Fred, Your Hamilton Augustus RAGAN is already in our database. Here's some of what we have on him: ========== 1 Hamilton Augustus RAGAN Birth: 4 May 1841, Randolph Co., GA Death: 17 May 1920, Calhoun Co., GA Burial: Ragan Cemetery In Calhoun Co., GA Father: John RAGAN (1794-) Mother: Temperance _?_ The information below was taken from the ROSTER OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS OF GEOGIA 1861-1865, Vol 5 MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY G 55th REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ARMY OF TENNESSEE CSA RANDOLPH COUNTY, GA "JACKSON AVENGERS" RAGAN, Hamilton A. - Enlisted as a private in Co. H, 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade Ga State troops Sept 26, 1861. Mustered out May 5, 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. G, 55th Regt Ga Infantry May 5, 1862. Captured at Cumberland Gap, TN Sept 9 1863. Left leg permanently disabled by a fall on route to prison. Released at Camp Douglas, Ill June 15, 1865. Born in Ga May 4 1841, Died in Calhoun county, Ga May 17, 1920) Spouse: Jinetta A. COLEMAN Birth: 4 Nov 1842 Death: 15 Sep 1928 Marr: 12 Dec 1866, Randolph Co., GA Children: Ella N. (1867-1929) Emma Jane (1868-1963) Ada Tempie (1870-1956) John Thomas (1872-1931) Josephus C. (1873-1960) Esther Theodosia (Twin) (1876-1876) Exer Ophelia (Twin) (1876-1881) Jeanetta Ethel (1879-1961) Edward Hamilton (1886-1970) 1.1 Ella N. RAGAN Birth: 7 Nov 1867 Death: 19 Nov 1929 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Spouse: Green W. TANNER Children: Eunice (1895-1896) 1.1.1 Eunice TANNER Birth: 19 Oct 1895 Death: 6 May 1896 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Died in infancy. 1.2 Emma Jane RAGAN Birth: 7 Dec 1868, Wayback Community Near Edison, GA. Death: 4 Oct 1963 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Each of Emma Jane RAGAN/ROGERS daughters have a name that includes the name of a jewel or precious stone. This oddity was written about in Ripleys Believe It Or Not. Emmas daughters have referred to her by quoting Proverbs, Verse 10 --- Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is beyond rubies. Spouse: John William ROGERS Father: Thomas Hamilton ROGERS Mother: Caroline STEADHAM Marr: 18 Oct 1888, Calhoun, GA Children: Roy Ragan (1889-1919) Jewel Jeanette (1890-) Ruby Rebecca (1892-) Dixie Diamond (1894-1976) Thomas Hamilton (1896-1949) Opal Ophelia (1897-) Earl (1899-1971) Ethel Pearl (1904-1989) Thelma Emerald (1908-) 1.2.1 Roy Ragan ROGERS Birth: 4 Aug 1889 Death: 14 Jan 1919 Spouse: Blanche Mae STALLINGS 1.2.2 Jewel Jeanette ROGERS Birth: 7 Nov 1890 Spouse: Edgar STEADHAM 1.2.3 Ruby Rebecca ROGERS Birth: 12 Aug 1892 Spouse: Ernest Wiliford DEVANE 1.2.4 Dixie Diamond ROGERS Birth: 4 Jun 1894 Death: 27 Mar 1976 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Spouse: Joseph Elijah ELLINGTON Children: Hubert (1921-1925) 1.2.4.1 Hubert ELLINGTON Birth: 20 Nov 1921 Death: 25 Jun 1925 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA 1.2.5 Thomas Hamilton ROGERS Birth: 10 Mar 1896 Death: 10 Jan 1949 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA 1.2.6 Opal Ophelia ROGERS Birth: 25 Dec 1897 Spouse: Thomas Edgar GLENN 1.2.7 Earl ROGERS Birth: 25 Apr 1899 Death: 24 May 1971 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Spouse: Gladys Myrtle COX 1.2.8 Ethel Pearl ROGERS Birth: 9 Nov 1904 Death: 29 Jan 1989 Burial: Salem Baptist Cem., Edison, Calhoun Co., GA Spouse: Clarence D. BROWN 1.2.9 Thelma Emerald ROGERS Birth: 27 Jun 1908 Spouse: David Edwin JONES 1.3 Ada Tempie RAGAN Birth: 7 Aug 1870[1] Death: 21 Aug 1956, Atlanta, GA Burial: Greenwood Cem., Atlanta, GA Spouse: Green Daniel RAGAN Birth: 22 Nov 1864, Calhoun Co., GA Death: 25 Oct 1938, Atlanta, GA Father: John Jarred RAGAN Mother: Nancy Elizabeth DANIELS Marr: 3 Feb 1889, Chalhoun Co., GA Children: Kent McKay (1889-1907) Eunie (1892-) Claude (Twin) (1893-1962) Maude (Twin) (1893-) Herman A. (1895-1897) Grady Daniel (1900-) Willow Tempie (1901-) 1.3.1 Kent McKay RAGAN Birth: 29 Dec 1889, Calhoun Co., GA Death: 21 Feb 1907 1.3.2 Eunie RAGAN Birth: 3 Feb 1892, Calhoun Co., GA Occ: Stenographer 1.3.3 Claude RAGAN Birth: 7 Jul 1893, Calhoun Co., GA Death: 26 Mar 1962 Burial: Greenwood Cem., Atlanta, GA 1.3.4 Maude RAGAN Birth: 7 Jul 1893, Calhoun Co., GA Occ: Stenographer Spouse: John Thomas EASON Death: 4 Feb 1975 Marr: 28 Aug 1938 1.3.5 Herman A. RAGAN Birth: 29 Sep 1895, Calhoun Co., GA Death: May 1897 1.3.6a Grady Daniel RAGAN* Birth: 18 Apr 1900 Spouse: Stella Christine BROWN Other spouses Lilla Mae McGUIRE 1.3.6b Grady Daniel RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: Lilla Mae McGUIRE Other spouses Stella Christine BROWN 1.3.7 Willow Tempie RAGAN Birth: 8 Oct 1901 Spouse: Walter Edwin ROGERS 1.4 John Thomas RAGAN Birth: 3 Aug 1872 Death: 30 May 1931 Burial: Mara Hill Primitive Baptist Cem. Near Edison, GA Spouse: Sara Bonita ANDREWS Marr: 19 Sep 1897 Children: Carlos (1899-1901) Lidie Ethel (1900-1914) Thomas Carl (1901-) Willie Joseph (1903-) Eddie Ross (1905-) Addie Hazel (1906-) Emory Jordan (1909-) Homer Burtrum (1910-) Jeanette Bonita (1914-1983) Virgil Lamar (1915-) 1.4.1 Carlos RAGAN Birth: 30 Jan 1899 Death: 10 Oct 1901 Burial: Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church Near Edison, GA 1.4.2 Lidie Ethel RAGAN Birth: 25 Feb 1900 Death: 16 Jul 1914 Burial: Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church Near Edison, GA 1.4.3 Thomas Carl RAGAN Birth: 20 Apr 1901 Spouse: Sara FELLOWS Marr: 3 Sep 1927 1.4.4 Willie Joseph RAGAN Birth: 8 Jan 1903 Spouse: Sara EUBANKS 1.4.5 Eddie Ross RAGAN Birth: 17 Jul 1905 Spouse: Evelyn KINCHEN 1.4.6 Addie Hazel RAGAN Birth: 24 Nov 1906 Spouse: George W. SAULS 1.4.7 Emory Jordan RAGAN Birth: 22 Jan 1909 Spouse: Elaine BENTON 1.4.8 Homer Burtrum RAGAN Birth: 5 Oct 1910 Spouse: Cordelia JOHNSON 1.4.9 Jeanette RAGAN Spouse: Edgar O. PRICE 1.4.10 Bonita RAGAN Birth: 28 Aug 1914 Death: 25 Mar 1983 Burial: Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church Near Edison, GA Spouse: Cleveland C. MARTIN 1.4.11 Virgil Lamar RAGAN Birth: 1 Dec 1915 Burial: Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church Near Edison, GA Spouse: Lola BENEFIELD 1.5 Josephus C. RAGAN Birth: 17 Dec 1873 Death: 6 Mar 1960 Burial: Macedonia Cem., Grady Co., GA Spouse: Camilla May MANRY Birth: 18 Dec 1877 Marr: 21 Nov 1897, Calhoun, GA Children: Iris (1899-) Mirtie (1900-1937) Sanford Lee (1903-1905) Little Sister (1905-1905) Leland Lee (1906-1968) Thelma (1908-1920) Melvin T. (1910-1911) Simeon H. (1912-1913) Hazel (1916-) 1.5.1a Iris RAGAN* Birth: 1 Jul 1899 Spouse: Pryor FULFORD Other spouses Ernest DAVIS 1.5.1b Iris RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: Ernest DAVIS Other spouses Pryor FULFORD 1.5.2a Mirtie RAGAN* Birth: 18 Dec 1900 Death: 21 Sep 1937 Spouse: Dessie GLENN Other spouses _?_ JOINER 1.5.2b Mirtie RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: _?_ JOINER Other spouses Dessie GLENN 1.5.3 Sanford Lee RAGAN Birth: 9 Jul 1903 Death: 16 Dec 1905 Burial: New Bethel Baptist Cem. Near Shellman, GA 1.5.4 Little Sister RAGAN Birth: 6 Apr 1905 Death: 30 Jul 1905 Burial: New Bethel Baptist Cem. Near Shellman, GA 1.5.5 Leland Lee RAGAN Birth: 9 Jul 1906 Death: 17 Mar 1968 1.5.6 Thelma RAGAN Birth: 20 Sep 1908 Death: 11 Sep 1920 1.5.7 Melvin T. RAGAN Birth: 26 Feb 1910 Death: 25 Aug 1911 Burial: New Bethel Baptist Cem. Near Shellman, GA 1.5.8 Simeon H. RAGAN Birth: 11 Feb 1912 Death: 30 Nov 1913 Burial: New Bethel Baptist Cem. Near Shellman, GA 1.5.9 Hazel RAGAN Birth: 13 Apr 1916 Spouse: William Henry TAYLOR 1.6 Esther Theodosia RAGAN Birth: 25 Mar 1876 Death: 29 Sep 1876, Ragan Cemetery In Calhoun Co., GA 1.7 Exer Ophelia RAGAN Birth: 25 Mar 1876 Death: 7 Oct 1881 Burial: Ragan Cemetery In Calhoun Co., GA 1.8 Jeanetta Ethel RAGAN Birth: 8 Aug 1879 Death: 29 Aug 1961 Spouse: James Frank EVERETT Marr: 2 Oct 1902 Children: Raymond Ruth Beulah Lucia James R. 1.8.1 Raymond EVERETT Lived in Dawson, GA in the 1970s. Spouse: Althea HARTY 1.8.2 Ruth EVERETT Lived in Smithville, GA in the 1970s. Spouse: Lloyd MILLER 1.8.3 Beulah EVERETT Spouse: _?_ BROWN 1.8.4 Lucia EVERETT Spouse: N.B. ABEAR 1.8.5 James R. EVERETT Lived in Atlanta, GA in the 1970s. 1.9 Edward Hamilton RAGAN Birth: 29 Sep 1886 Death: 11 Mar 1970 Burial: Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church Near Edison, GA Spouse: Mary Ola MATHIS Marr: 1911 Children: Thomas Edward (1912-) Maxine (1915-) 1.9.1 Thomas Edward RAGAN Birth: 14 Sep 1912 Spouse: Ruth WISE 1.9.2a Maxine RAGAN* Birth: 28 Sep 1915 Spouse: _?_ FORD Other spouses Frank BAREFIELD 1.9.2b Maxine RAGAN* (See above) Spouse: Frank BAREFIELD Other spouses _?_ FORD Sources 1. marriage recorded in Jinettas Bible. Michael W. RAGAN =============== RAGAN-ROOTS List Owner =============== 103 Spring St/118 Main St Stevenson, AL 35772 (256) 437-8651/8282 [email protected] ============== Funny, I don't remember being absent minded. ==============