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John Franklin Ragsdale

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John Franklin Ragsdale

Birth
Newton County, Georgia, USA
Death
21 Jun 1912 (aged 78)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Paulding County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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4th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.

Married 1) Lucinda White, February 17, 1858. Known children:
Daniel Appleton (m Nannie Elizabeth Smith)
William Franklin (m Pearl Simpson)
Charles Thomas (m Rosa Lee McBrayer)

Married 2) Fanny Jones, after 1883.

1900 Dallas, Paulding Co., GA census:
Charles T (head) Oct 1876 23 b GA, m unk yrs, Merchant
Rose L (wife) Sep 1881 18 b GA, m unk yrs,
John F (father) Feb 1835 b GA, Widower, Trader
William F (brother) Jul 1874 25 b GA, Single, Merchant

1910 Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA census (index):
Charles T. (head) 33 b GA
Rosa (wife) 28 b GA
Children: Eula (dau) 9 b GA, Charles (son) 6 b GA, Agnes (dau) 3 b GA
John F. (father) 76 b GA, Widower

Mrs. Blake Ragsdale VanLeer, Ragsdale Family in England and America, (Compiled & © 1975 by June Hart Wester), p 84, "'Memoirs of Georgia, Historical and Biographical' Vol. 2, states 'In May 17, 1864, at Rome, his right arm was shot off.' . . . Muster rolls give several items of interest in the service years with Company I, with a special request for pants, jackets drawers and shirt as he was wounded and in need. He received an artificial arm and pension for his service."
4th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.

Married 1) Lucinda White, February 17, 1858. Known children:
Daniel Appleton (m Nannie Elizabeth Smith)
William Franklin (m Pearl Simpson)
Charles Thomas (m Rosa Lee McBrayer)

Married 2) Fanny Jones, after 1883.

1900 Dallas, Paulding Co., GA census:
Charles T (head) Oct 1876 23 b GA, m unk yrs, Merchant
Rose L (wife) Sep 1881 18 b GA, m unk yrs,
John F (father) Feb 1835 b GA, Widower, Trader
William F (brother) Jul 1874 25 b GA, Single, Merchant

1910 Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA census (index):
Charles T. (head) 33 b GA
Rosa (wife) 28 b GA
Children: Eula (dau) 9 b GA, Charles (son) 6 b GA, Agnes (dau) 3 b GA
John F. (father) 76 b GA, Widower

Mrs. Blake Ragsdale VanLeer, Ragsdale Family in England and America, (Compiled & © 1975 by June Hart Wester), p 84, "'Memoirs of Georgia, Historical and Biographical' Vol. 2, states 'In May 17, 1864, at Rome, his right arm was shot off.' . . . Muster rolls give several items of interest in the service years with Company I, with a special request for pants, jackets drawers and shirt as he was wounded and in need. He received an artificial arm and pension for his service."

Inscription

Co I 2 GA Inf
Confederate States Army



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