Elisha Reagan

1827 - 1872  (45 years)

• Name	Elisha Reagan
  Birth	29 Jan 1827	Hardeman Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Tippah Co, MS   [2]
  	age 33, spouse M A E-age 28, 5 children, & mother Catherine-age 84
  Census-State	1866	Tippah Co, MS   [3]
  	age 30-40(39), wife-age 30-49(34), 6 children
  Death	19 Sep 1872	Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  Findagrave.com	04 Sep 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Chalybeate, Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  	Union Cemetery
  Person ID	I922	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Perkins-xx,   b. 07 Apr 1832, VA d. 1869, Tippah Co, MS (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	Bef 02 Dec 1848
  Notes	Children: dau Margaret Catherine Ragan 12/2/1848 TN - 1926 - married David S Nelms dau Mary Cinthy Ragan 2/9/1852 MS dau Rebecca J A Ragan 6/2/1854 MS dau Cilla Frances Ragan 5/5/1856 MS son William Benjamin Ragan 2/15/1858 Tippah Co, MS - 10/28/1946 Hardeman Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** - married Narcissas Reed dau Alice Ragan 9/22/1861
  Family ID	F1656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1827 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 33, spouse M A E-age 28, 5 children, & mother Catherine-age 84 - 1860 - Tippah Co, MS Census-State - age 30-40(39), wife-age 30-49(34), 6 children - 1866 - Tippah Co, MS Death - 19 Sep 1872 - Tippah Co, MS Burial - - Chalybeate, Tippah Co, MS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Reagan-Elisha

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 9/4/2020 Elisha Ragan Birth: 27 Jan 1827 Death: 19 Sep 1872 (aged 45) Burial: Union Cemetery, Chalybeate, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA Memorial #: 34234368 Family Members Spouse M. A. Ragan 1832-1869 Children William Benjamin Ragan 1858-1946 Created by: Welch (46511612) Added: 26 Feb 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34234368/elisha-ragan Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2020), memorial page for Elisha Ragan (27 Jan 1827–19 Sep 1872), Find a Grave Memorial no. 34234368, citing Union Cemetery, Chalybeate, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Welch (contributor 46511612) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at ??rootsweb?? ID: I08818 •Name: Elisha Ragan 1 2 3 •Sex: M •Birth: 29 JAN 1827 in Hardeman Co., TN •Death: 19 SEP 1872 in Tippah Co., MS •Burial: SEP 1872 Claybeate, Tippah Co., MS (Union Cemetery) 4 •Occupation: Merchant •Reference Number: 8818 •Note: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file 1217256.ftw:Date of Im port 06/29/01 and Rootsweb.com/UsGenWeb Archives/Tippah/MS/UnionCemetery:D ate of Import 07/01/01: These sources show Elisha and his three of his daughters all died in the m onth of September, 1872. I do not know the cause of death. They were bur ied together (different death dates) in the Union Cemetery where their Mot her was buried. HintsAncestry Hints for Elisha Ragan 3 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: Nathaniel Ragan b: 20 AUG 1787 in Caswell Co., NC ** more likely than listed below Mother: Catherine Young b: 22 SEP 1788 in SC Father: Nathaniel Simpson Ragan b: 19 MAY 1820 in Hickman Co., TN ?? father age 7 when he was born ?? ---- this is his brother Mother: Mary S. Vinson b: 26 FEB 1825 in NC Marriage 1 Mary Alice Perkins b: 7 APR 1832 in VA ?? Alice? - or Ann? •Married: WFT Est 1846-1865 Children 1.Has No Children Margaret Catherine Ragan b: 2 DEC 1848 in TN 2.Has No Children Mary Cinthy Ragan b: 9 FEB 1852 3.Has No Children Rebecca J. A. Ragan b: 2 JUN 1854 4.Has No Children Cilla Frances Ragan b: 5 MAY 1856 5.Has No Children William Bennett Ragan b: 15 FEB 1858 6.Has No Children Alice Ragan b: 22 SEP 1861 Sources: 1.Title: Ancestry World Tree Project;Haley Family History;Contributor Jeff Haley; :Date of Import 01/02/02: Repository: Media: Book 2.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file1217256.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01 Repository: Media: Book 3.Title: Family Tree Maker, Genealogy.com, WFT, Vol. 010, Tree #3317;Joel Rae Ragan.ged:Date of Import 04/24/01: Repository: Media: Book 4.Title: Source Information from Margaret Swink letter of 08/16/00: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents.