Person:Daniel Bagley (2)

Daniel Bagley grew up in Hayfield, Pennsylvania. His parents were from New York, and had moved there a few years before. Their neighbors included Jeremiah and Nancy Whipple, and Daniel married their daughter Susannah in 1840. They moved shortly thereafter to Illinois, where Daniel became a Methodist minister, traveling around Illinois. They were enumerated back in Hayfield in October 1850.

In 1852, Daniel was chosen by his church to go to Oregon, and he and his family traveled with the "Bethel Party," including the Hortons, Shoudys, and Mercers. They arrived in Salem, Oregon in September 1852. Daniel continued to work as a missionary in Oregon for the next 8 years, until his wife's health caused them to seek out better living in the Puget Sound area in late 1860.

They settled near present day downtown Seattle, and Daniel soon became the pastor of the Brown Church at Second and Madison. In addition to leading the church, Bagley was involved in the establishment of the University of Washington. He helped site the school and became president of the university's board of commissioners. During the 1870s, he also ran the Lake Washington Coal Company. Late in life, he returned to life as a preacher in Ballard, Columbia City, Yesler Street, and South Park. He and his wife lived with their only child Clarence, who later became a notable historian of Seattle and Washington.^[9]

Daniel Bagley Elementary School in North Seattle is named for Daniel the year following his death.

1. ↑ "Bagley, Daniel (1818-1905) and Clarence B. Bagley (1843-1932)", in HistoryLink
   [1].
2. ↑ Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

   Nancy Whipple 54 Mass; Edna Whipple 24 MA; Jane Whipple 20 MA; Lucy Whipple 17 PA; Elmira Whipple 9; Emily A Whipple 5; Daniel Bagley (clergyman) 31; Sarah R Bagley 31; Clarence D Bagley 6; A P Pelton 50 (farmer); N J Whipple 26; Ambro Whipple 21. Same house, different family, Sarah Whipple, 70 CT. (Hayfield, p. 54B, 10/10/1850)

3. ↑ Marion, Oregon, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   D Bagley 41 PA, Meth Clergyman (1200/500); S R Bagley 41 MA; C Bagley 16 IL; C Hoel 31 OH (physician); C Hoel 6 OR (Salem, p. 439, 8/1/1860)

4. ↑ Daniel Bagley, in Early Oregonian Index (Oregon Secretary of State)
   [2].
5. ↑ King, Washington, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Daniel Bagley 51 PA; meth minister, $3000 RE; Susan R. 51 MA; Lizzie Lebien 10 (Seattle, p. 110B, 6/22/1870)

6. ↑ Thurston, Washington, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   C.B. Bagley 36 IL, par PA/MA publisher; Alice M. 31 IL, par OH/CT; Rena 11 Wash. Terr.; Myrta 8; Ethel W. 2; Alice C. 7m; Susan R. Bagley 61 Mass, par Mass; Danl. Bagley 62 PA, par NY, M.P. minister. (Olympia, p. 107C, 6/4/1880)

7.   King, Washington, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Clarence B Bagley Nov 1843 IL, par PA; Board of Public Works; m. 35 years, 5 children; Alice M. Oct. 1848 IL, par OH/NH; Ethel W. Jun 1877 WA; Alice C. Nov 1879 WA; Cecil C. Jul 1888 WA; Daniel (father) Sep 1818 PA, par NY; Susannah May 1819 MA, par CT/MA (900 Aloha St., Seattle, p. 8A, 6/1/1900)

8. ↑ Washington, United States. Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960.

   Daniel Bagley, d. 27 Apr 1905, senility. 86 at last birthday. Parents David Bagley, Mary West, both b. NY.

9. ↑ Abstracted from HistoryLink, and Vedder, O. F. and Lyman, H. S. History of Seattle, Washington - With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers Frederic James Grant, Ed. New York: American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1891. p. 425. [3]