James H Ragan

Brief Life History of James H

When James H Ragan was born on 26 August 1818, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Ragains jr, was 39 and his mother, Kiziah Shaw, was 29. He married Mary Hill Bateman on 14 December 1840, in Williamson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 8 August 1897, in Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James H Ragan
1818–1897
Mary Hill Bateman
1817–1901
Marriage: 14 December 1840
William Henry Ragan
1841–1932
Martha Searcy Ragan
about 1863–1925
Amelia Matilda Ragan
1844–1904
Mary A Elizabeth Ragan
1846–1936
Catherine Eunice Ragan
1848–1928
James Evans Ragan
1850–1909
Thomas Blackburn Reagan
1853–1936
Robert John Ragan
after 1860–1910

Sources (38)

  • J H Regan, "United States Census, 1870"
  • James Ragan, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • J. H. Ragan, "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Regan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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