BIO: Adam BAGSHAW, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page
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  ADAM BAGSHAW, Huntingdon, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born on Chess 
Creek, Clearfield county, Pa., March 6, 1849, son of Samuel and 
Elizabeth (Kemberland) Bagshaw. Samuel Bagshaw was born near 
Manchester, England, in 1801, and was engaged at intervals in teaching 
school and selling books. He died in April, 1882. His wife was born in 
Tuscarora valley in 1819, and now lives in Huntingdon, Pa. They had 
these children: J. H., married to Ellen Thompson, of Juniata township, 
died in 1895, aged fifty years; George K., died in infancy; Adam; Isaac 
Newton, resides in Chehalis county, Washington; Mary J., resides in 
Huntingdon with her mother; David S., returned missionary to India, 
resides at Fernwood, near Philadelphia; a boy, that died in infancy; 
Daniel W., of Bucoda, Thurston county, Washington; and Edwin Page, of 
Oakville, Chehalis county, Washington.
  Mr. Bagshaw began business life when twenty-one years old, purchasing 
a farm from Abraham Shenafield, on which he has resided ever since. He 
has held various township offices, among them being supervisor, judge 
of elections, school director, and justice of the peace. He was 
formerly a member of the Odd Fellows, and a past master in the Farmers' 
Grange, also secretary of the same. In Lewiston, Mifflin county, on 
March 13, 1873, he was married to Mary A., daughter of Levi and Mary 
(Shoop) Dell. They have these children: Miles C.; Emory W.; Kenzie S.; 
James Garfield; and Mary Olive. They attend the Juniata Baptist church. 
Mrs. Bagshaw's brother, Archibald Dell, a mail carrier, was 
accidentally killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad while discharging his 
duties at Mapleton.