Patrick Amos Reagan (1885 - 1963)

Born 14 Aug 1885 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Mildred (Barker) Jenkins — married 13 Mar 1923 in Garvin, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States

Died 11 Jan 1963 at age 77 in Van Buren, Arizon

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Biography

The son of Jesse Reagan and Rutha (Barnes) Reagan, Pat Reagan was born in Tazewell, Tennessee^{[citation needed]} in 1887. He moved with his family to Ellis County, Texas, residing in 1900 in Ellis County's Precinct 2.^[1] His mother passed away in 1906 and in 1910, Pat lived in Lowrance Township, Oklahoma, residing in the home of his employers, David and Mary Bindeman, for whom Pat worked as a gardener.^[2] with attached Image

Pat registered for the World War I draft at age 30, registering in Sulphur, Oklahoma on June 5, 1917.^[3] He stated that he lived in Sulphur, Oklahoma and that he worked in farming. Pat was described as a slender man, of medium height, with red hair and blue eyes. He enlisted on September 20, 1917 and was discharged on May 27, 1919.^[4]

After the war, Pat returned to Oklahoma, residing with his widowed father and his two of his brothers in Lowrance, Oklahoma, working on his father's farm.^[5] He purchased a tract of land in Phoenix, Arizona in 1920.^[6]

Pat married his wife, Mildred (Barker) Reagan, marrying in Garvin County, Oklahoma on March 31, 1923,^[7] having two children together. They made their home in 1930 in Lowrance, Oklahoma, renting a home there and working rented farm land.^[8] Pat and Mildred divorced by 1940 and Pat and his son, James, moved to Supervisory District 1 in Maricopa County, Airzona, outside of Tempe, residing at the intersection of Mountain View Court and Creamery Road.^[9] He worked that year for the Works Progress Administration, working as a watchman.

Pat registered for the World War II draft when he was 54, registering in Phoenix, Arizona on April 27, 1942.^[10] He stated that he lived on 33rd Street in Van Buren Township, Arizona and that he worked for himself. Pat was described as 5'11" tall and 160 pounds, and will had red hair. Having registered in the "old man's draft," he did not enlist.

Pat registered with the Social Security Administration in 1958^[11] and passed away at the age of 77,^[12] dying of injuries sustained after he was struck by a dump truck while out walking on 16th Street in Phoenix. His daughter, Verna Mae Ross, filed suit on January 7, 1963, filing in Superior Court against the truck driver and the owner of the truck; the driver of the truck was William B. Jowell, 34, of 5217 S. Montezuma and the owner of the truck was Phoenix-Tempe Stone Company. Verna, who lived at 1323 E. Hess, sought $50,000 damages for herself and on behalf of her brother, James Reagan. ^[13]

Pat's daughter applied for a military grave marker and Patrick Reagan was buried at Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona.^[14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LT-Z1R : accessed 22 May 2020), Patrick A Reagan in household of Jesse J Reagan, Justice Precinct 2, Ellis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 20A, family 366, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,629.
2. ↑ "1910 US Federal Census", Year: 1910; Census Place: Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1263; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0203; FHL microfilm: 1375276; house no. 36, family no. 36. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry Record 7884 #23003168
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZDX-P5H : 25 December 2021), Patrick Amos Reagan, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W927-Z3W2 : 23 October 2019), Patrick Amos Reagan, 27 May 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1G-QQR : accessed 22 May 2020), Patrick A Reagan in household of Jesse J Reagan, Lowrance, Murray, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 89, sheet 8A, line 43, family 157, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1475; FHL microfilm 1,821,475.
6. ↑ "United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JZ5-RDHJ : 13 December 2022), Patrick A. Reagan, 1920.
7. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR31-2Y7 : Mon Oct 23 13:21:52 UTC 2023), Entry for P A Reagan and Mildred Barker, 31 Mar 1923.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWZ-8F7 : Wed Oct 04 17:19:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Pat Reagan and Mildred Reagan, 1930.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWT-VCJ : Wed Nov 22 12:28:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Patrick H Reagan and James F Reagan, 1940.
10. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-MGNK : 10 March 2021), Patrick Amos Reagan, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KWV-4RK7 : 10 February 2023), Patrick Reagan.
12. ↑ "Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BPY-8Z2M : 17 May 2019), Patrick A. Reagan, 1963.
13. ↑ newspaper clipping of suit filed, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, 14 Dec 1963, Saturday, p10; "Daughter Files Suit".
14. ↑ Application for Headstone or Marker, "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 ," U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963. Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67813316/patrick-a-reagan: accessed 23 November 2023), memorial page for Patrick A. Reagan (14 Aug 1885–11 Jan 1963). Resthaven Park East Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave. Find A Grave: Memorial #67813316