THE MISADVENTURES OF ME - My Autobiography and Ancestral Tales

Jeremiah Ragan

b. c 1847

Jeremiah Ragan|b. c 1847|p67.htm#i1441|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Jeremiah Ragan was born c 1847 at Tennessee.

John A. Ragan

b. 28 Aug 1838

John A. Ragan|b. 28 Aug 1838|p67.htm#i1437|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: John A. Ragan married Mary Jane Ragains, daughter of Nathaniel Hargis Ragains and Nancy Singleton Hartsell.
Birth*: John A. Ragan was born on 28 Aug 1838 at Tennessee.

Family: Mary Jane Ragains b. 21 Jun 1840

Tate Blair Reagan+

Margaret C. Ragan

b. c 1843

Margaret C. Ragan|b. c 1843|p67.htm#i1439|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Margaret C. Ragan was born c 1843 at Tennessee.

Margaret Jane Ragan

b. 26 Sep 1816

Margaret Jane Ragan|b. 26 Sep 1816|p67.htm#i1426|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p65.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p21.htm#i1364|William Hargis|d. c 1807|p27.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*: Margaret Jane Ragan was born on 26 Sep 1816 at Orange County, North Carolina.

Mary Ragan

b. c 1845

Mary Ragan|b. c 1845|p67.htm#i1440|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Mary Ragan was born c 1845 at Tennessee.

Mary Ragan

b. c 1848

Mary Ragan|b. c 1848|p67.htm#i1448|Samuel Ragan|b. c 1821|p67.htm#i1428|Elizabeth Dalzell|b. c 1820|p15.htm#i1447|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.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*: Mary Ragan was born c 1848.

Nancy Ragan

b. c 1850

Nancy Ragan|b. c 1850|p67.htm#i1442|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Nancy Ragan was born c 1850 at Tennessee.

Samuel Ragan

b. c 1821

Samuel Ragan|b. c 1821|p67.htm#i1428|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p65.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p21.htm#i1364|William Hargis|d. c 1807|p27.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*: Samuel Ragan was born c 1821 at North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Dalzell.

Family: Elizabeth Dalzell b. c 1820

Mary Ragan b. c 1848
William Ragan b. c 1849
Anna E. Ragains b. c 1854
James G. Ragains b. c 1855
Malinda J. Ragains b. c 1856
Isaac S. Ragains b. c 1861
Esther A. Ragains b. c 1866
Albert Ragains b. c 1867

Thomas Ragan

b. c 1811, d. c 1861

Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p65.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p21.htm#i1364|William Hargis|d. c 1807|p27.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*: Thomas Ragan was born c 1811 at North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Rachel Daniels b 1835.
Death*: Thomas Ragan died c 1861 at Washington County.

Family 1: Rachel Daniels b. c 1815

Amy Jane Ragan b. c 1835
William Bogard Ragan+ b. c 1836, d. 1916
John A. Ragan+ b. 28 Aug 1838
Margaret C. Ragan b. c 1843
Mary Ragan b. c 1845
Jeremiah Ragan b. c 1847
Nancy Ragan b. c 1850
Jake Stephen Ragains b. c 1856

Family 2: Amy Hargiss d. 17 Jan 1865

Elizabeth Ann Ragan b. c 1840

William Ragan

b. c 1849

William Ragan|b. c 1849|p67.htm#i1449|Samuel Ragan|b. c 1821|p67.htm#i1428|Elizabeth Dalzell|b. c 1820|p15.htm#i1447|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.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*: William Ragan was born c 1849.

William Bogard Ragan

b. c 1836, d. 1916

William Bogard Ragan|b. c 1836\nd. 1916|p67.htm#i1436|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|William Ragains|b. 18 Mar 1790\nd. 23 Jul 1875|p66.htm#i1369|Amy Hargiss|d. 17 Jan 1865|p27.htm#i1561|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragan b. circa 1811, d. circa 1861
Mother: Rachel Daniels b. circa 1815

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: William Bogard Ragan was born c 1836 at Tennessee.
Death*: He died in 1916 at Near Upton, Texas County, Illinois.
Burial*: He was buried.

Family:

David Ragain+ b. 1882, d. 1971

Lazurus Ragans

b. 1723, d. a 12 Aug 1787

Lazurus Ragans|b. 1723\nd. a 12 Aug 1787|p67.htm#i1383|Thomas Ragains Sr|b. 1690|p66.htm#i1379|Susannah (Surname Unknown)||p3.htm#i1380|||||||||||||

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

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

Birth*: Lazurus Ragans was born in 1723.
Marriage*: He married Elenor (Surname Unknown).
Death*: Lazurus Ragans died a 12 Aug 1787.

Family: Elenor (Surname Unknown)

Lazurus Ragains b. 1762
Grace Ragains b. 1764

David Ragins

b. May 1783

David Ragins|b. May 1783|p67.htm#i1361|Thomas Ragains|b. 1753\nd. 24 Aug 1834|p65.htm#i1363|Elizabeth Featherkille|b. 1763\nd. 1850|p21.htm#i1364|Gabriel Ragains|b. 1725\nd. Nov 1758|p60.htm#i1377|Susannah Gandy||p22.htm#i1378|||||||

Father: Thomas Ragains b. 1753, d. 24 Aug 1834
Mother: Elizabeth Featherkille b. 1763, d. 1850

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

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

Birth*: David Ragins was born in May 1783 at Orange County, North Carolina.
Marriage*: He married Susannah Hargiss, daughter of William Hargis and Elizabeth Jay, 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.
Marriage*: David Ragins married Elizabeth (Surname Unknown) b 1850.

Family 1: Susannah Hargiss b. 29 Mar 1790

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

Family 2: Elizabeth (Surname Unknown) b. c 1782

Matilda Ragins

b. c 1823

Father: David Ragins b. May 1783
Mother: Susannah Hargiss b. 29 Mar 1790

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Matilda Ragins was born c 1823 at Monroe County, Tennessee.

Rachel Ragins

b. c 1821

Father: David Ragins b. May 1783
Mother: Susannah Hargiss b. 29 Mar 1790

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 2nd great-grandaunt of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Rachel Ragins was born c 1821 at Monroe County, Tennessee.

Cierah Karina Ramirez

Cierah Karina Ramirez||p67.htm#i3369||||Erica Ann Person||p55.htm#i64|||||||Darrell R. Person||p55.htm#i63|Cynthia A. Sterling||p81.htm#i16|

Mother: Erica Ann Person (living)

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING, Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: Great-granddaughter of Charles Edward Sterling.

Carol June Rash

Family: Charles Delbert Simmons (living)

Dirk Rasmussen

Family: April Dawnell Chandler (living)

Wava Gail Rawlings

Family: John Ray Ragains (living)

Dicey Ray

b. 12 Aug 1796

Birth*: Dicey Ray was born on 12 Aug 1796.
Marriage*: She married William Gant Perkins, son of Ute Perkins and Sarah Gant, on 22 Feb 1818.

Family: William Gant Perkins b. 11 Jan 1801, d. 16 Nov 1886

Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour

Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour||p67.htm#i155|Harry Wilson Readnour|b. 1 Aug 1907\nd. 25 Jun 1969|p67.htm#i154|Alice Estelle Sterling|b. 15 Aug 1913\nd. 19 Nov 2004|p81.htm#i95|||||||Thomas E. Sterling|b. 28 Jun 1858\nd. 5 Aug 1916|p84.htm#i77|Martha Jane Lucinda Isabella "Belle" Darnell|b. 14 Apr 1884\nd. 15 May 1969|p15.htm#i79|

Father: Harry Wilson Readnour b. 1 Aug 1907, d. 25 Jun 1969
Mother: Alice Estelle Sterling b. 15 Aug 1913, d. 19 Nov 2004

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 1st cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Family 1: Vada Rayena Camp (living)

Richard Roy "Rick" Readnour (living)
Warren Taylor Readnour (living)

Family 2: Cynthia Purtle (living)

Harry Wilson Readnour

b. 1 Aug 1907, d. 25 Jun 1969

Birth*: Harry Wilson Readnour was born on 1 Aug 1907.
Marriage*: He married Alice Estelle Sterling, daughter of Thomas Eurvin Sterling and Martha Jane Lucinda Isabella "Belle" Darnell, on 1 Dec 1932.
Death*: Harry Wilson Readnour died on 25 Jun 1969 at age 61.

Family: Alice Estelle Sterling b. 15 Aug 1913, d. 19 Nov 2004

Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour+ (living)

Richard Roy "Rick" Readnour

Richard Roy "Rick" Readnour||p67.htm#i156|Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour||p67.htm#i155|Vada Rayena Camp||p9.htm#i335|Harry W. Readnour|b. 1 Aug 1907\nd. 25 Jun 1969|p67.htm#i154|Alice E. Sterling|b. 15 Aug 1913\nd. 19 Nov 2004|p81.htm#i95|||||||

Father: Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour (living)
Mother: Vada Rayena Camp (living)

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 2nd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Warren Taylor Readnour

Warren Taylor Readnour||p67.htm#i157|Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour||p67.htm#i155|Vada Rayena Camp||p9.htm#i335|Harry W. Readnour|b. 1 Aug 1907\nd. 25 Jun 1969|p67.htm#i154|Alice E. Sterling|b. 15 Aug 1913\nd. 19 Nov 2004|p81.htm#i95|||||||

Father: Harry Warren "Pat" Readnour (living)
Mother: Vada Rayena Camp (living)

Charts: Descendants OF JESSE STERLING

Relationship: 2nd cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Herschel R "Bill" Reagan

b. 20 Dec 1918

Herschel R "Bill" Reagan|b. 20 Dec 1918|p67.htm#i3345|William Abram Ragains|b. 7 May 1877|p66.htm#i3344||||James B. Ragains|b. 26 Dec 1852|p61.htm#i1456||||||||||

Father: William Abram Ragains b. 7 May 1877

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 4th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Birth*: Herschel R "Bill" Reagan was born on 20 Dec 1918 at Kennett, Missouri.

Homer Otis Reagan

Homer Otis Reagan||p67.htm#i3740|John William Thomas Reagan||p67.htm#i3738|Clellon Brown||p8.htm#i3739|Tate B. Reagan||p67.htm#i3736|Artie M. Humphreys||p29.htm#i3737|||||||

Father: John William Thomas Reagan
Mother: Clellon Brown

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 5th cousin of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Homer Otis Reagan married Mary Sue Harper.

Family: Mary Sue Harper

Thomas Bryant Reagan (living)

John William Thomas Reagan

John William Thomas Reagan||p67.htm#i3738|Tate Blair Reagan||p67.htm#i3736|Artie Macy Humphreys||p29.htm#i3737|John A. Ragan|b. 28 Aug 1838|p67.htm#i1437|Mary J. Ragains|b. 21 Jun 1840|p63.htm#i3735|||||||

Father: Tate Blair Reagan
Mother: Artie Macy Humphreys

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 4th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: John William Thomas Reagan married Clellon Brown.

Family: Clellon Brown

Homer Otis Reagan+

Tate Blair Reagan

Tate Blair Reagan||p67.htm#i3736|John A. Ragan|b. 28 Aug 1838|p67.htm#i1437|Mary Jane Ragains|b. 21 Jun 1840|p63.htm#i3735|Thomas Ragan|b. c 1811\nd. c 1861|p67.htm#i1423|Rachel Daniels|b. c 1815|p15.htm#i1434|Nathaniel H. Ragains|b. 8 Mar 1814|p64.htm#i1425|Nancy S. Hartsell|b. 5 May 1820\nd. 25 Jul 1880|p27.htm#i1450|

Father: John A. Ragan b. 28 Aug 1838
Mother: Mary Jane Ragains b. 21 Jun 1840

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Marriage*: Tate Blair Reagan married Artie Macy Humphreys.

Family: Artie Macy Humphreys

John William Thomas Reagan+

Thomas Bryant Reagan

Thomas Bryant Reagan||p67.htm#i3742|Homer Otis Reagan||p67.htm#i3740|Mary Sue Harper||p27.htm#i3741|John W. T. Reagan||p67.htm#i3738|Clellon Brown||p8.htm#i3739|||||||

Father: Homer Otis Reagan
Mother: Mary Sue Harper

Charts: Descendants of THOMAS RAGAINS

Relationship: 5th cousin 1 time removed of Charles Edward Sterling.

Flora Isabell Rebman

b. 1860, d. 1930

Birth*: Flora Isabell Rebman was born in 1860 at Illinois.
Marriage*: She married Thomas D. Carlton, son of Richard Watson Carlton and Charlotta Gore, on 6 Jan 1886 at Illinois.
Death*: Flora Isabell Rebman died in 1930 at Johnson County, Illinois.

Family: Thomas D. Carlton b. 1852

Ruby Carlton b. c 1892
Julia Carlton b. c 1893