Thomas Cebron Reagan

Photo: Karen Klemm Pinckard at Find A Grave

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(grandson Charles Varnado, 1926-2010)

Thomas Cebron left home at an early age and went to Texas as a cowpuncher, attended school at Palestine, Texas, taught school in Franklin, Texas and later became a deputy sheriff in Robertson County, Tx. He married in Franklin, Texas. Four children were born there and then he and his family came to Winnsboro, La. He taught school at Ogden, Liddieville, La., at Lone Cherry out of Mangham and at the Harold School three miles from Baskin, La. During this time he attended La. Tech, as it later came to be known. He learned to mix paint and became a painting contractor. He later became a rural letter carrier, then postmaster. He was postmaster for 13 years and hired Charles M. Varnado and John Ward as clerks. He retired in 1934 after the Democrats came into office. He then acquired and operated the Reagan grocery store and the Reagan Shoe Shop. He had Colon cancer and died after a long suffering illness at his home on November 2, 1952. I thought it was bladder cancer but Charlie Voth says it was colon cancer and Charlie was living with him at the time so that must be true. Some seem to think that at one time he had the Reagan family history. We also think that he knew Reagans in Robertson County, Texas when he went there but later found that he did meet and became friends with a John Henninger Reagan of Palestine, Texas as a very young man. Some of the history may have come from John Henninger Reagan. In fact he relates that John Henninger Reagan's grandfather Richard was brother to Thomas Cebron Reagan's Grandfather, John Ragan.

Sources: Other : Frances Marion Reagan Family Bible Birth, Marriages & Deaths

Other : 1880 La. Franklin Parish Page 186 Thomas S. Ragan Age 15

Other : 1900 Tx. Robertson County Page ???

Other : 1910 La. Franklin Parish Ward 6 Page 50-A Thomas C. Age 44

Other : 1920 La. Franklin Parish Winnsboro Page 200 Thomas C. Age 54

Other : 1930 La. Franklin Parish Ed 16 S 412 Tom C., Sr. Age 65

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1900 US Census, Justice Precinct 6 (Franklin School District), Robertson, Texas, United States

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Brother Daniel M. (Marion?) Reagan lives with them. Most likely Daniel Marion, since Daniel Mathis died young.

1920 US Census, Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States

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1930 US Census, Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States

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1940 US Census, Winnsboro, Police Jury Ward 7, Franklin, Louisiana, United States

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Louisiana Deaths Index

Name Thomas Cebron Reagan

Event Type Death

Event Date 02 Nov 1942

Event Place Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana

Gender Male

Age 77

Race White

Birth Year (Estimated) 1865

Birthplace Franklin, Louisiana

Father's Name Marion S Reagan

Mother's Name Elizabeth Heath

Certificate Number 1626

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