Celia Comfort Ray Rogers-xx

1829 -

• Name	Celia Comfort Ray Rogers-xx
  Birth	1829	TN
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I4246	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Jesse Milton Reagan,   b. 20 Dec 1816, Dickson Co, TN d. 1891, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1866	Hardeman Co, TN   [1]
  Notes	Children: - **they had 1 child ** ???? son Moses Blair Ragon 1869 - 1947 - ** See death certificate ** - ** See findagrave.com page later ** dau Gillie Ann Ragon 5/31/1870 - 1947 - ** See findagrave.com page later ** - in 1887 married John T Beshires 1863 - 1902 - in 9/1907 in Hardeman Co, TN married Isaac "Ike" Vaughn son Lumose Johnson Ragan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/17/2020 Moses Blair Ragon Birth: 31 Jan 1869 Chester County, Tennessee, USA Death: 15 Feb 1947 (aged 78) Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Marys Chapel Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 205793601 Bio: Moses Blair Ragon was the son of Jesse Milton and Celia Comfort Ray Rogers Ragon. His death certificate incorrectly records 1866 as his year of birth. His parents married 29 July 1866 and his mother reported he was age 1 in the 1870 census.Moses Blair Ragon married Rianner Essery Cupples on 11 Apr 1903 in Chester County, Tennessee. Family Members Parents Jesse Milton Ragon 1816-1891 Spouse Rianner Essery Ragon 1868-1932 Siblings Mary Caroline Ragon Kiestler 1853-1940 William Morrow Ragon 1855-1942 Gillie Ann Ragon Vaughn 1870-1947 Created by: Candyce Farris Dixon (47452969) Added: 29 Dec 2019 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205793601/moses-blair-ragon Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for Moses Blair Ragon (31 Jan 1869–15 Feb 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 205793601, citing Marys Chapel Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Candyce Farris Dixon (contributor 47452969) . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/17/2020 Gillie Ann Ragon Vaughn Birth: 31 May 1870 Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Death: 28 Oct 1947 (aged 77) Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA Burial: Holmes Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 81796988 Bio: Suggested edit: The year of birth on her tombstone and death certificate are incorrect. In the 1870 census, her age was reported as one month old in June, 1870 with a month of birth of May. She reported her date of birth as May, 1870 in the 1900 census. Her parents married 29 July 1866 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. Her older brother, Moses Blair Ragon, was born in 1869.Gillie Ann Ragon was the daughter of Jesse Milton and Celia Comfort Rogers Ragon. She first married John T. Beshiers/Beshires in 1887 (per 1900 census). After his death, she married Isaac "Ike" Vaughn in Sept, 1907 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. Family Members Parents Jesse Milton Ragon 1816-1891 Spouse John T. Beshires 1863-1902 Siblings Mary Caroline Ragon Kiestler 1853-1940 William Morrow Ragon 1855-1942 Moses Blair Ragon 1869-1947 Created by: Jan Burgess Lipford (47154888) Added: 10 Dec 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81796988/gillie-ann-vaughn Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for Gillie Ann Ragon Vaughn (31 May 1870–28 Oct 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 81796988, citing Holmes Cemetery, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jan Burgess Lipford (contributor 47154888) . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 29 Jul 1866 - Hardeman Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See Jesse Milton Reagan's notes ** - bef 1870 Jesse and Celia evidently divorced - 1870 census lists her as age 40, no spouse, son M L-age 1, dau Lilley-age 1/2(?) - living in District 16, Hardeman Co, TN - 1880 census lists her as age 51, Moses-age 9, Ann-age 8, - listed sister, living with John Cunningham & family in District 18, Hardeman Co, TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Marriage License.