John Arthur Ragan

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
Race:
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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Cemetery:
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]

Notes:

She was a charter member of the JFG Chapter of the DRT. (White and Toole, p 57).