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Eddie Ragains

M, b. 1881

Eddie Ragains|b. 1881|p53.htm#i964|Thomas Jefferson Ragains|b. 15 Feb 1859\nd. 4 Mar 1946|p60.htm#i809|Sarah Jane Scott|b. 1864\nd. 7 Mar 1940|p77.htm#i812|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|S. G. Scott||p77.htm#i1169|(Unknown) Kerley||p30.htm#i1170|

Father: Thomas Jefferson Ragains b. 15 Feb 1859, d. 4 Mar 1946
Mother: Sarah Jane Scott b. 1864, d. 7 Mar 1940

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Eddie Ragains was born in 1881 at Illinois.
Marriage*: He married Nannie O. Thompson on 17 Dec 1904 at Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Territory.

Family: Nannie O. Thompson b. 1887

Vesta E. Ragains b. 1906
Jasper C. Ragains b. 1909

Edith Marie Ragains

F, b. 3 Feb 1910, d. 1974

Edith Marie Ragains|b. 3 Feb 1910\nd. 1974|p53.htm#i3421|Pleasant Green (2) Ragains|b. 1 Apr 1882\nd. 14 Mar 1962|p59.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||p80.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.

Marriage*: Edith Marie Ragains married Clarence Dix.
Birth*: Edith Marie Ragains was born on 3 Feb 1910.
Marriage*: She married John Ennis "Dick" Kilpatrick, son of Wesley Kilpatrick and Bertha Henley, on 11 Oct 1924.
Death*: Edith Marie Ragains died in 1974.

Family: John Ennis "Dick" Kilpatrick b. 30 Apr 1906, d. 18 Feb 1938

Betty Lou Kilpatrick+ b. 21 Mar 1926, d. 27 Jan 2001
Doris Jane Kilpatrick+ b. 2 Nov 1929
Daniel Ray Kilpatrick+ b. 14 Mar 1933
Wesley Ragain "Jack" Kilpatrick+ b. 19 Aug 1937

Edward Ragains

M, b. 7 Oct 1819

Edward Ragains|b. 7 Oct 1819|p53.htm#i1396|James L. Ragains|b. Apr 1792|p55.htm#i1381|Margaret Harmon||p24.htm#i1392|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p60.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|||||||

Father: James L. Ragains b. Apr 1792
Mother: Margaret Harmon

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Edward Ragains was born on 7 Oct 1819 at Giles County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Missouri Britton on 12 Feb 1840 at Giles County, Tennessee.

Family: Missouri Britton b. 23 Jun 1820

Franklin Monroe Ragains b. 9 Dec 1840
Susan Margaret Ragains b. 8 Sep 1842
Nancy Ann Ragains b. 30 Mar 1844
Edward Britton Ragains b. 10 Apr 1846
Samuel Wilson Ragains b. 15 Oct 1847
Sarah Elizabeth Ragains b. 25 Dec 1849
Thomas Jefferson Ragains b. 4 Nov 1851
Mary Elender Ragains b. 1 Feb 1854
Missouri Lutisha Ragains b. 28 Jan 1856
Frances melvina Ragains b. 1 Jan 1859
John James Ragains b. 29 Jul 1861

Edward Britton Ragains

M, b. 10 Apr 1846

Edward Britton Ragains|b. 10 Apr 1846|p53.htm#i1466|Edward Ragains|b. 7 Oct 1819|p53.htm#i1396|Missouri Britton|b. 23 Jun 1820|p8.htm#i1462|James L. Ragains|b. Apr 1792|p55.htm#i1381|Margaret Harmon||p24.htm#i1392|||||||

Father: Edward Ragains b. 7 Oct 1819
Mother: Missouri Britton b. 23 Jun 1820

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Edward Britton Ragains was born on 10 Apr 1846 at Giles County, Tennessee.

Effie Ragains

F, b. 1883

Effie Ragains|b. 1883|p53.htm#i1165|Thomas Jefferson Ragains|b. 15 Feb 1859\nd. 4 Mar 1946|p60.htm#i809|Sarah Jane Scott|b. 1864\nd. 7 Mar 1940|p77.htm#i812|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|S. G. Scott||p77.htm#i1169|(Unknown) Kerley||p30.htm#i1170|

Father: Thomas Jefferson Ragains b. 15 Feb 1859, d. 4 Mar 1946
Mother: Sarah Jane Scott b. 1864, d. 7 Mar 1940

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Effie Ragains was born in 1883 at Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Joseph P Ewton on 17 Dec 1905 at Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Territory.

Elender Ragains

Elender Ragains||p53.htm#i1393|James L. Ragains|b. Apr 1792|p55.htm#i1381|Margaret Harmon||p24.htm#i1392|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p60.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|||||||

Father: James L. Ragains b. Apr 1792
Mother: Margaret Harmon

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Elender Ragains was born at Giles County, Tennessee.

Eli Ragains

M, b. 18 Aug 1818, d. 22 Mar 1857

Eli Ragains|b. 18 Aug 1818\nd. 22 Mar 1857|p53.htm#i1550|(Unknown) Ragains||p50.htm#i3240|Nancy (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1786|p3.htm#i3238|||||||||||||

Father: (Unknown) Ragains
Mother: Nancy (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1786

Birth*: Eli Ragains was born on 18 Aug 1818 at North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married an unknown person.
Death: He died on 22 Mar 1857 at Mitchell Cemetery, Hamilton County, Tennessee, at age 38.
Death*: He died on 22 Mar 1857 at Hamilton County, Tennessee, at age 38.
R E Transf: Real estate was transferred by Eli Ragains from David Ragains on 28 Jun 1844 at Hamilton County, Tennessee.
R E Transf*: Real estate was transferred by Eli Ragains to Eli M. Cleveland on 24 Mar 1851 at Hamilton County, Tennessee.
R E Transf: Real estate was transferred by Eli Ragains to Louis Mitchell on 24 Mar 1856 at Hamilton County, Tennessee.
R E Transf: Real estate was transferred by Eli Ragains to Mary Watkins on 24 Nov 1856 at Hamilton County, Tennessee.
R E Transf: Real estate was transferred by Eli Ragains to Jno M. Spriggs on 25 Sep 1857 at Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Family: Susan (Surname Unknown) b. c 1831

James Ragains b. c 1848
Elizabeth Ragains b. c 1850

Eli Ragains

M, b. c 1828

Eli Ragains|b. c 1828|p53.htm#i3257|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

Marriage*: Eli Ragains married Sarah (Surname Unknown).
Birth*: Eli Ragains was born c 1828.

Family: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. 1835

James Ragains b. 1850
Silas Ragains b. 1855
William Ragains b. 1858

Elie Ragains

M, b. c 1793

Marriage*: Elie Ragains married Sharlota (Surname Unknown).
Birth*: Elie Ragains was born c 1793 at North Carolina.

Family: Sharlota (Surname Unknown) b. c 1797

Darthula Ragains b. c 1820
Molinda Ragains b. c 1831
Allen Ragains b. c 1835
David Ragains b. c 1838
Lodema Ragains b. c 1841

Elisia A. Ragains

F, b. c 1874

Elisia A. Ragains|b. c 1874|p53.htm#i2641|David Ragains|b. 23 Feb 1833\nd. 20 Apr 1907|p52.htm#i1421|Permelia Evans|b. c 1837\nd. 22 Apr 1885|p19.htm#i2621|William H. Ragains|b. 1805\nd. 24 Nov 1877|p61.htm#i1401|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1808\nd. Oct 1835|p2.htm#i1417|||||||

Father: David Ragains b. 23 Feb 1833, d. 20 Apr 1907
Mother: Permelia Evans b. circa 1837, d. 22 Apr 1885

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Elisia A. Ragains was born c 1874 at Greene County, Indiana.

Eliza Jane Ragains

F, b. 23 Sep 1843

Eliza Jane Ragains|b. 23 Sep 1843|p53.htm#i1031|Thomas Ragains|b. 31 Jan 1811\nd. 7 Nov 1894|p60.htm#i1400|Sarah Ann McKinister|b. 8 Jul 1823|p38.htm#i1870|David Ragains|b. May 1783|p52.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.

Birth*: Eliza Jane Ragains was born on 23 Sep 1843 at Indiana.
Marriage*: She married Adam Black on 5 Oct 1865 at Washington County, Indiana.

Family: Adam Black

(Unknown) Black b. 5 Oct 1883

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. Jul 1785

Elizabeth Ragains|b. Jul 1785|p53.htm#i1367|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p60.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|Gabriel Ragains|b. 1725\nd. Nov 1758|p54.htm#i1377|Susannah Gandy||p20.htm#i1378|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragains b. 1753, d. 24 Aug 1834
Mother: Elizabeth Featherkille b. 1763, d. 1850

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 3rd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born in Jul 1785 at Orange County, North Carolina.
Marriage*: She married Charles Miller on 21 Jun 1809 at Orange County, North Carolina.

Elizabeth Ragains

Elizabeth Ragains||p53.htm#i1395|James L. Ragains|b. Apr 1792|p55.htm#i1381|Margaret Harmon||p24.htm#i1392|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p60.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|||||||

Father: James L. Ragains b. Apr 1792
Mother: Margaret Harmon

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born at Giles County, Tennessee.

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. c 1825

Father: David Ragains b. May 1783
Mother: Susannah Hargiss b. 29 Mar 1790

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born c 1825.
Marriage*: She married Joseph Oliver on 1 Aug 1850 at JohnsonCounty, Illinois.

Family: Joseph Oliver b. c 1828

Samuel Oliver b. c 1851
Mary J Oliver b. c 1854
William R. Oliver b. c 1856
Sarah E. Oliver b. c 1859
George N. Oliver b. c 1861
John H. Oliver b. c 1862
James M. Oliver b. c 1864
Sherman Oliver b. c 1867

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. 15 Apr 1818

Elizabeth Ragains|b. 15 Apr 1818|p53.htm#i1429|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|p60.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*: Elizabeth Ragains was born on 15 Apr 1818.

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. c 1838

Elizabeth Ragains|b. c 1838|p53.htm#i1487|William S. Ragains|b. c 1814|p61.htm#i1484|Sarah (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1813|p3.htm#i1485|||||||||||||

Father: William S. Ragains b. circa 1814
Mother: Sarah (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1813

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born c 1838 at Tennessee.

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. bt 1846 - 1850

Elizabeth Ragains|b. bt 1846 - 1850|p53.htm#i1519|Ely Ragains|b. c 1818|p53.htm#i1516|Susan (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1831|p3.htm#i1517|||||||||||||

Father: Ely Ragains b. circa 1818
Mother: Susan (Surname Unknown) b. circa 1831

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born bt 1846 - 1850 at North Carolina.

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. c 1850

Elizabeth Ragains|b. c 1850|p53.htm#i2530|Eli Ragains|b. 18 Aug 1818\nd. 22 Mar 1857|p53.htm#i1550|Susan (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1831|p3.htm#i1517|(Unknown) Ragains||p50.htm#i3240|Nancy (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1786|p3.htm#i3238|||||||

Father: Eli Ragains b. 18 Aug 1818, d. 22 Mar 1857

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born c 1850 at North Carolina.

Elizabeth Ragains

F, b. c 1861

Elizabeth Ragains|b. c 1861|p53.htm#i2626|Dennis Ragains|b. 1829|p52.htm#i1419|Mary Amanda (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i2619|William H. Ragains|b. 1805\nd. 24 Nov 1877|p61.htm#i1401|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1808\nd. Oct 1835|p2.htm#i1417|||||||

Father: Dennis Ragains b. 1829
Mother: Mary Amanda (Surname Unknown)

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Elizabeth Ragains was born c 1861 at Nemaha County, Kansas.

Elizabeth Maude Ragains

F, b. 6 Dec 1906, d. 11 Feb 2000

The Ragains Children 1917. Elizabeth Maude (left) Emma Louise (center) Martha Katherine (right) and Frank Edward in the stroller.

Father: Frank Ragains b. 4 Aug 1884, d. 26 Apr 1959
Mother: Malinda Maude Sims b. 1 Sep 1883, d. 5 Jan 1956

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Aunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Elizabeth Maude Ragains was born on 6 Dec 1906 at Carpenter, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married Bud Lafayette Ward on 21 May 1928 at Washington, District of Columbia.
Death*: Elizabeth Maude Ragains died on 11 Feb 2000 at Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, at age 93.
Census*: She appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920; age 13.

Family: Bud Lafayette Ward b. 20 Dec 1907, d. 10 Jun 1986

Robert Eugene Ward b. 5 Nov 1925, d. 15 Oct 1931

Ellis Delbert Ragains

M, b. 1878

Ellis Delbert Ragains|b. 1878|p53.htm#i3926|David Ragains|b. 5 Mar 1848|p52.htm#i1032|Nancy Ann Ellis|b. 1849\nd. 16 Jun 1916|p18.htm#i3210|Thomas Ragains|b. 31 Jan 1811\nd. 7 Nov 1894|p60.htm#i1400|Sarah A. McKinister|b. 8 Jul 1823|p38.htm#i1870|||||||

Father: David Ragains b. 5 Mar 1848
Mother: Nancy Ann Ellis b. 1849, d. 16 Jun 1916

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Ellis Delbert Ragains was born in 1878.

Family:

Besse Ragains b. 1885, d. 23 Apr 1980

Elmer W. Ragains

M, b. 25 Jul 1925, d. 17 Oct 1999

Elmer W. Ragains|b. 25 Jul 1925\nd. 17 Oct 1999|p53.htm#i3425|Pleasant Green (2) Ragains|b. 1 Apr 1882\nd. 14 Mar 1962|p59.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||p80.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*: Elmer W. Ragains was born on 25 Jul 1925 at Flatwoods, Johnson County, Illinois.
Death*: He died on 17 Oct 1999 at Carman, Illinois, at age 74.

Ely Ragains

M, b. c 1818

Birth*: Ely Ragains was born c 1818 at North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Susan (Surname Unknown) b 1850.

Family: Susan (Surname Unknown) b. c 1831

Elizabeth Ragains b. bt 1846 - 1850
James Ragains b. c 1848

Emily Salina Ragains

F, b. 23 Mar 1862, d. 22 Jun 1947

Emily Salina Ragains|b. 23 Mar 1862\nd. 22 Jun 1947|p53.htm#i982|Abraham H. Ragains|b. 22 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Dec 1927|p50.htm#i808|Nancy Ann Levins|b. 23 Aug 1845\nd. 24 Jun 1914|p34.htm#i853|David A. (or D.) Ragains|b. 6 Dec 1812\nd. 17 Feb 1887|p52.htm#i585|Mary Evans||p18.htm#i1027|James Levins|b. c 1822|p34.htm#i852|Mary E. Triplett|b. 20 Nov 1823\nd. 23 Aug 1862|p90.htm#i807|

Father: Abraham H. Ragains b. 22 Dec 1837, d. 25 Dec 1927
Mother: Nancy Ann Levins b. 23 Aug 1845, d. 24 Jun 1914

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Marriage*: Emily Salina Ragains married William Pinkney Williams, son of William Williams and Sarah Wright.
Birth*: Emily Salina Ragains was born on 23 Mar 1862 at Illinois.
Death*: She died on 22 Jun 1947 at Pope County, Illinois, at age 85.

Family: William Pinkney Williams b. Sep 1855, d. 4 May 1919

Frank Williams+
Burt Williams+ b. 10 Mar 1882
Retti Williams b. 21 Jul 1888
Fred Williams b. 8 Jan 1894

Emma Jane Ragains

F, b. 28 Jul 1879, d. 11 Nov 1880

Emma Jane Ragains|b. 28 Jul 1879\nd. 11 Nov 1880|p53.htm#i2659|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|p61.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*: Emma Jane Ragains was buried at Clark Cemetery, Henry Township, Vernon County, Missouri.
Birth*: She was born on 28 Jul 1879 at Howard Township, Bates County, Missouri.
Death*: She died on 11 Nov 1880 at Howard Township, Bates County, Missouri, at age 1.

Emma L. Ragains

F, b. c 1868

Emma L. Ragains|b. c 1868|p53.htm#i2628|Dennis Ragains|b. 1829|p52.htm#i1419|Mary Amanda (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i2619|William H. Ragains|b. 1805\nd. 24 Nov 1877|p61.htm#i1401|Jane (Surname Unknown)|b. c 1808\nd. Oct 1835|p2.htm#i1417|||||||

Father: Dennis Ragains b. 1829
Mother: Mary Amanda (Surname Unknown)

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Emma L. Ragains was born c 1868 at Nemaha County, Kansas.

Emma Louise Ragains

F, b. 5 Jul 1913, d. 30 Oct 2006

Emma Lou (Ragains) Sterling 1962

Father: Frank Ragains b. 4 Aug 1884, d. 26 Apr 1959
Mother: Malinda Maude Sims b. 1 Sep 1883, d. 5 Jan 1956

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling, Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Mother of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Emma Louise Ragains was born on 5 Jul 1913 at Carpenter, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married Luther Eurvin Sterling, son of William Jefferson Sterling and Matilda Ann "Tillie" Seigrist, on 15 Dec 1930 at Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas.
Death*: Emma Louise Ragains died on 30 Oct 2006 at Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, at age 93.
Burial*: She was buried on 2 Nov 2006 at Forest Park East Cemetery, Harris County, Texas.
Census*: She appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920; age 6.
Note*: She and Luther Eurvin Sterling received in a letter from Grant Ragains: "glad to know that you and your hubby are nicely located on a farm as it is a good place to live but a poor place to make money. I don't like for Luther to work in the coal mines as they are dangerous, hope he never goes in one of those death traps again." on 11 Feb 1931.

Family: Luther Eurvin Sterling b. 4 May 1911, d. 13 Aug 1991

William Frank Sterling+ b. 20 Apr 1931, d. 18 May 2002

Esther A. Ragains

F, b. c 1866

Esther A. Ragains|b. c 1866|p53.htm#i2195|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*: Esther A. Ragains was born c 1866 at Missouri.

Floa Ragains

F, b. 1898

Floa Ragains|b. 1898|p53.htm#i971|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*: Floa Ragains was born in 1898 at Missouri.

Frances Ragains

F, b. c 1839

Frances Ragains|b. c 1839|p53.htm#i3757|James L. Ragains|b. Apr 1792|p55.htm#i1381|Frances Capps Marshall|b. c 1805|p9.htm#i2615|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p60.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|||||||

Father: James L. Ragains b. Apr 1792
Mother: Frances Capps Marshall b. circa 1805

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Birth*: Frances Ragains was born c 1839 at Tennessee.