In a message dated 5/29/99 12:01:35 PM, [email protected] writes: >Jean, > >My James Oscar Ragan is not the child of G.W. Ragan. I believe if G. W. > >Ragan had a son named James Oscar Ragan, his dates of birth and death are > >incorrect as printed in the book, Ragan and Ragans. My James Oscar Ragan >was >born 05-17-1865 and >died 02-11-1898. He is buried in Wilder cemetery on the border of Grady >and >Thomas County along with 3 of his infant children. His wife was Bettie >O. >NeSmith b. 1869 d. May 21, 1953, they married in Decatur County, GA December > >22, 1887. His parents were Joseph D. Ragan and Melvina Keaton married >May >29, 1864, in Decatur Co., GA. They appear on the 1870 Mitchell Co. GA >census > >Ragan,Joseph D age 30 M W farm laborer Alabama > Melvina 22 F W keeping house Georgia > James Oscar 5 M W > Elizabeth 7 F W > >Thank You >Lori Ragan Charles Lori, This comes from our RAGAN-ROOTS Database: ==================================== 1 Moses Eugene RAGAN Birth: Oglethorp, GA. Father: David RAGAN (~1780-) Mother: Mrs. David RAGAN Spouse: Mary P. FOSTER Marr: 27 Jan 1836, Wilkes, GA. Children: Joseph David (1838-1919) Sarah (1844-) Oscar (ca1850-) Other spouses Martha NEWSOME 1.1a Joseph David RAGAN* Birth: 27 Dec 1838, Oglethorpe, GA. Death: 9 Mar 1919, Live Oak, Suwanee, FL Spouse: Emma BRINSON Marr: 31 Dec 1861, Daughtry, GA. Children: James Oscar (ca1865-) John Other spouses Melvina KEETON, Etta Virginia MOCK 1.1a.1 James Oscar RAGAN Birth: ca 1865 1.1a.2 John RAGAN 1.1b Joseph David RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: Melvina KEETON Death: 4 Oct 1888, Taylor, FL. Children: Mary Emma Willis Eugene (1882-1943) Cator Keiton Evelyn Syble Vera Other spouses Emma BRINSON, Etta Virginia MOCK 1.1b.1 Mary RAGAN 1.1b.2 Emma RAGAN Birth: Charlton, GA. 1.1b.3 Willis Eugene RAGAN Sr. Birth: 25 Jan 1882, Mitchell, GA Death: 16 Aug 1943, Miami, FL Burial: Miami, Dade, FL. Occ: Fireman In Duval Co., FL. Spouse: Annie May HILLHOUSE Birth: 7 May 1892, Suwanee, FL Death: 29 Feb 1928, McAlpin, Suwanee, FL Father: John Marion HILLHOUSE Mother: Jane ARNOLD Children: Willis Eugene (1915-) Crill Oscar (1916-1921) Doris (1918-1920) Myrtice Avalone (1920-) Gladys Murice (1923-) James Lester (1926-) George Fulton (1928-1991) 1.1b.3.1 Willis Eugene RAGAN Jr. Birth: 26 Aug 1915, Live Oak, Suwannee, FL. Spouse: Janie Louise "Nana" MOORE Birth: 4 Feb 1918, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Death: 29 Dec 1993, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Father: Joseph Daniel MOORE Mother: Agnes Agusta WAINWRIGHT Marr: 13 Jul 1935, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Div: Children: Dorothy Louise (1939-) Willis Daniel "Dan" (1943-) 1.1b.3.1.1 Dorothy Louise RAGAN Birth: 4 Feb 1939, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. 1.1b.3.1.2 Willis Daniel "Dan" RAGAN Birth: 22 Feb 1943, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Spouse: Jeroldeen Onesimus "Jeri" JONES Birth: 1 Jan 1943, Ossipee, Almanee, NC. Father: Frank Leroy JONES Mother: Mary Abigail GRIGGS Marr: 9 Nov 1959, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Div: Children: Robert "Randy" Daniel (1960-) 1.1b.3.2 Crill Oscar RAGAN Birth: 6 Oct 1916, Suwanee, FL Death: 8 Oct 1921, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. 1.1b.3.3 Doris RAGAN Birth: 8 Oct 1918, Suwanee, FL Death: 4 Sep 1920, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. 1.1b.3.4 Myrtice Avalone RAGAN Birth: 26 Oct 1920, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Death: Haywood, CA. Spouse: Bobby MADINA 1.1b.3.5 Gladys Murice RAGAN Birth: 6 Nov 1923, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. 1.1b.3.6 James Lester RAGAN Birth: 17 Aug 1926, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. 1.1b.3.7 George Fulton RAGAN Birth: 28 Jan 1928, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Death: 4 Oct 1991, Houston, Harris, TX. Burial: Vetrans Cem., Houston, Harris, TX. Spouse: Velma THOMPSON Birth: 1914 1.1b.4 Cator Keiton RAGAN 1.1b.5 Evelyn RAGAN 1.1b.6 Syble RAGAN 1.1b.7 Vera RAGAN 1.1c Joseph David RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: Etta Virginia MOCK Birth: 22 Sep 1870, Near Whigon Death: 21 Apr 1933 Father: Chestley "Charlie" MOCK Mother: Mariah THOMAS Marr: 27 Sep 1890, On Steamboat Between Layfette & Suwannee Co., FL. Children: Verdie (1882-1888) Eugene (1895-1896) Melvina (1898-~1984) Mildred Vinetta (1901-) Mallory William (1904-1974) Other spouses Emma BRINSON, Melvina KEETON 1.1c.1 Verdie RAGAN Birth: 16 Oct 1882 Death: 1888 1.1c.2 Eugene RAGAN Birth: 26 Aug 1895 Death: 1896, Fell Into Fireplace At 18 Months Old. 1.1c.3 Melvina RAGAN Birth: 30 Aug 1898 Death: abt 1984 Burial: Jacksonville, Westside Spouse: _?_ MOBLEY Children: Leon 1.1c.3.1 Leon MOBLEY 1.1c.4 Mildred Vinetta RAGAN Birth: 22 Dec 1901 Spouse: Arthur Eugene SHARPE Birth: 5 Feb 1868, Hallifax, Novascocia, Canada Death: 16 Dec 1950, Ashville, NC Marr: 4 Jun 1923, Live Oak, Suwannee, FL. Children: Juanita Evangiline (1924-) 1.1c.4.1 Juanita Evangiline SHARPE Birth: 14 Jul 1924 1.1c.5 Mallory William RAGAN Birth: 25 Dec 1904 Death: 28 Feb 1974, Jacksonville, Duval, FL. Spouse: Grace _?_ Children: Barbara Judan Winson Lehman April Grace Sharon 1.1c.5.1 Barbara Judan RAGAN 1.1c.5.2 Winson Lehman RAGAN 1.1c.5.3 April RAGAN 1.1c.5.4 Grace Sharon RAGAN 1.2 Sarah RAGAN Birth: 1844 1.3 Oscar RAGAN Birth: ca 1850, Alabama Index BRINSON Emma spouse of 1.1a FOSTER Mary P. spouse of 1 HILLHOUSE Annie May spouse of 1.1b.3 JONES Jeroldeen Onesimus "Jeri" spouse of 1.1b.3.1.2 KEETON Melvina spouse of 1.1b MADINA Bobby spouse of 1.1b.3.4 MOBLEY Leon 1.1c.3.1 _?_ spouse of 1.1c.3 MOCK Etta Virginia spouse of 1.1c MOORE Janie Louise "Nana" spouse of 1.1b.3.1 RAGAN April 1.1c.5.3 Barbara Judan 1.1c.5.1 Cator Keiton 1.1b.4 Crill Oscar 1.1b.3.2 Doris 1.1b.3.3 Dorothy Louise 1.1b.3.1.1 Emma 1.1b.2 Eugene 1.1c.2 Evelyn 1.1b.5 George Fulton 1.1b.3.7 Gladys Murice 1.1b.3.5 Grace Sharon 1.1c.5.4 James Lester 1.1b.3.6 James Oscar 1.1a.1 John 1.1a.2 Joseph David 1.1a Mallory William 1.1c.5 Mary 1.1b.1 Melvina 1.1c.3 Mildred Vinetta 1.1c.4 Moses Eugene 1 Myrtice Avalone 1.1b.3.4 Oscar 1.3 Robert "Randy" Daniel child of 1.1b.3.1.2 Sarah 1.2 Syble 1.1b.6 Vera 1.1b.7 Verdie 1.1c.1 Willis Daniel "Dan" 1.1b.3.1.2 Willis Eugene Sr. 1.1b.3 Willis Eugene Jr. 1.1b.3.1 Winson Lehman 1.1c.5.2 SHARPE Arthur Eugene spouse of 1.1c.4 Juanita Evangiline 1.1c.4.1 THOMPSON Velma spouse of 1.1b.3.7 _?_ Grace spouse of 1.1c.5 Michael W. 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