Eliakim F. Bagley, Jr & Nancy Ann Belt
Wife of
1. Jesse Adams
2. Joseph Leach
3. Samuel McCullough
Died while trying to save her younger sister, Matilda Eleanor Bagley in the Willamette River. Both drowned along with Mary Ann's little daughter Kate Josephine Leach who was aged 3 years.
"A week ago last Sunday the wagon of Samuel McCullough was upset while crossing the middle fork of the Willamette, by a wheel coming off. As a melancholy consequence, Mrs. McCullough her child and a Miss Bagly, aged about 12 years were drowned. Mr. McCullough narrowly escaping. The bodies of the mother and child have been found."
Morning Oregonian, 20 Apr 1865
A burial memorial for the three individuals who died (Mary Ann, wife of Samuel McCullough; Matilda, Mary Ann's youngest sister; and Katie Josephine, Mary Ann's daughter) was made and had the following inscription:
"Sacred to the Memory of Matilda E. Bagley, Aged 12 years, 2 months, 8 days, Mary Ann McCullough, Aged 21 years, 10 months, 28 days, Kate Josephine Leach, Aged 3 years, 2 months, 23 days, Who were drowned April 9th, 1865." See Emanuel Bagley's family record (Book B at https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1610530)
Eliakim F. Bagley, Jr & Nancy Ann Belt
Wife of
1. Jesse Adams
2. Joseph Leach
3. Samuel McCullough
Died while trying to save her younger sister, Matilda Eleanor Bagley in the Willamette River. Both drowned along with Mary Ann's little daughter Kate Josephine Leach who was aged 3 years.
"A week ago last Sunday the wagon of Samuel McCullough was upset while crossing the middle fork of the Willamette, by a wheel coming off. As a melancholy consequence, Mrs. McCullough her child and a Miss Bagly, aged about 12 years were drowned. Mr. McCullough narrowly escaping. The bodies of the mother and child have been found."
Morning Oregonian, 20 Apr 1865
A burial memorial for the three individuals who died (Mary Ann, wife of Samuel McCullough; Matilda, Mary Ann's youngest sister; and Katie Josephine, Mary Ann's daughter) was made and had the following inscription:
"Sacred to the Memory of Matilda E. Bagley, Aged 12 years, 2 months, 8 days, Mary Ann McCullough, Aged 21 years, 10 months, 28 days, Kate Josephine Leach, Aged 3 years, 2 months, 23 days, Who were drowned April 9th, 1865." See Emanuel Bagley's family record (Book B at https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1610530)
Family Members
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Hannah Bagley Rynearson
1827–1880
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Daniel Bagley
1829–1907
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Mrs Huldah Bagley Wright
1830–1922
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Samuel Bagley Sr
1833–1908
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Joseph Bagley
1835–1873
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Nancy Ann Bagley Barkdull
1837–1886
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Martha Ann Bagley Petersen
1840–1915
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Emanuel Joseph Bagley
1847–1908
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Eliakim F. "Eli" Bagley III
1849–1910
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Matilda Eleanor Bagley
1853–1865
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