age 83∼CIVIL WAR VETERAN, CO. G 21ST MICH INF.
Bagley, Seymour. From Ottawa County, Lamont MI.

Farmer, Married at age 22 and father of 2 children, Elizabeth Bagley Ketchano Buche and Horace.

Age 83y 2m 24d at death from Organic Disease of the Heart
Died at the Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids, MI

Father: James Bagley b. NY
Mother: Margaret Moore b. NY

The 21st Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Ionia, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 9, 1862. The regiment recruited its members starting on July 15, 1862 from the 4th Congressional District which included the [Michigan]counties of Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Mason, Manistee, Grand Traverse, Leelanaw, Manitou, Osceola, Emmet, Mackinac, Delta, and Cheboygan. The 21st Michigan Infantry rendezvous was at Ionia.
The regiment left its quarters at Ionia, Michigan on the 12th of September 1862 in command of Colonel Stevens, 1,008 strong.

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 80 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 291 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 377 fatalities.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 8, 1865.

The Headstone in the cemetery has "Seymour Bagley" on the top part and "Susan Weidowax" on the bottom part.

1860 Census Talmadge Twp, Ottawa County, MI;
Name: Seymour Bagley
Age (Expanded): 32 years

1880 Census Odessa Twp, Ionia County, MI;

Self Semore Bagley M 51 Massachusetts (B. abt 1829)
Wife Susan Bagley F 57 New York (B. abt 1823)
Other Horace Bagley M 21 Massachusetts (B. abt 1859)

1890 Census Odessa Twp, Ionia County, MI;

Name: Seymour Bagley
Spouse's Name:

1900 Census Odessa Twp, Ionia County, MI;

Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married: 40
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860

Seymour Bagley Head M 72 Massachusetts
Susan Weiderwot Servant F 81 New York (B. abt 1819)

In June, 1908, he is listed as a member of the Michigan Soldiers' Home for disabled Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines; it shows he served 34 months in the Civil War, and admitted from Saranac, MI.

1910 Census Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI;
Name: Seymour Bagley
Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed

Here is a record of his death;
Name: Seymour Bagley
Beneficiary's Name:
Beneficiary 2 Name:
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1907-1933
Event Place: United States
Form Type: Army Invalid
Death Date: 27 Feb 1912
Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933