Years ago, Ms. Lula Shelton did a great deal of research on the John H. Reagan line. She helped me a lot with my search, and I regret that Andrew took most of my notes. I think Michael must have most of it listed in his database. Doris Tom & Katie Crow wrote: > Fred, > > My sister La Faye Sutkin and I are gggrandaughters of John H. Reagan. He > was born October 8, 1818 in Sevier County Tennessee in what is now downtown > Gatlinburg TN. He was the son of Timothy Richard and Elizabeth Lusk a > Reagan. Timothy Richard was the son of Richard and Julia Ann Schultz > Reagan. Richard was the son of Timothy Ragan and Elizabeth Trigg Reagan. > > There are at least two very good books about John H. One is his > autobiography, "Memories". The other is "Not Without Honor" by Ben Proctor. > He was not only the Post Master General of the Confederacy, but he was a > United States Congressman before and after the War and then he served in the > U.S. Senate. He authored the Homestead Act and the Interstate Commerce Act. > He resigned his seat in the senate to return to Texas at the request of > Governor Hogg to help create and head the Texas Railroad Commission. He was > the last surviving member of Jefferson's cabinet when he died March 5, 1905 > in Palestine, Texas. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Hagan <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 6:04 PM > Subject: [RAGAN-ROOTS-L] JOHN H. REAGAN > > >I am reading the book THE LONG SURRENDER by Burke Davis. It details the > >escape of Jefferson Davis and his cabinet after the Civil War. I was > >surprised to read that the Confederate Postmaster General was John H. > >Reagan. > > > >Out of curiosity, has anyone researched this Reagan line? > > > >Fred > > > > > >==== RAGAN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >Become a Sponsor of RootsWeb, why not support them today for all > >they have done for the world of genealogy? > >To find out how to become an Official RootsWeb Sponsor visit: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >Michael Ragan > >118 Main Street > >Stevenson, AL 35772 > >(256) 437-8282 or 437-8651 > > > > ==== RAGAN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Do you have a non-commericial RAGAN/REAGAN/REGAN/RIGAN/RAGON/RIGGEN > (and other variations) genealogy web page that you'd like to see advertised here? Just send me an email and I'll add it as a tagline for FREE! Send web site address to: [email protected] (All sites are subject to approval.)