Hagood 3
Born: 18 Oct 1897
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Died: 16 Sep 1972
Buried: - Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
Spouse: Gay Camp Cook (living)
Spouse: Antoinette Gay Camp (1896-1970)
3 F Eleanor Morrow Hagood
Born: 17 Oct 1904 - Charleston, SC
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Died: 16 Feb 1991 - Jacksonville, FL
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Spouse: William Kenyon Drake (1893-1984)
4 F Eleanore Hagood (details suppressed for this person)
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"Mr. B.A. Hagood of Washington, D.C is visiting the home folks in Pickens." Source: "Pickens Sentinel", Thursday 9 August 1888 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "B.A. Hagood and bride arrived in Pickens Saturday evening." Source: "People's Journal" Thursday 18 June 1896 ************************************************************************** *************************************** "Ben A. Hagood will soon erect a splendid 10 room residence in Pickens." Source: "People's Journal", Thursday 5 February 1903 ************************************************************************** ************************************** In a history of "The Charleston News and Courier" and "Evening Post", Charleston, SC, the following information is given: When Manigault died in 1924, he was succeeded by his brother, Edward Manigualt. Two years later, McGee negotiated a deal for The Post to buy the News and Courier in 1926, and the two newspapers began publication at 134 Meeting Street in a building that had housed The Evening Post since 1914. The new owners, who held 95 percent of the common stock, included Thomas R. Waring Jr., B.A. Hagood and Julian Mitchell." Source: www.scpress.org/newshistory.htm ************************************************************************** *************************************** Obituary, Post & Courier, Charleston, SC, Saturday, January 14, 1928: B.A. HAGOOD DIES; FUNERAL SUNDAY 1 P.M. -Business Leader and Able Lawyer. President of S.C. Power Company- The death of Benjamin Adger Hagood of this city, a prominent lawyer of South Carolina and a business leader in the community as president of the South Carolina Power Co., occurred on Friday night at about 11:30 o'clock at his residence, No. 46 South Battery, in the sixty-second year of his age. Death came following an illness which began on December 7. News of his passing will come as a shock to friends and admirers in this state and other parts of the south. funeral services for Mr. Hagood will be held at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Bethel Methodist church. Mr. Hagood is survived by his widow, who was Miss Mary Eleanor Morrow, of Birmingham; a son, James Hagood, of Charleston, and a daughter, Mrs. William Kenyon Drake, of Jacksonville. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. McD. Bruce and Mrs. Thomas J. Mauldin, who reside at Pickens, the original home of the family in South Carolina. At the time of his death Mr. Hagood was senior partner in the law Rim of Hagood, Rivers and Young, which was organized in 1913 with M. Rutledge Rivers as the other member. Two years later Arthur R. Young was admitted to the firm, which then assumed the name which has continued unchanged until the present time. A third partner of Mr. Hagood's is G.L. Buist Rivers, who has been associated with him since 1920. Mr. Hagood was in the fortieth year of his career as a practicing attorney, having been admitted to the bar in 1888, following his graduation from the law school of Georgetown University at Washington. Previously he had studied in the office of Judge Charles H. Simonton of the United States district court. After practicing by himself for a number of years he became a member of the firm of Mordecai, Gadsden, Rutledge and Hagood, which existed for more than twenty years before its dissolution took place in 1913.
-Declined Federal Judgeship- Early in his professional career, Mr. Hagood held the office of assistant to the United States district attorney for a number of years and in this capacity he gained experience which proved of great value to him in later life. He was an ardent student, a man of exceptional ability of mind and he possessed at the same time a keen understanding of human nature and the application of the law, so it naturally followed that on the resignation of Judge H.A.M. Smith of the United States district court, in 1923, he was immediately named by President Warren G. Harding as the man best qualified to succeed to the position of high honor and trust. The offer was made without any qualifications and Mr. Hagood was also urged by the retiring judge to accept the appointment, but he declined after mature consideration, feeling that the opportunity for public service, however distinguished, was outweighed by his responsibilities to his clients and business associates and his desire to be as much as possible in the midst of family and friends. Born at Pickens in 1866, he moved to Charleston as a boy with his father and mother, the late Col. James Earle and Esther Robinson Hagood. He attended the public schools of the city, and graduated from the high school in 1883, standing first in his class. He then attended South Carolin College at Columbia, which has since been made into the state university and graduated in 1886 after a brilliant scholastic record. Though Mr. Hagood virtually lived his life in Charleston, the place of his birth, Pickens, was ever high in his affections and he and members of his family made frequent visits to the old home. He also had a strong sentiment for his alma mater, the University of South Carolina, and his loyalty and interest in the welfare of the institution were recognized by his appointment to the board of trustees, a position which he held for a number of years. -President S.C. Power Co. - Early in his career as a lawyer Mr. Hagood evidenced an interest in the business affairs of the community and his advice and assistance were sought by many well-established companies and corporations. He was elected a director of the Charleston Consolidated By. Gas and Electric Company in 1912, and was appointed counsel for the Charleston Consolidated By. and Lighting Company in 1913. In 1924, he was elected vice president of the Gas and Electric Company and named as chairman of the board of the Railway and Lighting Company. In 1926, when the Consolidated companies were taken over by the Southeastern Light and Power Company, Mr. Hagood was elected president of the South Carolina Power Company, a newly formed subsidiary organization. this position he held until the time of his death. Other offices which Mr. Hagood held i the business world were the following: Director of the Carolina Savings Bank, director of the Williamson Mills, director of William M. Bird & Co., director of the Glenwood Mills at Easley, and the Pickens Mill, and director of The Evening Post Publishing Company and of The News and Courier Company. He was also prominently identified with the social and business life of the community, having been a member of the German Friendly Society, the St. Andrew's Society, the Charleston Lodge of Elks, the Strict Observance Lodge of Masons and other benevolent and fraternal organizations. He was a member and trustee of Trinity Methodist Church. -Street Cars to Halt- The following statement on the death of Mr. Hagood was given out on Saturday morning by Stuart Cooper, vice president and general manager of the South Carolina Power company, of which Mr. Hagood was president: 'In the death of Mr. Hagood the members of the organization of the South Carolina Power Company feel the deepest sense of loss. Through the long years of association every one in the company has acquired the highest respect and the deepest affection for the man who, as a climax to his many years of service to the public, became president of the South Carolina Power Company at the time of its organization in December 1926, and has since that time directed its policies. In all departments and among all groups in the organization there is felt and expressed a deep sense of loss in the death of a leader who, through loyalty to his organization, engendered loyalty and devotion to himself. In spite of the large organization, there were few within its ranks who were not personally known by Mr. Hagood, and few who had not at one time or another, directly benefited by the sympathetic advice and help of their leader.' 'As a final tribute to Mr. Hagood, all street railway service in Charleston will be suspended for a few moments at the time of his funeral.' -Funeral at Bethel- The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon at Bethel Church, with the Rev. D.M. McLeod, pastor, and the Rev. J. T. Peeler, pastor of Trinity Church, officiating. Interment will be in Magnolia cemetery. Pallbearer will be the following: Active, Messrs. M. Rutledge Rivers, Stuart Cooper, F. Barron Grier, Thomas R. Waring, W.W. Ball, Julian Mitchell, Phillip H. Gadsden and Arthur R. Young; honorary, Judge Ernest F. Cochran and Messrs. Henry P. Williams, J. N. Nathans, Robert Wilson, Edward Rutledge, Malcolm C. Woods, Wm. S. Nelson, G.L.B. Rivers, Henry F. Welch, T.W. Carroll, Edward F. Parker, w. King McDowell, Charles J. Bendt, Douglas McKay, Julius E. Cogswell, George H. Moffett, William S. Stevens, A.J. Geer, P.R. Rivers, E.A. Yates, Alester G. Furman, John R. Hart, E.H. Jennings and Edward W. Hughes. -Tribute by U.S. Court- Columbia, Jan. 14 - As tribute to B.A. Hagood, of Charleston, former assistant district attorney, who died in Charleston last night, the United States district court here adjourned for 10 minutes today. This suspension was ordered by Judge Cochran on motion of Alfred Huger of Charleston." ************************************************************************** *************************************** Newspaper Article, newspaper not named or dated: "An able lawyer, a capable business man, a good citizen, one who contributed to the constructive things and to the maintenance of proved standards, jealous of individual rights as the best assurance of the public welfare, devoted to the city and the State and always ready to serve in useful ways, Benjamin Adger Hagood, who died last night at the peak of a successful career, will be sorely missed in the wide sphere of his activities. He combined effectively and usefully sound legal learning and a genius for practical business and made a notable success in his profession and in industry. His standing at the bar of South Carolina was one of the highest, his integrity and fine sense of justice stood but clearly always, and he was acknowledged a leader in the practice of the law. His equipment and his attainments as a lawyer received unusual and distinguished recognition when, five years ago, without solicitation on his part or desire for the office, he was requested by the President of the United States to accept appointment as judge of the United States Court for Eastern District of South Carolina, an invitation which he declined, preferring to continue an active practice of the law and in the management of his business interests. For a number of years the legal representative of the Consolidated Railway and Lighting company, he became more and more closely engaged in the direction of the company, his knowledge of the public and his sound judgement making him peculiarly fitted for this important service. When the South Carolina Power Company was organized about a year ago, he was elected president of the corporation and he has served in that capacity with conspicuous ability and usefulness to the public as well as the the interest especially represented by him. He had a wide acquaintance throughout South Carolina and counted more friends about the State, in all probability, than any other Charlestonian of his time. A native of the upper part of the State, although living in Charleston from early boyhood, he never lost contact with his old home nor the people among whom his family had lived for generations. He had an engaging personality, a warm heart and a generous mind and he made and held friends everywhere. He had an understanding of men, a liking for people and was always assured a welcome in the company of his acquaintances and accorded respect for his good judgement and sound opinions." ************************************************************************** ***************************************
General Notes for Child Mary Walker Hagood
"Mary Walker Hagood, the 2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Hagood, died at the home in Charleston, S.C. She was buried in the family burying ground three miles from Pickens." Source: "The People's Journal" 1903
Benjamin Alexander Hagood
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Benjamin Ambler Hagood and Derrill Taber Maybank
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2 M Benjamin Ambler Hagood (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M David Maybank Hagood (details suppressed for this person)
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4 M Robert Camp Hagood (details suppressed for this person)
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Benjamin Ambler Hagood and Penelope Read Lilly
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Benjamin Clark Hagood
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Benjamin Z. Hagood and Clarissa McClendon
Husband Benjamin Z. Hagood
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Father: Dr. Zachariah Hagood (1792-1875)
Mother: Nancy Nash (1798-1829)
Marriage: 18 Mar 1852 - Jefferson Co., AL
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Caroline Hagood
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Mother: Sarah Johnson (Abt 1750-1826) 3
Caroline Gordon Hagood
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Born: 3 Sep 1795
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Father: Johnson Hagood (1771-1816) 3
Mother: Mary Ann O'hear (1774-1843) 3
