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Benjamin Moses Ragsdale 1808–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1808

Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Nov 1851

Death Location: Johnson County, Arkansas

Father: William Ragsdale

Mother: Pamelia Milam

Spouse(s): America Stovall

Children(s): John Ragsdale, Robert Ragsdale

The story of Benjamin Moses Ragsdale began in 1808 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Moses Ragsdale married America Caroline Stovall, and had children including John Benjamin Ragsdale, Robert E Ragsdale. Benjamin Moses Ragsdale passed away in 1851 in Johnson County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Moses Ragsdale began in 1808 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Moses Ragsdale married America Caroline Stovall, and had children including John Benjamin Ragsdale, Robert E Ragsdale.
  • Benjamin Moses Ragsdale passed away in 1851 in Johnson County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ragsdale
1782–1860
Birth Location: Moore, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Pamelia Milam
1790–1860
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville Co., SC
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Spouses(s)

America Stovall
1810–1900
Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

John Ragsdale
1852–1899
Birth Location: Johnson County, Arkansas, USA
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Robert Ragsdale
1894–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Ragsdale's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ragsdale
1808–1851
Birth Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Jasper Ragsdale
1782–1860
Moore, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Pamelia ("Amelia") Milam
1790–1860
Abbeville, Abbeville Co., SC
Grandparents
Jordan Milam
1750–1851
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane Peacock Peacock) (Patton)
1773–1858
Ninety Six, Abbeville, Abbeville, SC, USA
Great-Grandparents
Judith Cole
1703–1759
John Sr
1725–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Milam
1700–1728
Martha Gardner
1708–1765

Benjamin Ragsdale's Descendants

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Benjamin (Moses) Ragsdale (8 Sep 1808–8 Nov 1851) m. America (Caroline) Stovall (16 December 1810–July 1900)
  1. 1. John (Benjamin) Ragsdale 1852–1899 m. Nancy (Ann) Underwood 1854–1936
    1. 1. George (Washington) Ragsdale 1877–1931
    2. 2. Thomas (James) Ragsdale 1880–1943
    3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Underwood 1884–1929
    4. 4. Henry (Benjamin) Ragsdale 1896–1974 m. Ina (M) Ragsdale 1900–1970
      1. 1. Gentry (B) Ragsdale 1922–2002 m. Juanita Aliane 1925–2006
        1. 1. Linda (S) Ragsdale 1948–2011
        2. 2. Gerald (B) Ragsdale 1943–2013
    5. 5. Louisa (Caroline) Farris 1875–1950
  2. 2. Robert (E) Ragsdale 1894–

Benjamin Ragsdale's Timeline

2 Records

1808
8 Sep 1808
Birth of Benjamin Moses Ragsdale in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
1851
8 Nov 1851
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Moses Ragsdale in Johnson County, Arkansas
Johnson County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1808
    Event Place: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Johnson County, Arkansas
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