Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jacob Ragan
Born: in Holland 1 Military: Revolutionary War 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary Abell 2
Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Mary Ann Ragan Born: Dec-25-1770 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Apr- 3-1857 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,1 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4 Resided: aft 1854 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Jesse Lowther b. Jul-21-1773 d. Oct-29-1854 Married: Aug-18-1791 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 5
F Child 2: Elizabeth Ragan Also known as: Elizabeth Regan 6 Died: Sep- 7-1851 7 Buried: in Tyler Co, WV 7 Husband: Alexander Ireland b. 1772 d. Jul-18-1843 Married: Sep- 8-1795 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 15. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, According to this citation, the inscription reads: Mary Ann, wife of Jessie Lowther. Died April 3 1857, age 67 years. But this age was a misreading, as she was actually in her 87th year. p. 640. (5) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (6) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 251.Name Index