Vernon Shelton RaganAge: 69 years1915–1984
- Name
- Vernon Shelton Ragan
- Given names
- Vernon Shelton
- Surname
- Ragan
 Birth | January 16, 1915 51 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 months)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 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 months)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 2 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 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Ragan March 15, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Adeline Greene April 25, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Julian Flinoy Ragan July 21, 1924 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan October 1, 1965 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | George Henry Ragan 1967 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Stewart Ronda Ragan June 10, 1969 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 of a brother | Julian Flinoy Ragan March 1, 1977 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada Elizabeth Ragan September 4, 1983 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | October 3, 1984 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Logan National Cemetery |
| 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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| elder 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 himself |
Vernon Shelton Ragan Birth: January 16, 1915 51 Death: October 3, 1984 |
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-2 years elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder sister |
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 |