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Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale 1844–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 May 1844

Birth Location: Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 11 Jun 1917

Death Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Benjamin Ragsdell

Mother: Mary Coffelt

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Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale was born in 1844 in Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, the child of Benjamin Ragsdell And Mary Elizabeth Polly Coffelt. Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale passed away in 1917 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale was born in 1844 in Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, the child of Benjamin Ragsdell And Mary Elizabeth Polly Coffelt.
  • Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale passed away in 1917 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.

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Benjamin Ragsdale's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ragsdale
1844–1917
Birth Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ragsdell
1806–1870
Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth (Polly)) Coffelt
1810–1860
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Ragsdale
1756–1815
Hiawasse, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Nellie (Ellen) Harnage
1765–
Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr
1734–1815
Susanna Price
1734–1834
Jacob Harnage
1743–1831
Jennie Timpson
1755–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ragsdale's Timeline

2 Records

1844
04 May 1844
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale in Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
1917
11 Jun 1917
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Franklin Ragsdale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 May 1844
    Event Place: Spring River, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

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