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Nathan Ragan 1787–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1787

Birth Location: Person Co., NC

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nathaniel Ragan

Mother: Elizabeth Ray

Spouse(s): Catherine Young

Children(s): Jemima Ragan, Thomas Ragan, William Ragan, Samuel Reagan, James Ragan, Jonathan Ragon, Cynthia Ragan, Jesse Ragan, Bennett Ragan, Elisha Ragan, Nathaniel Ragan

The story of Nathan Ragan began in 1787 in Person Co., NC. Nathan Ragan married Catherine Iverson Young, and had children including Bennett Carrol Ragan, Cynthia Ragan, Elisha Ragan, James M Ragan, Jemima S Ragan, Jesse Ragan, Jonathan John Ragon, Nathaniel Simpson Ragan, Samuel Young Reagan, Thomas Ragan, William Young Ragan. Nathan Ragan passed away in 1845 in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nathan Ragan began in 1787 in Person Co., NC.
  • Nathan Ragan married Catherine Iverson Young, and had children including Bennett Carrol Ragan, Cynthia Ragan, Elisha Ragan, James M Ragan, Jemima S Ragan, Jesse Ragan, Jonathan John Ragon, Nathaniel Simpson Ragan, Samuel Young Reagan, Thomas Ragan, William Young Ragan.
  • Nathan Ragan passed away in 1845 in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Ragan
1749–1835
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Ray
1755–1835
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Young
1788–1861
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Jemima Ragan
1818–1898
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Ragan
1812–
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
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William Ragan
1815–1880
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Reagan
1814–1902
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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James Ragan
1815–
Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States
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Jonathan Ragon
1811–1884
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Cynthia Ragan
1811–1880
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Jesse Ragan
1816–1891
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Bennett Ragan
1822–1891
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Elisha Ragan
1827–1872
Birth Location: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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Nathaniel Ragan
1820–1907
Birth Location: Hickman Co, TN
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Nathan Ragan's Ancestors

Self
Nathan Ragan
1787–1845
Birth Place: Person Co., NC
Parents
Nathaniel "Nathan" Ragan
1749–1835
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Ray
1755–1835
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Riggin
1717–1776
Marumsco, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Jemimah Dougherty
1714–1783
Annamessex, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Riggen
1683–1743
Mary Ward
1694–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathan Ragan's Descendants

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Nathan Ragan (20 August 1787–1845) m. Catherine (Iverson) Young (22 Sep 1788–28 Oct 1861)
  1. 1. Jemima (S.) Ragan 1818–1898 m. Lott (Breeding) Breeden 1813–1898
    1. 1. Mary (Caline 'Molly') Breeden 1843–1899 m. Wiley (Francis Price) Sr. 1834–1922
      1. 1. Albert (Samuel) Price 1865–1959 m. Fannie (Judson) Maxwell 1877–1910
        1. 1. Jennie (L) Price 1899–1900
        2. 2. Guy (W) Price 1896–1975 m. Ruby (J.) Burson 1903–1997
      2. 2. Betty Price 1870–1915 m. John (H) Moore 1871–1948
        1. 1. Stanley (Albert) Moore 1914–2004
        2. 2. Leonard (Earl) Moore 1905–1991
        3. 3. Alton Harris 1911–
        4. 4. Thomas (Beecher) Moore 1899–1982
        5. 5. Otto (Lee) Moore 1901–1975
        6. 6. Alex Moore 1909–1964
        7. 7. Ruby Moore 1897–1976
        8. 8. Pearl Moore 1895–1898
        9. 9. Bace Moore 1902–
        10. 10. Mary Moore 1881–
      3. 3. Wesly Price 1864–1945 m. Eva (Olivia) Fulghum 1866–1921
        1. 1. Ethel (Olivia) Price 1894–1983
        2. 2. Albie (Margaret) Price 1886–1971
        3. 3. William (Wiley) Price 1889–1956
        4. 4. Jennie (M) Price 1892–1954
      4. 4. Lilley Price 1862–
      5. 5. Jiny Price 1868– m. S (P) Price 1871–
        1. 1. Floyd Price 1896–
      6. 6. Anny Price 1872–
      7. 7. Wiley Price 1875–
      8. 8. Corra Price 1880– m. Ben (Frank) Bratcher 1878–1941
        1. 1. Jonnie Bratcher 1900–
        2. 2. Carl Bratcher 1906–
        3. 3. Thomas (Alter) Bratcher 1899–
        4. 4. Lillian Bratcher 1902–
      9. 9. Ella (L) Price 1882–1949
    2. 2. Samuel (Young) Breeden 1836–1916
    3. 3. Melinda (Catherine) Breeden 1837–1869
    4. 4. Julia (Ann) Breeden 1839–1910
    5. 5. Cynthia (Jane) Breeden 1844–1883
    6. 6. Permelia (Angeline 'Lina') Breeden 1846–1929
    7. 7. William (Archibald) Breeden 1852–1910
    8. 8. George (W) Breeden 1849–1931
    9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Breeden 1859–1931
    10. 10. John (Randolph) Breeden 1854–1942
    11. 11. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Holmes 1857–1944
  2. 2. Thomas Ragan 1812–
  3. 3. William (Young) Ragan 1815–1880
  4. 4. Samuel (Young) Reagan 1814–1902
  5. 5. James (M) Ragan 1815–
  6. 6. Jonathan ("John") Ragon 1811–1884
  7. 7. Cynthia Ragan 1811–1880
  8. 8. Jesse Ragan 1816–1891
  9. 9. Bennett (Carrol) Ragan 1822–1891 m. Martha (A "Polly") Oney 1841–1899 m. Sarah (Emily Whitehorn) Sanders 1823–1891 m. Caroline Oney 1826–1861
    1. 1. E (Commador Ragan) Ragon 1870–1894
    2. 2. Nathan (J S) Ragan 1850–
    3. 3. Cora (Bell Ragan) Little 1872–1925
    4. 4. Mary (Carolyn Ragan) Dunn 1862–1945
    5. 5. Levicy (Jane Ragan) McMakin 1865–1912 m. JOHN (ELWIN) McMAKIN 1861–1932
      1. 1. Mazell Mcmakin 1909–
      2. 2. Curtis Mcmakin 1905–
      3. 3. Thellma Mcmakin 1902–
      4. 4. Eva (Mc) Makin 1880–
      5. 5. Ruth (Dale McMakin) CARTER 1898–1996
      6. 6. Maggie (Mc) Makin 1885–
      7. 7. Ollie (Vivian McMakin) CAUDLE 1895–
      8. 8. Samuel (Franklin) McMaken 1888–1977
      9. 9. Samie (Mc) Makin 1888–
    6. 6. William (Hiram) Ragon 1855–1923
    7. 7. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth Ragan) Craver 1857–1931 m. James (Phillip) Carver 1844–1906
      1. 1. Mattie (Dee) Craver 1896–1985
      2. 2. Archie (Grey) Craver 1894–1977
      3. 3. Barnette (Gibbs) Craver 1891–1976 m. Ora Fitzland 1893–1972 m. Pearl 1894–
        1. 1. Doyle Craver 1922–
        2. 2. Merrill (G) Craver 1918–
      4. 4. Bessie (M) Craver 1893–1984
      5. 5. Phillip (Oran) Craver 1878–1967 m. Fannie James 1881–1919 m. Alma (Schaffer) Craver 1886–1957
        1. 1. Cecile (R) Craver 1908–1997
      6. 6. Helen Craver 1876–
      7. 7. Lanier (E) Craver 1898–1993
      8. 8. Gussie (Elizabeth) Craver 1885–1953
      9. 9. Novie (E) Craver 1883–1979
      10. 10. Minnie (Jertie) Craver 1881–1966
    8. 8. Samuel (Bennett) Ragon 1867–1944
  10. 10. Elisha Ragan 1827–1872
  11. 11. Nathaniel (Simpson) Ragan 1820–1907

Nathan Ragan's Timeline

2 Records

1787
20 August 1787
Birth of Nathan Ragan in Person Co., NC
Person Co., NC
1845
1845
Age 58
Death of Nathan Ragan in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1787
    Event Place: Person Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
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