JAMES BAGG, Sr., farmer, P. O. Hutchinson, was born in Somersetshire,
England, Nov. 17, 1799; son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Harding) Bagg, who
came to America in 1820, and resided in New York until 1840, when they
moved to Kentucky. James, our subject, did not come to America until
1835, however, when he was engaged in importing stock. He brought the
first Cotswold and Southdown sheep ever brought to Kentucky and New
York. In 1836, he married Miss Flora Wait, a native of Somersetshire,
England, and daughter of Samuel Wait. The young lady when a child had
come over with the family of Mr. Thomas Bagg, and she has borne her
husband the following children: Mary Emma, born in New York; Elizabeth,
died in 1874; James R.; Hester Wait, now Mrs. Penn; Anna F. and Samuel.
Mr. Bagg has made fifteen trips across the Atlantic in the interest
of the stock business, having been engaged largely in the importation
of fine stock. He owns 166 acres of land, and his place is called
"Hidden Home." He and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; he is
a Democrat.
