THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Solomon Nalley Hargis

b. 6 Feb 1788

Solomon Nalley Hargis|b. 6 Feb 1788|p24.htm#i3137|William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Elizabeth Jay|b. 22 Apr 1766\nd. May 1841|p29.htm#i3135|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|James Jay|b. Jan 1743/44\nd. bt 1830 - 1835|p29.htm#i3175|Mary Voss|b. 1749|p91.htm#i3176|

Father: William Hargis b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836
Mother: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

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

Birth*: Solomon Nalley Hargis was born on 6 Feb 1788.

Thomas Hargis

Thomas Hargis||p24.htm#i3153|Thomas Lea Hargis|b. 1647\nd. 1716|p24.htm#i3150|(Unknown) Smith||p82.htm#i3152|George Hargis||p23.htm#i3157|Sussannah Lea||p34.htm#i3158|||||||

Father: Thomas Lea Hargis b. 1647, d. 1716
Mother: (Unknown) Smith

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

Thomas Lea Hargis

b. 24 Sep 1801

Thomas Lea Hargis|b. 24 Sep 1801|p24.htm#i3140|William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Elizabeth Jay|b. 22 Apr 1766\nd. May 1841|p29.htm#i3135|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|James Jay|b. Jan 1743/44\nd. bt 1830 - 1835|p29.htm#i3175|Mary Voss|b. 1749|p91.htm#i3176|

Father: William Hargis b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836
Mother: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

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

Birth*: Thomas Lea Hargis was born on 24 Sep 1801.

Thomas Lea Hargis

b. 1647, d. 1716

Thomas Lea Hargis|b. 1647\nd. 1716|p24.htm#i3150|George Hargis||p23.htm#i3157|Sussannah Lea||p34.htm#i3158|||||||||||||

Father: George Hargis
Mother: Sussannah Lea

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 6th great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Thomas Lea Hargis married Mary Susan Lea.
Marriage*: Thomas Lea Hargis married (Unknown) Smith.
Birth*: Thomas Lea Hargis was born in 1647 at England.
Death*: He died in 1716 at Charles County, Maryland.

Family 1: (Unknown) Smith

Family 2: Mary Susan Lea

Francis Hargis
Abraham Hargis+ b. 7 Jan 1713/14, d. 1800

Thomas Lee Hargis

b. 26 Apr 1752

Thomas Lee Hargis|b. 26 Apr 1752|p24.htm#i3147|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|Thomas L. Hargis|b. 1647\nd. 1716|p24.htm#i3150|Mary S. Lea||p33.htm#i3151|Solomon Nalley|b. c 1661|p41.htm#i3145||||

Father: Abraham Hargis b. 7 Jan 1713/14, d. 1800
Mother: Elizabeth Nalley

Relationship: 4th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Lee Hargis was born on 26 Apr 1752 at Fairfax County, Virginia.

Thomas Nathan S. Hargis

b. 1783

Thomas Nathan S. Hargis|b. 1783|p24.htm#i3200|Richard Nalley Hargis|b. 1742|p23.htm#i3193|Jeanie Jane Long||p35.htm#i3199|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|||||||

Father: Richard Nalley Hargis b. 1742
Mother: Jeanie Jane Long

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Thomas Nathan S. Hargis was born in 1783 at Caswell County, North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Muriah Horton on 4 Mar 1815 at Orange County, North Carolina; Witness: John Scott.

Family: Muriah Horton

Washington Greene Hargis

b. 8 Sep 1807

Washington Greene Hargis|b. 8 Sep 1807|p24.htm#i3142|William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Elizabeth Jay|b. 22 Apr 1766\nd. May 1841|p29.htm#i3135|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|James Jay|b. Jan 1743/44\nd. bt 1830 - 1835|p29.htm#i3175|Mary Voss|b. 1749|p91.htm#i3176|

Father: William Hargis b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836
Mother: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

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

Birth*: Washington Greene Hargis was born on 8 Sep 1807.

William Hargis

b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836

William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|Thomas L. Hargis|b. 1647\nd. 1716|p24.htm#i3150|Mary S. Lea||p33.htm#i3151|Solomon Nalley|b. c 1661|p41.htm#i3145||||

Father: Abraham Hargis b. 7 Jan 1713/14, d. 1800
Mother: Elizabeth Nalley

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 4th great-grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Hargis was born on 16 Jul 1760 at Fairfax County, Virginia.
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Jay, daughter of James Jay and Mary Voss, on 12 Sep 1782.
Death*: William Hargis died on 11 Mar 1836 at Sparta or White County, Tennessee, at age 75.
Military*: He was in the military Revolutionary War Patrio. Served four tours as a commisioned Ensign in the Continental Army.He participated in the battle of Guilford Court House. bt 1778 - 1781.

Family: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

Abraham Hargis b. 30 Sep 1763
James Jay Hargis b. 10 Oct 1765
Solomon Nalley Hargis b. 6 Feb 1788
Susannah Hargiss+ b. 29 Mar 1790
Jean Hargis b. 4 Jun 1792
William Asa Hargis b. 6 Jan 1795
Salley Hargis b. 16 Nov 1798
Thomas Lea Hargis b. 24 Sep 1801
Betsy Jay Hargis b. 8 Mar 1804
Washington Greene Hargis b. 8 Sep 1807

William Hargis

William Hargis||p24.htm#i3154|Thomas Lea Hargis|b. 1647\nd. 1716|p24.htm#i3150|(Unknown) Smith||p82.htm#i3152|George Hargis||p23.htm#i3157|Sussannah Lea||p34.htm#i3158|||||||

Father: Thomas Lea Hargis b. 1647, d. 1716
Mother: (Unknown) Smith

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

William Hargis

d. c 1807

William Hargis|d. c 1807|p24.htm#i3168|Shadrack Hargis|b. 4 Jan 1740\nd. 25 Jan 1816|p23.htm#i3146|Nancy Lee Brooks||p8.htm#i3160|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|||||||

Father: Shadrack Hargis b. 4 Jan 1740, d. 25 Jan 1816
Mother: Nancy Lee Brooks

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Death*: William Hargis died c 1807 at Person County, North Carolina.

Family:

Amy Hargiss+ d. 17 Jan 1865
Nathan Hargis b. c 1782
Ruth Hargis b. c 1787
Hester Hargis b. c 1792

William Hargis

b. 26 Feb 1769

William Hargis|b. 26 Feb 1769|p24.htm#i3205|Richard Nalley Hargis|b. 1742|p23.htm#i3193|Jeanie Jane Long||p35.htm#i3199|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|||||||

Father: Richard Nalley Hargis b. 1742
Mother: Jeanie Jane Long

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Hargis was born on 26 Feb 1769 at Orange County, North Carolina.

William Asa Hargis

b. 6 Jan 1795

William Asa Hargis|b. 6 Jan 1795|p24.htm#i3139|William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Elizabeth Jay|b. 22 Apr 1766\nd. May 1841|p29.htm#i3135|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|James Jay|b. Jan 1743/44\nd. bt 1830 - 1835|p29.htm#i3175|Mary Voss|b. 1749|p91.htm#i3176|

Father: William Hargis b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836
Mother: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

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

Birth*: William Asa Hargis was born on 6 Jan 1795.

William Asa Hargis

William Asa Hargis||p24.htm#i3159|George Hargis||p23.htm#i3157|Sussannah Lea||p34.htm#i3158|||||||||||||

Father: George Hargis
Mother: Sussannah Lea

Relationship: 6th great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Amy Hargiss

d. 17 Jan 1865

Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p24.htm#i1561|William Hargis|d. c 1807|p24.htm#i3168||||Shadrack Hargis|b. 4 Jan 1740\nd. 25 Jan 1816|p23.htm#i3146|Nancy L. Brooks||p8.htm#i3160|||||||

Father: William Hargis d. circa 1807

Relationship: 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Amy Hargiss married William Ragains, son of Thomas Ragains and Elizabeth Featherkille, on 6 Feb 1811 at Orange County, North Carolina; witness: David Ragains.
Death*: Amy Hargiss died on 17 Jan 1865 at Loudon County, Tennessee; in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Family 1: William Ragains b. 18 Mar 1790, d. 23 Jul 1875

Thomas Ragan+ b. c 1811, d. c 1861
Amy Jane Ragains b. c 1812
Nathaniel Hargis Ragains+ b. 8 Mar 1814
Margaret Jane Ragan b. 26 Sep 1816
Elizabeth Ragains b. 15 Apr 1818
Mary Ann Ragains b. c 1819
Nancy M. Ragains b. 5 May 1820, d. 25 Jul 1880
Samuel Ragan+ b. c 1821
David Ragains+ b. c 1827
James Gains Ragains+ b. 24 Mar 1830, d. 7 Mar 1899
William M. Ragains b. 6 Jan 1832, d. 15 Jul 1864

Family 2: Thomas Ragan b. c 1811, d. c 1861

Elizabeth Ann Ragan b. c 1840

Amy Hargiss

Marriage*: Amy Hargiss married William M. Ragains, son of William Ragains and Amy Hargiss.

Family: William M. Ragains b. 6 Jan 1832, d. 15 Jul 1864

Esther Hargiss

Marriage*: Esther Hargiss married Samuel Ragains, son of Thomas Ragains and Elizabeth Featherkille, on 13 Feb 1817 at Blount County, Tennessee.

Family: Samuel Ragains b. Feb 1795, d. b Mar 1828

Susannah Hargiss

b. 29 Mar 1790

Susannah Hargiss|b. 29 Mar 1790|p24.htm#i1362|William Hargis|b. 16 Jul 1760\nd. 11 Mar 1836|p24.htm#i3134|Elizabeth Jay|b. 22 Apr 1766\nd. May 1841|p29.htm#i3135|Abraham Hargis|b. 7 Jan 1713/14\nd. 1800|p22.htm#i3143|Elizabeth Nalley||p41.htm#i3144|James Jay|b. Jan 1743/44\nd. bt 1830 - 1835|p29.htm#i3175|Mary Voss|b. 1749|p91.htm#i3176|

Father: William Hargis b. 16 Jul 1760, d. 11 Mar 1836
Mother: Elizabeth Jay b. 22 Apr 1766, d. May 1841

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

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

Birth*: Susannah Hargiss was born on 29 Mar 1790 at Caswell County, North Carolina.
Marriage*: She married David Ragains, son of Thomas Ragains and Elizabeth Featherkille, on 11 Apr 1809 at Orange County, North Carolina; witness:Thomas Barlow. The 1850 census enumerated Susanna which was then marked over with Elizabeth making both names almost impossible to read.

Family: David Ragains b. May 1783

William H. Ragains+ b. 1805, d. 24 Nov 1877
Child #2 Ragains b. bt 1805 - 1811
Child #3 Ragains b. bt 1805 - 1811
Thomas Ragains+ b. 31 Jan 1811, d. 7 Nov 1894
David Abraham Ragains+ b. 6 Dec 1812, d. 17 Feb 1887
Daughter Ragains b. bt 1815 - 1820
Daughter Ragains b. bt 1815 - 1820
Daughter Ragains b. bt 1815 - 1820
Rachel Ragins b. c 1821
Matilda Ragins b. c 1823
Elizabeth Ragains+ b. c 1825

Margaret Harmon

Marriage*: Margaret Harmon married James L. Ragains, son of Thomas Ragains and Elizabeth Featherkille, on 29 Apr 1811 at Orange County, North Carolina; witness: Allen Collins.

Family: James L. Ragains b. Apr 1792

Elizabeth Harper

b. 8 Mar 1780, d. 23 Dec 1869

Birth*: Elizabeth Harper was born on 8 Mar 1780 at Pendleton County, Virginia.
Marriage*: She married Harvey Sterling.
Death*: Elizabeth Harper died on 23 Dec 1869 at age 89.

Family: Harvey Sterling b. c 1777

William T. Sterling+ b. c 1812
Lee Grant Sterling+ b. 6 Aug 1819, d. 25 Mar 1900
Lewis Sterling+ b. c 1823

Mary Sue Harper

Marriage*: Mary Sue Harper married Homer Otis Reagan, son of John William Thomas Reagan and Clellon Brown.

Family: Homer Otis Reagan

Sarah M. Harper

b. 1841

Birth*: Sarah M. Harper was born in 1841 at Alabama.
Marriage*: She married William Reason Reagan, son of Timothy Richard Ragan and Elizabeth Lusk, on 24 Jan 1873 at Robertson County, Texas.

Family: William Reason Reagan b. 17 Mar 1830

Dolly Harrell

Marriage*: Dolly Harrell married Alvis Bowman.

Family: Alvis Bowman

David Owern Bowman+ b. 7 Apr 1910, d. 5 Jun 1932

Ann Harris

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

Relationship: 6th great-grandmother of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Ann Harris married Augustine Woolfolk, son of Joseph I. Woolfolk and Elizabeth Bullard.

Family: Augustine Woolfolk b. 1733, d. 1808

Ann Woolfolk+ b. c 1759

Margaret Harris

Marriage*: Margaret Harris married Milton Harris.

Family: Milton Harris

Mary Effie Harris+ b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Mary Effie Harris

b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Mary Effie Harris|b. 4 Jul 1871\nd. 9 Oct 1909|p24.htm#i89|Milton Harris||p24.htm#i1309|Margaret Harris||p24.htm#i1308|||||||||||||

Father: Milton Harris
Mother: Margaret Harris

Birth*: Mary Effie Harris was born on 4 Jul 1871 at Fanshawe, Oklahoma.
Marriage*: She married Frank Jay Elwood c 1889 at Le Flore County, Choctah Nation.
Marriage*: Mary Effie Harris married Tandy Stephens on 5 Dec 1891 at Shady Point (2 miles west of), Skullyville County, Choctah Nation.
Marriage*: Mary Effie Harris married Thomas Eurvin Sterling, son of Jesse Sterling and Frances C. (Surname Unknown), on 11 Mar 1900 at Le Flore County, Indian Territory.
Death*: Mary Effie Harris died on 9 Oct 1909 at Wynnewood, Oklahoma, at age 38.
Burial*: She was buried at Iona Cemetery, Murray County, Oklahoma.
Note: She enrolled in Choctaw Nation, Skullyville County, # 15020, Dawes # 1301 in 1896.
Note*: She was a widow with 5 children when she married Thomas; lived in Iona, near Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Family 1: Frank Jay Elwood b. c 1872, d. c 1891

Marriage*: She married Frank Jay Elwood c 1889 at Le Flore County, Choctah Nation.

Iva Bell Elwood+ b. 25 Jan 1890
Elisha Milton Elwood b. 10 Feb 1891

Family 2: Tandy Stephens d. 1895

Marriage*: Mary Effie Harris married Tandy Stephens on 5 Dec 1891 at Shady Point (2 miles west of), Skullyville County, Choctah Nation.

Nellie Stephens b. 25 Jan 1893, d. May 1989
Magnita Stephens b. 3 Feb 1894, d. 1939
James Robert Stephens b. 15 Jun 1895, d. 1959

Family 3: Thomas Eurvin Sterling b. 28 Jun 1858, d. 5 Aug 1916

Marriage*: Mary Effie Harris married Thomas Eurvin Sterling, son of Jesse Sterling and Frances C. (Surname Unknown), on 11 Mar 1900 at Le Flore County, Indian Territory.

Gary Edward Sterling b. 14 Dec 1900, d. 16 Feb 1905
John Hardy Sterling+ b. 27 Mar 1902, d. 6 May 1984
Walter E. "Cowboy" Sterling+ b. 19 Sep 1903, d. 13 Nov 1986
Baby Girl Sterling b. 12 Jan 1907, d. 12 Jan 1907

Milton Harris

Marriage*: Milton Harris married Margaret Harris.

Family: Margaret Harris

Mary Effie Harris+ b. 4 Jul 1871, d. 9 Oct 1909

Pete Harris

Marriage*: Pete Harris married Laura Larsen, daughter of Niels Larsen and Inger Marie Jensen.

Family: Laura Larsen

Susannah Harris

b. Jan 1833

Birth*: Susannah Harris was born in Jan 1833 at Macoupin County, Illinois (probably).
Marriage*: She married Robert Nelson Ragan, son of Joshua Ragan and Jane Husky, on 1 Jan 1851 at Macoupin County, Illinois.

Family: Robert Nelson Ragan b. 10 Oct 1830, d. 14 Mar 1908

Robert Nelson Ragan b. 5 Mar 1858

Lourena Hartley

Marriage*: Lourena Hartley married Jesse (Jefferson) Perkins, son of Robert Biggin Perkins and Sarah Ann Norris, in 1854.

Family: Jesse (Jefferson) Perkins b. 23 Dec 1828

Nancy Singleton Hartsell

b. 5 May 1820, d. 25 Jul 1880

Birth*: Nancy Singleton Hartsell was born on 5 May 1820.
Marriage*: She married Nathaniel Hargis Ragains, son of William Ragains and Amy Hargiss, on 5 Sep 1839 at Blount County, Tennessee.
Death*: Nancy Singleton Hartsell died on 25 Jul 1880 at Loudon County, Tennessee, at age 60.

Family: Nathaniel Hargis Ragains b. 8 Mar 1814

Mary Jane Ragains+ b. 21 Jun 1840
Orpha Elizabeth Ragains b. 4 Oct 1841
Amy Hannah Ragains b. 4 Nov 1843
Delilah Emmaline Ragains b. 9 Dec 1845
Margaret Ruth Ragains b. 23 Mar 1848
William Abram Ragains b. 10 Sep 1850
James Blair Ragains+ b. 26 Dec 1852
Martha Angeline Ragains b. 11 Apr 1855
Nancy Ann Ragains b. 6 Oct 1856
Robert Caleb Ragains b. 17 Feb 1859
Maranda Houston Ragains b. 24 Jan 1863
John Hargis Ragains b. 10 Dec 1865