William Edward Ragsdale

• Residence: 1850 - Monroe county, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 11 2019, 12:45:14 UTC
• Residence: 1850 - Monroe county, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Apr 11 2019, 12:51:43 UTC

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[NewMaster.FTW] Notes for EDWARD RAGSDALE: Ragsdale, Edward 1820 LUNENBURG CO., VA pg. 175 - census reference __________________________________________________________________________ Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 Ragsdale, Edward State : TN County : Monroe Co. Year : 1830 Page # : 35 Ragsdale, Edward State : TN County : Monroe Co. Year : 1832 __________________________________________________________________________ Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 Ragsdale, Hubbard State : TN County : Monroe Co. Year : 1830 Page # : 23 Ragsdale, Hubbard State : TN County : Monroe Co. Year : 1832 __________________________________________________________________________ Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 Ragsdale, Edward State : TN County : Monroe Co. Location : 12th Civil District Year : 1850 Page # : 98 __________________________________________________________________________ __________ Early notes given to Maude Hill Curry by Mrs. Sam T. (Ruth) Huey 1. Hubbard Ragsdale (emigrant from England) His grandson was: 2. Harrison Ragsdale of Virginia, whose sons were: 3. Edward Ragsdale who married Ruth Farris 4. Luney Ragsdale b. Monroe Co., Tennessee + Elizabeth Jane Oldham 4. Sterling Ragsdale who married Sara Alica Hicks 3. Grief Ragsdale came from Morristown, Tennessee to build a brick house for James Hill in Alabama, his wife, Gemsey Hill was killed in a railroad accident in Texas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monroe County is located in East Tennessee, neighbors with Polk, McMinn, Loudon, Roane, and Blount Counties in Tennessee, Cherokee and Graham Counties North Carolina. It was formed in 1819 from lands of the Hiwassee District, lands previously owned by the Cherokee Indians. Monroe County is 635 Sq. miles and the 5'th largest County in Tennessee. __________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY OF MADISONVILLE , TENNESSEE Morganton was the County Seat until 1822, Madisonville them became the County Seat. At that time Madisonville was named Tellico until 1830 when the name was changed to Madisonville in honor of Madison Greenway who circulated a petition and presented to the State Legislature. __________________________________________________________________________ ____ ?Have a note of unknown origon that Luther Ragsdale's father was named Jacob Edward Ragsdale