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 1840 - 1934 (93 years)
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| Name |
David M. MAGGARD |
| Birth |
18 Dec 1840 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
03 Sep 1934 |
Letcher Co., KY  |
| Person ID |
I3285 |
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| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2015 |
| Father |
James Franklin MAGGARD, Sr., b. 06 Nov 1816, KY d. 11 Oct 1874, Letcher Co., KY (Age 57 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Abigail BOGGS, b. 07 Jul 1818, Lee Co., VA d. 15 Nov 1877, Letcher Co., KY (Age 59 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Marriage |
10 Mar 1837 |
Harlan Co., KY [1] |
| Family ID |
F1372 |
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| Notes |
- 1.David "Uncle Dave" Maggard was an old regular baptist minister, far mer, blacksmith gunsmith, trap maker, tax commissioner of Letcher Co. and a member of the home guard during the Civil War. He had his casket made of popl ar and laid down in it to try it out for size, then he had it placed in his be droom. David M. Maggard, the second son of eight children, was born only a short distance from the spot where he lived and passed his last days. As a young man of twenty, David became a member of the Old Oven Fork Church. His members hip remained there until the day of his passing, more than seventy years. He w as affectionately called "Uncle Dave" by everyone that knew him. A few years a fter his admission into the Church he was ordained to the ministry, in which he served for sixty-three years. At the time of his death he was pastor at the Indian Bottom, Big Cowan and Oven Fork Churches and moderator of the
Indian Bottom Association. In 1859 he married Sarah Mullins and to this union ten chil dren were born. Their descendants are scattered across the United States. They also have Great-great-great-grandsons who have become Ministers in the Old Regular Baptist Church.
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