George Washington Bagwell, a general "handy man" of Long Branch, died of acute pneumonia on Saturday, February 16th. He was sick only from the night before. He was a member of the Long Branch Grand Army Post and was a ventriloquist of some ability. He was 63 years old and leaves a widow and one son.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Feb 27, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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