John Arthur Ragan

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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.

John married Margaret Anna Youngblood on 3 Jan 1897 in Sabine County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of James Youngblood and Margaret J. Smith) was born on 9 Feb 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
"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).

1. Willie Morris Ragan was born about 1907; and died.

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They came to Texas ca 1860, and he served in the Texas Militia during the Civil War. (White and Toole, p 57).

Helen Schluter lists him as part of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry in her annotated transcription of the 1860 census. J.H. Ragin was a private, born Ga; age 50; dark eyes; dark hair; dark complexion; 5 ft 8; Docter (sic). Parents: Jehu Ragan b 1793 in Ga, m Maria Harper (1794-1844) Grandparents: Jonathan Ragan b ca 1744 d 1814 m Ann T. Hall (He served under Col. Elisha Clark in the Amer. Revolution).

Jubal married Martha Ann Broadway before 1845. Martha was born on 18 Sep 1827 in Mississippi; died on 26 Mar 1871 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
They had a large fmaily, some researchers showing as many as 15 children. Speight's calls them "pioneers from Virginia."