Heartsill, You're certainly welcome. This is something I *really* enjoy doing. I started the RAGAN-ROOTS discussion group back in the Spring of1997, If you'd like you can search the RAGAN-ROOTS archives at the following URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Once you get there type in: ragan-roots Then you can search for what you wish - RAGON, RAGAN, REGAN, REAGAN, Heartsill, Eli RAGON, John RAGAN, William REAGAN, Ronald REAGAN ... whatever. As you look through this report, if you wish, you can add any missing information. Info like specific dates (day, month, year). I'd also like to have any marriage dates & places, as well as places for birth, death, burial ...etc. All this info may prove very useful to some future genealogist. That's why we share this data, to help preserve our family history. Also please be aware that I make this info freely available to other RAGON researchers. Several times each year I export something called a GedCom file (Genealogical Data Communication) from our database and upload it to the Genealogy Forum on AOL and the Internet for other researchers to use free of charge. A GedCom can be used by anyone with genealogy software. It works across platforms (ie ..Mac->PC, PC->Mac). The latest version of our GedCom (a couple months old now) can be found at our cousin Bill REAGAN's site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/billreagan/ The current 'Master' RAGAN-ROOTS database holds info on over 34,000 people! The database contains several Presidents (REAGAN-of course, Geo. BUSH, Thomas JEFFERSON), Stonewall JACKSON, Robert E. LEE, Kings of England, Scotland, as well as a neighbor to Frank & Jesse James (Joseph or John RAGAN). And now it has some accurate info on your family as well. Of course not all these people are directly related to RAGAN families, some may only be distantly related by marriage. According to our database your family has been traced back to Eli RAGON & Mary STEWART who lived in Ash Co., NC. They moved to eastern TN. then to Arkansas. Information on this family & descendants came from: James H. RAGON 34 Bree Cove Jackson, TN 38305 William George RAGON 2761 Highfalls Rd Griffin, GA 30223 Opal RAGON/COTTEN Rt 5 Box 2800 Nacogdoches, TX 75964 (409) 564-7508 [email protected] and [email protected] ========= Other pages where you can find info on our surname are as follows: http://www.genforum.com/ragan/ http://members.aol.com/yaseu/index.html http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan.html 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/ http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan.html http://www.geocities.com/~murphwillson/gene/Reagan/photos.html As promised here's an Ahnentafel Report on you: ============= Source ������������������������������ 1 Hiram Heartsill RAGON III. Born on 4 May 1956. Hiram Heartsill married Claudia HOPKINS. They had the following children: i. Sydney Ann (1990-) ii. Caroline Heartsill (1992-) Parents ������������������������������ 2 Hiram Heartsill RAGON Jr. Born on 14 Jun 1917. Hiram Heartsill died in 1979; he was 61. Hiram Heartsill married Pauline �Polly� SELF. They had one child: 1 i. Hiram Heartsill (1956-) 3 Pauline �Polly� SELF. Grandparents ������������������������������ 4 Hiram Heartsill RAGON. Born on 20 Mar 1884. Hiram Heartsill died on 15 Sep 1940; he was 56. Hiram Heartsill married Mattie SMITH. They had one child: 2 i. Hiram Heartsill (1917-1979) 5 Mattie SMITH. Born in 1894. Mattie died in 1944; she was 50. 6 James SELF. James married Emily _?_. They had one child: 3 i. Pauline �Polly� 7 Emily _?_. G Grandparents ������������������������������ 8 Alfred Jackson RAGON. Born on 23 Aug 1834. Alfred Jackson died in AR on 1 Nov 1889; he was 55. Buried in Tokalon, AR. On 29 Jan 1867 when Alfred Jackson was 32, he married Annie Eliza HEARTSILL. They had the following children: i. Edgar F. (1869-1952) ii. Jesse Oliver (1873-1934) iii. Absalom Newton (1873-1961) iv. Mary R. (1878-1879) v. Nina Mareta (1882-1882) 4 vi. Hiram Heartsill (1884-1940) vii. William Alfred (1886-) 9 Annie Eliza HEARTSILL. Born on 15 Jan 1847. Annie Eliza died on 21 Jan 1927; she was 80. GG Grandparents ������������������������������ 16 Absolom Newton RAGON. Born on 10 Jul 1801 in Ashe Co. NC. Absolom Newton died in Morrison's Bluff, AR on 17 Mar 1880; he was 78. abt 1827 when Absolom Newton was 25, he married Rebekah Jane HIXON. They had the following children: i. Eli Cleveland (1828-1878) ii. Mary A. (1829-1913) 8 iii. Alfred Jackson (1834-1889) iv. Louisa J. (1836-1916) v. Caroline A. (~1839-) vi. Sarah (~1842-) vii. Jesse (1847-) 17 Rebekah Jane HIXON. Born on 13 Oct 1800. Rebekah Jane died on 9 Oct 1875; she was 74. GGG Grandparents ������������������������������ 32 Eli RAGON. Eli died in Arkansas? in 1807; he was 43. Born abt 1764 in Ashe CO., NC. abt 1780 when Eli was 16, he married Mary STEWART. They had the following children: i. Delilah (~1782-) ii. Sarah (~1784-) iii. Mary "Polly" (1786-1862) iv. Jacob B. (1788-1872) v. David (1790-1848) vi. Daniel (1792-1860) vii. Eli (~1797-1864) 16 viii. Absolom Newton (1801-1880) ix. J. William (1807-) 33 Mary STEWART. Born abt 1767.  Index HEARTSILL Annie Eliza 9 HIXON Rebekah Jane 17 HOPKINS Claudia spouse of 1 RAGON Absalom Newton child of 8 Absolom Newton 16 Alfred Jackson 8 Caroline A. child of 16 Caroline Heartsill child of 1 Daniel child of 32 David child of 32 Delilah child of 32 Edgar F. child of 8 Eli 32 Eli Jr. child of 32 Eli Cleveland child of 16 Hiram Heartsill 4 Hiram Heartsill Jr. 2 Hiram Heartsill III 1 J. William child of 32 Jacob B. child of 32 Jesse child of 16 Jesse Oliver child of 8 Louisa J. child of 16 Mary A. child of 16 Mary "Polly" child of 32 Mary R. child of 8 Nina Mareta child of 8 Sarah child of 32 Sarah child of 16 Sydney Ann child of 1 William Alfred child of 8 SELF James 6 Pauline �Polly� 3 SMITH Mattie 5 STEWART Mary 33 _?_ Emily 7 ������������������������������ Thanks again Heartsill for submitting your family info. It�s now part of our database. And we *really* appreciate you input! Best wishes cousin! Michael W. RAGAN 118 Main St Stevenson, AL 35772 (256) 437-8651(h)/8282(w) [email protected] ================ "Life isn't fair to men! When we are born, our mother's get the compliments and the flowers. When we are married, our brides get the presents and the publicity. When we die, our widows get the life insurance and winters in Florida. What do women want to be liberated from?" ================ This report was generated from the �RAGAN-ROOTS� database on 16 Nov 1999. If you�d like to join the �RAGAN-ROOTS� email discussion group send the word �subscribe� (without the quotes) to the following address: [email protected] ============= In a message dated 11/16/99 1:06:24 PM, [email protected] writes: >Michael, below you'll find the answers to your questions. Answers are in > >all caps and follow each question. As an only child of an only child, I've > >never known much about family history...this is kinda interesting. Thanks > >again for all of your work. Heartsill