John Forbes Reagan

John — Donna Sue. [Group Sheet]

1. Timothy M. Reagan
2. Cynthia Cathlyn Reagan

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 51.

Jefferson — Charlotte Forbes. [Group Sheet]

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 51.

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 49, 51.

Jefferson married Eoline Ward 8 Jun 1893, , Anderson, Texas. [Group Sheet]

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 11.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 49, 51.

Notes:

John H. left Tennessee in 1839 for Texas, then a Republic, and settled in the eastern portion of the state where he resided until his death. Without a doubt, John H. Reagan is still Gatlinburg's most illustrious son.

A brief summary of his accomplishments includes: surveyor of public lands in Texas; lawyer, admitted to the bar in 1846; state representative 1847-1849; district judge, 1852-1857; Representative to U. S. Congress, 1857-1861; delegate to Secession Convention of Texas in 1861; Postmaster General of Confederacy; acting Secretary of Confederacy. In 1875 he was a member of the State Constitutional Convention; U.S. Representative, 1875-1887; U. S. Senator from Texas, 1887-1891; a member of State Railroad Comission, served as chairman 1897-1903.

John was imprisoned after the Civil War presumably for his high post in the Confederacy.

John H. returned to his birth place only once, 22 August 1900, after sixty-three years absence. He and his wife received a heartwarming reception in Sevierville where he spoke at the Courthouse and received friends at a reception later. He spent two days visiting with his cousins in Gatlinburg.

John H. Reagan reared his first wife's two sons.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 8, 10.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 9.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 46, 47-49.
LaFaye Sutkin GEDCOM, 18 December 1995.

John married Molly Ford Taylor 31 May 1865, , Anderson, Texas. Molly (daughter of John Ford Taylor and Rebecca Walker Bush Taylor) was born 11 Jan 1847, Anderson County, Texas; was buried East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 8, 10.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 47, 49.