In a message dated 8/29/04 1:15:12 PM Central Daylight Time, Kerniep@aol.com writes: > > > Thanks very much for your reply! My Grandparents, Alfred Jackson Ragon, > known as Jack, b. about 1854, and Catherine Elizabeth Benus, b. 1-1-1863, > and > known as Lizzie, were married in 1881, in Morrison's Bluff, Arkansas. They > stayed there over a year and their first son, Lee, was born there. > According to > some of the records I came across at the Mormon > Family Center, over in Mesa, AZ. (about 40 miles from our home), there were > 2 > more children born (perhaps stillborn) I could not find out any more than > this. Then, the family moved to Indian Territory in OK. close to Salisaw, > OK. > My Mother, Laura Etta (known always by the nickname of Kernie) was b. in > 1889, > then a younger brother, Oscar Benjamin, was b. in 1891, and last of all, a > little sister, Anna Elizabeth, (known as little Bessie), b. in 1896. She > died > of Pneumonia at age 10 in 1906. > There is some unwanted history on my Grandpa, but I guess you have to have > > some dark bones in your closet one way or another. He was known as 'Black > Jack Ragon' and was said to be somewhat of a gambler. Also, he went to > Kansas > City, and after some years, he came home very sick, and it was found out he > had > gotten the 'Pox' a bad case of Syphilis. I was very disappointed when I > found > this out. (never from my Mother) She was always very defensive of him. She > > just told us he had gotten sick and died, and I only found this out from 2 > cousins I found after Mama had died. Grandpa died at age 43, in 1897 about. > > After Grandpa died, the family moved to Creek County, and later my Mother, > > Laura Etta, from now on, I will refer to her as Kernie, as she lived and > died > by that name. Her first husband was Harry Bruce, from the Kansas City area, > > and he was a mean natured fellow. After he found she was pregnant, he told > her > he only married her so he would not be called an old batchelor! The baby > was > a dear little boy, who Kernie named Malcolm Henry. (I have not been able to > trace him, but know he was born in either 1913 or 14. He died at age 18 > months, and Harry had left when the baby was only 6 months old. In 1925, > Kernie had > met and married my Dad, John Andrew Franklin Taylor, and they had us 3 > girls. > That is about all I can think of to write. Hope we can exchange some info. > > Thanks a lot. Allene/AZ. Wow, seems like you actually have a lot of info on them. What information are you trying to find? Bobbi Dunn http://myfamily.150m.com Volunteer for RAOGK in Creek Co., OK http://www.raogk.org/ alternate email: bluerose68@yahoo.com Proud Member of: IBSSG http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ Webmaster for Depew PTA http://depewpta.150m.com