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Wragg Swamp, Mobile Alabama

Posted: 18 Mar 2005 3:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wragg
seeking information on the owners of "Wragg Swamp" located in Mobile, Alabama. Does anyone have any information on which Wragg family might have owned this property in the 1800's?

Re: Wragg Swamp, Mobile Alabama

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 3:40PM GMT
Classification: Query
Wragg Swamp in Mobile AL was named for George Wragg, a native of Manchester, England who was in Mobile by 1840. He reportedly established a series of water driven mills in the marshy lands west of Mobile and the area was dubbed "Wragg Swamp." He is last listed in the 1869 Mobile City Directory and was in the wholesale grocery business at 61 N. Water Street, Mobile.
While there are two Wragg family lots within Mobile's Magnolia Cemetery, there is no record of his burial there. He may be in an unmarked grave.

Re: Wragg Swamp, Mobile Alabama

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 4:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
My Grandmothers maiden name was Edna Wragg. She lived in Mobile. I only remember her living in Tillman's corner. The story I remember is her family owned the swamp but the ownership papers were lost and any monies owed were never gained. It's a shame I don't know more.

Re: Wragg Swamp, Mobile Alabama

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 1:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Your grandmother is my husband's aunt. His father was her brother, William. :-)
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