Algood Genealogy

644. Mary Mildred⁶ Allgood (Jefferson P.⁵, Charles B.⁴, Edward³, William² Algood, Edward¹ Allgood) was born in Mahaska Co., IA Septembe 2, 1872. Mary died June 21, 1954 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IA. Mildred was buried in Forest Cemetery and has no headstone.

She married twice. She married William Harrison Sage December 31, 1887 in Scott Twp, Mahasha Co., IA. William was born October 1866 in Mahaska Co., IA. William was the son of John Thomas Sage and Mary Ann Coppersmith. William died December 30, 1924 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska Co., IA. William's death record. The following information was on it: Divorced at the time of his death. Died of a bullet wound self inflicted. Death ruled as sucide. Contributory was Marital problems. Died in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Was 62 years 2 months and 2 days old. Mothers name was Mary Coppersmith born in Penn. father was Thomas Sage born in Indiana. Occupation was a coal miner. Informant was Harry Sage of Lovilla, Iowa (his son.) This event was written up in the local newspaper in which is the following. Buried in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa. NOTE: has no head stone.

Okaloosa Times Globe: Jan 2, 1925 TRIES MURDER THEN SUICIDES

"WM. SAGE SHOOTS DIVORCED WIFE AND KILLS SELF. WOMAN WILL LIVE"

William Sage, coal miner, aged 62 years, attempted to kill his former wife on Tuesday evening at her apartment over 601 South First street, and then ended his life, by shooting himself through the chest, the bullet cutting the main artery to the heart. Sage shot at his wife twice, the first time stricking her in the abdomen, the bullet traveling just underneath the skin to the right side where it lodged and was found and removed by Coroner F. A. Gillett and Dr. E. B. Wilcox. The second shot missed the woman and struck the wall in the northwest corner of the little room. A third shot was fired at himself. The bullet entered and pierced the heart, bringing instant death. A 38-caliber Ivor Johnson revolver was used by Sage and but three shells of the magazine had been fired. Sage's body was taken to the Cheeseman Funeral Home. Only the two were in the room when the shooting occurred and officers are accepting the wife's story of the affair. Mrs. Sage says that and Sage were recently divorced and that the court specified the payment of a small amount of money each month by the husband for support of the support of the 11-year-old daughter.( Note: This is Nova my grandma Verla Grace Sage's sister.) Sage put in an appearence a little before 6 o'clock with the explanation that he had come to pay her some money wasn't due yet, but Sage declared that he wanted to settle the thing and get it over with. "Alright, wait a minute and I'll get some paper and writ you a receipt," she says she told him. The paper was procured and placed on a table in the center of the room where the officers later found it. " I haven't a pencil." "Well, you don't need any for I'M going to give you what's coming to you." And with that she says Sage pulled the gun from his right coat pocket and pressed it against he abdomen. She brushed the weapon (This sentence was not on the paper but I assume it said weapon away from her.) the bullet caught her a gianem?????? She ran into the corner behind the stove, calling to the neighbors in adjoining rooms to open the bolted door between the apartments. When they ?????????(sentance mumble jumble.) failed to respond she picked up an axe and began battering at the door, splintering it, but failed to force an opening. Sage took another shot at her, and then killed himself. The frightened woman ran from the building and downstairs into the grocery where she told the Police Chief Lee Shaver, Assistant Chief John McCarty, and Officer Logue responded to the call, and these men in turn summoned Coroner F.A. Gillett and Sheriff John Whitmore. Mrs. Sage was taken to the office of Cononer Gillett where the bullet was located by X-Ray and removed by the doctor and Dr. E.B. Wilcox. The wound is not serious, the bullet entered about the middle of the abdomen and traveling to the right side just under the skin. Mrs. Sage is 49 years old. A post mortem conducted by Dr. Gillett revealed that Sage had shot himself just above the pulmonary artery leading to the lungs, the bullet piercing the artery and finally lodging in the spine, between the third and fourth ribs. The stories told by witnesses at the inquest conducted by Coroner Gillett at Cheesman Funeral Home brot out no new facts of importance. Mrs

In 1900 Mary's brother Charles was in the same household.

She married Fred Emanuel aft 1925 in Oswego, Labette Co., KS. Fred was born 1871 in Schaller, Sac Co., IA. Fred died December 16, 1951 in Mahaska Co., IA.

Mary Mildred Allgood and William Harrison Sage had the following children:

+ 2487 i. Harry William⁷ Sage was born April 7, 1887.

+ 2488 ii. Grace Verla Sage was born March 31, 1890.

2489 iii. Roy Sage was born in Mahaska Co., IA September 1892. Roy died November 4, 1893 in Mahaska Co., IA. Roy was buried in the Forest Cemetery, Mahaska co., IA

2490 iv. Eva Mae Sage was born in Mahaska Co., IA October 1894. Eva died July 9, 1905 in Mahaska Co., IA. Eva was buried in the Forest Cemetery, Mahaska co., IA.

2491 v. Howard L. Sage was born in Mahaska Co., IA April 1, 1897. Howard died October 2, 1946 in Mahaska Co., IA.

2492 vi. Perry Russell Sage was born in Mahaska Co., IA April 18, 1900. Perry died 1910/20 in Mahaska Co., IA.

2493 vii. Earle Ray Sage was born in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co., PA May 8, 1903. Earle died August 17, 1973 in South Gate, Los Angeles Co., CA. He married Mary Grant 1922. Mary was born 1904 in Avery, IA. Mary was the daughter of W. A. Grant and Louise (___). In 1930 Mary and Earle were living with her parents in Jasper Co., IA

+ 2494 viii. Nova Mildred Sage was born September 29, 1913.

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