My great grand uncle. Asterisk indicates my direct ancestor.
Born: 23 Nov. 1821, Georgia. 1 2
Parents: PETER BAUGH (IV)* AND JANE P. GORDON*
Married: 8 Aug. 1851, Hancock Co., GA. 1
Death: 1884, TN. 6
Notes:
Listed as a farmer in the 1850 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA, and probable owner of 20 slaves as listed in the 1850 Slave Schedules, District 70, Putnam, GA.
Listed as a planter in the 1860 Federal Census, and probable owner of 5 slaves as listed in the Slave Schedules, Hancock, GA.
Listed as a farmer in the 1870 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA; his mother is also listed in the household.
Listed as a farmer in the 1880 Federal Census, District 6, Shelby, TN; only his wife, three daughters, Mary, Ida, and Arcadia, and four laborers are listed in the household.
Friday, February 29, 1884, DEATH: "A telegram was received, a few days since, by R. H. Baugh, announcing the death of his brother, William G. Baugh, in Shelby County, Tennessee. Mr. W. G. Baugh, with his family, moved from Hancock County, several years ago, to the Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Baugh is the sixth member of the family that has died since the removal." 6
Spouse: VIRGINIA C. BAUGH b. about 1830, Georgia. 4
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GORDON BAUGH AND VIRGINIA C. BAUGH:
(my first cousins twice removed)
SALLIE BAUGH b. about 1853, Georgia. 4
PETER BAUGH b. about 1855, Georgia. 4
MARY J. BAUGH b. about 1858, Georgia. 4
WILLIE BAUGH b. 1860, Georgia. 4
IDA V. BAUGH b. about 1863, Georgia. 5
GEORGIA BAUGH b. about 1865, Georgia. 5
ARCADIA/OCTAVIA BAUGH b. 1870, Georgia. 5
Sources:
1. Baugh Bible: "William Gordon Baugh son of Peter Baugh & Jane P. Baugh his wife was born the 23rd of November 1821.
2. 1850 Federal Census, District 70, Putnam, GA.
3. Married 19 Aug. 1850 according to Hunting For Bears, comp., Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records, much of which were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
4. 1860 Federal Census, Hancock, GA.
5. 1870 Federal Census, District 103, Hancock, GA.
6. "Greene County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings," Volume II, Tad Evans,1995.
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