Hi List, Is anyone researching the RAGSDALES in Johnson Co. IL ca. 1880-1930? I am trying to find out if these folks are all related or what. They come from Kentucky and Tennessee [my Oliver Ragsdale and his wife Sarah Jacobs came from Monroe Co. TN, for example]. Any help appreciated! Thanks, Nancy Helvey

My 3rd Great-Grandfather, John McGinnis b. ca 1818 probably in Smith Co., TN married 2nd wife, Mary Ragsdale, Sept. 23, 1860 in Johnson Co. This was after the 1860 Census was taken. Mary isn't listed in the 1870 Census. I'm presuming she died in that timeframe, most likely in Johnson Co. I haven't been able to find her in previous census records either. The online marriage record doesn't list her as Mrs. Mary Ragsdale, so I'm presuming Ragsdale is her married name. Does she sound familiar to any of you folks who have been weighing in on the Ragsdale surname? Happily in Christ, Harlene Harlene Soper Brown Washington State