James Samuel RagsdaleAge: 78 years1845–1923
- Name
- James Samuel Ragsdale
- Given names
- James Samuel
- Surname
- Ragsdale
 Birth | May 23, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Frances Mae “Mack” Hester — View this family November 11, 1865 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Frank M Ragsdale October 1867 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lotta G Ragsdale January 31, 1872 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Allen Ragsdale May 1877 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Louise Ragsdale May 1882 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nell Ragsdale September 15, 1884 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lacy E Davidson — Lotta G Ragsdale — View this family December 18, 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)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 |
| Census | June 28, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Herbert Scarborough — Louise Ragsdale — View this family calculated 1907 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Louise Virginia Scarborough 1908 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Milton Scarborough June 20, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 71 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 72 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/ |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | November 9, 1923 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery |
| Family with Frances Mae “Mack” Hester |
| himself |
James Samuel Ragsdale Birth: May 23, 1845 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 9, 1923 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Frances Mae “Mack” Hester Birth: September 18, 1847 43 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1926 — Hopkinvsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 11, 1865 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Frank M Ragsdale Birth: October 1867 22 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Lotta G Ragsdale Birth: January 31, 1872 26 24 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1954 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
James Allen Ragsdale Birth: May 1877 31 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1946 |
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5 years daughter |
Louise Ragsdale Birth: May 1882 36 34 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 1970 — Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nell Ragsdale Birth: September 15, 1884 39 36 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 18, 1969 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Ragsdale - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Ragsdale - Household
Lafayette, Christian, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James S Ragsdale - Household
Dover Christian, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James S Ragsdale - Household
East Seventh St. Hopkinsville, Christian, KY
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