James Butler RaganAge: 74 years1919–1994
- Name
- James Butler Ragan
- Given names
- James Butler
- Surname
- Ragan
 Birth | June 8, 1919 56 |
 Death of a sister | Lillian Ragan March 15, 1920 (Age 9 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Adeline Greene April 25, 1920 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Julian Flinoy Ragan July 21, 1924 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 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 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Steven Wade Ragan April 9, 1950 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Bess “Bess” Ragan October 1, 1965 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | George Henry Ragan 1967 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Stewart Ronda Ragan June 10, 1969 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada Elizabeth Ragan September 4, 1983 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Vernon Shelton Ragan October 3, 1984 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a son | Steven Wade Ragan April 19, 1990 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonathan Howard Ragan October 6, 1990 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | January 23, 1994 (Age 74 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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| 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 elder 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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 |
| James Butler Ragan + … … |
| himself |
James Butler Ragan Birth: June 8, 1919 56 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1994 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| son |
Steven Wade Ragan Birth: April 9, 1950 30 Death: April 19, 1990 |