Virginia Esther RaganAge: 103 years1917–2020
- Name
- Virginia Esther Ragan
- Given names
- Virginia Esther
- Surname
- Ragan
- Married name
- Virginia Esther Raley
 Birth | March 11, 1917 25 23 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 9 months)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 | Donald Paul Ragan April 20, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Thomas Ragan March 6, 1925 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 paternal grandfather | Wade Hampton Ragan September 30, 1946 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Gertrude Virginia McMillan September 14, 1952 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 father | George Henry Ragan 1967 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Donald Paul Ragan October 23, 1972 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | John Thomas Ragan June 13, 1988 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | December 7, 2020 (Age 103 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Henry Ragan Birth: March 14, 1891 28 19 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: 1967 |
| mother |
Gertrude Virginia McMillan Birth: December 23, 1893 — West Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 14, 1952 |
|
Marriage: — |
|
| herself |
Virginia Esther Ragan Birth: March 11, 1917 25 23 Death: December 7, 2020 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
|
3 years younger brother |
Donald Paul Ragan Birth: April 20, 1920 29 26 Death: October 23, 1972 |
|
5 years younger brother |
John Thomas Ragan Birth: March 6, 1925 33 31 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States Death: June 13, 1988 — San Diego, California, United States |