RAGLE, Peter 1a

Birth Name RAGLE, Peter
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Narrative

In 1835 Peter and Margaret moved from Orange County, Indiana, toVanBuren Township, Daviess County, Indiana. Peter took 200acres of landin 50 acre increments. The town of Raglesville isbuilt on landdonated byhim. He was also one of the founders ofthe Methodist Churchin 1836. Peter's brother, John, moved atthe same time. He also tookup land and started the first storein Raglesville. He hauled hisgoods by wagon from New Albany,Indian, which is across the Ohio Riverfrom Louisville,Kentucky. Peter and Margaret are listed on the 1850Daviess Co.IN Census living in Van Buren Township. It reads asfollows:Peter Ragle 44 TN, Margaret 42 TN, Robert 19, Jacob 17,Rhoda15, Alonzo 13, Nancy 11, Peter 7, Susan 5, Nathan 5, andMargaret3, all born in IN.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1806 TN    
Death        

Families

Family of RAGLE, Peter and WADSWORTH, Margaret
Married Wife WADSWORTH, Margaret ( * 1809-04-15 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1828-03-21 Orange Co. IN Religious Marriage  
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
RAGLE, John1829
RAGLE, Thomas1830-06-201845-09-15
RAGLE, Robert18321901-08-23
RAGLE, Jacobabout 1833
RAGLE, Rhoda1835
RAGLE, Alonzo1837-08-061906-01-30
RAGLE, Nancyabout 1839
RAGLE, Peterabout 1843
RAGLE, Nathanabout 1845
RAGLE, Susanabout 1845
RAGLE, Margaretabout 1847

Source References

  1. Linda Kaye Cope Lanier: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lkcopelanier&id=I31955 FROM EUROPE TO AMERICA AND WEST TO OKLAHOMA
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        ID: I31955
        Name: Solomon SKAGGS
        Sex: M
        Birth: 15 JAN 1766 in Washington Co. VA 1
        Death: AFT 19 OCT 1817 in IN
        Note: Solomon is mentioned in the Archibald Thompson Diary. The diarybeginsNovember 8, 1796 where Archibald says he started with hisfamily fromthe Little River in Montgomery County (VA) and wastraveling toKentucky. He tells about places the family stayedover the next weekwhen they reached the plantation of Mr.Stephen Yets (could be Yeats)where they took up winterquarters, leaving on March 8, 1797 and then"pressed our journeyfor Green River...The 20th of March 1797 we layall night atdutchman plantation 5 miles from the Crab Orcherd. The21stlodged in the woods at the Nob lick. The 22nd lay in a verykindmans house. The 23rd lay all night at Mr. McColgens andthe 24th gotto Mr. Solomon Skaggs house. There we livedplentiful upon free cost.

         

         

        Father: Henry SKAGGS b: 08 JAN 1723 in Maryland
        Mother: Mary THOMPSON b: 18 AUG 1739

        Marriage 1 Rhoda THOMPSON b: 23 OCT 1767 in Montgomery Co. VA
        Married: 1787 in Washington Co. VA
        Children
        Has Children Nancy SKAGGS b: 1788 in VA
        Has Children Wesley SKAGGS b: AUG 1794 in KY
        Has No Children Sylvia SKAGGS b: ABT 1797 in Green Co. KY
        Has No Children Robert SKAGGS b: ABT 1800 in Green Co. KY
        Has No Children Margaret SKAGGS b: ABT 1801
        Has No Children Susannah SKAGGS b: ABT 1803 in KY
        Has No Children Marian SKAGGS b: ABT 1808 in TN
        Has Children John Wesley SKAGGS b: 29 NOV 1813 in KY

        Sources:
        Author: Archibald Thompson
        Title: Diary
        Note:
        TYPE: Book

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