George Wellington Blagg, Sr. b. 1 Dec 1871 Chapel, Braxton Co., WV d. 14 Dec 1959 Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1871 - 1959 (88 years)

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Name	George Wellington Blagg
Suffix	Sr.
Birth	1 Dec 1871	Chapel, Braxton Co., WV [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Holly District, Braxton Co., WV [3]
Census	9 Jun 1900	Holly District, Braxton Co., WV [4]
	1900
	Corydon was a teamster, born in Jan 1870 in West Virginia, parents born in West Virginia, and was divorced. He was living in the household of his brother, George W. Blagg, a head sawyer, born Dec 1871 in West Virginia (father correctly identified as being born in Virginia). Also in the household were George's wife, Carrie A., born Jan 1870 in West Virginia, parents born in West Virginia. They had been married 6 years and had 3 children: Volora I., born Jan 1895; Harrison I., born Mar 1897; and Cleo O., born Jan 1900. Role: Head of Household
Census	1910	Calumet, Canadian Co., OK [5]
Census	1920	Maple, Canadian Co., OK [6]
Census	1930	Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO [7]
Census	1940	Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO [8]
Census	1950	Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO [9]
Death	14 Dec 1959	Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO [10]
Burial	Mountain View Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO [10]
Person ID	I18901	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	10 Sep 2025

Father	Robert Scott Blagg, b. 12 May 1841, Pendleton Co., VA d. 5 Nov 1888, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 47 years)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Squires, b. 15 Jun 1846, Braxton Co., VA d. 3 Sep 1888, Chapel, Braxton Co., WV (Age 42 years)
Marriage	7 Dec 1865	Blacksville, Greene Co., PA [2, 11]
	Married by J. R. Tygard, a Justice of the Peace for Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; whose home and office was within twenty feet of the Mason-Dixon line, at Blacksville.
Family ID	F8031	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carrie Alice Mollohan, b. 3 Jan 1876, Caress, Braxton Co., WV d. 6 Oct 1949, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 73 years)

Marriage 12 Oct 1893 Braxton Co., WV [12, 13]

Children

	1. Valera Ida Blagg, b. 3 Jan 1895, Carpenters Fork, Braxton Co., WV d. 17 May 1981, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 86 years)
	2. Harrison Ira Blagg, b. 21 Apr 1897, Braxton Co., WV d. 15 Aug 1970, Denver, Denver Co., CO (Age 73 years)
	3. Cleo O. Blagg, b. 10 Jan 1900, Braxton Co., WV d. 5 Mar 1902, Braxton Co., WV (Age 2 years)
	4. Beulah May Blagg, b. 25 Oct 1902, Braxton Co., WV d. Dec 1977, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 75 years)
	5. Vonley V. Blagg, b. 1905, Braxton Co., WV d. 23 Oct 1953, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 48 years)
	6. Charles A. Blagg, b. 21 May 1908, Caress, Braxton Co., WV d. 30 Nov 1969, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 61 years)
	7. Zelda Mollohan Blagg, b. 13 Apr 1911, Canadian Co., OK d. 13 Dec 1974, Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN (Age 63 years)
	8. George Wellington Blagg, Jr., b. 7 Nov 1913, Canadian Co., OK d. 6 Nov 1990, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 76 years)
	9. Barney O. Blagg, b. 17 Sep 1917, Canadian Co., OK d. 29 Dec 1995, Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO (Age 78 years)

Family ID F8033 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Sep 2025

Photos
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Notes

The children of Carydon H. and Della M. Bickle Blagg (Henry, Mamie and Lona) were living with George and Alice Blagg in 1910.

The El Reno Daily Tribune, El Reno, OK, Wednesday, 16 Dec 1959, p. 6, col. 2
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-el-reno-daily-tribune-obituary-for-g/180828976/

Former Resident Of El Reno Dies

George W. Blagg, Pueblo, Colo., a former El Reno resident, died Monday, Dec. 14. He had celebrated his 88th birthday on Dec. 1.

Mr. Blagg is survived by a sister, Mrs. C. N. Homilton, Burnsville, W: Va.: three daughters, Mrs. Birt Moore and Mrs. George Martin, both of Pueblo, and Mrs. Dave Glass, Gary, Ind., and four sons, Harrison, Charley and George, jr., all of Pueblo, and Barney of Arkansas.

Sources

[S1272] West Virginia. Braxton County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Braxton Co., WV Birth Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), 3 Jun 2010, 1871, 76, line 8, G. W. Wellington Blagg, accessed 3 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
[S2428] Union Civil War Pension, Declaration for Minor's Pension, 5 March 1912, Henry H. Blagg, minor's pension application no. 922,038, certificate no. 739,220, service of Robert S. Blagg (Cpl., Co. F, 10th W.Va. Inf., Civil War) (Reliability: 3).
transcription of Robert S. and Sarah E. Blagg family Bible records as recorded by George M. Beckett, special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions.
[S1406] West Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., WV 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1756, Holly District, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 4B, p. 42, dwelling 70, family 71, Geo. W. Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
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[S2421] Oklahoma, Canadian County, FCR: Canadian Co., OK 1910, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), T624, roll 1246, Calumet, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 7A, p. 7, dwelling 145, family 148, Geo. Blag, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2418] Oklahoma, Canadian County, FCR: Canadian Co., OK 1920, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T625, roll 1455, Maple Township, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheet 1B, p. 147, dwelling 19, family 20, Geo. Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2422] Colorado, Pueblo County, FCR: Pueblo Co., CO 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 249, Pueblo City, enumeration district (ED) 51-32, sheet 21A, p. 148, dwelling 324, family 351, George W. Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2423] Colorado, Pueblo County, FCR: Pueblo Co., CO 1940, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 475, Pueblo City, enumeration district (ED) 51-9, sheet 3B, p. 397, household 71, George Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S2424] Colorado, Pueblo County, FCR: Pueblo Co., CO 1950, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2022), T628, Pueblo, enumeration district (ED) 64-90, sheet 16, household 156, George W. Blagg, accessed 9 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
[S1325] Montgomery & Steward Funeral Directors, Inc., Mountain View Cemetery (Pueblo, CO) Genealogy Research, (http://www.montgomerysteward.com/, 2010), 13 Apr 2010, 13 Apr 2010, George W. Blagg (Reliability: 3).
[S1265] West Virginia. Monongalia County., Monongalia Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 11 Jun 2010, marriage register, Blagg-Squires, 1865; accessed 11 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
Copy of the Marriage Register of J. R. Tygard.
[S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), 8 Jun 2010, marraige register, 2: 293, Blagg-Mollohan, 1893; accessed 8 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).
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