Mostly Angels in the Sky

Loretta Drake¹

Family

TMG ID:55001, (c 1903 - )

Relationships:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Leander Pinkney Drake¹ B: 1857, D: 3 Jul 1938

Mother*

Parthena Theodocia Ernestine Gentle¹ B: 15 Feb 1859, D: 21 Dec 1947

Vital Statistics

Born: Loretta Drake was born circa 1903, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Loretta Drake was the daughter of: Leander Pinkney Drake and Parthena Theodocia Ernestine Gentle.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	9 Feb 1920, South Beaver Dam Twp., Haywood County, North Carolina^G	Robert Bunyon Drake, Meta Elizabeth Gentles, Maude Lila Drake, Charles Odell Drake and Ruth Etheber Drake¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

9 Feb 1920, South Beaver Dam Twp., Haywood County, North Carolina^G

Robert Bunyon Drake, Meta Elizabeth Gentles, Maude Lila Drake, Charles Odell Drake and Ruth Etheber Drake¹

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Feb 1920	South Beaver Dam Twp., Haywood County, North Carolina^G	home helper¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Feb 1920

South Beaver Dam Twp., Haywood County, North Carolina^G

home helper¹

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Newton Gentles^1,2

Family

TMG ID:55002, (Nov 1866 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Newton Gentles was born in Nov 1866, at North Carolina^G.³

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1887, Newton and Hulda Ann Stepp were married.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1887, Newton and Hulda Ann Stepp were married.^1,3

Children of: Newton Gentles and Hulda Ann Stepp

Grace Gentle³ B: Dec 1888
Meta Elizabeth Gentles+¹ B: Nov 1891, D: 1 Dec 1982
Charlie Gentle³ B: Dec 1893

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Hulda Ann Stepp, Grace Gentle, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Hulda Ann Stepp, Grace Gentle, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G	farmer³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G

farmer³

Citations

[S697] Henderson County North Carolina Death Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/death%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as Henderson NC Death Index.
[S696] North Carolina Birth Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/birth%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as NC Birth Index.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Hulda Ann Stepp¹

Family

TMG ID:55003, (Apr 1871 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Hulda Ann Stepp was born in Apr 1871, at North Carolina^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: circa 1887, her married name became Mrs. Gentles (née Stepp).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1887, Hulda and Newton Gentles were married.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1887, Hulda and Newton Gentles were married.^1,2

Children of: Hulda Ann Stepp and Newton Gentles

Grace Gentle² B: Dec 1888
Meta Elizabeth Gentles+¹ B: Nov 1891, D: 1 Dec 1982
Charlie Gentle² B: Dec 1893

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Newton Gentles, Grace Gentle, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Newton Gentles, Grace Gentle, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle²

Citations

[S697] Henderson County North Carolina Death Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/death%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as Henderson NC Death Index.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Grace Gentle¹

Family

TMG ID:55004, (Dec 1888 - )

Father*

Newton Gentles¹ B: Nov 1866

Mother*

Hulda Ann Stepp¹ B: Apr 1871

Vital Statistics

Born: Grace Gentle was born in Dec 1888, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Grace Gentle was the daughter of: Newton Gentles and Hulda Ann Stepp.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Newton Gentles, Hulda Ann Stepp, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Newton Gentles, Hulda Ann Stepp, Meta Elizabeth Gentles and Charlie Gentle¹

Citations

[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Charlie Gentle¹

Family

TMG ID:55005, (Dec 1893 - )

Father*

Newton Gentles¹ B: Nov 1866

Mother*

Hulda Ann Stepp¹ B: Apr 1871

Vital Statistics

Born: Charlie Gentle was born in Dec 1893, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Charlie Gentle was the son of: Newton Gentles and Hulda Ann Stepp.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Newton Gentles, Hulda Ann Stepp, Grace Gentle and Meta Elizabeth Gentles¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

14 Jun 1900, Hoopers Creek, Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Newton Gentles, Hulda Ann Stepp, Grace Gentle and Meta Elizabeth Gentles¹

Citations

[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Ernest Floyd Drake^1,2

Family

TMG ID:55006, (4 Jun 1918 - )

Relationships:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
7th cousin 4 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Ernest McDowell Drake¹ B: Apr 1892

Mother*

Oda Mae Bagwell¹ B: Jan 1900

Vital Statistics

Born: Ernest Floyd Drake was born on Tuesday, 4 Jun 1918, at Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Ernest Floyd Drake was the son of: Ernest McDowell Drake and Oda Mae Bagwell.¹
Born: Ernest Floyd Drake was born in May 1919, at North Carolina^G.^1,3

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	3 Jan 1920, Limestone Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Ernest McDowell Drake and Oda Mae Bagwell³
Census-1930	1 May 1930, Merrill Creek Road, Limestone Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Ernest McDowell Drake, Oda Mae Bagwell and Edith Drake¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

3 Jan 1920, Limestone Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Ernest McDowell Drake and Oda Mae Bagwell³

Census-1930

1 May 1930, Merrill Creek Road, Limestone Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Ernest McDowell Drake, Oda Mae Bagwell and Edith Drake¹

Citations

[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S696] North Carolina Birth Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/birth%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as NC Birth Index.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Andrew B. Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55007, (Apr 1868 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Andrew B. Bagwell was born in Apr 1868, at North Carolina^G.^1,2

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "A.B."³
Nick-Name: his nickname was "Andy"^4,5

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1899, Andrew and Flora S. (?) were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1899, Andrew and Flora S. (?) were married.¹

Children of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)

Susan M. Bagwell² B: Dec 1891
Oda Mae Bagwell+¹ B: Jan 1900
Preston S. Bagwell¹ B: c 1904
Victor E. Bagwell¹ B: c 1905
Irene S. Bagwell¹ B: c 1907
Mary F. Bagwell¹ B: Feb 1909
Cathleen Bagwell⁴ B: c 1912
Margarette Bagwell⁴ B: c 1914
Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.⁴ B: 5 Apr 1918, D: Nov 1984

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Flora S. (?), Susan M. Bagwell and Oda Mae Bagwell²
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.⁴
Census-1930	11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Flora S. (?), Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Flora S. (?), Susan M. Bagwell and Oda Mae Bagwell²

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.⁴

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Flora S. (?), Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1900	Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	farmer²
circa May 1910	Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	farmer¹
circa Jan 1920	Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	farmer⁴
circa Apr 1930	Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G	farmer³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

farmer²

circa May 1910

Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

farmer¹

circa Jan 1920

Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

farmer⁴

circa Apr 1930

Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

farmer³

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S696] North Carolina Birth Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/birth%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as NC Birth Index.

Last Edited

16 Jun 2019

Flora S. (?)¹

Family

TMG ID:55008, (Feb 1881 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Flora S. (?) was born in Feb 1881, at North Carolina^G.^1,2

Alias(es)

Name-Married: circa 1899, her married name became Mrs. Bagwell.

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1899, Flora and Andrew B. Bagwell were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1899, Flora and Andrew B. Bagwell were married.¹

Children of: Flora S. (?) and Andrew B. Bagwell

Susan M. Bagwell² B: Dec 1891
Oda Mae Bagwell+¹ B: Jan 1900
Preston S. Bagwell¹ B: c 1904
Victor E. Bagwell¹ B: c 1905
Irene S. Bagwell¹ B: c 1907
Mary F. Bagwell¹ B: Feb 1909
Cathleen Bagwell³ B: c 1912
Margarette Bagwell³ B: c 1914
Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.³ B: 5 Apr 1918, D: Nov 1984

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Susan M. Bagwell and Oda Mae Bagwell²
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.³
Census-1930	11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Susan M. Bagwell and Oda Mae Bagwell²

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.³

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.⁴

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Preston S. Bagwell^1,2

Family

TMG ID:55009, (c 1904 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Preston S. Bagwell was born circa 1904, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Preston S. Bagwell was the son of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Victor E. Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55010, (c 1905 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Victor E. Bagwell was born circa 1905, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Victor E. Bagwell was the son of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Irene S. Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55011, (c 1907 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Irene S. Bagwell was born circa 1907, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Irene S. Bagwell was the daughter of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell and Mary F. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Mary F. Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55012, (Feb 1909 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Mary F. Bagwell was born in Feb 1909, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Mary F. Bagwell was the daughter of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell and Irene S. Bagwell¹
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

2 May 1910, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Oda Mae Bagwell, Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell and Irene S. Bagwell¹

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Susan M. Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55013, (Dec 1891 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Step-mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Susan M. Bagwell was born in Dec 1891, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Susan M. Bagwell was the daughter of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?) and Oda Mae Bagwell¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

23 Jun 1900, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?) and Oda Mae Bagwell¹

Citations

[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Cathleen Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55014, (c 1912 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Cathleen Bagwell was born circa 1912, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Cathleen Bagwell was the daughter of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Kathline²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.¹
Census-1930	11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.¹

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Margarette Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Margarette Bagwell¹

Family

TMG ID:55015, (c 1914 - )

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Margarette Bagwell was born circa 1914, at North Carolina^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Margarette Bagwell was the daughter of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1920	9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.¹
Census-1930	11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G	Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Cathleen Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.¹

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Cathleen Bagwell and Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.²

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Andrew B. Bagwell Jr.¹

Family

TMG ID:55016, (5 Apr 1918 - Nov 1984)

Father*

Andrew B. Bagwell¹ B: Apr 1868

Mother*

Flora S. (?)¹ B: Feb 1881

Vital Statistics

Born: Andrew B. Bagwell Jr. was born on Friday, 5 Apr 1918, at Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina^G.^2,3
Died in Nov 1984 at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina^G, at age 66 years and 6 months.³

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: Andrew B. Bagwell Jr. was born in Apr 1917, at North Carolina^G.¹
He was the son of: Andrew B. Bagwell and Flora S. (?)¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "A.B. Jr."⁴

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, Fairview Twp., Buncombe County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Preston S. Bagwell, Victor E. Bagwell, Irene S. Bagwell, Mary F. Bagwell, Cathleen Bagwell and Margarette Bagwell¹

Census-1930

11 Apr 1930, Mills River Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

Andrew B. Bagwell, Flora S. (?), Cathleen Bagwell and Margarette Bagwell⁴

Citations

[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S696] North Carolina Birth Index, online <http://www.tadrake.addr.com/birth%20index%20hend.htm>. Hereinafter cited as NC Birth Index.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, Social Security Death Index.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

16 Jun 2019

Infant Drake¹

Family

TMG ID:55017, (29 Aug 1887 - 4 Jul 1889)

Relationships:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Leander Drake¹ B: Sep 1847

Mother*

Elizabeth R. Lyday¹ B: 20 Apr 1853, D: 8 Feb 1889

Vital Statistics

Born: Infant Drake was born on Monday, 29 Aug 1887, at North Carolina^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 4 Jul 1889 at North Carolina^G at age 1 year, 10 months and 5 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Infant Drake was the child of: John Leander Drake and Elizabeth R. Lyday.¹

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

James A. Drake^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:55018, (Sep 1874 - 1957)

Relationships:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Leander Drake¹ B: Sep 1847

Mother*

Elizabeth R. Lyday¹ B: 20 Apr 1853, D: 8 Feb 1889

Vital Statistics

Born: James A. Drake was born in Sep 1874, at North Carolina^G.¹
Died in 1957 at age 82 years.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

James A. Drake was the son of: John Leander Drake and Elizabeth R. Lyday.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Jasper Adams¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

15 Jun 1900, Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

John Leander Drake, Guy M. (?), Pherough Drake, Rose C. Drake, Sallie E. Drake, Robert J. Drake and Anna L. Drake⁴

Census-1910

23 Apr 1910, Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

John Leander Drake and Guy M. (?)²

Census-1920

13 Jan 1920, Crab Creek Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

John Leander Drake and Guy M. (?)³

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

farmer⁴

circa Apr 1910

Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

farm laborer²

circa Jan 1920

Crab Creek Twp., Henderson County, North Carolina^G

farm laborer³

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Rose C. Drake^1,2

Family

TMG ID:55019, (Jun 1881 - 13 Feb 1955)

Relationships:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Leander Drake¹ B: Sep 1847

Mother*

Elizabeth R. Lyday¹ B: 20 Apr 1853, D: 8 Feb 1889

Vital Statistics

Born: Rose C. Drake was born in Jun 1881, at North Carolina^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 13 Feb 1955 at Buncombe County, North Carolina^G, at age 73 years and 8 months.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Rose C. Drake was the daughter of: John Leander Drake and Elizabeth R. Lyday.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Frady (née Drake).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Rose and Henry F. Frady were married.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

15 Jun 1900, Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

John Leander Drake, Guy M. (?), James A. Drake, Pherough Drake, Sallie E. Drake, Robert J. Drake and Anna L. Drake²

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Boyd Twp., Transylvania County, North Carolina^G

farm laborer²

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Henry F. Frady¹

TMG ID:55020

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Henry and Rose C. Drake, daughter of: John Leander Drake and Elizabeth R. Lyday, were married.¹

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
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A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
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A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
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Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
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— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
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An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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