Nathaniel Simpson Reagan

1820 - 1907  (87 years)

• Name	Nathaniel Simpson Reagan
  Birth	19 May 1820	Hickman Co, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Hardeman Co, TN   [2]
  	age 30, name listed Daniel, wife Mary-age 25, 4 children & 1 other
  Census	1860	Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS   [3]
  	age 48(40?), wife Mary-age 35, 7 children
  Census-State	1866	Tippah Co, MS   [4]
  	age 40-50(46), wife-age 30-40(41), 7 children
  Census	1870	District 13, Hardeman Co, TN   [5]
  	age 50, wife Mary S-age 45, 6 children & 1 granchild
  Census	1880	District 14, Hardeman Co, TN   [6]
  	age 60, wife M S-age 56, 5 children & 1 grandson
  Census	1900	District 16, Hardeman Co, TN   [7]
  	age 80, wife Mary S-age 75, dau Mary-age 44
  Death	18 Jun 1907	Hardeman Co, TN   [1, 8]
  Findagrave.com	08 Aug 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Toone, Hardeman Co, TN   [8]
  	Old Concord Cemetery
  Person ID	I1374	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Reagan, Jr,   b. 20 Aug 1787, Caswell Co, NC d. 1845, Wesley, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Iverson Young,   b. 22 Sep 1788, Newberry Co, SC d. 25 Oct 1861, Tippah Co, MS (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1810	Dickson Co, TN
  Family ID	F384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Polly S Vincent-xx,   b. 26 Feb 1825, NC d. 30 Dec 1908, Hardeman Co, TN (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1842	Hardeman Co, TN   [8, 9, 10]
  Notes	Children: son William Ragan 1843 Hardeman Co, TN - 1864 son Paul S Ragan 1845 Hardeman Co, TN son Elisha Wesley Ragan 1845 Hardeman Co, TN - 1918 son Bennet Ragan 1849 Hardeman Co, TN - bef 1860 dau Martha C Ragan 1851 Hardeman Co, TN - married ??? Rogers son N Francis Rogers 1869 TN dau Sarah Elizabeth Ragan 2/24/1853 Hardeman Co, TN - 3/5/1941 Hardeman Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** - lists father Nathaniel Ragan - lists mother unknown - ** See findagrave.com page ** - on 11/25/1880 in Hardeman Co, TN married William H Dorris 1853 - 1906 dau Mary C Ragan 12/11/1855 Hardeman Co, TN - 2/14/1907 Hardeman Co, TN dau Jemima Angelina Ragan 9/19/1859 MS - 5/8/1949 Hill Co, TX - ** See findagrave.com page ** - lists father Nathaniel Simpson Ragan - lists mother Mary Polly Vincent Ragan - ** See death certificate ** - lists father Will Reagan ? - lists mother as 'No Record' ? - on 12/26/1880 in Hardeman Co, TN married James Benjamin Grantom 1856 - 1932 son Nathaniel Francis Ragan 2/2/1863 MS - 5/13/1926 Hardeman Co, TN - ** See findagrave.com page ** - on 1/6/1886 in Hardeman Co, TN married Nancy 'Nannie' Catherine McClendon 1866 - 1906 - in 1906 married Maggie L Ragan (? married or maiden name ?) dau Margaret Tennessee 'Tennie' Ragan 4/16/1865 IL - 3/23/1958 Madison Co, TN - ** See death certificate ** ** -- lists birth as 4/16/1865 and mother as Mary Sutton ? - ** See findagrave.com page ** ** tombstone has birth year as 1872 ? - married William McClendon 1869 - 1943 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4B-11R5 Name: Nathaniel Ragan Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 09 Feb 1842 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Mary Vincent **** Spouse's Gender: Female GS Film Number: 002137254 Digital Folder Number: 004538757 Image Number: 00251 Citing this Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4B-11RR : 21 September 2017), Nathaniel Ragan and Mary Vincent, 09 Feb 1842; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,137,254. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F1661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1820 - Hickman Co, TN Marriage - 10 Feb 1842 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 30, name listed Daniel, wife Mary-age 25, 4 children & 1 other - 1850 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 48(40?), wife Mary-age 35, 7 children - 1860 - Northern Division, Tippah Co, MS Census-State - age 40-50(46), wife-age 30-40(41), 7 children - 1866 - Tippah Co, MS Census - age 50, wife Mary S-age 45, 6 children & 1 granchild - 1870 - District 13, Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 60, wife M S-age 56, 5 children & 1 grandson - 1880 - District 14, Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 80, wife Mary S-age 75, dau Mary-age 44 - 1900 - District 16, Hardeman Co, TN Death - 18 Jun 1907 - Hardeman Co, TN Burial - - Toone, Hardeman Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 8/8/2020 Nathaniel Simpson Ragan Birth: 19 Apr 1820 ?? May 19, 1820 on tombstone Death: 18 Jun 1907 (aged 87) Burial: Old Concord Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Memorial #: 50543786 Bio: h/o M. Ragan Family Members Spouse Mary Polly Vincent Ragan 1825-1908 Children Mary O. Ragan 1855-1907 Jemima Angeline Ragan Grantom 1859-1949 Originally Created by: Shirley Taylor-Hopkins (47120946) Added: 1 Apr 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50543786/nathaniel-simpson-ragan Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2020), memorial page for Nathaniel Simpson Ragan (19 Apr 1820–18 Jun 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 50543786, citing Old Concord Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Taylor-Hopkins (contributor 47120946) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genealogy%5Fjlogue&id=I08815 ID: I08815 •Name: Nathaniel Simpson Ragan 1 2 3 •Sex: M •Birth: 19 MAY 1820 in Hickman Co., TN •Death: 18 JUN 1907 in Hardeman Co., TN •Census: 1870 Hardeman Co., TN, Bolivar P. O., Roll 1533, Book 1, Page 280 •Burial: 1907 Hardeman Co., TN (Old Concord Cemetery) •Reference Number: 8815 •Note: Genealogy.com/Census/1870/Hardeman Co., TN/Bolivar P. O./Roll 1533, Bo ok 1, Page 280:Date of Import 01/20/06: Dwelling #137 Ragan, Nathan...........WM....Head....50....Farmer....TN Ragan, Mary S............WF....Wife.....45...................NC Ragan, Sarah E...........WF....Dau......17...................NC Ragan, Mary C............WF....Dau.......14..................NC Ragan, Angeline..........WF....Dau.......10.................MS Ragan, Nathan F.........WM....Son........8..................MS Ragan, Tennessee......WF....Dau........5....................IL Rogers, M. C................WF....Dau......19..................TN Rogers, N. Francis......WM....Gr.Son...1..................TN HintsAncestry Hints for Nathaniel Simpson Ragan 8 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: Nathaniel Ragan b: 20 AUG 1787 in Caswell Co., NC Mother: Catherine Young b: 22 SEP 1788 in SC Marriage 1 Mary S. Vinson b: 26 FEB 1825 in NC •Married: 10 FEB 1842 in Hardeman Co., TN Children 1.Has Children Elisha Ragan b: 29 JAN 1827 in Hardeman Co., TN ?? born 15 years bef marriage ?? -- this is his brother !! 2.Has No Children William Ragan b: 1843 in Hardeman Co., TN 3.Has No Children Paul S. Ragan b: 1845 in Hardeman Co., TN 4.Has No Children Elisha Ragan b: 1847 in Hardeman Co., TN ?? two sons named Elisha ?? 5.Has No Children Bennet Ragan b: 1849 in Hardeman Co., TN 6.Has Children Martha C. Ragan b: 1851 in Hardeman Co., TN 7.Has Children Sarah Elizabeth Ragan b: 24 FEB 1853 in Hardeman Co., TN 8.Has No Children Mary C. Ragan b: 11 DEC 1855 in Hardeman Co., TN 9.Has No Children Jemima Angelina Ragan b: 1860 in MS 10.Has Children Nathaniel Francis Ragan b: 2 FEB 1863 in MS 11.Has No Children Tennessee Ragan b: 1872 in IL Sources: 1.Title: Family Tree Maker, Genealogy.com, WFT, Vol. 010, Tree #3317;Joel Rae Ragan.ged:Date of Import 04/24/01: Repository: Media: Book 2.Title: Ancestry World Tree Project;Haley Family History;Contributor Jeff Haley; :Date of Import 01/02/02: Repository: Media: Book 3.Title: Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file1217256.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01 Repository: Media: Book -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Tombstone. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S41] Marriage License. [S48] See Notes.