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Nathaniel Simpson Reagan

Nathaniel Simpson Reagan

Male 1820 - 1907  (87 years)


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  • Name Nathaniel Simpson Reagan
    Birth 19 May 1820  Hickman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    age 30, name listed Daniel, wife Mary-age 25, 4 children & 1 other 
    Census 1860  Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    age 48(40?), wife Mary-age 35, 7 children 
    Census-State 1866  Tippah Co, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 40-50(46), wife-age 30-40(41), 7 children 
    Census 1870  District 13, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 50, wife Mary S-age 45, 6 children & 1 granchild 
    Census 1880  District 14, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 60, wife M S-age 56, 5 children & 1 grandson 
    Census 1900  District 16, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 80, wife Mary S-age 75, dau Mary-age 44 
    Death 18 Jun 1907  Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Findagrave.com 08 Aug 2020 
    See Notes 
    Burial Toone, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Old Concord Cemetery
    Person ID I1374  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Nathaniel Reagan, Jr,   b. 20 Aug 1787, Caswell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1845, Wesley, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Catherine Iverson Young,   b. 22 Sep 1788, Newberry Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1861, Tippah Co, MS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 1810  Dickson Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Polly S Vincent-xx,   b. 26 Feb 1825, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1908, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage 10 Feb 1842  Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son William Ragan 1843 Hardeman Co, TN - 1864
      son Paul S Ragan 1845 Hardeman Co, TN
      son Elisha Wesley Ragan 1845 Hardeman Co, TN - 1918
      son Bennet Ragan 1849 Hardeman Co, TN - bef 1860
      dau Martha C Ragan 1851 Hardeman Co, TN
      - married ??? Rogers
      son N Francis Rogers 1869 TN
      dau Sarah Elizabeth Ragan 2/24/1853 Hardeman Co, TN - 3/5/1941 Hardeman Co, TN
      - ** See death certificate **
      - lists father Nathaniel Ragan
      - lists mother unknown
      - ** See findagrave.com page **
      - on 11/25/1880 in Hardeman Co, TN married William H Dorris 1853 - 1906
      dau Mary C Ragan 12/11/1855 Hardeman Co, TN - 2/14/1907 Hardeman Co, TN
      dau Jemima Angelina Ragan 9/19/1859 MS - 5/8/1949 Hill Co, TX
      - ** See findagrave.com page **
      - lists father Nathaniel Simpson Ragan
      - lists mother Mary Polly Vincent Ragan
      - ** See death certificate **
      - lists father Will Reagan ?
      - lists mother as 'No Record' ?
      - on 12/26/1880 in Hardeman Co, TN married James Benjamin Grantom 1856 - 1932
      son Nathaniel Francis Ragan 2/2/1863 MS - 5/13/1926 Hardeman Co, TN
      - ** See findagrave.com page **
      - on 1/6/1886 in Hardeman Co, TN married Nancy 'Nannie' Catherine McClendon 1866 - 1906
      - in 1906 married Maggie L Ragan (? married or maiden name ?)
      dau Margaret Tennessee 'Tennie' Ragan 4/16/1865 IL - 3/23/1958 Madison Co, TN
      - ** See death certificate ** ** -- lists birth as 4/16/1865 and mother as Mary Sutton ?
      - ** See findagrave.com page ** ** tombstone has birth year as 1872 ?
      - married William McClendon 1869 - 1943

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      Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4B-11R5

      Name: Nathaniel Ragan

      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 09 Feb 1842
      Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
      Gender: Male
      Spouse's Name: Mary Vincent ****
      Spouse's Gender: Female

      GS Film Number: 002137254
      Digital Folder Number: 004538757
      Image Number: 00251

      Citing this Record
      "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4B-11RR : 21 September 2017), Nathaniel Ragan and Mary Vincent, 09 Feb 1842; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,137,254.
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    Family ID F1661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 May 1820 - Hickman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Feb 1842 - Hardeman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 30, name listed Daniel, wife Mary-age 25, 4 children & 1 other - 1850 - Hardeman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 48(40?), wife Mary-age 35, 7 children - 1860 - Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus-State - age 40-50(46), wife-age 30-40(41), 7 children - 1866 - Tippah Co, MS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 50, wife Mary S-age 45, 6 children & 1 granchild - 1870 - District 13, Hardeman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jun 1907 - Hardeman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Toone, Hardeman Co, TN Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    Reagan-Nathaniel-Simpson-(Mary-S-(Vincent))-1    		Reagan-Nathaniel-Simpson-(Mary-S-(Vincent))-1
    Reagan-Nathaniel-Simpson    		Reagan-Nathaniel-Simpson

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      Found at findagrave.com on 8/8/2020

      Nathaniel Simpson Ragan

      Birth: 19 Apr 1820 ?? May 19, 1820 on tombstone
      Death: 18 Jun 1907 (aged 87)
      Burial: Old Concord Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
      Memorial #: 50543786
      Bio:
      h/o M. Ragan
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Mary Polly Vincent Ragan 1825-1908
      Children
      Mary O. Ragan 1855-1907
      Jemima Angeline Ragan Grantom 1859-1949
      Originally Created by: Shirley Taylor-Hopkins (47120946)
      Added: 1 Apr 2010
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50543786/nathaniel-simpson-ragan
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2020), memorial page for Nathaniel Simpson Ragan (19 Apr 1820–18 Jun 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 50543786, citing Old Concord Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Taylor-Hopkins (contributor 47120946) .
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      found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genealogy%5Fjlogue&id=I08815

      ID: I08815
      •Name: Nathaniel Simpson Ragan 1 2 3
      •Sex: M
      •Birth: 19 MAY 1820 in Hickman Co., TN
      •Death: 18 JUN 1907 in Hardeman Co., TN
      •Census: 1870 Hardeman Co., TN, Bolivar P. O., Roll 1533, Book 1, Page 280
      •Burial: 1907 Hardeman Co., TN (Old Concord Cemetery)
      •Reference Number: 8815
      •Note:
      Genealogy.com/Census/1870/Hardeman Co., TN/Bolivar P. O./Roll 1533, Bo ok 1, Page 280:Date of Import 01/20/06:
      Dwelling #137
      Ragan, Nathan...........WM....Head....50....Farmer....TN
      Ragan, Mary S............WF....Wife.....45...................NC
      Ragan, Sarah E...........WF....Dau......17...................NC
      Ragan, Mary C............WF....Dau.......14..................NC
      Ragan, Angeline..........WF....Dau.......10.................MS
      Ragan, Nathan F.........WM....Son........8..................MS
      Ragan, Tennessee......WF....Dau........5....................IL
      Rogers, M. C................WF....Dau......19..................TN
      Rogers, N. Francis......WM....Gr.Son...1..................TN

      HintsAncestry Hints for Nathaniel Simpson Ragan

      8 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com

      Father: Nathaniel Ragan b: 20 AUG 1787 in Caswell Co., NC
      Mother: Catherine Young b: 22 SEP 1788 in SC

      Marriage 1
      Mary S. Vinson b: 26 FEB 1825 in NC
      •Married: 10 FEB 1842 in Hardeman Co., TN
      Children
      1.Has Children Elisha Ragan b: 29 JAN 1827 in Hardeman Co., TN ?? born 15 years bef marriage ?? -- this is his brother !!
      2.Has No Children William Ragan b: 1843 in Hardeman Co., TN
      3.Has No Children Paul S. Ragan b: 1845 in Hardeman Co., TN
      4.Has No Children Elisha Ragan b: 1847 in Hardeman Co., TN ?? two sons named Elisha ??
      5.Has No Children Bennet Ragan b: 1849 in Hardeman Co., TN
      6.Has Children Martha C. Ragan b: 1851 in Hardeman Co., TN
      7.Has Children Sarah Elizabeth Ragan b: 24 FEB 1853 in Hardeman Co., TN
      8.Has No Children Mary C. Ragan b: 11 DEC 1855 in Hardeman Co., TN
      9.Has No Children Jemima Angelina Ragan b: 1860 in MS
      10.Has Children Nathaniel Francis Ragan b: 2 FEB 1863 in MS
      11.Has No Children Tennessee Ragan b: 1872 in IL

      Sources: 1.Title: Family Tree Maker, Genealogy.com, WFT, Vol. 010, Tree #3317;Joel Rae Ragan.ged:Date of Import 04/24/01:
      Repository:
      Media: Book
      2.Title: Ancestry World Tree Project;Haley Family History;Contributor Jeff Haley; :Date of Import 01/02/02:
      Repository:
      Media: Book
      3.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file1217256.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01
      Repository:
      Media: Book
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  • Sources 
    1. [S66] Tombstone.

    2. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census.

    3. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census.

    4. [S46] See Documents.

    5. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S41] Marriage License.

    10. [S48] See Notes.


 

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