Brief Life History of Sarah Ragsdale
When Sarah, Ragsdale, Isbell was born on 19 January 1776, in Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, George O. Isbell Sr., was 28 and her mother, Mary, Isabell, Daniel, was 21. She married Lewis Ragsdale on 22 December 1796, in Halifax, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 1 November 1840, in Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Todd County Meadow Haven Cemetery, Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Isbell - birth-name: Sarah Isbell
- Sally Isbell, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Sally Isbell Rasgsdale, "Find A Grave Index"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: from the female personal name Isabel or its variant Isabell(a), cognates of Elizabeth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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