Samuel Young Reagan

1814 - 1902  (88 years)

• Name	Samuel Young Reagan
  Birth	25 Jul 1814	Dickson Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	District 3, Tippah Co, MS   [2]
  	age 36, wife Rebecca-age 30, 7 children
  Census	1860	Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS   [3]
  	age 46, wife Rebecca-age 41, 9 children & 1 grandchild & 1 other
  Census	1870	Township 1, Range 4, Tippah Co, MS   [4]
  	age 50, wife Rebecca-age 45, 6 children & 2 others
  Census	1880	Jones Borough, Tippah Co, MS   [5]
  	age 66, wife Rebecca-age 60, 3 children & 5 grandchildren
  Census	1900	Jones Borough, Tippah Co, MS   [6]
  	age 86, widowed, dau Minie Theadford-age 56, widowed
  Death	18 Oct 1902	Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  Findagrave.com	17 Jul 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Walnut, Tippah Co, MS   [1]
  	Keith Cemetery
  Person ID	I947	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	Rebecca Box-xx,   b. 15 Mar 1820, Hardeman Co, TN d. 17 May 1895, Tippah Co, MS (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1837	Hardeman Co, TN
  Notes	Children: dau Martha Catherine Ragan 9/25/1838 MS - married ??? Northcross dau Sarah T Northcross 1858 MS - on 3/22/1861 in Tippah Co, MS married John E McMakin 1828 SC - d. bef 1880 dau Mary Ann Ragan 3/29/1840 Tippah Co, MS son John Box Ragan 2/15/1842 Tippah Co, MS dau Jemima Jane Ragan 9/23/1844 Tippah Co, MS son William Young Ragan 12/28/1846 Tippah Co, MS dau Rebecca Jane Ragan 10/1/1848 Tippah Co, MS son Samuel Bennett Ragan 10/1/1848 Tippah Co, MS - 12/31/1926 Chalybeate, Tippah Co, MS - ** See his findagrave.com page ** dau Elizabeth C Ragan 9/18/1852 Tippah Co., MS - 1931 - married ??? Nelms son Marvin McIntyre Nelms 1899 - 1934 dau Amanda T Ragan 3/8/1855 Tippah Co., MS - married ??? Theadford dau Nancy Parlee Ragan 12/29/1857 Tippah Co., MS dau Susan E Ragan 12/28/1860 Tippah Co., MS son Jesse Tilman Ragan 11/28/1863 Tippah Co., MS
  Family ID	F1662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Jul 1814 - Dickson Co, TN Marriage - 12 Sep 1837 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 36, wife Rebecca-age 30, 7 children - 1850 - District 3, Tippah Co, MS Census - age 46, wife Rebecca-age 41, 9 children & 1 grandchild & 1 other - 1860 - Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS Census - age 50, wife Rebecca-age 45, 6 children & 2 others - 1870 - Township 1, Range 4, Tippah Co, MS Census - age 66, wife Rebecca-age 60, 3 children & 5 grandchildren - 1880 - Jones Borough, Tippah Co, MS Census - age 86, widowed, dau Minie Theadford-age 56, widowed - 1900 - Jones Borough, Tippah Co, MS Death - 18 Oct 1902 - Tippah Co, MS Burial - - Walnut, Tippah Co, MS  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - born in Dickson or Hickman County?? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/17/2020 Samuel Young Ragan Birth: 25 Jul 1814 Hickman County, Tennessee, USA Death: 18 Oct 1902 (aged 88) Tippah County, Mississippi, USA Burial: Keith Cemetery, Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA Memorial #: 27355887 Bio: Married Rebecca Box18 Sep 1837 Hardeman County, Tennessee Family Members Parents Catherine Young Ragan 1788-1861 Siblings Jesse Milton Ragon 1816-1891 Children Samuel Bennett Ragan 1848-1926 Created by: timcdfw (47007927) Added: 5 Jun 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27355887/samuel-young-ragan Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 July 2020), memorial page for Samuel Young Ragan (25 Jul 1814–18 Oct 1902), Find a Grave Memorial no. 27355887, citing Keith Cemetery, Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by timcdfw (contributor 47007927) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genealogy%5Fjlogue&id=I06631 ID: I06631 •Name: Samuel Young Ragan 1 2 3 4 5 •Sex: M •Birth: 25 JUL 1814 in Dickson Co., TN •Death: 18 OCT 1902 in Tippah Co., MS •Burial: UNKNOWN Tippah Co., MS (Camp Ground Cemetery) •Reference Number: 6631 •Note: Rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ms/tippah/census/1840/pg0190.txt:Date of Impo rt 11/06/01: Ragan, Samuel 1 white male 15 to20, 1 white male 20 to 30, 2 white femal es 0 to 5, 1 white female 20 to 30: Broderbund, Family Tree Maker's Family Achieve CD, Vol..10, Tree #3317:Da te of Import 04/24/01: Samuel & Rebecca moved to Tippah Co., MS in 1838. Rootsweb.com/UsGenWeb Archives/Tippah Co., MS/1850/census:Date of Import 0 7/01/01: Ragan, Samuel Y..........36......WM......Head......Farmer......$1,500.00.. ....TN Ragan, Rebecca............30......WF.......Wife........................... ....................TN Ragan, Martha...............11......WF.......Dau.......................... .....................MS Ragan, Mary A...............10......WF.......Dau.......................... .....................MS Ragan, John B.................8......WM......Son.......................... .....................MS Ragan, Jemima...............5......WM......Dau............................ ...................MS Ragan, William Y............3......WM......Son............................ ...................MS Ragan, Rebecca J......8/12......WF.......Dau.............................. .................MS Ragan, Samuel B.......8/12......WM......Son............................... .................MS HintsAncestry Hints for Samuel Young Ragan 5 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 Rebecca Box b: 15 MAR 1820 in Hardeman Co., TN •Married: 12 SEP 1837 in Hardeman Co., TN Children 1.Has Children Martha Catherine Ragan b: 25 SEP 1838 in MS 2.Has Children Mary Ann Ragan b: 29 MAR 1840 in Tippah Co., MS 3.Has Children John Box Ragan b: 15 FEB 1842 in Tippah Co., MS 4.Has Children Jemima Jane Ragan b: 23 SEP 1844 in Tippah Co., MS 5.Has Children William Young Ragan b: 28 DEC 1846 in Tippah Co., MS 6.Has Children Rebecca Jane Ragan b: 1 OCT 1848 in Tippah Co., MS 7.Has Children Samuel Bennett Ragan b: 1 OCT 1848 in Tippah Co., MS 8.Has Children Elizabeth C. Ragan b: 18 SEP 1852 in Tippah Co., MS 9.Has Children Amanda T. Ragan b: 8 MAR 1855 in Tippah Co., MS 10.Has Children Nancy Parlee Ragan b: 29 DEC 1857 in Tippah Co., MS 11.Has No Children Susan E. Ragan b: 28 DEC 1860 in Tippah Co., MS 12.Has Children Jesse Tilman Ragan b: 28 NOV 1863 in Tippah Co., MS 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: Rootsweb.com/UsGenWeb Archives;Tippah Co., MS/1850/census:Date of Import 07/01/01: 3.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, Gene Pool Individual Records-Births:Date of Import 08/30/01: Repository: Media: Book 4.Title: Ancestry World Tree Project;Haley Family History;Contributor Jeff Haley; :Date of Import 01/02/02: Repository: Media: Book 5.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file1217256.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01 Repository: Media: Book -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.