Hi Laclede Co. - Ragan / Atchley family: I received a response from my Atchley cousin almost immediately and share what I have on this family; it isn't the Ragan branch, but should help you on your Atchley hunt. My Atchley web page is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8415/atchley.html Good luck, Mark Descendants of John Atchley 1 John Atchley b: 1806 TN d: 1879 Gooden Hollow, Leclede, MO .. +Elizabeth Eubanks b: Abt. 1804 KY m: 1823 Meigs Co., TN d: Abt. 1878 Father: [Unknown] Eubank . 2 James Atchley . 2 Mary Atchley . 2 Martin Atchley ..... +Phoebe Mizer .... 3 Sarah Ellen "Ella" Atchley b: 25 Feb 1859 ........ +Javan Ragan b: Bef. 1856 MO Father: Robert O. Ragan Mother: Nancy Prater .... *2nd Husband of Sarah Ellen "Ella" Atchley: ........ +A. D. Wilver . 2 Noah Atchley . 2 Morgan Atchley . 2 Francis Marion Atchley b: 28 Feb 1833 TN d: 05 Jul 1871 Laclede Co., MO ..... +Minerva Jane Bolles m: 25 Aug 1862 Mt. Vernon, IL .... 3 Susan Elizabeth Atchley b: 13 Apr 1864 Laclede Co., MO d: 01 Nov 1909 Craig Co., OK ........ +William Penrose Stidham Father: [Unknown] Stidham .... 3 John T. Atchley b: 18 Aug 1866 Laclede Co., MO d: 1933 ........ +Omeda Van Horn .... 3 Fernando "Nando" Atchley b: 04 Apr 1867 Laclede Co., MO d: 03 Dec 1964 Laclede Co., MO ........ +Emma Stidham Father: [Unknown] Stidham .... 3 Lou Eller Atchley b: 01 Jan 1871 Laclede Co., MO d: 03 Nov 1873 Laclede Co., MO . 2 Seth Atchley b: Abt. 1839 d: 1909 ..... +Elizabeth Agee . 2 Sarah Atchley b: 31 Jan 1843 . 2 Elizabeth M. Atchley b: 20 Oct 1843 ..... +Robert Tobias Elder . 2 Miles Atchley b: Meigs Co., TN d: TN . 2 Delilah Ellen Atchley b: 17 Apr 1850 Golden Hollow, Leclede, MO d: Abt. 1929 Sacramento, CA ..... +John Gunn Elder b: 08 Feb 1847 m: 19 Jul 1868 Near Lebanon, Leclede, MO d: 15 Mar 1925 Father: John Moore Elder Mother: Mary Ann Vernon .... 3 Elizabeth Elder b: 18 Aug 1869 Leclede Co., MO d: 30 Mar 1916 .... 3 Harry Elder b: 18 Sep 1871 Leclede Co., MO d: 25 Oct 1925 ........ +Florence Finch .... 3 Gertrude Elder b: 10 Feb 1874 Leclede Co., MO ........ +Elmer E. Brown m: Bef. 1899 .... *2nd Husband of Gertrude Elder: ........ +Henry Ofdenkamp m: Aft. 1916 .... 3 Samuel Jay Elder b: 18 Oct 1876 Leclede Co., MO d: 14 Apr 1906 ........ +Norma Huson .... 3 Edward Houston Elder b: 16 Jun 1879 Leclede Co., MO ........ +Alda M. Rycen .... 3 Katherine Elder b: 26 Dec 1882 Leclede Co., MO ........ +Andrew Maier .... 3 Miles Macon Elder b: 11 Nov 1886 Iron Mine, Placer, CA ........ +Hilda Victoria Bevan m: 26 May San Francisco, CA Father: Edmund Eustace Bevan Mother: Astrid Anderson *2nd Wife of John Atchley: .. +Sarah Eubank b: Aft. 1806 m: Aft. 1850 Father: [Unknown] Eubank