Mary Bess “Bess” RaganAge: 68 years1897–1965
- Name
- Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan
- Given names
- Mary Bess
- Surname
- Ragan
- Nickname
- Bess
 Birth | June 13, 1897 34 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 months)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 sister | Ada Elizabeth Ragan December 29, 1898 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John William Ragan November 2, 1899 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | May Belle Ragan April 6, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan September 21, 1905 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Ragan March 10, 1908 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | David D Ragan November 30, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Howard Ragan September 14, 1912 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a sister | May Belle Ragan March 10, 1914 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Vernon Shelton Ragan January 16, 1915 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)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 sister | Ruby Delray Ragan March 23, 1917 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 years)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 (Age 20 years)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 brother | James Butler Ragan June 8, 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Ragan March 15, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Adeline Greene April 25, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Julian Flinoy Ragan July 21, 1924 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 years)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 brother | David D Ragan August 27, 1932 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 years)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 father | Wade Hampton Ragan September 30, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 years)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 brother | Charles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan February 6, 1959 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 years)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 | October 1, 1965 (Age 68 years) |
 Burial | |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wade Hampton Ragan Birth: March 2, 1863 28 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 30, 1946 — Bald Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Evelyn Shelton Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| younger brother |
Charles Abraham Lincoln “Link” Ragan Birth: September 21, 1905 42 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: February 6, 1959 — Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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12 years younger sister |
Ruby Delray Ragan Birth: March 23, 1917 54 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: April 14, 2023 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-2 years younger brother |
Vernon Shelton Ragan Birth: January 16, 1915 51 Death: October 3, 1984 |
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-2 years younger brother |
Jonathan Howard Ragan Birth: September 14, 1912 49 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 6, 1990 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-21 months younger brother |
David D Ragan Birth: November 30, 1910 47 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: August 27, 1932 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-3 years younger sister |
Lillian Ragan Birth: March 10, 1908 45 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 15, 1920 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-8 years younger sister |
May Belle Ragan Birth: April 6, 1900 37 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 10, 1914 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-15 months younger sister |
Ada Elizabeth Ragan Birth: December 29, 1898 35 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1983 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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-19 months herself |
Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan Birth: June 13, 1897 34 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1965 — Blowing Rock, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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22 years younger brother |
James Butler Ragan Birth: June 8, 1919 56 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1994 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Julian Flinoy Ragan Birth: July 21, 1924 61 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: March 1, 1977 — Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Payne |
| father |
Wade Hampton Ragan Birth: March 2, 1863 28 20 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: September 30, 1946 — Bald Mountain, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Payne Birth: 1872 Death: 1896 |
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Marriage: 1890 — |
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14 months half-brother |
George Henry Ragan Birth: March 14, 1891 28 19 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: 1967 |
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2 years half-brother |
Stewart Ronda Ragan Birth: May 3, 1893 30 21 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1969 — Virginia, United States |