THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Elizabeth Ragains

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

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|p59.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

b. c 1838

Elizabeth Ragains|b. c 1838|p53.htm#i1487|William S. Ragains|b. c 1814|p60.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

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

b. c 1850

Elizabeth Ragains|b. c 1850|p53.htm#i2530|Eli Ragains|b. 18 Aug 1818\nd. 22 Mar 1857|p52.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

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|p60.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

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

Elmer W. Ragains

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|p58.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||p79.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

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

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. 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|p89.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

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|p60.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

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|p60.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

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

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

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

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|p59.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.

Frances melvina Ragains

b. 1 Jan 1859

Frances melvina Ragains|b. 1 Jan 1859|p53.htm#i1472|Edward Ragains|b. 7 Oct 1819|p52.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*: Frances melvina Ragains was born on 1 Jan 1859 at Lawrence County, Missouri.

Francis M. Ragains

b. c 1849

Francis M. Ragains|b. c 1849|p53.htm#i1493|William S. Ragains|b. c 1814|p60.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*: Francis M. Ragains was born c 1849 at Tennessee.

Frank Ragains

b. 4 Aug 1884, d. 26 Apr 1959

Malinda Maude Sims Ragains and Frank Ragains.

Father: Pleasant Green Ragains b. 6 Nov 1852, d. 13 Feb 1932
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Carlton b. 7 Feb 1856, d. 2 Jun 1941

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

Relationship: Grandfather of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Frank Ragains was born on 4 Aug 1884 at Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois.
Marriage*: He married Malinda Maude Sims, daughter of Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Sims and Martha Custus McWilliams, on 4 Feb 1906 at Custer County, Oklahoma Territory; were married on Mr. Sims farm; witnesses L. M. Carlton and R. G. Ragains. She signed her name Lina M. Sims.
Death*: Frank Ragains died on 26 Apr 1959 at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, at age 74.
Burial*: He was buried at Old Bokoshe Cemetery, Bokoshe, Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
Census*: He appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920 at Bokoshe, Le Flore County, Oklahoma; age 36, born Illinois, father, US, mother, Illinois; wife, Maud, age 36, born Texas, father Tennessee, mother Missouri; Elizabeth M. age 13, born Oklahoma; Martha K, age 11, born Oklahoma; Emma L. age 6, born Oklahoma; Frank E. age 1 10/12, born Oklahoma; Margaret R. age 3/12, born Oklahoma.

Family: Malinda Maude Sims b. 1 Sep 1883, d. 5 Jan 1956

Elizabeth Maude Ragains+ b. 6 Dec 1906, d. 11 Feb 2000
Martha Katherine Ragains+ b. 28 Feb 1909, d. 31 Dec 1990
Emma Louise Ragains+ b. 5 Jul 1913, d. 30 Oct 2006
Frank Edward Ragains+ b. 2 Feb 1918, d. 21 Sep 1975
Margaret Ruth Ragains+ b. 28 Sep 1919, d. 1999
Dorothy Ellen Ragains+ b. 5 Mar 1922, d. 5 Feb 2008

Frank Edward Ragains

b. 2 Feb 1918, d. 21 Sep 1975

Frank Edward Ragains

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: Uncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Frank Edward Ragains was born on 2 Feb 1918 at Keota, Haskell County, Oklahoma.
Marriage*: He married Alta Lucille Gatewood on 19 Jul 1935 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.
Death*: Frank Edward Ragains died on 21 Sep 1975 at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, at age 57.
Burial*: He was buried on 24 Sep 1975 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Census*: He appeared on the census of 7 Jan 1920; age 1 10/12.

Family: Alta Lucille Gatewood b. 28 Sep 1917, d. 17 Feb 1991

James Edward Ragains+ b. 25 Jun 1936, d. 5 Feb 1996

Franklin Monroe Ragains

b. 9 Dec 1840

Franklin Monroe Ragains|b. 9 Dec 1840|p53.htm#i1463|Edward Ragains|b. 7 Oct 1819|p52.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*: Franklin Monroe Ragains was born on 9 Dec 1840 at Giles County, Tennessee.

Gabriel Ragains

b. 1725, d. Nov 1758

Gabriel Ragains|b. 1725\nd. Nov 1758|p53.htm#i1377|Thomas Ragains Sr|b. 1690|p60.htm#i1379|Susannah (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i1380|||||||||||||

Father: Thomas Ragains Sr b. 1690
Mother-Oth: Susannah (Surname Unknown)

Charts: Ancestors of Charles E. Sterling

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

Birth*: Gabriel Ragains was born in 1725 at Salem, New Jersey.
Marriage*: He married Susannah Gandy on 8 Jul 1749 at Cape May, New Jersey.
Death*: Gabriel Ragains died in Nov 1758 at Killed by friendly fire, Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania; Killed in the French and Indian War.

Family: Susannah Gandy

Thomas Ragains+ b. 1753, d. 24 Aug 1834

George Benton Ragains

b. 10 Dec 1865

George Benton Ragains|b. 10 Dec 1865|p53.htm#i1872|Thomas Ragains|b. 31 Jan 1811\nd. 7 Nov 1894|p59.htm#i1400|Sarah Ann McKinister|b. 8 Jul 1823|p38.htm#i1870|David Ragains|b. May 1783|p51.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: George Benton Ragains was born on 12 Oct 1865 at Washington County, Indiana.
Birth*: He was born on 10 Dec 1865 at Indiana.
Marriage*: He married Emily McIntosh on 14 Aug 1893 at Washington County, Indiana.

Family: Emily McIntosh

Sarah Ragains b. 23 Jun 1894
Winsford Ragains b. 11 Feb 1901
Naomi Ragains b. 7 Aug 1910

George C. Ragains

b. c 1843

George C. Ragains|b. c 1843|p53.htm#i1490|William S. Ragains|b. c 1814|p60.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*: George C. Ragains was born c 1843 at Tennessee.

George Grover Cleveland Ragains

b. 14 Jun 1884, d. 6 Dec 1953

George Grover Cleveland Ragains|b. 14 Jun 1884\nd. 6 Dec 1953|p53.htm#i1175|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. 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|p89.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.

Birth*: George Grover Cleveland Ragains was born on 14 Jun 1884 at Allard, Pope County, Illinois.
Marriage*: He married Grace Jennings, daughter of George Washington Jennings and Rosa Jane Sage, on 15 Aug 1905.
Death*: George Grover Cleveland Ragains died on 6 Dec 1953 at Kankakee, Illinois, at age 69.

Family: Grace Jennings b. 13 Aug 1889, d. 10 Jan 1983

Gerald Ragains
Miskel Carthel Ragains+ b. 16 Aug 1908, d. 21 Dec 1995
Haskell Ragains b. 26 Feb 1911, d. 30 Dec 1960
Vista Ragains b. 28 Oct 1914, d. 30 Nov 1918
Virgil Ragains b. 28 Oct 1914, d. Apr 1915
Loretta Fern Ragains+ b. 13 Jan 1916, d. 22 Oct 1992
Buell Ragains b. 7 Jun 1918, d. 22 May 1933
Retta Laverne Ragains+ b. 29 Oct 1920, d. 22 Oct 1992
Deward Abraham Ragains b. 22 Dec 1922, d. 7 Oct 1984

George W. Ragains

b. 1860, d. 1935

Father: David Abraham Ragains b. 6 Dec 1812, d. 17 Feb 1887
Mother: Mary E. Triplett b. 20 Nov 1823, d. 23 Aug 1862

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Great-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: George W. Ragains was born in 1860 at Illinois.
Marriage*: He married India A. Whiteside on 5 Oct 1883 at Bloomfield Township, Johnson County, Illinois.
Burial*: George W. Ragains was buried in 1935 at Whiteside Cemetery, Johnson County, Illinois.
Death*: He died in 1935.

Family: India A. Whiteside b. 1861, d. 1941

Gerald Ragains

Gerald Ragains||p53.htm#i1360|George Grover Cleveland Ragains|b. 14 Jun 1884\nd. 6 Dec 1953|p53.htm#i1175|Grace Jennings|b. 13 Aug 1889\nd. 10 Jan 1983|p29.htm#i1354|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|George W. Jennings||p29.htm#i1619|Rosa J. Sage||p75.htm#i1620|

Father: George Grover Cleveland Ragains b. 14 Jun 1884, d. 6 Dec 1953
Mother: Grace Jennings b. 13 Aug 1889, d. 10 Jan 1983

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

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

Gerald Ragains

b. 8 Feb 1934, d. 2003

Gerald Ragains|b. 8 Feb 1934\nd. 2003|p53.htm#i3503|Miskel Carthel Ragains|b. 16 Aug 1908\nd. 21 Dec 1995|p57.htm#i1355|Marjorie Laverne Russell|b. 22 Mar 1913\nd. 18 Oct 1994|p75.htm#i1356|George G. C. Ragains|b. 14 Jun 1884\nd. 6 Dec 1953|p53.htm#i1175|Grace Jennings|b. 13 Aug 1889\nd. 10 Jan 1983|p29.htm#i1354|Hiram Russell||p75.htm#i3499|Laura Brumett||p8.htm#i3500|

Father: Miskel Carthel Ragains b. 16 Aug 1908, d. 21 Dec 1995
Mother: Marjorie Laverne Russell b. 22 Mar 1913, d. 18 Oct 1994

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 3rd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Gerald Ragains was born on 8 Feb 1934.
Death*: He died in 2003.

Gerttrude Ann "Gertie" Ragains

b. 25 Sep 1891, d. 22 Dec 1966

Gerttrude Ann "Gertie" Ragains|b. 25 Sep 1891\nd. 22 Dec 1966|p53.htm#i1256|Thomas Jefferson Ragains|b. 15 Feb 1859\nd. 4 Mar 1946|p59.htm#i809|Sarah Jane Scott|b. 1864\nd. 7 Mar 1940|p76.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||p76.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.

Marriage*: Gerttrude Ann "Gertie" Ragains married Samuel Cornlius Brown.
Birth*: Gerttrude Ann "Gertie" Ragains was born on 25 Sep 1891 at Simpson, Johnson County, Illinois.
Death*: She died on 22 Dec 1966 at Palacios, Madagorda County, Texas, at age 75.

Family: Samuel Cornlius Brown b. 1 Sep 1875, d. 17 Jul 1930

Ada Mae Brown b. 23 Aug 1919, d. 17 Mar 1967
Doris Faye Brown b. 20 Jul 1924, d. 7 Feb 2007

Gilbert Ragains

b. Aug 1802

Gilbert Ragains|b. Aug 1802|p53.htm#i1373|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p59.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p19.htm#i1364|Gabriel Ragains|b. 1725\nd. Nov 1758|p53.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-granduncle of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Gilbert Ragains was born in Aug 1802 at Orange County, North Carolina.