Pvt.
Francis
Marion
Ragland
Born in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Washington Ragland
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Saloma A. (Ragland) Lamar [half], James Washington Ragland [half], Alonzo Stanley Ragland [half], Malissa Holland Ragland [half], Luella Ragland [half], John R. Ragland [half] and Martha Susan Ragland [half]
Husband of
Tennesse Margaret House
— married
12 Dec 1874 in Williamson, Texas, United States
Father of
Alonzo Marcus Ragland, Francis Edwin Ragland, Bonner Jones Ragland and Lessing Ernest Ragland
Died
at age 71
in Bexar, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jun 2014
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Biography
Francis was born in 1846.[1]He is the son of George Washington Ragland. Though typically identified as the son of Holland Ramsey, George Ragland and Holland Ramsey did not marry until three years after Francis's birth. Additionally, Holland would have been only 12 years old at the time of Francis's birth. More likely Francis was the product of an earlier marriage of George W. Ragland that has not been identified.
- Francis was born in Yalobusha Co., Miss & resided there (1846-1866)
- Northern TX & Williamson Co., TX (1866- )
- Bexar Co., TX ( -1917)
Francis Ragland was a Buffalo Hunter, Cowboy, Dairyman, and Store-Keeper. He served in the Civil War, Pvt., Co. G, 16th Miss. Inf. Regt. (CSA), 1861. He was a Pvt., Co. C, 8th Co. K, 28th Miss. Cav. Regt. (CSA), 1863-1865. He was wounded in battle.
Francis married, 1874, Williamson Co., Tennessee, Margaret House. They had 4 children.[2]
Francis Ragland died, 1917, Bexar County, Texas.[3]He was buried in the Bagdad Cemetery, Leander, Williamson, Texas.
Sources
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZGS-28R
- ↑ Book, Titled, The Raglands: The History of A British-American Family, Vol., II, by Charles James Ragland, Jr., 1987
- ↑ https://findagrave.com/memorial/16459405
- Source: S-1075689923 Repository: #R-1780703862 Title: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,1677::0
- Repository: R-1780703862 Name: Ancestry.com
- Source: S-1093429588 Repository: #R-1780703862 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4552506&pid=826
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~3.12%
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