5th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Franklin Democrat, Friday, 29 November 1907, pg 8
A Home Gathering.
The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Ragsdale met recently at their beautiful country home in Hensley township, in a family reunion.
Henderson Ragsdale was born Nov. 9, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. His father, Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., moved to Johnson county, October 1835, and located on the Riley Ragsdale farm near Trafalgar. The farm at that time was heavily timbered. Mr. Ragsdale is the only one living of a family of seven children.
Margaret Terhune Ragsdale was born in Mercer county, Ky., Aug. 7, 1824. Her father moved from Kentucky to Johnson county in 1825, and entered a farm near Trafalgar on the Three-notch road. Mrs. Ragsdale and Mrs. Martha Hunt are the surviving members of a family of eleven children.
Henderson and Margaret Ragsdale were married March 16, 1843. They moved to their present home in Nov. of 1843, which was their first and only move. Their home-making has been in the round log cabin, the hewed log building, today a neat frame residence on a sunny knoll. This farm was entered from the government by Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., and transferred to his son, Henderson, making only two land titles.
To their union were born five children, four of whom are living: Sallie A. Green was born March 16, 1844, and died July 10, 1902; Ida C. Vandiver was born March 29, 1845; John D. was born March 16, 1847; James T. was born March 16, 1849; H. W. was born October 11, 1851. All have lived within a radius of two miles of their old home, all owning homes of their own.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have living seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, one each of whom bears the Ragsdale name. There have been three deaths in the immediate family, one child, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
The noon hour was spent in the enjoyment of the festivities that always abound on such occasions. E. B. Littleton of Bargersville, was present and photographed the whole group and several subgroups. John D., H. W. and Ida C. Vandiver each had groups representing four generations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have lived on the one farm for sixty-four years and it is to them the dearest spot on earth. They have seen the many strides of advancement from the ox cart of their honeymoon days to the automobile in which they were persuaded that day to take their first ride.
Mr. Ragsdale has always been a farmer. Every stage of improvement on his farm, the thick forests to the cultivated field, has been under his personal direction. He has always voted the democrat ticket, his first vote being cast for James K. Polk in 1844, thus having voted for sixteen candidates for president. He has been a Baptist all his life and has acted as clerk in church capacity for forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale are enjoying good health. They do their own work and their home is in as neat condition as any home in the county. We doubt if a couple in Johnson county who have been wedded companions for sixty-four and a half years are still keeping their own home. May their lives be spared for many more years and may we all remember as with Matthew Arnold.
Joy comes and goes, hope ebbs and flows like the wave;
Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.
Our vaunted life is one long funeral,
Men dig graves with bitter tears for their dead hopes,
And all, mazed with doubts and slick with fears, count the hours.
Many thanks to Mark McCrady for stone photos and to Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 for family reunion article.
Franklin Democrat, Friday, 29 November 1907, pg 8
A Home Gathering.
The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Ragsdale met recently at their beautiful country home in Hensley township, in a family reunion.
Henderson Ragsdale was born Nov. 9, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. His father, Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., moved to Johnson county, October 1835, and located on the Riley Ragsdale farm near Trafalgar. The farm at that time was heavily timbered. Mr. Ragsdale is the only one living of a family of seven children.
Margaret Terhune Ragsdale was born in Mercer county, Ky., Aug. 7, 1824. Her father moved from Kentucky to Johnson county in 1825, and entered a farm near Trafalgar on the Three-notch road. Mrs. Ragsdale and Mrs. Martha Hunt are the surviving members of a family of eleven children.
Henderson and Margaret Ragsdale were married March 16, 1843. They moved to their present home in Nov. of 1843, which was their first and only move. Their home-making has been in the round log cabin, the hewed log building, today a neat frame residence on a sunny knoll. This farm was entered from the government by Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., and transferred to his son, Henderson, making only two land titles.
To their union were born five children, four of whom are living: Sallie A. Green was born March 16, 1844, and died July 10, 1902; Ida C. Vandiver was born March 29, 1845; John D. was born March 16, 1847; James T. was born March 16, 1849; H. W. was born October 11, 1851. All have lived within a radius of two miles of their old home, all owning homes of their own.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have living seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, one each of whom bears the Ragsdale name. There have been three deaths in the immediate family, one child, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
The noon hour was spent in the enjoyment of the festivities that always abound on such occasions. E. B. Littleton of Bargersville, was present and photographed the whole group and several subgroups. John D., H. W. and Ida C. Vandiver each had groups representing four generations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have lived on the one farm for sixty-four years and it is to them the dearest spot on earth. They have seen the many strides of advancement from the ox cart of their honeymoon days to the automobile in which they were persuaded that day to take their first ride.
Mr. Ragsdale has always been a farmer. Every stage of improvement on his farm, the thick forests to the cultivated field, has been under his personal direction. He has always voted the democrat ticket, his first vote being cast for James K. Polk in 1844, thus having voted for sixteen candidates for president. He has been a Baptist all his life and has acted as clerk in church capacity for forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale are enjoying good health. They do their own work and their home is in as neat condition as any home in the county. We doubt if a couple in Johnson county who have been wedded companions for sixty-four and a half years are still keeping their own home. May their lives be spared for many more years and may we all remember as with Matthew Arnold.
Joy comes and goes, hope ebbs and flows like the wave;
Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.
Our vaunted life is one long funeral,
Men dig graves with bitter tears for their dead hopes,
And all, mazed with doubts and slick with fears, count the hours.
Many thanks to Mark McCrady for stone photos and to Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 for family reunion article.
5th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Franklin Democrat, Friday, 29 November 1907, pg 8
A Home Gathering.
The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Ragsdale met recently at their beautiful country home in Hensley township, in a family reunion.
Henderson Ragsdale was born Nov. 9, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. His father, Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., moved to Johnson county, October 1835, and located on the Riley Ragsdale farm near Trafalgar. The farm at that time was heavily timbered. Mr. Ragsdale is the only one living of a family of seven children.
Margaret Terhune Ragsdale was born in Mercer county, Ky., Aug. 7, 1824. Her father moved from Kentucky to Johnson county in 1825, and entered a farm near Trafalgar on the Three-notch road. Mrs. Ragsdale and Mrs. Martha Hunt are the surviving members of a family of eleven children.
Henderson and Margaret Ragsdale were married March 16, 1843. They moved to their present home in Nov. of 1843, which was their first and only move. Their home-making has been in the round log cabin, the hewed log building, today a neat frame residence on a sunny knoll. This farm was entered from the government by Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., and transferred to his son, Henderson, making only two land titles.
To their union were born five children, four of whom are living: Sallie A. Green was born March 16, 1844, and died July 10, 1902; Ida C. Vandiver was born March 29, 1845; John D. was born March 16, 1847; James T. was born March 16, 1849; H. W. was born October 11, 1851. All have lived within a radius of two miles of their old home, all owning homes of their own.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have living seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, one each of whom bears the Ragsdale name. There have been three deaths in the immediate family, one child, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
The noon hour was spent in the enjoyment of the festivities that always abound on such occasions. E. B. Littleton of Bargersville, was present and photographed the whole group and several subgroups. John D., H. W. and Ida C. Vandiver each had groups representing four generations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have lived on the one farm for sixty-four years and it is to them the dearest spot on earth. They have seen the many strides of advancement from the ox cart of their honeymoon days to the automobile in which they were persuaded that day to take their first ride.
Mr. Ragsdale has always been a farmer. Every stage of improvement on his farm, the thick forests to the cultivated field, has been under his personal direction. He has always voted the democrat ticket, his first vote being cast for James K. Polk in 1844, thus having voted for sixteen candidates for president. He has been a Baptist all his life and has acted as clerk in church capacity for forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale are enjoying good health. They do their own work and their home is in as neat condition as any home in the county. We doubt if a couple in Johnson county who have been wedded companions for sixty-four and a half years are still keeping their own home. May their lives be spared for many more years and may we all remember as with Matthew Arnold.
Joy comes and goes, hope ebbs and flows like the wave;
Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.
Our vaunted life is one long funeral,
Men dig graves with bitter tears for their dead hopes,
And all, mazed with doubts and slick with fears, count the hours.
Many thanks to Mark McCrady for stone photos and to Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 for family reunion article.
Franklin Democrat, Friday, 29 November 1907, pg 8
A Home Gathering.
The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Ragsdale met recently at their beautiful country home in Hensley township, in a family reunion.
Henderson Ragsdale was born Nov. 9, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. His father, Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., moved to Johnson county, October 1835, and located on the Riley Ragsdale farm near Trafalgar. The farm at that time was heavily timbered. Mr. Ragsdale is the only one living of a family of seven children.
Margaret Terhune Ragsdale was born in Mercer county, Ky., Aug. 7, 1824. Her father moved from Kentucky to Johnson county in 1825, and entered a farm near Trafalgar on the Three-notch road. Mrs. Ragsdale and Mrs. Martha Hunt are the surviving members of a family of eleven children.
Henderson and Margaret Ragsdale were married March 16, 1843. They moved to their present home in Nov. of 1843, which was their first and only move. Their home-making has been in the round log cabin, the hewed log building, today a neat frame residence on a sunny knoll. This farm was entered from the government by Frederick Ragsdale, Sr., and transferred to his son, Henderson, making only two land titles.
To their union were born five children, four of whom are living: Sallie A. Green was born March 16, 1844, and died July 10, 1902; Ida C. Vandiver was born March 29, 1845; John D. was born March 16, 1847; James T. was born March 16, 1849; H. W. was born October 11, 1851. All have lived within a radius of two miles of their old home, all owning homes of their own.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have living seven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, one each of whom bears the Ragsdale name. There have been three deaths in the immediate family, one child, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
The noon hour was spent in the enjoyment of the festivities that always abound on such occasions. E. B. Littleton of Bargersville, was present and photographed the whole group and several subgroups. John D., H. W. and Ida C. Vandiver each had groups representing four generations.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale have lived on the one farm for sixty-four years and it is to them the dearest spot on earth. They have seen the many strides of advancement from the ox cart of their honeymoon days to the automobile in which they were persuaded that day to take their first ride.
Mr. Ragsdale has always been a farmer. Every stage of improvement on his farm, the thick forests to the cultivated field, has been under his personal direction. He has always voted the democrat ticket, his first vote being cast for James K. Polk in 1844, thus having voted for sixteen candidates for president. He has been a Baptist all his life and has acted as clerk in church capacity for forty years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ragsdale are enjoying good health. They do their own work and their home is in as neat condition as any home in the county. We doubt if a couple in Johnson county who have been wedded companions for sixty-four and a half years are still keeping their own home. May their lives be spared for many more years and may we all remember as with Matthew Arnold.
Joy comes and goes, hope ebbs and flows like the wave;
Change doth unknit the tranquil strength of men.
Our vaunted life is one long funeral,
Men dig graves with bitter tears for their dead hopes,
And all, mazed with doubts and slick with fears, count the hours.
Many thanks to Mark McCrady for stone photos and to Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429 for family reunion article.
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