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John Arthur Ragan

Male 1871 - 1968  (97 years)


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  • Name John Arthur Ragan  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 26 Mar 1871  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Aug 1968  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Served as County Commissioner of Sabine County for several years, and he was a guard at Anthony's Ferry during a yellow fever epidemic, boarding with the Tom McGraw family of Hickory Hill, at that time. (White and Toole, p 57).

      The digital image of his actual Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows his parents as Dr. Jubal Ragan and Martha Ann Broadway. The informant was Willie Ragan. He was shown as a retired farmer and stockman, and was not a veteran.

      Name: John A. Ragan
      Death Date: 06 Aug 1958
      Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
      Gender: Male
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      Death Age: 87 years
      Estimated Birth Date: 1871
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      Father's Name: Dr. Jubal Ragan
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      Mother's Name: Martha Ann Broadway
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      Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
      Burial Date: 08 Aug 1958
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      Film Number: 2115590
      Digital Film Number: 4167375
      Image Number: 1155
      Reference Number: 47318
      Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


    • (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
    Person ID I17627  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Jubal Harper Ragan, M.D.,   b. 1816, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1884 (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann Broadway,   b. 18 Sep 1827, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1871, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1845 
    • They had a large fmaily, some researchers showing as many as 15 children. Speight's calls them "pioneers from Virginia."
    Family ID F6535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Anna Youngblood,   b. 9 Feb 1872, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1967 (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1897  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • "Before they were married, they never went anywhere together. During the week, he would send her a note by a Negro boy telling her that he would be coming to see her on Sunday afternooon at the home of her parents. Her sister and family did not get to the wedding because the oxen which were to pull their wagon got out of the pasture and could not be found in time." (Speights, p. 36).
    Children 
     1. Willie Morris Ragan,   b. Abt 1907   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Mar 1871 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jan 1897 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Aug 1968 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 57 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 36 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S431] Toole, Blanche "1870 Census Sabine County, Texas", p 2 (Reliability: 3).