The Shemwell Family

Nancy Evelyn Shelton

Name
Nancy Evelyn Shelton
Given names
Nancy Evelyn
Surname
Shelton
Married name
Nancy Evelyn Ragan
MarriageWade Hampton RaganView this family
unknown

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan
June 13, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ada Elizabeth Ragan
December 29, 1898
Birth of a daughter
#3
May Belle Ragan
April 6, 1900
Birth of a son
#4
Charles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan
September 21, 1905
Birth of a daughter
#5
Lillian Ragan
March 10, 1908
Birth of a son
#6
David D Ragan
November 30, 1910
Birth of a son
#7
Jonathan Howard Ragan
September 14, 1912
Death of a daughterMay Belle Ragan
March 10, 1914
Birth of a son
#8
Vernon Shelton Ragan
January 16, 1915

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ruby Delray Ragan
March 23, 1917
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a son
#10
James Butler Ragan
June 8, 1919
Death of a daughterLillian Ragan
March 15, 1920
Birth of a son
#11
Julian Flinoy Ragan
July 21, 1924
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a sonDavid D Ragan
August 27, 1932
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jonathan Howard “Johnny” Ragan Jr.
November 28, 1940

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a husbandWade Hampton Ragan
September 30, 1946
Birth of a grandson
#2
Steven Wade Ragan
April 9, 1950

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a sonCharles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan
February 6, 1959
Death of a daughterMary Bess “Bess” Ragan
October 1, 1965
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sonJulian Flinoy Ragan
March 1, 1977
Death of a daughterAda Elizabeth Ragan
September 4, 1983
Death of a sonVernon Shelton Ragan
October 3, 1984

Death of a grandsonSteven Wade Ragan
April 19, 1990

Death of a sonJonathan Howard Ragan
October 6, 1990
Deathunknown

Family with Wade Hampton Ragan - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
Charles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan
Birth: September 21, 1905 42Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 6, 1959Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
12 years
daughter
Ruby Delray Ragan
Birth: March 23, 1917 54Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 14, 2023Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-2 years
son
-2 years
son
Jonathan Howard Ragan
Birth: September 14, 1912 49Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 6, 1990Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-21 months
son
David D Ragan
Birth: November 30, 1910 47Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 27, 1932Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-3 years
daughter
Lillian Ragan
Birth: March 10, 1908 45Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 15, 1920Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-8 years
daughter
May Belle Ragan
Birth: April 6, 1900 37Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 10, 1914Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-15 months
daughter
Ada Elizabeth Ragan
Birth: December 29, 1898 35Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 4, 1983Watauga, North Carolina, United States
-19 months
daughter
Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan
Birth: June 13, 1897 34Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 1, 1965Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
22 years
son
James Butler Ragan
Birth: June 8, 1919 56Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 23, 1994Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
5 years
son
Julian Flinoy Ragan
Birth: July 21, 1924 61Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 1, 1977Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Wade Hampton Ragan + Mary Payne - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: 1890
14 months
step-son
2 years
step-son
Stewart Ronda Ragan
Birth: May 3, 1893 30 21Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 10, 1969Virginia, United States

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