Roy Lee Taylor: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Roy Lee Taylor was born 30 May 1952, , Dallas, Texas (son of Roy Wilson Taylor and Billie Louise Reagan). Notes: ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 392.

Generation: 2

Roy Wilson Taylor

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 392.

Roy married Billie Louise Reagan 2 Sep 1951, , Dallas, Texas; divorced Yes, date unknown. Billie (daughter of Minna Irvin "Monroe" Ragan and Ruby Ethel Young) was born 15 Jun 1924, , Hopkins, Texas; died Dec 1993. [Group Sheet]

Billie Louise Reagan was born 15 Jun 1924, , Hopkins, Texas (daughter of Minna Irvin "Monroe" Ragan and Ruby Ethel Young); died Dec 1993.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 390, 392.

Children:

1. Roy Lee Taylor was born 30 May 1952, , Dallas, Texas.

Generation: 3

Minna Irvin "Monroe" Ragan was born 1 Mar 1881, Athens, Henderson, Texas (son of Francis Marion Ragan and Elizabeth Richie); died 22 Sep 1948; was buried Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

Notes:

Buried in the Restland Memorial Park.
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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 387, 389.

Minna married Ruby Ethel Young 2 Feb 1905, Como, Hopkins, Texas. Ruby was born 11 Nov 1887; died 21 Oct 1970; was buried Dallas, Dallas, Texas. [Group Sheet]

Ruby Ethel Young was born 11 Nov 1887; died 21 Oct 1970; was buried Dallas, Dallas, Texas.

Notes:

Buried in the Restland Memorial Park.
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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 387, 389.

Children:

Lona Fay Reagan was born 10 Oct 1905, , Hunt, Texas; died Bef 11 Jun 2006.
Lorena Pearl Reagan was born 23 Jan 1908, , Hopkins, Texas; died Bef 11 Jun 2006.
Jessie Ruth Reagan was born 19 Sep 1911, , Hopkins, Texas; died 28 Sep 1972; was buried , Dallas, Texas.
Francis Marion Reagan was born 23 Feb 1914, , Hopkins, Texas; died 28 Jun 1926.
Ruby Ethel Reagan was born 16 Feb 1918, , Hopkins, Texas; died 11 Jun 2006, Richardson, Texas; was buried 14 Jun 2006, Restland Memorial Park, Restland, Texas.
Dorothy Edith Reagan was born 3 Dec 1920, , Hopkins, Texas; died 10 May 1960; was buried , Dallas, Texas.
3. Billie Louise Reagan was born 15 Jun 1924, , Hopkins, Texas; died Dec 1993.

Generation: 4

12.

Francis Marion Ragan was born 8 Jan 1842, , MaCoupin, Illinois (son of Joshua Ragan and Jane Huskey); died 3 Jan 1890, Pairlie, Hunt, Texas; was buried , Hunt, Texas.

Notes:

Francis Marion Ragan lived in Macouping County, Illinois until leaving for his
military service with the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was listed
with his parents in the 1850 Federal Census of Macoupin County, Illinois. In
the 1860 Federal Census of Macoupin County, Illinois, he was listed with his
brother, Richard Robinson Ragan.

Serving with the Confederate Army, Francis Marion Ragan enlisted as a private
in Company D, 8th Regiment of Missouri Infantry on 7 August 1862 at Eleven
Points Mill in Shannon County, Missouri. His term of enlistment was for three
years, or, the duration of the war. His personal description at the enlistment
was grey eyes, light hair, fair complexion, and was 5 feet 7 inches tall. He
was a Junior 2nd Lieutenant when his regiment surrendered at New Orleans,
Louisiana on 26 May 1865. He was a prisoner of war for a very short time and
was paroled on 7 June 1865 in Alexandria, Louisiana.

He returned home in late 1865 to Macoupin County, Illinois where his father was
living during the Civil War. He "was a school teacher at Lick Skillet school
near Palmyra in Macoupin County, Illinois. The little schoolhouse was still
standing" in 1993 according to direct descendants.

Francis Marion Ragan and his second wife Elizabeth were listed in the 1870
Federal Census of Macoupin County, Illinois. He was appointed as administrator
for his father's estate by the Macoupin County Court after his father's death
13 October 1874. The final settlement was made in 1878.

After settling his father's estate, Francis Marion and his wife Elizabeth
migrated to Henderson County, Texas. In the 1880 Federal Census, they were
listed in Henderson County, Texas. There were two children in the household:
Lucy A., age 8; and Windrield B., age 1.

Francis Marion Ragan was buried in the Sonora Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 48, 51.
"Joshua Reagan", Lula F. Shelton, 1982, p 70.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 370, 386, 387.

Francis married Elizabeth Richie 1870. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Richie and Mary Keefhaver) was born 30 Jan 1854, , MaCoupin, Illinois; died 4 Dec 1943, Eastland, Texas; was buried Eastland, Texas. [Group Sheet]

13.

Elizabeth Richie was born 30 Jan 1854, , MaCoupin, Illinois (daughter of Peter Richie and Mary Keefhaver); died 4 Dec 1943, Eastland, Texas; was buried Eastland, Texas.

Notes:

Buried in the Eastland Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 48, 51.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 370, 386, 387.

Children:

Lucy Annie Ragan was born 10 Apr 1872, , MaCoupin, Illinois; died 3 Jul 1939; was buried , Eastland, Texas.
John Ragan was born Abt 1875, , MaCoupin, Illinois; died Abt 1876.
Windfield Brown Ragan was born 4 Jan 1879, Athens, Henderson, Texas; died 3 Oct 1947; was buried , Eastland, Texas.
6. Minna Irvin "Monroe" Ragan was born 1 Mar 1881, Athens, Henderson, Texas; died 22 Sep 1948; was buried Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Mary Rosabelle Ragan was born 28 Jan 1884, Athens, Henderson, Texas; died 1922; was buried Archer City, Archer, Texas.
Willie Francis Ragan was born 6 Feb 1886, Athens, Henderson, Texas; died 23 Apr 1974; was buried , Eastland, Texas.