Side Trips - Robert M. Foster

I was looking for Sarah, the daughter of Josiah Bagley (about 1784 to 1860) who was born in NY or NJ, fought in the War of 1812,  settled in the Ohio river valley and died in Cincinnati. I found the Golden Anniversary of Sarah E. Bagley who married Alonzo Marks in 1858 in the Fulton County Tribune.₁ Further research located a death record listing her father as Richard Bagley.₂

In 1870 Richard's family consisted of his wife Catherine, daughters Mary and Samantha. Next door is the family of Alonzo and Sarah Marks. Catherine is too young to be the mother of Sarah Marks. In 1860 Richard is living in York Township with Sarah aged 31, Sarah E, aged 15, Eleanor S, age 9. Richard was born in Virginia. The other family members were born in Ohio. Sarah is possibly Richard's first wife and mother of Sarah (Bagley ) Marks and Eleanor (Bagley) Jones.

Richard H. Bagley married Catherine A. Foster on December 27, 1868.₃ Catherine was the widow of Robert M. Foster. Catherine A. Foster applied for a dependent pension August 16, 1865.₄ It was granted July 12, 1869. The guardian for minor children is R. H. Bagley. Robert M. Foster was a musician in company H of the 100th Ohio volunteers.₅ He was a drummer. The Official roster of soldiers of the state of Ohio, indicates he enlisted in 1862, was captured in 1863, and died in Andersonville prison in 1864.₆

Katherine Bagley was living with Richard Bagley in the 1880 census. Her 18 year old daughter is listed as Elle S. Bagley. In 1902, Catherine A. Hall is listed as the remarried widow of Robert M. Foster.₇ At some point after Richard Bagley died. She must have remarried.

¹Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, August 28, 1914, Image 1, brought to you by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. Chronicling America. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87076552/1914-08-28/ed-1/seq-1/. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
²"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F667-22K : 13 December 2014), Sarah Marks, 26 Dec 1938; citing Death, Wauseon, Clinton Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States, source ID v4 pm4 1n38, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 423,615.
³"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZJ-8ZN : 26 August 2019), Richard H. Bagley and Catharine A. Foster, 27 Dec 1868; citing Marriage, Huron, Ohio, United States, vol3 p191 #570, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
⁴"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD1C-9J1 : 13 March 2018), Catherine A Foster in entry for Robert M Foster, 1865.
⁵Record Group 94. Publication M552. Indexes to the Carded Records of Soldiers Who Served in Volunteer Organizations During the Civil War, compiled 1899 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1866. Foster, Robert M. Record Group 15. Publication A1158. Numerical Index to Pensions, 1860-1934. 177405. RG15. A1158. 776505. ⁶Ohio. Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866. Volume 7. ( Akron : Werner Co.), 1886. p. 436
⁷"United States Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K69Z-57D : 8 August 2017), Catharine A Hall in entry for Robert M Foster, 1902; citing Pension, NARA microfilm publication M1784 and M1785 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,155,465.