Biographical Sketch of Julian Bagby, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Julian Bagby, senior member of the firm of J. Bagby & Son, proprietors
and owners of the New Haven Nurseries, established their business in 
1867, twelve miles south of New Haven on Cedar Fork.  They continued
there until 1872, when the location was transferred to their present
property, which is located one mile southwest of the Missouri Pacific
depot at New Haven.  The company is carrying a complete stock of fruit
and ornamental trees, small fruit of all kinds, etc.  This is one of
the most extensive and complete nurseries in Southeast Missouri, 
having an annual stock of about 200,000 apple, besides other varieties
of fruit in proportion.  They furnish employment for from ten to 
twenty men in the nursery proper, and about twenty salesmen.  Mr. 
Bagby is a native of Cumberland County, Va., born in 1834, and the 
son of Madison and Martha (Hudgins) Bagby, natives of Buckingham and
Cumberland Counties, respectively.  The father was born in 1808, and
the mother in 1813; they were married in 1833, and removed to Memphis,
Tenn., in 1847.  They afterward moved to Weakley County, Tenn., where
the father died in 1863.  He was a millwright by trade.  The father 
went to Memphis to assist in the navy yard during the Mexican War. 
He was of English descent and the son of James Bagby, also a native
Virginian.  The mother of our subject died in Franklin County, Mo., 
in 1885.  Julian was reared at home, and secured a common school edu-
cation.  In 1854 he came to Missouri, and spent one year at the 
Springfield Male Academy, after which he taught for several years in
Franklin County, where he was married in March, 1857, to Miss Mary E.
Bridges, daughter of Andrew W. and Elizabeth Bridges.  Mr. Bridges 
was born in Scotland and Mrs. Bridges in Virginia, where they were
married.  In 1841 they came to Franklin County, where the father died
in 1875, at the age of eighty-seven.  The mother still lives on the 
old farm, and is eighty-seven years old.  To Mr. Bagby and wife were
born six sons and one daughter, viz.: Dr. Oliver, a practicing phy-
sician in Indian Territory; Robert J., of the firm of J. Bagby & Son;
Mattie, John L. and James E. (twins), Willie and Louie.  Mr. Bagby
located at Cedar Forks, where he farmed and taught school until 1867,
since which time he has followed the business as above stated.  He
served six months in the Southern army, under Capt. James Bell, as
orderly sergeant in Gen. Jackson's Home Guards.  He is enthusiastic 
in the cause of education, and has spared no pains in educating his
children.  One is a graduate of the State University.  Mr. Bagby is a
life-long and consistent Democrat in his political views, and cast 
his first presidential vote for James Buchanan in 1856.  He and wife 
are members of the Baptist Church.  He is a self-made man, having
started life a poor boy, but through his industry and devotion to
business has amassed a comfortable competency; being now the owner of
over eighty acres near New Haven.

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