George Alexander Reagan (1856 - 1932)

Born 10 Jul 1856 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Nancy (Pillion) Reagan — married 4 Oct 1887 in Union, Tennessee, United States

Died 24 Jan 1932 at age 75 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

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Biography

The son of [[Reagan-1424]|Charles Reagan] and Nancy (Percifield) Reagan, George Reagan born in Grainger County, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1856, residing there with his family.^[1] His father died in Virginia during the Civil War, in 1863; in 1870, living at home, George worked at the age of 12 as farm laborer.^[2] In 1880, George and his three brothers farmed their land,^[3] in a household that included his mother, his widowed paternal grandfather, Jesse Reagan, and his sister, Martha's, husband.

George married Margaret (Pillion) Reagan, the presumed daughter of John Pillion and Sarah Carter, marrying in Union, Tennessee on October 4, 1887^[4] and having four known children together, only one of whom appears to have lived into adulthood. George is listed, along with his brother, James, on the 1891 Enumeration of Male Voters in Grainger, Tennessee.^[5] In 1900, George and his family lived in Union County, Tennessee, residing in Civil District 3, where he worked as a day laborer.^[6] Widowed, by 1910, George lived with his brother, James, in Grainger County, residing in Civil Dstrict 5, where and working as a farm laborer on James' home farm.^[7]

By 1930, George lived with his daughter, Martha, and her family in Dallas, Texas.^[8]He passed away in there at the age of 75^[9][10] and is buried at Grapevine Cemetery in Grapevine, Texas.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T8-NXV : 18 March 2020), George Ragan in entry for Charles Ragan, 1860.
2. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C. Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Grainger, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1530; Page: 149A: Disitrict 13. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. I Ancestry Record 7163 #7208672 with attached Image
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7H-JH4 : Mon Sep 18 04:45:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Nancy Ragan and George Ragan, 1880.
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-T4SV : 10 March 2021), George Rayan and Margarett N Pillion, 04 Oct 1887; citing Union, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 976,341.
5. ↑ Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796–Present. RG 87. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2884 #909041 with attached Image
6. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Union, Tennessee; Roll: 1602; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0155: Civil District 3, 14. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7602 #61367107 with attached Image
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF5-NPT : Tue Sep 19 05:22:20 UTC 2023), Entry for James Reagan and Martha I Reagan, 1910.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H579-73Z : accessed 17 July 2020), George Reagean, Precinct 8, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 142, sheet 1B, line 53, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2322; FHL microfilm 2,342,056.
9. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K33D-JYV : 13 March 2018), George Reagan, 24 Jan 1932; citing certificate number 1347, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,135,736.
10. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZNW-K4H : 24 May 2014), George Reagan, 24 Jan 1932; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 1347, Dallas, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66782705/george-alexander-reagan: accessed 02 October 2023), memorial page for George Alexander Reagan (Aug 1855–24 Jan 1932). Find A Grave: Memorial #66782705 Grapevine Cemetery, Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Alan Drennan (contributor 47388029).