Today I worked sideways, working from James Agnew down, to us his descendants. The family of Gertrude Myrtle are all out in AZ and CA.
My research for today was on the siblings of John Wesley, my grandfather. So for all of these people, their parents were James and Carrie Agnew from New Albany:
CHILDREN OF JAMES AND CARRIE AGNEW:
WILLIAM ROBERT, b.1880, no recorded death date.
He married Jennie Mentz, they had 1 child named Francis (don’t know if it is M or F).
He signed up for WWII service at age 62. At that time, he lived in Indianapolis.
**Robert was married 2-3X. Wife names I’ve found: Minnie E., Helen, Martha. I think Minnie died in 1910. There is a NEW JAMES AGNEW found in 1910, 4 yrs. old, living w/ Carrie (head of household, age 49), William Robert, Frederick, Alfred, John & Gertrude. They’re ALL there, except elder James who died in 1906. So little 4-yr-old James is evidently the SON of William Robert, who becomes “ROBERT W.” in the 1920 census, with 13-yr-old son “James F.” This may be the Francis above. Perhaps James Francis…? Maybe he hated that middle name as much as I always did.
In 1920, Robert W. & wife Martha (older than Robert) and James age 13 live together. There are 2 other people listed as “daughter” and “son” w/ different last name, perhaps earlier children of wife Martha.
JAMES GARFIELD, b. 1882, died as a baby at 6 mos. old.
FREDERICK LOUIS, b.1883, d.1951 at age 68.
Married to Edna. They only had ONE child, Irene, who was from a previous marriage of HIS.
WWI and WWII veteran, signed up at ages 35 and 58.
Edna his wife, was a laundress.
ALFRED EDWARD, b.1886, d.1948 at age of 61.
married to Effie. They have 3 boys:
Edward Leonard (“Bud”)–dies at age 40 (heart attack) in 1954. RAN A NEWSPAPER in New Albany, “The Observer”. Was well known and well-liked in New Albany.
—— Bud and his wife have 5 kids: Patricia, Susan, EDWARD LEONARD JR., JAMES, and ROBERT (Bobby). Bud’s mother survived his and her husband’s deaths.
** Bud’s son’s lines are the only other possibility for AGNEW male line to continue. I don’t have info. on them yet.
Casper E.–dies in WWII, has 1 daughter, Sandra. Leaves for war when she is 1 month old.
Chester, died as a child at age 4.
JOHN WESLEY, my grandpa, b.1892, d.1952 at age 59 (heart attack).
married Mary Reid, they have 2 children: my dad John Thomas, and Margaret Ruth.
* As we know from this line, Jonathon, Jim’s son is the only male descendant w/ the last name AGNEW.
JOHN’S TWIN SISTER, GERTRUDE MYRTLE.
She dies at age 43, I don’t know what of. Had 6 kids, last name WORLEY.
They had 6 kids, but I know of 5.
–Lois Margaret, marries Willie Wiley, they have 2 kids.
–William Howard, has 1 son, “James William”. (This would be James William WORLEY.)
–Lorena Maxine, marries Robert Ray, they have 2 boys.
–Robert Burl, they have 2 boys & a girl.
–Norma Mae, marries Derek Dickerson from Britain, they have 3 kids,
Denise Ann, William Derek and Richard Leslie (Dickerson).
Doctor Grandma 
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