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Nancy Jane <I>Chambers</I> Bagley

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Nancy Jane Chambers Bagley

Birth
Washington County, Indiana, USA
Death
6 Mar 1911 (aged 78)
Burial
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block: 16 Section: Lot: 00018
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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 239

Nancy father was a native of North Carolina, born June 5. 1793, and, with the exception of the time of his service in the War of 1812, spent most of his life in agricultural pursuits, though he took great interest in the various business enterprises of his sons.
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There is a biography in Illustrated Album of biography of Meeker & McLeod Co., Minn. page 546.
Arvin Bagley of firm of W. Chambers lumber company, of Glencoe, Minn.. a native of Knox Co., Ohio b. 9-21-1836. Son of Simeon A. Bagley & Almira Latham. Lineage to 1620 New England shores. 1838 to Muscatine Co., Iowa. 1846 to Cedar Co., Iowa. Latter Madison Co., Iowa. Then returned to Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa. Then Glencoe, Minn. working for Father in Law . Married July 23, 1863 to Mrs. Shipley, formerly Miss Nancy M. Chambers. Two children Cassius H. & Susie B. Bagley. One son William E. Shipley. This differs from the Iowa biography on memorial. Note both.
Contributor: Martin W Johnson (47781803) • [email protected]

He was united in marriage, Feb. 17, 1814, with Sarah Anderson, who was born in Madison County, Ky., May 3, 1795. She was a near relative of Col. Anderson, who belonged to Gen. Washington's staff, and was also related to Gen. Anderson, one of the heroes of Ft. Sumter. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Chambers resided in Kentucky, and then removed to Indiana, where they made their home for twenty-one years.

In 1836 they started for what was then the Far West, reaching Muscatine, Iowa, on the 11th of May. They located in the town now known as Fairport, there residing for two years, when they removed to a farm which Mr. Chambers engaged in cultivating until 1865, when he moved to Muscatine City, and there resided until the time of his death, which occurred in 1874.

There were eight children in the family:
1. Vincent, who was born Nov. 30, 1816, became the husband of Margaret Neely, daughter of William and Elizabeth Neely, and resided in Akron, Colo., where for two years he was engaged in the wagon-making business; his death occurred at Muscatine, Feb.19, 1889.
2. William, born Nov, 26, 1818, is the husband of Cynthia Long, daughter of Ware and Nancy Long; Anderson, born Nov. 26, 1820, was married in Texas in 1885;
3. Isaac, born Oct. 14, 1823, died June 3, 1851;
4. Amanda, born Feb. 26, 1825, is now Mrs. Pace;
5.John, born March 22, 1829, is the husband of Mary Laken;
6. Sarah A., born Dec. 25, 1831, is now deseased;

7. NANCY J.,born June 12, 1834, is now the wife of William Bagley, son of Rev. Bagley, a minister of the Christian Church.

Four sons of this family were the stockholders in the Chambers Lumber Company, which was at one time the largest lumber firm in Muscatine County.
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in same lot:
Mary Bagley, Nancy Jane Chambers Bagley, Rev William H.Bagley, Daughter Of Amy John Mason, Carl Mason, John Mason, Robert Mason, Sarah A.McClellan
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 239

Nancy father was a native of North Carolina, born June 5. 1793, and, with the exception of the time of his service in the War of 1812, spent most of his life in agricultural pursuits, though he took great interest in the various business enterprises of his sons.
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There is a biography in Illustrated Album of biography of Meeker & McLeod Co., Minn. page 546.
Arvin Bagley of firm of W. Chambers lumber company, of Glencoe, Minn.. a native of Knox Co., Ohio b. 9-21-1836. Son of Simeon A. Bagley & Almira Latham. Lineage to 1620 New England shores. 1838 to Muscatine Co., Iowa. 1846 to Cedar Co., Iowa. Latter Madison Co., Iowa. Then returned to Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa. Then Glencoe, Minn. working for Father in Law . Married July 23, 1863 to Mrs. Shipley, formerly Miss Nancy M. Chambers. Two children Cassius H. & Susie B. Bagley. One son William E. Shipley. This differs from the Iowa biography on memorial. Note both.
Contributor: Martin W Johnson (47781803) • [email protected]

He was united in marriage, Feb. 17, 1814, with Sarah Anderson, who was born in Madison County, Ky., May 3, 1795. She was a near relative of Col. Anderson, who belonged to Gen. Washington's staff, and was also related to Gen. Anderson, one of the heroes of Ft. Sumter. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Chambers resided in Kentucky, and then removed to Indiana, where they made their home for twenty-one years.

In 1836 they started for what was then the Far West, reaching Muscatine, Iowa, on the 11th of May. They located in the town now known as Fairport, there residing for two years, when they removed to a farm which Mr. Chambers engaged in cultivating until 1865, when he moved to Muscatine City, and there resided until the time of his death, which occurred in 1874.

There were eight children in the family:
1. Vincent, who was born Nov. 30, 1816, became the husband of Margaret Neely, daughter of William and Elizabeth Neely, and resided in Akron, Colo., where for two years he was engaged in the wagon-making business; his death occurred at Muscatine, Feb.19, 1889.
2. William, born Nov, 26, 1818, is the husband of Cynthia Long, daughter of Ware and Nancy Long; Anderson, born Nov. 26, 1820, was married in Texas in 1885;
3. Isaac, born Oct. 14, 1823, died June 3, 1851;
4. Amanda, born Feb. 26, 1825, is now Mrs. Pace;
5.John, born March 22, 1829, is the husband of Mary Laken;
6. Sarah A., born Dec. 25, 1831, is now deseased;

7. NANCY J.,born June 12, 1834, is now the wife of William Bagley, son of Rev. Bagley, a minister of the Christian Church.

Four sons of this family were the stockholders in the Chambers Lumber Company, which was at one time the largest lumber firm in Muscatine County.
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in same lot:
Mary Bagley, Nancy Jane Chambers Bagley, Rev William H.Bagley, Daughter Of Amy John Mason, Carl Mason, John Mason, Robert Mason, Sarah A.McClellan


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