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Re: Ragin Family Research Summerton family

Cynthia_RichburgWilliams — 2009-04-16 19:46:37Z

No. Are you related to Pickney Watson?

Re: RAGIN FAMILY ROOT

VRC1216 — 2009-03-17 20:09:44Z

HI,I AM VIOLET (RAGIN) CARTLEDGE,GRANDDAUGHTER OF REBECCA (BRAILSFORD) RAGIN,POSSIBLY COUSIN TO WILLIE ARTHUR RAGIN
ANY INFO YOU HAVE ON ,RAGINS ,BRAILSFORD,ANDREWS,SMILLING
FROM SUMTER AND MANNING IAM WILLING TOTAKE NOTES

Re: RAGIN FAMILY ROOTS

VRC1216 — 2009-03-17 19:57:45Z

HI, MY NAME IS VIOLET RAGIN CARTLEDGE
MY PARENTS ARE JAMES AND CAMILLA ANDREWS.MY PASSWD AWAY
MAY 14-2008.ROBERT AND HAROLD RAGIN ARE MY BROTHERS
REBECCA BRAILSFORD IS MY GRANDMOTHER (DECEASED) FROM SUMTER S.C.SHE WAS MARRIED TO DAVID (BUCK)RAGIN.THEY WERE MY FATHER
PARENTS.IKNEW BERTIE AND JOHNNIE FLUDD FROM DELAND FLA

Re: Stukes Family

queenofny668 — 2009-01-16 04:11:59Z

Julia's two children are David and Richard Stukes. Richard Stukes is the father of my mother, Bernice

Re: sharing news to the ragin family

ragincierra — 2008-12-30 02:59:34Z

I am looking for my cousins in the ragin family tree if u are out there we are looking for u.

Re: sharing news to the ragin family

ragincierra — 2008-12-30 02:59:33Z

I am looking for my cousins in the ragin family tree if u are out there we are looking for u.

Re: sharing news to the ragin family

ragincierra — 2008-12-30 02:59:32Z

I am looking for my cousins in the ragin family tree if u are out there we are looking for u.

New Project

sragin1 — 2008-12-24 12:17:59Z

Hello Family,
I see that we aren't writing as much as we were. I had the opportunity to visit Liberty Hill's cemetary yesterday and I saw many graves and headstones in bad condition. I took the liberty of discussing having some of the stones repaired with the people who put monuments down. We fixed one that is in my branch of the family. I encourage you to look when you visit next and look into having the stones repaired, graves cleaned and filled in. The stone I fixed yesterday was there for 100 years and is marble. I look forward to going back and cleaning the stone. These people are are ancesters and they deserve to have decent graves, please take this up with your family. Mark unmarked graves with at least a small marker. If you need help with reseaching dates of birth and deaths let me know and I will help you.

Thanks,
Sheila Y. Ragin
SRagin1@yahoo.com

Re: stinney family

lsablly — 2008-10-26 13:36:33Z

Hi my name is Lisa. The Rev. Brewington Stinney was my cousin. January Stinney was my great-grandfather. I attended a Stinney reunion in 2005 but I haven't heard from any family members since. I have one uncle and two aunts that still reside in Troy, Ny. I would like to reconncet with Stinney family members.

Re: stinney family

lsablly — 2008-10-26 13:28:53Z

Hi my name is Lisa. My great-grandfather was January Stinney. I would like to connect with other Stinney family members.

Re: stinney family

lsablly — 2008-10-26 13:26:48Z

Trying to connect with the Stinney family members. My name is Lisa. My great-grandfather was January Stinney. I attended a family reunion in Fl. in 2005 but haven't heard from anyone since.

family

sheshe6129 — 2008-09-11 03:05:14Z

hi guys well my name is sheena m ragin and my father my father name is romeo hazel ragin i just on here to see who my people are

Re: John Felder Ragin

RochelleHenry — 2008-08-25 02:15:28Z

My father mentioned that his father John Felton Ragin has some Blackfoot Indian in his heritage. That's all he knows though. Let me know if you here anything else, and I'll do the same for you.

Re: Ragin family from Sumter County

RochelleHenry — 2008-08-25 01:56:38Z

My father's father was from sumter county and moved to union county north carolina. We may be kin to the one you're talking about.

Re: Ragin family from Sumter County

tnragin — 2008-08-06 19:21:40Z

The people you mention are my paternal grandparents. I am very interested in any information you would like to pass on to me.

Thank you,

Nichelle

Re: Ragin family from Sumter County

tnragin — 2008-08-06 18:47:48Z

Shannon,

The names listed on your post are members of my family, including my father.

Nichelle

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

SpiveyE — 2008-06-11 14:53:20Z

Hi. If you notice the date on the post you are responding to, it is 15 January 2007, a year and a half ago. I am no longer researching this family, so you have no need to be concerned about where or to whom I direct any inquiries.

Spivey

P.S. My name is not Jaci.

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

tlpb1505 — 2008-06-10 15:10:41Z

My last name is Patterson and I asked other family members and no one was researching information on my parents or my fathers parents, hmmmm I wonder if you are by chance named Jaci? if you are let it go, there is no need for you to be searching for information about my family. If you wasn't told already then don't ask. Thank You

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

SpiveyE — 2008-06-10 14:25:35Z

The PATTERSON family is related by marriage to my family.

Spivey

Re: John Felder Ragin

SpiveyE — 2008-06-01 17:53:05Z

No, sorry, but none of that information is familiar to me. If I corresponded with a person named Linda Cook, then it would have been on this message board. That name is also unfamiliar to me.

Spivey

Re: John Felder Ragin

SpiveyE — 2008-05-30 23:02:47Z

Hi, Nakyia. I do have a Mary Ragin [maiden surname Richardson] who was married to Robert Ragin. As far as I know, they lived in Clarendon County.

My research results are tentative, but I believe that Mary Richardson's parents were Henry Richardson and Susan [maiden surname unknown], and that she had a sister named Susan.

Mary and Robert Ragin's children included Moutrene Ragin, Robert Ragin, Dorothy Ragin, Annette Ragin, and John Ragin. The dates of birth and death I have are:

Robert Ragin Sr [1906-?] ~ Died in ?
Mary Richardson Ragin [1907-1993] ~ Died in Pinewood, Clarendon County, South Carolina
Moutrene Ragin Patterson [1931-2005] ~ Died in Queens County, New York
Dorothy Ragin Fludd [1933-1976] ~ Died in ?
Annette Ragin Grimes [1937-1994] ~ Died in ?
John Ragin [1948-1981] ~ Died in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
Robert Ragin Jr [??-??] ~ Died in ?

If any of these individuals are a part of your family tree, please let me know. Thank you.

Spivey

Re: John Felder Ragin

SpiveyE — 2008-05-30 21:34:41Z

LOL. I will try to get some sleep, but you know how that genealogy bug keeps biting at you in the night forcing you to get up and turn on the computer. Thanks for the good wishes, and I wish you success as well.

Spivey

Re: John Felder Ragin

SpiveyE — 2008-05-25 20:02:52Z

To: Janice C Heidt

Your post mentions two surnames I am researching: Felder and Ragin.

The Felder family is from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Some of the surnames associated with this family are: Coleman; Edwards; Mathews; and Spurlock.

The Ragin family is from Clarendon, South Carolina. Some of the surnames associated with this family are: Fludd; Grimes; and Patterson.

Is it possible your ancestors are related to either of these families? Thanks for any information you can provide.

SpiveyEdwards

Re: John Felder Ragin

SpiveyE — 2008-05-26 20:14:29Z

Thanks, Janice. The name simply struck me because many given and middle names were based on other family surnames. Thanks again for your response. Good luck in your quest.

Spivey

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

SpiveyE — 2007-04-19 13:06:21Z

The name Andrew Patterson is not familiar to me.

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

SpiveyE — 2007-04-19 13:05:48Z

The name Andrew Patterson is not familiar to me.

Re: ragin

mooditchsky — 2007-08-10 23:42:47Z

sorry i meant to say alvin johnson. Wondering if he knows Lottie Martin who lives in Wilmington North Carolina.

Thanks
Saundra Regan

ragin

mooditchsky — 2007-08-08 17:12:20Z

hello all . . . does anyone know if arthur johnson still posts on this site . . . i'm looking for him regarding some stukes info . . . if anyone is in contact by e-mail please have him e-mail me at mooditchsky@aol.com. My aunt is looking for her aunt . . . i think arthur might have the info i'm looking for

Re: Hennyan Ragin Fludd

mooditchsky — 2007-08-08 17:00:39Z

hello . . . i am also related to stukes/mcbride/ragin clan . . . your ancestor that changed his name from mcbride to vaughn is the brother of my ancestor. I dont have the paperwork with me but i will check later & give you the exact names. Great to meet another relative

Maud Ragin of Alpine, TX 1905

drbrownlee — 2008-03-07 05:00:01Z

Maud is individually pictured in the 1905 Pedagogue, yearbook of Southwest Texas Normal in San Marcos, Texas. She is a senior.

Re: John Felder Ragin

ncdcpa — 2008-05-30 09:31:41Z

please forgive my typos in that last post ....by the time you can tell that i have been up all night researching the name Ragin.

I do remember more information.
My grandmother had extreme difficulty providing documentation of her birth because she did not have a birth certificate. It was said that one woman delivered all the black babies and either omitted the information from the registry or recorded it under the wrong date. However, proff of her birth ws eventually obtained from a census done in the 1920's which listed her as 5 years old. The gov't has allowed her to use this as official documentation of her birth. However we know this to also be wrong because that would make her the same age as her older sister. Never the less does anyone know of a story where one woman was running aroung either sumpter or st pauls Ssouth carolina delivering all the black babies.

My grandmother also recall other names of male Ragins such as :
Thomas, David, Elijah, David, Mamie ( my g'ma 1st cousin) Aunt Sarah... Um my cousin Stine (sp?) in Philadelphia is a related to us via the Ragin from her father.
I have cousins with the last name Briggs because a Ragin married a Briggs ( i think aunt Sarah was a Briggs).

Re: John Felder Ragin

ncdcpa — 2008-05-30 08:06:27Z

Hi
I'm looking for information regarding the Ragin fmily from Scouth Carolina.
My grandmother mentioned Sumner or Sumpter and St. Paul . Her mothers name was Mary Ragin. I believe there to be blackfoot indian lineage in the Ragin family especially from the pictures I saw of my great grandmother.
Can you point me in the right direction, my grandmother suffers from demensia and cant recal much most of the time
Thanks
Nakyia

Re: John Felder Ragin

ncdcpa — 2008-05-31 00:18:00Z

Hi and thanks for the reply. I appreciate all your help.

I was able to get some more information from my grandmother today about her parents and grandparents. Forgive me if I am only able to get this info is small spurts.

My grandmother was born in South Carolina ( the city begins with an S) She is unsure where she was born but says she has family in St Pauls and Sumpter. At birth her name was Elizabeth Ethel-Lee Anderson.

Everyone calls her Ethel and that the name on most of documents since moving North to NYC.
Her parents were Mary Ragin and Hamp Anderson. She moved with both her parents to Bennettsville, SC as a child.

Her maternal grandparents were Wash Ragin and a woman with the surname Oliver.

Her mom had many siblings that she did not all of them. The names she is able to re-call are Ferdinan, James and Sarah Ann. Her aunt Sarah Anne married into the Briggs family.

As I read through more of the post I believe you used to be in communication with a Linda Cook. My grandmother's sister is known as Linda Cook. Her birth name was Lily Mae Anderson and she married into the Cook surname. Apparently, Lily Mae was too country for the NYC lifestyle and she changed her name (not legally of course) to Linda !
I believe the Linda Cook that posted to this board in the past is my great Aunt but I have yet to call her and ask questions.

Do you have any informationm related to anything I stated above.

Re: RAGIN FAMILY ROOTS

sragin1 — 2007-04-09 05:39:28Z

Irene do you have anything on Viola Fludd?

Re: Mose Oliver

sragin1 — 2007-04-09 05:38:16Z

Did Amy live on Liberty Hill Church road? And spend different times of the year elsewhere?

Re: RAGIN FAMILY TREE CONT.

sragin1 — 2007-04-09 04:07:22Z

Hey Lucille,
Are you refering to General Lee Ragin? Let me hear from you so that we can compare notes.

Re: Hennyan Ragin Fludd

sragin1 — 2007-05-19 20:23:35Z

Hello Karen,
What Ragin's are you related to?

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

sragin1 — 2007-04-19 16:24:57Z

Thanks for Responding.

Re: FLUDD, GRIMES, PATTERSON, RAGIN, RICHARDSON - Clarendon County, SC

tlpb1505 — 2008-06-09 17:19:34Z

Johnny Patterson was my father, and Moutrene Patterson was my mother, and no her name is not Eartha, any inquiries about my parents should be made through me. I will not divulge any information about my fathers family without first verifying who you are/and or your purpose for searching his /and or their information. Thank You

Re: Obituaries

cynthiawilliams0923 — 2008-02-21 20:59:47Z

Hi Shiela,

Please give me a call when you get a chance. My name is Cynthia Richburg-Williams 1-800-854-7777 ext. 2632 or my cellular number is (305) 298-4099. I would love to get copies of some of the obituaries and share information. I am working on my family history for our reunion this year. Thank you so much for your help.

Re: Ragin Family Reunion - 2007

keydrasimmons — 2007-05-30 21:01:47Z

what is the status on this? still trying to make a go, if so you should contact my Aunt Mickey, she is on this board as Regina Ragin , she could be helpful.

Re: Ragin Family Tree

keydrasimmons — 2007-05-30 20:48:40Z

Sorry, I have not been on this board in some time
But, I think I should clarfiy, I am a Pittsburgh Ragin (ie Regina (Mickey, etc), who just happens to live in Ohio due to my parent's divorce many years ago..
But I think some way or another we are all related.

Key

John Felder Ragin

JaniceCHeidt — 2007-10-06 21:13:14Z

I am looking for the descendants of John Felder Ragin, born in Hawkinsville, Georgia, died about 1967 in Atlanta. He was married to Laura Broadwell, who died in the about 1960. He was my great-uncle and a lovely man. His son John Felder Ragin Jr. died in about 2000. I don't know who Felder, Jr.'s children are. I have a book I'd like to return. Janice Heidt, janiceheidt@sbcglobal.net

Re: John Felder Ragin

JaniceCHeidt — 2008-05-30 15:43:44Z

Hi. I am sorry, but I really have no information to help you. John Felder Ragin was my great-uncle by marriage, and I have done no research on his family because he was not a blood relation to me. I am looking for his grandchildren/great-grandchildren because I have a book I would like to return to them.

Good luck on your research. I did check his information in the 1920 census, and he said his father was from Georgia and his mother was from Florida. That is all I know.

And get some sleep!!!!

Re: John Felder Ragin

JaniceCHeidt — 2008-05-25 21:59:59Z

I'm sorry, but I don't know that I can help you. I am looking for descendants of John Felder Ragin from Hawkinsville, Georgia, died in Atlanta about 1967. He was married to my great-aunt Laura Estelle Broadwell and was a lovely man. I have a book I want to return to his descendants. His son John Felder Ragin Jr. died around 2000. Felder is not a surname, it is his middle name, and like many southerners he was called by it. I am not researching his family as he is not a blood relative. Janice

DNA Project

fblancet — 2008-05-26 18:00:29Z

Ragin/s, Ragain/s, Riggan/s, Riggen/s males from anywhere in the world are invited to contact the Riggins Family DNA project if they would be willing to submit a tiny sample of their cells taken from a painless cheek scraping in their own home.

The Riggins Family DNA project is ongoing at Family Tree DNA, a company primarily dedicated to helping genealogists find relationships beyond what is available in the written record. Family Tree DNA uses a lab associated with the University of Arizona, and results are private and confidential. This is not the stuff of paternity suits or CSI, and a person can never be personally identified by their sample.

The male Y chromosome is extracted from this simple mouth swab and is as unique as a fingerprint. Unlike a fingerprint, which differs from one person to another, the Y chromosome is passed virtually unchanged from father to son for many generations. DNA analysis can with scientific certainty say that your ancestors are or are not related to someone else’s ancestors. We are hoping to clarify many years of painstaking paper research by dedicated genealogists and formerly independent researchers by sorting out different Family Trees and therefore helping many of our Tribes by these means.

For more information, contact the project administrator of the Riggins Family DNA Project, George E. Riggins, Jr., at geriggins@verizon.net. For more information on DNA testing, or to join the project, contact Family Tree DNA at www.familytreedna.com.

Re: Hennyan Ragin Fludd

kvaughn22 — 2007-05-14 04:52:11Z

Hi Emily,
My name is Karen Vaughn. I am the granddauther of John Pedro Vaughn. I would love to chat with you about researching our Vaugh/McBride/Lawson/Ragin family. From my recoreds John Pedro was the son of Henry Vaughn. My grandfather had a brother named Edward who pasted away in 1980 and sister Julia who now lives in CT. He had other brothers and sisters but I don't know all of them. And Henry my grandfather's dad was the son of Edmond Vaughn who changed his name in 1872. Edmonds wife name was Emma. Please anyone reach out with any information.

Re: Hennyan Ragin Fludd

kvaughn22 — 2007-08-14 20:30:49Z

Yes, it's wonderful to meet another relative. Any information is extremely welcomed. Thank you!

Re: Obituaries

kvaughn22 — 2007-05-23 03:35:03Z

Hi Sheila,
Julia Vaughn Richburg is my great-aunt. My grandfather John was her brother. Looks like we have some family ties. Please reach out when you get a chance. kvaughn22@yahoo.com.

Re: Hennyan Ragin Fludd

kvaughn22 — 2007-05-21 01:33:07Z

Charlotte Ragin the daughter of Rufus and Eliza Ragin.
Emma Ragin who was married to Edmond Vaughn.