In a message dated 5/23/99 9:08:35 AM, [email protected] writes: >Hello, Iam Nathan Mallard and I recently joined the Ragan's site and would >like to view the message boards and contribute what I have on the Ragan's. >I have been unable to reach it, for all my messages come back. I am a descendant >of William S. Ragan and was hoping to find some info on him from this site. >I need some directions of how to properly use this site . I saw your message >and thought you might could advise me . I am looking forward to sharing >with fellow Ragan's my Ragan history. Your reply can be sent to [email protected] >Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Nathan Mallard Nathan, Glad to hear from you. Welcome to our group! Our email discussion group has been in operation for a little over two years now and when I last checked we had around 280 members. We would be *very* happy to receive your contributions. In fact we would love to hear from you! Sometimes when someone submits their information we discover another family link (to another member of our group) in their lineage. You just may discover some new cousins that you didn't know existed. In order to send any messages to the group you'll need to turn off the 'rich-text' or 'html' formating in your email software. That format seems to cause problems with the ROOTS-WEB server. So because of that they won't let these types of messages go through. They also cannot accept attached files. I'm not familiar with PC's (which I assume you have) so I'm afraid I can't tell you how it's done. I'll send a 'cc' (carbon copy) of this msg to the group. Perhaps one of our cousins can offer some suggestions. Can someone help our new cousin? Please send the answer directly to Nathan at: [email protected] Also, I seem to have become the collection point for all the RAGAIN/RAGAN/RAGON/REAGAN/REGAN (...etc.) family lineages. I maintain the *main* RAGAN-ROOTS database. If you choose to submit your lineage to the database please understand that this information is freely shared with any researcher. You also will find it posted on the Internet. I will be glad to add your contact info (email, snailmail adress and phone number-if you wish) to the lineage so other researchers can get in touch with you if need be. If you would like to submit your lineage you can send it to the group via text files (in an email msg) or to me directly the same way or as an attached file. My prefered way is to get the information is in GedCom format (which most all genealogy software can export). GedComs can be sent inside of an email msg (if small enough) or as an attached file if larger. By submitting a GedCom your info will get into the database much quicker since it saves me a *lot* of typing. Good Luck hunting your ancestors and new cousins! Michael W. RAGAN ============= RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner ============= I get by with a little help from my friends. ... Lennon & McCartney ============

In a message dated 5/22/99 8:13:34 PM, FamTreLady writes: >I think I have written you before but inadvertently got into this site. > I sent some info on William Henry Ragan - did you get it. Said James Ragan >ws in NY 1818 and they ended up in LA? Yes I did get it. I remember because my g-gransfather was named William Henry RAGAN (ca1872-1934). Haven't been able to do anything with the database lately because of a major hard drive crash. I did manage to make several backups onto Zip disks the day before it crashed though. So I didn't lose much (just a few names on the maternal side of my family). I got a new iMac Tuesday, but it won't interface with my existing (other old) hard drive or Zip drive. I should have a new Zip drive next week. Then I'll put the database on the new computer. Should have everything back to normal by the middle of next week. Later Cuz! Hang in there ;-) Michael W. RAGAN ============= RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner ============= An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a "Curse" he has been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says, "Maybe, but you will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on you." The old man says without hesitation... "I now pronounce you man and wife." =========

Yes, the complete story of Reason Ragan's family tragedy if on page 245 of Donald B. Reagan's Book. It starts "The family tragedy of Reason Ragan's life is the saddest, most tragic story in our family history. He was the 3rd son of Timothy and Elizabeth Trigg Ragan, b. 1783...." and the story goes on. The book can be purchased from Donald at 801 Henrietta Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. 37912 phone 615/689-4438. I keep telling people about this book because it is a masterpiece for anyone descended from the Reagans of Sevier Co., Tennessee. Annie Ragan, Rainwater, Williamson, Billups, Pettijohn, Moore, Christensen, -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 4:24 AM Subject: RAGAN-ROOTS-D Digest V99 #84

I found this in a book I have and thought it might be of interest to someone. Mary (RAGAN) Capps BLUFF CITY PROFILES, ALTON, ILLINOIS, Madison County, 1837-1987, soft cover, 92 pages, many photos, history and 1814 Indian Massacre of Reason Reagan's wife & 2 children, the 4 Moore children, sons of Capt. Abel & Mary Moore, and Mr. & Mrs. William Moore

Hello Cousins, Our cousin Ben REGAN just sent me info on his web pages and I'd like to invite you to check them out. =============== http://members.aol.com/benregan/ http://members.aol.com/benregan/genealogy.htm =============== Michael W. RAGAN ============== RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner ============== A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while having to take a detour. =================

Here's something from one of our cousins you may wish to look over. ============ Sorry, I automatically spelled Ragan as Reagan. -----Original Message----- From: JO REAGAN <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 15, 1999 1:13 PM Subject: Obits available on line >Michael, I found a source that several cousins may wish to visit. The St. >Louis Post Dispatch Obituaries for 1900-1918; 1942-43; and 1992-1998 are >indexed by year and then name at >www.slpl.lib.mo.us/ >This is the St. Louis Public Library web page. >I was able to find Mary Reagan Sheehy at this site. I couldn't find her >obit in other places. >This might be useful for the RAGAN-ROOTS-List >JoAnn R.

Hello Cousins! This family comes via GedCom from our cousin Alice McBride ([email protected]). It's just been imported into our database. What you have here is a descendant report. One thing that interests me is the fact that there's a John Black REAGAN in the lineage (person 1.3 --> 3rd child of William REAGAN). It seems that our database already has several John Black REAGANs in it. Plus a couple John B. REAGANs. So I know some of you are already researching him (them?). None of them seem to match this one though. Can anyone help us to make a link?? Michael ====================== Bother me tomorrow; Today I find no sorrow. ..... Creedence Clearwater Revival ====================== 1 William Reagan b. 11 Jan 1811, Virginia d. 21 Nov 1859, Knox County, TN & Sarah H.---------- b. 25 Sep 1815, TN d. 4 Jan 1864, Knox County, TN m. abt 1834, TN | 1.1a James M. (possible Maxwell) Reagan* | b. 21 May 1835, Knox County, TN | d. 9 Jan 1916, Knox County, TN | & Jane | | 1.1a.1 Lizzie Reagan | | 1.1a.2 Leah Reagan | | 1.1a.3 Neal Reagan | | 1.1a.4 Will Reagan | 1.1b James M. (possible Maxwell) Reagan* | b. 21 May 1835, Knox County, TN | d. 9 Jan 1916, Knox County, TN | & Nan | | 1.1b.1 Sam Reagan | | 1.1b.2 Tom Reagan | 1.1c James M. (possible Maxwell) Reagan* | b. 21 May 1835, Knox County, TN | d. 9 Jan 1916, Knox County, TN | & Amy Jane Yarnell | b. 2 May 1840 | d. 12 Apr 1889, Knox County, TN | m. 16 Jan 1862, Thomas Yarnell Home in Knox County, TN | | 1.1c.1 Mary E. Reagan | | b. 21 Jul 1866 | | d. 30 Sep 1946 | | 1.1c.2 Sara Jane Reagan | | b. 17 Jul 1868 | | d. 31 Jul 1870 | | 1.1c.3 Leah C. Reagan | | b. 1 Dec 1870, Knox County, TN | | d. 26 Jul 1907 | | 1.1c.4 Rosa C. Reagan | | b. 23 Oct 1873, Knox County, TN | | d. 8 Dec 1961 | | & J.A. Crawley | | m. 24 Nov 1904 | | 1.1c.5 W.J. Reagan | | b. 4 Jun 1876, Knox County, TN | | d. Oct 1943 | | 1.1c.6 Thomas Reagan | | b. 28 Oct 1880, Knox County, TN | 1.1d James M. (possible Maxwell) Reagan* | b. 21 May 1835, Knox County, TN | d. 9 Jan 1916, Knox County, TN | & Nancy Jane Worthington | b. 1 Apr 1853 | d. 23 Sep 1924, Knox County, TN | m. 4 May 1890, Home of Catherine Worthington, Anderson Co. TN | | 1.1d.1 Samuel W. Reagan | | b. 19 Jan 1892, Bell Camp, TN | | d. 3 Sep 1957 | | 1.1d.2 James Walker Reagan | | b. 4 Apr 1895, Bell Camp, TN | | d. 20 Jul 1964 | | & Margaret Callaway | | d. 12 May 1975 | | m. 17 Mar 1923 | 1.2 Eliazbeth Reagan | b. 23 Jul 1836, Knox County, TN | d. 14 Feb 1905, Cooke County, TX | & James C. Cox | m. 24 Nov 1855 | 1.3 John Black Reagan <<<<<----------------******** | b. 20 Aug 1837, Knox County, TN | d. 24 Nov 1900, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | & Martha Ann Bean | b. Aug 1849, Grayson County, TX | d. Jul 1905, Cooke County, TX | m. 27 Sep 1866, Grayson County, TX | | 1.3.1 Allie Mae Reagan | | b. abt 1870, Cooke County, TX | | d. Ada, Oklahoma | | & Bent A. Mason | | 1.3.2a William Robert Reagan* | | b. 20 Jun 1871 | | d. 28 Feb 1951, Knippa, Uvalde Co. TX | | & Stella Blanch Cooper | | b. abt 1879 | | d. 11 Feb 1909 | | m. Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | 1.3.2a.1 John Black Reagan | | | b. 2 Sep 1896, Lockney, TX | | | d. 8 Jul 1980 | | | 1.3.2a.2 Alene Marion Reagan | | | b. 16 Feb 1898 | | | d. 1928 | | | & Finch | | | 1.3.2a.3 Glayds Reagan | | | b. 8 Oct 1901, Dimitt, TX | | | d. 1 Dec 1978, San Antonio, TX | | | & Edwin Jack Davenport | | | m. 1921, Lockney, TX | | | 1.3.2a.4 Joseph Weldon Reagan | | | b. 12 Feb 1904 | | | & Annie Smith | | | m. 1929, Carlsbad | | | 1.3.2a.5 Elizabeth Glenna Reagan | | | b. 3 Oct 1908, Leakey, TX | | | & Gant Johnson | | | m. 4 Aug 1931, Louisiana | | 1.3.2b William Robert Reagan* | | b. 20 Jun 1871 | | d. 28 Feb 1951, Knippa, Uvalde Co. TX | | & Annie Laura Dulaney | | m. Dec 1911 | | | 1.3.2b.1 William Cecil Reagan | | | b. Sep 1912 | | | 1.3.2b.2 Rowena Reagan | | | b. May 1914 | | | 1.3.2b.3 John Curtis Reagan | | | b. Apr 1917 | | | 1.3.2b.4 Gloma Lee Reagan | | | b. May 1920 | | | & Prince Jones | | | 1.3.2b.5 Ola Nell Reagan | | | b. Dec 1921 | | | & Gilliland | | 1.3.3 M.A. Reagan | | b. abt 1873, Cooke County, TX | | 1.3.4 Lula Reagan | | b. 24 May 1878, Cooke County, TX | | d. 7 Aug 1949, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | & Eddie Putty | | b. 6 Jun 1877, Dallas, Texas | | d. 22 Jan 1937, Dallas, Texas | | m. 9 Jan 1897, Cooke County, TX | | | 1.3.4.1 Edna Mae Putty | | | b. 16 Nov 1897, Cook County, Texas | | | d. 21 Aug 1986, Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | & Leslie Hooper Stowe | | | b. 14 Mar 1892, Hickory Flat, Benton County, Mississippi | | | d. 26 Jan 1976, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma | | | m. 26 May 1917, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | | 1.3.4.1.1 Virginia Mae Stowe | | | | b. 5 Feb 1919, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | | & Clifford William Trice | | | | b. 20 Mar 1919, Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | | m. 24 Mar 1940, Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | | 1.3.4.1.2 Leslie Edward Stowe | | | | b. 20 Aug 1923, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma | | | | & Martha Dell Rush | | | | m. 16 Oct 1945 | | | | 1.3.4.1.3 Linda Carol Stowe | | | | b. 2 Sep 1935, Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma | | | | & Bobby Gene Bruton | | | | b. 30 Nov 1930 | | | | m. 3 Jun 1955, First Baptist Church, Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | 1.3.4.2 Thelma Ione Putty | | | b. 3 May 1899, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | d. abt 1975, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | & Hans Cook | | | 1.3.4.3 Martha Ileene Putty | | | b. 1900, Marlow, Ok | | | d. Marlow, Ok | | | 1.3.4.4a Lorena Putty* | | | b. 9 Jun 1902, Medicine Park, Oklahoma 20 miles North of Lawton | | | d. 29 Oct 1979, Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | & Berry Floyd Miller | | | | 1.3.4.4a.1a Berry Floyd Miller* | | | | b. 8 Jan 1941 | | | | & Kay | | | | 1.3.4.4a.1b Berry Floyd Miller* | | | | b. 8 Jan 1941 | | | | & Janet Watts | | | 1.3.4.4b Lorena Putty* | | | b. 9 Jun 1902, Medicine Park, Oklahoma 20 miles North of Lawton | | | d. 29 Oct 1979, Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | & Derwood Bodenhamer | | | m. 19 Nov 1976, Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma | | | 1.3.4.5 Loretta Putty | | | b. 9 Jun 1902, Medicine Park, Oklahoma 20 miles North of Lawton | | | & William G. Buster | | | m. 22 Feb 1936 | | | 1.3.4.6 Fanny Lou Putty | | | b. 11 Jan 1904, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | d. California | | | & Anthony L. Prater | | | d. California | | | | 1.3.4.6.1 Betty Lou Prater | | | | 1.3.4.6.2 Tony Gail Prater | | | 1.3.4.7 Leitha Bell Putty | | | b. 25 Oct 1906 | | | & Charles Brandon | | | 1.3.4.8 Weldon Reagan Putty | | | b. 23 May 1908, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | d. Dequeen, Arkansas | | | & Hazel | | | d. 27 Jul 1998, Dequeen, Arkansas | | | | 1.3.4.8.1 Patsy Putty | | | | 1.3.4.8.2 Weldon Reagan Putty Jr. | | | | 1.3.4.8.3 Murna Putty | | | 1.3.4.9 Vera Louise Putty | | | b. 2 Nov 1910, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | d. 30 Dec 1943, Dallas | | | & Claude J. Green | | | | 1.3.4.9.1 Cladette Green | | | | 1.3.4.9.2 Anette Louise Green | | | 1.3.4.10a Grady Howeth Putty* | | | b. 28 Nov 1918 | | | d. Kentucky | | | & Edith | | | 1.3.4.10b Grady Howeth Putty* | | | b. 28 Nov 1918 | | | d. Kentucky | | | & Alice Valdez | | | 1.3.4.10c Grady Howeth Putty* | | | b. 28 Nov 1918 | | | d. Kentucky | | | & Unknown | | 1.3.5 Vera Rowena Reagan | | b. 18 Sep 1886, Cooke County, TX | | d. 17 Jun 1949, Denton, TX | | & Ernest A. Nall | | b. 3 Dec 1878 | | d. Denton, TX | | m. abt 1904, Cooke County, TX | | | 1.3.5.1 Valoise Loraine Nall | | | b. 17 Feb 1905, Cooke County, TX | | | & Earl S. Bell | | | | 1.3.5.1.1 Helen Bell | | | | b. 7 Apr 1926, Ft. Worth, TX | | | | & William W. Word | | | | m. 5 Sep 1947 | | | | 1.3.5.1.2 Robert William Bell | | | | b. 3 Aug 1923, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | | | | & Rosemary Schmidt | | | | m. 4 Mar 1946 | | | 1.3.5.2 Ione Nall | | | b. 1906 | | | d. 1985, Denton, TX | | | & Jack Hester | | | | 1.3.5.2.1 Betty Hester | | | | & Reuben T. Conner | | | | 1.3.5.2.2 Dorothy Hester | | | | & John Miller | | | 1.3.5.3 Mauna Lucille Nall | | | b. 1908 | | | & Vernon Grimes | | | 1.3.5.4 Ernest A. Nall , Jr. | | | b. 1922 | | | d. abt 1984, Denton, TX | | | & Myrtle Neal | | 1.3.6 Earl H. Reagan | | b. Jun 1889, Cooke County, TX | | d. Marrietta, Ok | | & Maud Pittman | | | 1.3.6.1 Martha Ann Reagan | | | b. abt 1917 | | | & Hershell Cook | | 1.3.7 Carl Benton Reagan | | b. Nov 1892, Cooke County, TX | | d. Jul 1949, Richmond, California | | & Elsie Berry | | d. 1967, Richmond, California | | | 1.3.7.1 Vivian Reagan | | | b. 1914 | | | 1.3.7.2 Joanna Reagan | | | 1.3.7.3 William Robert Reagan | | | d. 1972 | | | 1.3.7.4 John Hollis Reagan | | | 1.3.7.5 Carl Benton Reagan Jr | | | d. 1982 | 1.4 Joseph P. Reagan | b. 25 Jan 1839, Knox County, TN | d. 15 Dec 1855, Knox County, TN | 1.5 Leach B. Reagan | b. 9 Jun 1840, Knox County, TN | d. 6 Jan 1842, Knox County, TN | 1.6 William W. Reagan | b. 27 Nov 1841, Knox County, TN | d. 3 Jan 1842, Knox County, TN | 1.7 Sarah Caroline Reagan | b. 3 Sep 1844, Knox County, TN | d. 21 Nov 1868, Knox County, TN | 1.8 Henry V. Reagan | b. 8 Jun 1846, Knox County, TN | d. 11 Feb 1866, Knox County, TN | 1.9 Prince Edward Reagan | b. 7 Apr 1849, Knox County, TN | d. 21 Feb 1879, Cooke County, TX | & Mrs.Elizabeth Wood | b. 14 Aug 1877 | 1.10 Samuel A. Reagan | b. 22 Jan 1851, Knox County, TN | d. 20 Dec 1855, Knox County, TN | 1.11 William W. Reagan | b. 23 Nov 1853, Knox County, TN | d. 30 Jun 1912, Knox County, TN | & Caledonia Parrie Weaver | b. 4 Oct 1860 | d. 31 Jul 1879 | 1.12 Andrew (Andy) Johnson Reagan | b. abt 1860, Knox County, TN

In a message dated 5/15/99 , [email protected] writes: >Dear Michael, > > Last week I read a message from you with a hyperlink to the Ragan-roots > >mailing list on Roots web. I went there and checked out the list, and very > >quickly was able to find out so much about my line, more in a couple of > >hours than I have been able to find in nearly a year. It is so easy to > >search for a person there. Please tell people again how wonderful Roots-web > >is, and I will be sending my $12.00, more if I can. I was so excited to >see > >my ancestors in so many messages. I had downloaded the Ragan database > >before, and my computer didn't like it much. Also, it is very difficult >to > >scroll down 20,000 names. But It was easy to find who I wanted to know >about > >in the mailing lists. So I am a happy girl! > > Thank you so much. > > Cheryl Fry Cheryl, Thanks for your input. You're more than welcome for the time I've spent with RAGAN-ROOTS. It's something I have enjoyed doing over the past few years. I feel like I'm doing something very important to help preserve our heritage. I should caution you that our database and/or discussion group should be used only as a lead. There's nothing here that could be considered a 'Proof'. PLEASE remember that. And I appreciate your support of Roots Web. They've done an awful lot for the world of genealogy and certainly deserve all the support we can give them. Dr. Brian Leverich and his wife Karen have spent a *lot* of their own money (not to mention their time) to keep Roots-Web up and running. I'm also glad to hear you were able to make use of the RAGAN-ROOTS archive that Roots-Web maintains. For those of you that didn't know, you can find an archive of all our past discussions at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl. Once you reach this page just type in: ragan-roots. This will take you to a search page where you can type in any word or phrase you wish to look for in the archive. Try it I think you'll be surprised with what's there. I also understand your comment about looking through our 20,000+ name database (which is now over 30,000 names). It does require a computer with quite a bit of memory AND hard drive space to handle it. First you'll need to download the GedCom from our cousin Bill REAGAN's web site (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/billreagan/). Then you'll need to decompress it. Then you'll need some genealogy software with the ability to import a GedCom. In case the archive (mentioned above) doesn't give you enough to look over I'll paste (below) some other RAGAN/REAGAN/RAGON (...etc.) Web pages for you to check out. I've had a busy day today and I'm ready to hit the sack. But before I do I feel like I should say 'Thank You' to all of our cousins that have submitted your own lineage to our database. It would be nothing without your help. So just KEEP 'EM COMING Y'all! Good Night Cousins! Michael W. RAGAN ============== RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner ============= I get by with a little help from my friends. .... Lennon & McCartney =============== ==============> RAGAN Web Pages <============ http://www.genforum.com/ragan/ http://members.aol.com/yaseu/index.html http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan.html http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/billreagan/ http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/Randall_Regan/REGAN/index.htm http://netministries.org/see/churches/ch00240 http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/Randall_Regan/RAGAN/index.htm http://www.davidregan.com/ http://gnbi.com/REGAN/maillist/Msgindex.htm http://www.smokykin.com/reagan.htm http://members.aol.com/rrclough/ragan.htm/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8415/regan.html http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/MurphyRiggan/RIGGAN/index.htm http://208.139.226.16/ <-David REGAN http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan.html <--Irv Mitchell's QUEST Reagan text page http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan/photos.html <--Reagan photo page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/6376/ Photographs: http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/d0000/g0000078.html#I0159 http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/d0000/g0000012.html#I0160 http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/d0003/g0000065.html#I0026 http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/d0000/g0000030.html#I0016 http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/d0005/g0000071.html#I0006 http://www.empirenet.com/~lafaye/persons.html.

Rachel, The folowing Afnentafel Reports came from information submitted by: <[email protected]>It doesn't tie the two families togather, but may help you some. You seem to have more on these families than we have in the database. I'll be glad to add what you've sent as well as your email address. Your grand[arents are in the database. I show no children for them though. Would like to add your father and his siblings and their children if you'd care to submit them. Michael W. RAGAN ================ RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner ================ "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country." -- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, D.C. =========================== Source —————————————————————————————— 1 Gila Beatrice RAGAN. Gila Beatrice married Horace Clark RAGAN. Parents —————————————————————————————— 3 Almira Elizabeth RAGAN. Child: 1 i. Gila Beatrice Grandparents —————————————————————————————— 6 John C. RAGAN. Born ca 1835. John C. married Emily HALLIBURTON. They had one child: 3 i. Almira Elizabeth 7 Emily HALLIBURTON. Born ca 1838. ================================== ================================== Source —————————————————————————————— 1 Horace Clark RAGAN. Horace Clark married Gila Beatrice RAGAN. Parents —————————————————————————————— 2 William Monroe RAGAN. Born in 1877. William Monroe died in Dickson Co., TN in 1955; he was 78. William Monroe married Maude BLOCKER. They had one child: 1 i. Horace Clark 3 Maude BLOCKER. Grandparents —————————————————————————————— 4 Alberry Clark RAGAN. Born in 1855. Alberry Clark died in Cheatham Co., TN. Child: 2 i. William Monroe (1877-1955) G Grandparents —————————————————————————————— 8 Willis RAGAN. Born abt 1818 in Cherokee County, AL. Children: 4 i. Alberry Clark (1855-) ii. John Wesley GG Grandparents —————————————————————————————— 16 Benjamin REAGAN. Child: 8 i. Willis (~1818-) GGG Grandparents —————————————————————————————— 32 Darby REAGAN. Child: 16 i. Benjamin =================================== —————————————————————————————— Michael W. RAGAN 103 Spring St/118 Main St Stevenson, AL 35772 (256) 437-8651/8282 [email protected]

I have recently found I derive from two sets of Ragan's. My sister says that would explain my brother's behavior! My father's parents were both Ragan. His mother was Gila Beatrice Ragan, who was born out of wedlock to Almira Elizabeth Ragan of Houston County, TN(Yellow Creek area). Almira's parents were John C. Ragan and Emily Halliburton. His father was Horace Clark Ragan, son of William Monroe Ragan and Maude Blocker of Dickson County(Slayden), TN. Now my curiosity is up and am wondering are these two families related! I have traced John C. Ragan(b. 8-15-1834) back to his parents who are Jesse Crowder Ragan and Nancy Green Mitchell. Emily Halliburton's parents are Charles Halliburton, Jr.( b. 3-17-1795 in Pearson Cty, NC) and Lucinda Cooksey(b. after 1843). They were married 2-28-1831. Here's something interesting I found also. After Jesse Crowder Ragan died, Nancy married Charles Halliburton(Emily's father) on 3-11-1846. So from the time John C. was 12 and Emily was 9, they lived in the same household. Below are John C. Ragan and Emily Halliburton's children: Mary Jane b. 11-3-1858 d. 1-2-1949 Susanna b. 3-28-1860 Cora b. 12-21-1861 d. June 1863 John Morgan b. 5-18-1863 md. Salley Hassell Della Frances b. 3-28-1865 md Joel Nelson Boaz Nelie Ann b. 6-1-1867 md. Andrew Bledsoe Martha Alice b. 2-14-1869 Almira Elizabeth b. 3-11-1871 md. James Lewis Sarah(Sallie) Laura b. 8-11-1873 Nora b. 12-1876 d. 8-1883 Tommie Burton(female) b. 4-25-1880 d. 2-1914 If anyone has information on either of these two families, please let me know. Since discovering the above, I've asked some older relatives who say the two Ragan's are not related. Maybe they don't know or they won't say! But I'd like to know. I thank you now for any help you can provide me. Rachel

--part1_edf486b.246d7df5_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi everyone, You can count on me to send money in. Each day I have my finger's crossed that I will come along and see "ROGAN" ;-)). But, then again the name could have been changed over in Ireland or the US. I will set up my names again and send them out. thank u all and happy hunting Michele --part1_edf486b.246d7df5_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd02.mx.aol.com (rly-zd02.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.226]) by air-zd01.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:23:54 -0400 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-zd02.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id BAA12544; Mon, 10 May 1999 01:23:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id WAA19845; Sun, 9 May 1999 22:23:05 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 22:23:05 -0700 (PDT) From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 01:22:05 EDT Old-To: [email protected], [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL for Macintosh sub 54 Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS-L] Re: RootsWeb Needs Your Help Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1400 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] In a message dated 5/10/99 2:53:20 AM, [email protected] writes: >Michael, >Give me the address and will put check for $12 in mail tomorrow, come on >cousins lets help them as much as they have helped us. > >Pat Jones Pat, Any help you or our other cousins can give will be appreciated. Their address is below. Michael =============== I get by with a little help from my friends. .... Lennon & McCartney (RootsWeb is certainly our friend) =============== How to Contribute by Mail One way to help RootsWeb is by sending a check in U.S. dollars to: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative P.O. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 Please make sure your name and e-mail address are on the check! Thanks! Please don't send cash, and please don't send drafts denominated in foreign currency. (American banks charge huge fees for currency conversions.) If you are outside the United States, please use a credit card so the currency adjustment is automatic and inexpensive. ==== RAGAN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Your family history should be in the world's largest RAGAN/REAGAN/REGAN/RIGAN (and other variations) Database. Send your GEDCOM to: [email protected] --part1_edf486b.246d7df5_boundary--

James, I've put a copy of the email sent by you 11 May 1999 [see below] into the database notes on Nathan. Perhaps one of our RAGAN-ROOTers can help us with this. In a message dated 5/11/99 4:32:27 PM, [email protected] writes: >[email protected] wrote: > >> > >> This lineage has a Darby in the descendants <snip> > Micheal, > >I have determined that this Nathan, son of John, never left Somerset > >Co., MD. See appended email. > >James > > Subject: Nathan Riggin > > Date: Tue, 17 Feb1998 17:35:10 4)BOO (P~ > > From: U~eorg~ F. Riggintm <gfriggin yahoo.com> > > To: sptstk aeneas.net > > > > James- > > > > It wan nice to hear from you. This is what we have on Nathan > >Riggin > > of Somerset Co.~ besides father John's 1776 will: > > > > 16Aug1749 -- Som. Coventry Parish > > Birth -- Nathan born to John & Jenima Riggin. > > > > 1783 -- Son. Tax List, Poconoke Hundred > > Nathn. Riggen, 200 acres Green Park [owned by Matthias Costen >- > >grl, 3 > > males & 3 females. > > > > 9Feb1785 -- Wor. Will JW13:47 > > Will -- Henry Davis, Worcester Co.; witnessed by Nathan Riggon. > > > > 1796-- [Don't have the exact date or reference. Haven't seen > >this > > myself.] > > Will -- David Matthews; witnessed by Nathan Piggin. > > > > 1798 -- (DiLLo above] > > Wiji -- Isaac Adams; witnessed by John Riggin & Nathan Riggin. > > > > 10ct1798 -- Som. Tax List, Pocomoke Hundred > > Nathan Riggin, occupant with Joshua Lankford on 307 acres of > > Shoemakers Meadow owned by Samuel Adams, Isaac Mitchell Adams > >guardian. > > > > 23JanlBOO -- Son. Will EB23:86 > > Will -- Benjamin H. Matthews; witnessed by John Riggin & Nathan > >Riggin. > > > > This is the last reference from Somerset Co. that I've seen for > > Nathan. It's possible there was another Nathan Riggin, but I'm > >not > > aware of one in this tine period. The tracts Green Park and > > Shoemakers Meadow are located in the Marunsco area not far from > >his > > father's land. > > > > The c1805 date of emigration to TN and the name repetitions > >certainly > > seem to fit, but if you're sure the Caswell Co. and Dickson Co. > > Nathans are one and the same, then Nathan Riggin of Somerset > >Co. > > wouldn't seen to be your guy. > > > > I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this. > > > > Sincordy, > > > > George F. Riggin > > 2~41 Gaston Rd. > > Cottage Grove, WI 53527 > >

Alice, I have and use FTM software but I would prefer getting your lineage in GedCom format. That way I can import it directly into the main RAGAN-ROOTS database, which is Reunion v. 6. I prefer this genealogy software to FTM. About the only thing I use FTM for is looking over their CD-ROMs to see what others have submitted. FTM has the ability to import/export a GedCom so you can share with others. Thanks for offering to share your family with us. Maybe someday we'll be able to tie all these families together. I'll be looking forward to seeing your lineage. Thanks again Michael W. RAGAN =============== RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner =============== The measure of a man's character is not what he gets from his ancestors, but what he leaves his descendants. =============== In a message dated 5/14/99 1:48:12 AM, [email protected] writes: >Michael: > >I have my information of FTM would you want me to send it to you this way? > >Alice

I am new to the Ragan list. I am searching for information on my great great grandfather's parents. His name was James Oscar Ragan b. May 17, 1865, in GA d. Feb. 11 1898 Cairo, GA, he is buried in the Wilder Cemetery in Grady Co. along with 3 of his infant children. He married Bettie O. NeSmith of Mitchell Co., GA. I believe his parents may have been Joseph D. Ragan and Melvina Keaton married 29 May 1864 in Decatur, GA. Does this family appear in your Ragan data base or does anyone have the census of 1870 or 1880 for Mitchell, Grady or Decatur Counties in GA? I am hoping to find James O. Ragan as a child in their household. Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. Lori Ragan Charles

Rachel Montuori wrote: > > I have traced my family tree back to my ggg-grandfather, Willis Ragan. > In an 1850 AL Census for Cherokee County he is listed as age 32, > occupattion: sawyer and born in SC. This was make his birth year about > 1818. He is listed with his wife, Martha, age 28 and children: > Wesley(believed to be John Wesley & fought in Civil War) age 12, Nancy > age 10 and William age 8. I find him again in the 1880 TN Census for > Cheatham County at the age of 69 with wife, Mary age 43 and children: > Angeline age 22, Willis age 18, Martha age 16, Benjamin age 8, Ella Jane > age 5 and Jahannas(girl) age 2. The children, beginning with Benjamin > are born in TN. The older three are born in AL. His son Alberry Clark > Ragan(on census as Clark and married in 1880) is my gg-grandfather. He > is the first child of Willis and second wife, Mary. > > I do not know anything more about Willis accept that he worked at the > McElrath Mill on Terrapin Creek in Cherokee County, AL at some time. > The mill was owned by Dr. William McElrath. > > I would like to know birth and death information and his parents names. > Also, his second wife, Mary Ragan, I have no information on her as well. > One of their children's death certificate's lists Ragan as her maiden > name. > > The information I have on some of his children show they are buried in > Ashland City(Cheatham County), TN. I have looked in Cheatham County > records at the Archives in Nashville, TN and as of yet cannot find him. > > I'm hoping someone out there can help me! > > Thank you. > > Rachel

Alice, I checked our database but couldn't find any match for your John Black REAGAN. There are a couple John Black and John B. REAGANs but none seem to be yours. If you would like to submit your known lineage I would be glad to put it in the database and include your name, phone number, address & email address (whatever you desire) in case someone in the future is researching this lineage. Michael W. RAGAN ================ "If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow" .... Lennon & McCartney =============== In a message dated 5/12/99 3:58:29 AM, APMO2 writes: >I have a Samuel A. Reagan B 1/22/1857, who has a brother named Andrew (Andy) >Johnson Reagan b. ca 1860 these men were brothers to my John Black Reagan >who is my 2nd great grand father. These boys were the children of William >and Sarah H. Reagan. I have the rest of the children in this family if >you need them. > >Alice McBride >[email protected]

--part1_1ba4fa9f.246a11bc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Cousins, Here's a bunch of info from our cousin <[email protected]>. We appreciate your sharing it with us. Michael =============== I get by with a little help from my friends. .... Lennon & McCartney =============== --part1_1ba4fa9f.246a11bc_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) by air-zd03.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Tue, 11 May 1999 18:39:52 -0400 Received: from hccai.hcca.ohio.gov (hccafr.hcca.ohio.gov [209.50.113.193]) by rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id SAA14820 for <[email protected]>; Tue, 11 May 1999 18:39:46 -0400 (EDT) X-Confirm-reading-to: [email protected] Return-receipt-to: [email protected] X-PMrqc: 1 Received: from default ([10.254.248.24]) by hccai.hcca.ohio.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #6768) with SMTP id <[email protected]> for [email protected]; Tue, 11 May 1999 18:41:01 EDT Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 18:38:06 -0400 From: Herbert Hill <[email protected]> Subject: re: Shadrach Riggin To: [email protected] Reply-to: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal Michael, I am typing the info in as I found it. The following is a will abstract for Somerset Co., MD (unfortunately, I forgot to copy the name of the book, but I think it was just called Will Abstracts of Worcester and Somerset Co., MD. I located the book in the Historical Museum Library in Augusta, KY.) The first one is for John Riggen, Somerset Co., 2 Nov 1773, 22 May, 1776 To wife: Jemimah Riggen, Excx., during life, dwelling plantation To son: Obediah Riggen, now dwelling plantation, orchards and land belonging also 25 acres of Marsh lying in Joans Island Marshes, 100 acres Goolden Lion, also hand mill and chest at death or marriage of wife Jemimah, if son Obediah Riggen die and leaves no heirs above lands and marshes to son John Riggen, also personality to both, Obediah to have one negro. To dau: Sarah McCrady, negro girl. To dau: Mary Matthews, negro girl after death or marriage of mother. To son: Nathan Riggen, negro after death of wife and 10 (this had I guess what is called a English pound sign in front of it). To dau: Roday Riggen, negress and feather bed and furniture after death of wife. To grandson: Ruben Riggen, 10/. To granddau: Elizabeth Riggen, 10/. To grandson Jesse Riggen, 10/. Residue divided between my six children, Sarah McCrady, Mary Matthews, Nathan Riggen, John Riggen, Roday Riggen and Obediah Riggen. Test: Purnell Outten; David Matthews (could this be Mary's husband?); Obed Riggen Wills 41, f. 82. Inv. * Accts. * The following was found in the Coventry Parish Records: Shadrak Riggen and Comfort Cameron were m. 18 Sept 1764. Children listed were: Rueben, b. 20 Sep 1765 Elisabeth, b. 5 Aug 1767 Jesse, b. 25 May 1769 Rachel, b. 13 Mar 1771 I was sent the following on Aug 11, 1997 by someone who did a lookup for me: Will of John McCREADY, Somerset Liber WK, folio 127, written 9 Jun 1779, probated 12 Jul 1779, included the folowing item: to nephews and nieces - Rubin Riggin, Jesse Riggin, Elizabeth Riggin, Rachel Riggen children of Shadrack Riggin dec'd, legacy left by my dec'd wife by her father John Riggin. I take it this most likely meant that McCready married Shadrack Riggin's sister (which looks to be the Sarah McCrady mentioned in John Riggin's will) On Aug 22, 1997, I was sent the following as the result of a lookup: Dryden's Worcester Co. Land Records: p. 138: Conveniency, 19 Dec 1798, Jesse Riggin and wife Sarah sold 28 acres willed by Hugh Stephenson to daughter Sarah p. 285: Hard Labour, 13 Jan 1807, Jesse Riggin and wife Sarah sold 100 acres, originally purchased 10 Dec 1798 p. 387: Mardike, 19 Dec 1798, John Ayres sold 19 1/2 acres to Jess Riggin p. 518: Reserve, 21 Feb 1806, Josiah Davis and wife sold 37 acres to Jesse Riggin of which he sold with wife Sally 20 3/4 acres on 3 Mar 1809 p. 558: Selbys Outlet: 19 May 1807, Joseph E. Bishop with wife Arlanta sold 68 acres to Jesse Riggin In the will of Elizabeth Morris, Worcester Co., Will (1813-1822), Liber MH, f. 87-88: witness: Jesse Riggin (moved to Western Country by 1815) [I was told this mostly like meant Jesse had moved to what became KY]. Also, a Jesse Riggin was witness to will of George Schoolfield, Wor. Co., Will, Liber JWB, p. 326, 19 Dec 1797, pr. 12 Jan 1798. Abstract of Jesse Riggen's will from Nicholas Co., KY is as follows: Jesse Riggen, date 2-27-1836 Children: Rachel Riggen Kiskadden Liddie Riggen Sally Riggen Jesse Riggen [Mary] Polly Riggen Selby Samuel Riggen executor: Thomas Maffit witnesses: Jno. Wilson, James Lucky date probated: March Court 1836 Herb email: [email protected] or [email protected] --part1_1ba4fa9f.246a11bc_boundary--

Tracy, Thanks for telling us about the two RAGAN brothers. I don't know how long you've been a member of our RAGAN-ROOTS group, but that story has been mentioned several times before. Apparently many of our RAGAN-ROOTers have heard it. I'm convinced there *must* be something to it. Just how we could ever prove it is beyond me though. My father (Hubert Lasson RAGAN Jr.) told me the story when I was a kid. I believe he got it from his dad (H.L RAGAN Sr., 1897-1969) who I suppose got it from his father (William Henry RAGAN, 1871-1937). William Henry's father died when he was about 5 years old so, since he was so young, I assume he may have gotten it from some other relative. Sure wish I knew. One book I have (A Quaker Headmaster, The Life and Times of Chester L. REAGAN, by John H. HOBART, (c) 1980 - pg 13) claims that one of the brothers was named Thomas. Here's a quote from the book: One of the two original REAGAN brothers who had immigrated from Northern Ireland was named Thomas, and we know that he, with his wife Rachel, was among the Southern Quakers who emigrated to Ohio well before the close of the eighteenth century. We know also that they had a son named Reason and that Reason married a young Quakeress named Mary SPRAY. Reason and Mary had several children, one of whom, born in 1818, was named John. He also married a young Quakeress, Charity HAWKINS. John and Charity had seven children, the fifth one, Jehu, born near Wilmington, Ohio, in 1853, was Chester REAGAN's father. No source (proof) was given though. I do find it very interesting that the story seems to keep re-appearing. Oh well .... Later, Michael W. RAGAN ================ Bother me tomorrow; Today I find no sorrow. ..... Creedence Clearwater Revival =============== In a message dated 5/11/99 5:10:17 AM, Tlliekhus writes: >Hello: > >I too have heard the tale of two Ragan brothers arriving from Ireland. > My G-grandfather told me the story in 1974. He died in 1976, but I was >a senior in high school and remember what he said. He told me that once >they arrived here they got into a bit of a tiff and went their seperate >ways. He said his side of the family dropped the O' but he did not know >what happened to the other side of the family. He could not remember the >brother's names that came over from Ireland, but he did know that an R.C. >Reagin went from N.C. to near Rome, GA in 1812. I have been searching >and searching for R.C. and any clue as to who his parents are. Does anyone >out there know of an R.C. that is in their lines from N.C? >Thanks! >Tracy

This lineage has a Darby in the descendants ========= (ID-30852) 1 Teige O’Dowda REAGH | 1.1 Teague RIGGIN/RIGGEN | b. 1640, Connaught, Ireland | d. 1707 | & Mary LONDON | b. ca 1644, Geavesend, Long Island, Amsterdam (New York) | d. 1740 | m. 30 Jul 1667, Somerset Co., MD | | 1.1.1 Mary RIGGEN | | b. 1668 | | 1.1.2 Teague RIGGEN | | b. 1670 | | d. 1721 | | 1.1.3 Ambrose RIGGEN | | b. 1673 | | d. 1743 | | 1.1.4 Sarah RIGGEN | | b. 1676 | | 1.1.5 Ruth RIGGEN | | b. 1678 | | 1.1.6 John “John Of Morumsco” RIGGIN | | b. 1681, Somerset Co., MD | | d. 1740, Somerset Co., MD | | & Mary WARD | | m. 1706, Somerset County MD | | | 1.1.6.1 John RIGGIN Jr. | | | b. 1717 | | | d. 1776 | | | & Jeminah _?_ | | | | 1.1.6.1.1 Obediah RIGGIN | | | | b. 1743 | | | | 1.1.6.1.2 Sarah RIGGIN | | | | b. 1745 | | | | & _?_ McCRADY | | | | 1.1.6.1.3 Mary RIGGIN | | | | b. 1747 | | | | & _?_ MATTHEWS | | | | 1.1.6.1.4 Nathan RAGAN | | | | b. 16 Aug 1749, Somerset Co., MD | | | | d. Feb 1835, Dickson County, TN. | | | | & Elizabeth _?_ | | | | 1.1.6.1.5 Martha | | | | b. 2 Jan 1752 | | | | 1.1.6.1.6 John RIGGAN | | | | b. 8 Jun 1754 | | | | 1.1.6.1.7 Rhody RIGGIN | | | | b. 1756 | | | 1.1.6.2 Teague RIGGIN | | | b. 1719 | | | 1.1.6.3 Cornelious RIGGIN | | | b. 1721 | | | d. 1769 | | | 1.1.6.4 Sarah RIGGIN | | | b. 1725 | | | 1.1.6.5 Mary RIGGIN | | | b. 1725 | | | 1.1.6.6 Martha RIGGIN | | | b. 1729 | | | 1.1.6.7 Jemina RIGGIN | | 1.1.7 Darby RIGGEN | | b. 1683 | | d. 1743 | | 1.1.8 Rachel RIGGEN | | b. 1686 | | 1.1.9 Samuel RIGGEN | | b. 1689 | | d. 1734

(ID 30261) 1 Darby REAGAN | 1.1 Benjamin REAGAN | | 1.1.1 Willis RAGAN | | b. abt 1818, Cherokee County, AL | | | 1.1.1.1 Alberry Clark RAGAN | | | b. 1855 | | | d. Cheatham Co., TN | | | | 1.1.1.1.1 William Monroe RAGAN | | | | b. 1877 | | | | d. 1955, Dickson Co., TN | | | | & Maude BLOCKER | | | 1.1.1.2 John Wesley RAGAN