THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

David Ragain

b. 1882, d. 1971

David Ragain|b. 1882\nd. 1971|p50.htm#i3346|William Bogard Ragan|b. c 1836\nd. 1916|p66.htm#i1436||||Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p66.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|||||||

Father: William Bogard Ragan b. circa 1836, d. 1916

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: David Ragain was born in 1882.
Death*: He died in 1971.

Family:

Truman J. Ragain+ b. 1914, d. 1980

Dennis M. Ragain

b. 1947, d. 1970

Dennis M. Ragain|b. 1947\nd. 1970|p50.htm#i3348|Truman J. Ragain|b. 1914\nd. 1980|p50.htm#i3347||||David Ragain|b. 1882\nd. 1971|p50.htm#i3346||||||||||

Father: Truman J. Ragain b. 1914, d. 1980

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 5th cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Dennis M. Ragain was born in 1947.
Death*: He died in 1970; Died in a mining accident per Michael D. Ragain.

Truman J. Ragain

b. 1914, d. 1980

Truman J. Ragain|b. 1914\nd. 1980|p50.htm#i3347|David Ragain|b. 1882\nd. 1971|p50.htm#i3346||||William B. Ragan|b. c 1836\nd. 1916|p66.htm#i1436||||||||||

Father: David Ragain b. 1882, d. 1971

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 4th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Truman J. Ragain was born in 1914.
Death*: He died in 1980.

Family:

Dennis M. Ragain+ b. 1947, d. 1970

(Unknown) Ragains

Marriage*: (Unknown) Ragains married Nancy (Surname Unknown).

Family: Nancy (Surname Unknown) b. c 1786

Eli Ragains+ b. 18 Aug 1818, d. 22 Mar 1857
Robert Ragains b. c 1831
John Ragains b. c 1832
Odila Ragains b. c 1836
Martha Ragains b. c 1838
William Ragains b. c 1840

Abraham Ragains

b. c 1801

Birth*: Abraham Ragains was born c 1801 at Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Jane (Surname Unknown) b 1850.

Family: Jane (Surname Unknown) b. c 1801

E.C. Ragains b. c 1828
Jessee Ragains b. c 1832
Alfred Ragains b. c 1834
Louisa Ragains b. c 1836
Carline Ragains b. c 1839
Sarah Ragains b. c 1842

Abraham H. Ragains

b. 22 Dec 1837, d. 25 Dec 1927

Abraham H. Ragains|b. 22 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Dec 1927|p50.htm#i808|David Abraham Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Mary Evans||p18.htm#i1027|David Ragains|b. May 1783|p51.htm#i1361|Susannah Hargiss|b. 29 Mar 1790|p24.htm#i1362|||||||

Father: David Abraham Ragains b. 6 Dec 1812, d. 17 Feb 1887
Mother: Mary Evans

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Abraham H. Ragains was born on 22 Dec 1837 at Madison County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Nancy Ann Levins, daughter of James Levins and Mary E. Triplett, on 22 Apr 1858 at Pope County, Illinois.
Marriage*: Abraham H. Ragains married Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons on 30 Apr 1916.
Marriage*: Abraham H. Ragains married Permelia Jane Cooper on 24 Oct 1918 at Walnut Ridge, Illinois.
Death*: Abraham H. Ragains died on 25 Dec 1927 at Kankakee, Illinois, at age 90; at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Simmons; had 77 grandchildren, 85 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren; called "Uncle Abe" by church members.
Burial*: He was buried at Kerley Cemetery, Pope County, Illinois.
Census*: He appeared on the census of 1860; listed as head of household, age 22, farmer, on page 45, family number 316; Nancy A., age 18, Thomas J., age 1.

Family 1: Nancy Ann Levins b. 23 Aug 1845, d. 24 Jun 1914

Marriage*: He married Nancy Ann Levins, daughter of James Levins and Mary E. Triplett, on 22 Apr 1858 at Pope County, Illinois.

Laura Hill Ragains
Cora A. Ragains
Thomas Jefferson Ragains+ b. 15 Feb 1859, d. 4 Mar 1946
Emily Salina Ragains+ b. 23 Mar 1862, d. 22 Jun 1947
Mary Florence Ragains b. 23 Jul 1865
Lucy Frances Ragains+ b. Jan 1867
David Franklin Ragains+ b. 24 Feb 1869, d. 15 Oct 1923
Charles Edgar Ragains+ b. 2 Dec 1871, d. 7 Jun 1944
Laura Ragains b. b 1874
Ceila Mendoza Ragains b. 18 Oct 1876, d. 26 Mar 1928
Cora Ann Ragains b. 14 Apr 1879
Pleasant Green (2) Ragains+ b. 1 Apr 1882, d. 14 Mar 1962
George Grover Cleveland Ragains+ b. 14 Jun 1884, d. 6 Dec 1953

Family 2: Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons b. 5 Feb 1854, d. 9 Mar 1918

Marriage*: Abraham H. Ragains married Mary Jane "Mollie" Simmons on 30 Apr 1916.

Family 3: Permelia Jane Cooper b. 11 Dec 1856, d. 9 Aug 1930

Marriage*: Abraham H. Ragains married Permelia Jane Cooper on 24 Oct 1918 at Walnut Ridge, Illinois.

Absolum Ragains

b. c 1801

Marriage*: Absolum Ragains married Jane (Surname Unknown).
Birth*: Absolum Ragains was born c 1801 at Tennessee.

Family: Jane (Surname Unknown) b. c 1801

Eli Ragains+ b. c 1828
Jessee Ragains b. c 1832
Alfred Ragains b. c 1834
Louisa Ragains b. c 1836
Carleree Ragains b. c 1839
Sarah Ragains b. c 1842

Adela Ragains

b. c 1836

Adela Ragains|b. c 1836|p50.htm#i1525||||Nancy Ragains|b. c 1896|p57.htm#i1520|||||||||||||

Mother: Nancy Ragains b. circa 1896

Birth*: Adela Ragains was born c 1836 at Tennessee.

Albert Ragains

b. c 1831

Albert Ragains|b. c 1831|p50.htm#i1504|DANIEL Ragains|b. 6 Jul 1792\nd. 26 Jul 1860|p51.htm#i1500|Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)|b. 18 Sep 1798\nd. 29 Dec 1861|p1.htm#i1501|||||||||||||

Father: DANIEL Ragains b. 6 Jul 1792, d. 26 Jul 1860
Mother: Elizabeth (Surname Unknown) b. 18 Sep 1798, d. 29 Dec 1861

Birth*: Albert Ragains was born c 1831 at Tennessee.

Albert Ragains

b. c 1867

Albert Ragains|b. c 1867|p50.htm#i2196|Samuel Ragan|b. c 1821|p66.htm#i1428|Elizabeth Dalzell|b. c 1820|p15.htm#i1447|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p60.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p24.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Samuel Ragan b. circa 1821
Mother: Elizabeth Dalzell b. circa 1820

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Albert Ragains was born c 1867 at Missouri.

Alfred Ragains

b. c 1834

Alfred Ragains|b. c 1834|p50.htm#i1530|Abraham Ragains|b. c 1801|p50.htm#i1526|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1801|p2.htm#i1527|||||||||||||

Father: Abraham Ragains b. circa 1801
Mother: Jane (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1801

Birth*: Alfred Ragains was born c 1834 at Tennessee.

Alfred Ragains

b. c 1834

Alfred Ragains|b. c 1834|p50.htm#i3259|Absolum Ragains|b. c 1801|p50.htm#i3255|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1801|p2.htm#i3256|||||||||||||

Father: Absolum Ragains b. circa 1801
Mother: Jane (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1801

Birth*: Alfred Ragains was born c 1834 at Tennessee.

Allen Ragains

b. c 1835

Allen Ragains|b. c 1835|p50.htm#i3252|Elie Ragains|b. c 1793|p52.htm#i3248|Sharlota (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1797|p3.htm#i3249|||||||||||||

Father: Elie Ragains b. circa 1793
Mother: Sharlota (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1797

Birth*: Allen Ragains was born c 1835 at Tennessee.

Amelia M. Ragains

b. 7 Jul 1852, d. 8 Feb 1930

Amelia M. Ragains|b. 7 Jul 1852\nd. 8 Feb 1930|p50.htm#i1416|William H. Ragains|b. 1805\nd. 24 Nov 1877|p60.htm#i1401|Mary Carter|b. 28 Mar 1809\nd. 10 Jun 1898|p12.htm#i1410|David Ragains|b. May 1783|p51.htm#i1361|Susannah Hargiss|b. 29 Mar 1790|p24.htm#i1362|William Carter||p12.htm#i2647|Lucinda Edwards||p17.htm#i2648|

Father: William H. Ragains b. 1805, d. 24 Nov 1877
Mother: Mary Carter b. 28 Mar 1809, d. 10 Jun 1898

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Burial*: Amelia M. Ragains was buried at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizonia.
Marriage*: She married Alexander Cox on 17 Dec 1771 at Potosi Township, Linn County, Kansas.
Birth*: Amelia M. Ragains was born on 7 Jul 1852 at Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
Marriage*: She married Caleb Gordon Demming on 18 Aug 1920 at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizonia.
Death*: Amelia M. Ragains died on 8 Feb 1930 at age 77.

Family 1: Alexander Cox

Family 2: Caleb Gordon Demming

Amy Ragains

b. c 1844

Amy Ragains|b. c 1844|p50.htm#i1535|David Ragains|b. c 1817|p51.htm#i1534||||||||||||||||

Father: David Ragains b. circa 1817

Birth*: Amy Ragains was born c 1844 at Illinois.

Amy Hannah Ragains

b. 4 Nov 1843

Amy Hannah Ragains|b. 4 Nov 1843|p50.htm#i1452|Nathaniel Hargis Ragains|b. 8 Mar 1814|p58.htm#i1425|Nancy Singleton Hartsell|b. 5 May 1820\nd. 25 Jul 1880|p24.htm#i1450|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p60.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p24.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Nathaniel Hargis Ragains b. 8 Mar 1814
Mother: Nancy Singleton Hartsell b. 5 May 1820, d. 25 Jul 1880

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Amy Hannah Ragains was born on 4 Nov 1843 at Morganton, Tennessee.

Amy Jane Ragains

b. c 1812

Amy Jane Ragains|b. c 1812|p50.htm#i1424|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p60.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p24.htm#i1561|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p59.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|William Hargis|d. c 1807|p24.htm#i3168||||

Father: William Ragains b. 18 Mar 1790, d. 23 Jul 1875
Mother: Amy Hargiss d. 17 Jan 1865

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 4 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Amy Jane Ragains was born c 1812.

Anna Ragains

b. c 1805, d. Sep 1850

Birth*: Anna Ragains was born c 1805 at Kentucky.
Death*: She died in Sep 1850 at Tennessee; chronic cancerous.

Anna C. Ragains

b. 1891

Anna C. Ragains|b. 1891|p50.htm#i3215|William T. Ragains|b. 11 May 1856|p60.htm#i1036|Ziona Mildrene Rutherford|b. 1853|p75.htm#i3214|Thomas Ragains|b. 31 Jan 1811\nd. 7 Nov 1894|p59.htm#i1400|Sarah A. McKinister|b. 8 Jul 1823|p38.htm#i1870|||||||

Father: William T. Ragains b. 11 May 1856
Mother: Ziona Mildrene Rutherford b. 1853

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Anna C. Ragains was born in 1891.
Marriage*: She married James Cooper on 3 Apr 1912 at Washington County, Indiana.

Family: James Cooper

Anna E. Ragains

b. c 1854

Anna E. Ragains|b. c 1854|p50.htm#i2191|Samuel Ragan|b. c 1821|p66.htm#i1428|Elizabeth Dalzell|b. c 1820|p15.htm#i1447|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p60.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p24.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Samuel Ragan b. circa 1821
Mother: Elizabeth Dalzell b. circa 1820

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Anna E. Ragains was born c 1854 at Tennessee.

Armitta Florence Ragains

b. 13 Jan 1882, d. 27 Dec 1921

Armitta Florence Ragains|b. 13 Jan 1882\nd. 27 Dec 1921|p50.htm#i2660|Lewis Gorman Ragains|b. 31 Mar 1844\nd. 3 Jan 1931|p56.htm#i1414|Harriet Newell Cox|b. Sep 1851\nd. 28 May 1915|p14.htm#i2651|William H. Ragains|b. 1805\nd. 24 Nov 1877|p60.htm#i1401|Mary Carter|b. 28 Mar 1809\nd. 10 Jun 1898|p12.htm#i1410|||||||

Father: Lewis Gorman Ragains b. 31 Mar 1844, d. 3 Jan 1931
Mother: Harriet Newell Cox b. Sep 1851, d. 28 May 1915

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Burial*: Armitta Florence Ragains was buried at Hope Cemetery, Major County, Oklahoma.
Birth*: She was born on 13 Jan 1882 at Hume, Bates County, Missouri.
Marriage*: She married Joseph E. Worthington on 12 Sep 1897 at Hume, Bates County, Missouri.
Death*: Armitta Florence Ragains died on 27 Dec 1921 at Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma, at age 39.

Family: Joseph E. Worthington

Arnold W. Ragains

b. 9 May 1919, d. 25 Jan 1989

Arnold W. Ragains|b. 9 May 1919\nd. 25 Jan 1989|p50.htm#i3423|Pleasant Green (2) Ragains|b. 1 Apr 1882\nd. 14 Mar 1962|p58.htm#i1174|Bertha Ann Morris|b. 8 Aug 1890\nd. 23 Apr 1942|p41.htm#i3417|Abraham H. Ragains|b. 22 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Dec 1927|p50.htm#i808|Nancy A. Levins|b. 23 Aug 1845\nd. 24 Jun 1914|p34.htm#i853|Lemuel Morris||p41.htm#i3418|Lucinda Simmons||p79.htm#i3419|

Father: Pleasant Green (2) Ragains b. 1 Apr 1882, d. 14 Mar 1962
Mother: Bertha Ann Morris b. 8 Aug 1890, d. 23 Apr 1942

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Arnold W. Ragains was born on 9 May 1919 at Grantsburg, Johnson County, Illinois.
Marriage*: He married Dorothy Y. Stinson on 24 Dec 1947 at Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
Death*: Arnold W. Ragains died on 25 Jan 1989 at Peoria, Illinois, at age 69.

Family: Dorothy Y. Stinson b. 12 Apr 1923, d. 3 Sep 1992

Arthur L. Ragains

b. 1908

Arthur L. Ragains|b. 1908|p50.htm#i975|Charles Edgar Ragains|b. 2 Dec 1871\nd. 7 Jun 1944|p51.htm#i968|Sallie E. (Surname Unknown)|b. 1873|p3.htm#i969|Abraham H. Ragains|b. 22 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Dec 1927|p50.htm#i808|Nancy A. Levins|b. 23 Aug 1845\nd. 24 Jun 1914|p34.htm#i853|||||||

Father: Charles Edgar Ragains b. 2 Dec 1871, d. 7 Jun 1944
Mother: Sallie E. (Surname Unknown) b. 1873

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Arthur L. Ragains was born in 1908 at Oklahoma.

Augusta "Gussie" Ragains

b. 15 Nov 1888, d. 25 Apr 1889

Father: Pleasant Green Ragains b. 6 Nov 1852, d. 13 Feb 1932
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Carlton b. 7 Feb 1856, d. 2 Jun 1941

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Augusta "Gussie" Ragains was born on 15 Nov 1888.
Death*: She died on 25 Apr 1889; 5 months 10 days old.

Baby Ragains

b. c 1852, d. c 1852

Baby Ragains|b. c 1852\nd. c 1852|p50.htm#i1034|Thomas Ragains|b. 31 Jan 1811\nd. 7 Nov 1894|p59.htm#i1400|Sarah Ann McKinister|b. 8 Jul 1823|p38.htm#i1870|David Ragains|b. May 1783|p51.htm#i1361|Susannah Hargiss|b. 29 Mar 1790|p24.htm#i1362|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragains b. 31 Jan 1811, d. 7 Nov 1894
Mother: Sarah Ann McKinister b. 8 Jul 1823

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Death*: Baby Ragains died c 1852; died at birth.
Birth*: She was born c 1852.

Benjamin Ragains

b. 1762

Benjamin Ragains|b. 1762|p50.htm#i1387|Nebuchadnezzar Riggin|b. 1727\nd. 30 Nov 1773|p74.htm#i1384|Sara (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i1386|Thomas Ragains Sr|b. 1690|p60.htm#i1379|Susannah (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i1380|||||||

Father: Nebuchadnezzar Riggin b. 1727, d. 30 Nov 1773
Mother: Sara (Surname Unknown)

Relationship: 1st cousin 6 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Benjamin Ragains was born in 1762.

Benjimin Ragains

b. 1729

Benjimin Ragains|b. 1729|p50.htm#i1385|Thomas Ragains Sr|b. 1690|p60.htm#i1379|Susannah (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i1380|||||||||||||

Father: Thomas Ragains Sr b. 1690
Mother: Susannah (Surname Unknown)

Relationship: 5th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Benjimin Ragains was born in 1729.

Betsy Ragains

b. c 1849

Betsy Ragains|b. c 1849|p50.htm#i1537|David Ragains|b. c 1817|p51.htm#i1534||||||||||||||||

Father: David Ragains b. circa 1817

Birth*: Betsy Ragains was born c 1849 at Illinois.

Buell Ragains

b. 7 Jun 1918, d. 22 May 1933

Buell Ragains|b. 7 Jun 1918\nd. 22 May 1933|p50.htm#i1615|George Grover Cleveland Ragains|b. 14 Jun 1884\nd. 6 Dec 1953|p53.htm#i1175|Grace Jennings|b. 13 Aug 1889\nd. 10 Jan 1983|p29.htm#i1354|Abraham H. Ragains|b. 22 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Dec 1927|p50.htm#i808|Nancy A. Levins|b. 23 Aug 1845\nd. 24 Jun 1914|p34.htm#i853|George W. Jennings||p29.htm#i1619|Rosa J. Sage||p75.htm#i1620|

Father: George Grover Cleveland Ragains b. 14 Jun 1884, d. 6 Dec 1953
Mother: Grace Jennings b. 13 Aug 1889, d. 10 Jan 1983

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Buell Ragains was born on 7 Jun 1918.
Death*: She died on 22 May 1933 at Kankakee, Illinois, at age 14.

Caly H. Ragains

b. 14 Jul 1878, d. 10 Feb 1880

Caly H. Ragains|b. 14 Jul 1878\nd. 10 Feb 1880|p50.htm#i1186|David Hamilton Ragains|b. 30 Nov 1854\nd. 5 Feb 1938|p52.htm#i589|Sciota E. Dixon|d. 7 Mar 1941|p17.htm#i1060|David A. Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Mary E. Triplett|b. 20 Nov 1823\nd. 23 Aug 1862|p89.htm#i807|||||||

Father: David Hamilton Ragains b. 30 Nov 1854, d. 5 Feb 1938
Mother: Sciota E. Dixon d. 7 Mar 1941

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Caly H. Ragains was born on 14 Jul 1878.
Death*: He died on 10 Feb 1880 at age 1.