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From: "James R. Brown" <>
Subject: Re: [ILJOHNSO-L] Surnames
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 17:39:30 -0700


When checking the 1860 Census for my John McGinnis, I also ran across the
following:
Dwelling #640 Family #717
Archibald Ragsdale 26 M Farmer 600 200 Tenn
Pendense 29 F
Illinois
Sarah McGinnis 12 F
Illinois

Harlene Soper Brown


----- Original Message -----
From: Frances Wilder <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ILJOHNSO-L] Surnames

> You bet, I am interested. Looks like you may have furnished me a marriage
> date for Joel and Elizabeth (I have her name spelled Regen). About the
only
> information I have on them is his birth year ca 1845. My Joel and
Elizabeth
> had a daughter named Sallie (Sarah) B. Ragsdale who married George L.
> McKinley 11 Dec 1884 in Elvira, IL.
>
> I would really appreciate more information on this family. I believe
Sallie
> had a brother - there were two young girls named Lois and Marie, I think,
> and they visited in OK in early 1920. My older sister had pictures of
them
> and I believe they were living in Tennessee at that time.
>
> Any help you can furnish will be greatly appreciated. I just subscribed
to
> this list over the weekend - can't believe I'm getting a response so soon.
>
> Sincerely, Frances
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [ILJOHNSO-L] Surnames
>
>
> >Frances - The name Ragsdale was of interest to me, but only because I
> >used to have a school teacher in high school named Ragsdale......Can't
> >even remember her first name. But I graduated from high school in
> >1942....
> >
> >In the 1850 census of Johnson Co., IL p 325 A, Joel Ragsdale, age 70 b.
> >VA
> >wife; Elizabeth, age 56, b. SC
> >children, Joanna age 37 b. TN
> > Amanda age 27 b. TN
> > Thomas age 17 b. TN
> > Julie Ann age 13 b. KY
> >
> >In 1860 census, Thomas Ragsdale, age 26 b. TN
> >wife, Nancy M. age 20 b. TN
> >children, Emily age 3 b. IL
> >Amanda J., 2/3 y b. IL
> >Elizabeth, age 67, b. NC
> >
> >Archibald Ragsdale age 26 b. TN
> >Prudence age 29 b. IL
> >Sarah E. McGinnis age 12 b. IL
> >
> >Frances Ragsdale age 27 b. TN
> >Jane age 32 b. IL
> >Dorcus age 6 b. IL
> >John age 2 b. IL
> >
> >Also, in the Johnson County IL Marriage book, 1834-1877 p. 19
> >Joel Ragsdale married Elizabeth Ragan 17 Jul 1853
> >There are several other marriage records for the Ragsdale family
> >
> >In the book, Johnson County, IL History and Families, it mentions
> >several Ragsdale families.....IF you don't have this, and think it would
> >help you, I could copy it off for you on the copy machine.
> >
> >My husband checked and there are two Ragsdale people who married into the
> >Choate family in the early 1900's.....if you are interested.
> >
> >Good luck, Louise Erekson
> >
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