Pylant Geneology

Obit: Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Jan 18, 1904:

Death of William H. Blagg

Mr. William Harvey Blagg was born at Rio Grande, December 23rd, 1824, and had always lived in Gallia County. He was married to Matilda Clark, of this County, about 50 years ago. She died seven years ago the coming July. They had children John, Bert, Frank and Mrs. Leroy Duvall, and for the last two months made his home with his son Frank. He was a flatboatman before the war. He entered the United States service in Captain C.C. Aleshire's 18th Ohio Battery, and drew a pension of $17 a month for his services.
He has always enjoyed the best of health, never having been sick until nine weeks ago, when stricken with paralysis. The complete funeral arrangements had not been made at this writing. Mr. Blagg was a very clever old man with many friends and was a cousin of the late Captain J.J. Blagg. He leaves one brother, David Blagg, of Jackson, who is 84 years old.