Pola Benson Welker

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 342.

Pola married Mary Amelia Cook 29 Jan 1905, , Bollinger, Missouri. Mary (daughter of Louis Cook and Binnin Lix) was born 21 Mar 1888; died 24 Sep 1967. [Group Sheet]

1. George Theodore Welker was born 19 Nov 1905; died 29 Sep 1989; was buried Patton Cemetery, Patton, Bollinger County, Missouri.
2. Julius Edward Welker was born 23 Apr 1907; died Bef 12 Jun 2007.
3. Coy Tenson Welker was born 16 Jan 1912, Patton, Missouri; died 12 Aug 2007, Jonesburg Nursing Home and Rehab Center, Jonesburg, Missouri; was buried 15 Aug 2007, Reagan Chapel Cemetery, Patton, Bollinger County, Missouri.
4. Lona Welker was born 1 Mar 1915; died Bef 12 Jun 2007.
5. Loy Sylvestor Welker was born 8 Aug 1918; died Bef 12 Jun 2007.
6. Grace Bessie Welker was born 31 Jul 1920, Bollinger County, Missouri; died 6 Dec 2010, Jackson Manor; was buried 9 Dec 2010, Patton Cemetery, Patton, Bollinger County, Missouri.
7. Carl Dewey Welker was born 17 Mar 1924; died 25 Jan 1979.
8. Clara Mae Welker was born 16 Nov 1928, Patton, Missouri; died 12 Jun 2007, Fountainbleau Lodge; was buried Patton Cemetery.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 332, 341-342.

James married Rutha Caroline Reagan 1878, , Bollinger, Missouri. Rutha (daughter of Richard Rainwater Ragan and Rutha Caroline Mills) was born 11 Mar 1865, , Bollinger, Missouri; died 18 Sep 1895. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 332, 341.

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 341.

Randolph — Jane Wallace. [Group Sheet]

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Reference:
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 341.

Notes:

Richard Rainwater Ragan was born in the Emert Cove community where he lived
with his family until he migrated with them in 1834 to Madison County,
Missouri. He appeared in his parent's listing in the 1830 Federal Census of
Sevier County, Tennessee. Later he was listed with his parents in the 1840
Federal Census of Madison County, Missouri.

Richard Rainwater and his first wife Rutha Caroline were listed in the 1850
Federal Census of Madison County, Missouri. There was one child in the
household named Roberta Miller, age 2. This may have been a daughter from a
previous marriage of Rutha.

Richard Rainwater and his wife Rutha Caroline were listed in the 1860 Federal
Census of Bollinger County, Missouri. They had four children in the household
then. They were Mary E., age 9; Timothy B., age 7; George W., age 5; and
Margaret, age 2.

On 3 September 1864, Richard Rainwater Ragan enlisted as a private in Company
F, 50th Regiment of Missouri Infantry Volunteers during the Civil War. He was
discharged on 8 April 1865 at St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri after
serving six months five days duty.

He and his wife Rutha were again listed in the 1870 Federal Census of Bollinger
County. There were now eight children in the household: Mary, age 19; Benton,
age 17; George, age 15; Margaret, age 12; James, age 8; Ruth, age 5; Charles,
age 3; and Edwin, age 1.

In the 1880 Federal Census, he and his wife Rutha were still listed in
Bollinger County, Missouri. There were five children at home then: Margaret
A., age 22; James H., age 17; Ruth C., age 15; Charles H., age 13; and Dewitt
E., age 11.

Richard Rainwater died in Crooked Creek Township and was buried beside his
first wife in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 70.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 328, 331-332.

Richard married Rutha Caroline Mills 27 Jun 1850, , Madison, Missouri. Rutha was born 16 Jun 1832, , Alabama; died 18 Sep 1895, , Bollinger, Missouri; was buried , Bollinger, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 70.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 27.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 328, 331, 332.

Notes:

Timothy Ragan Jr. was born in the Middle Creek community where he grew to manhood.

Timothy Ragan Jr. sigend his name as a witness to the will of Phillip Emmert, his wife's uncle, on 20 March 1821. The "Junior" was added as a part of his signature.

Timothy and Barbara Shultz Ragan Jr. were living in the area of Timothy Creek, part of Emert Cove, now a part of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Probably this creek was named for this Timothy. He and his wife Barbara were listed in the 1830 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. There they had one son under five years of age; and three daughters age 5-10 years in the household.

Two more sons were born in here Tennessee to Timothy and Barabara. Then they and their growing family migrated to Madison County, Missouri by wagon train in June of 1834. They settled in the area near Marquand, Missouri. Shortly after their arrival, his wife Barbara Shultz Ragan was stricken with an unknown illness and died.

Timothy and his second wife Martha M. Moore were listed in the 1840 Federal Census of Madison County, Missouri. There were two males and one female under five years of age; two males age 5-10 years; one male and one female age 10-15 years; and two females age 15-20 years in the household then.

On 30 August 1841, Timothy Ragan Jr. purchased 54 acres of land from John Cobb and his wife Louisa for $70.00 in Madison County, Missouri. It was "the undivided half of the west half of Lot No. 2 North East quarter of Section No. 6 in Township No. 32 North of Range No. 8 East."

Timothy and Martha were listed in the 1850 Federal Census of Madison County, Missouri with seven children at home. They were: Benjamin B., age 16; William P., age 14, George L., age 13; Sarah C., age 11; James G., age 9; Henry P., age 7; and Margaret T., age 4. Three daughters, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Mary, and one son, Richard Rainwater had married and left to start their own families.

Daniel Emmet Ragan was not living at home at that time and was not located in the census records.

In the 1860 Federal Census, Timothy and Martha were listed in Bollinger County, Missouri. There were five children at home. They were: Sarah, age 21; James, age 18; Henry, age 16; Margaret, age 14; and Jane, age 9. In the 1870 Federal Census of Bollinger County, Missouri, they were again listed with three children still at home. They were: W. B., age 34; James, age 29; and Martha,
age 19.

After his second wife's death Timothy was living with his son and daughter-in-law, James Gasney and Elmitta E. Matthews Reagan. Again he was listed in the same household in the 1880 Federal Census of Bollinger County, Missouri. He was 80 years old at that time.

It is believed by descendants of this family that Timothy and Martha M. Moore Ragan Jr. were buried in the family cemetery on the farm.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 70.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 22, 27.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 327-328.

Timothy married Barbara Shults 30 Sep 1819, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Barbara (daughter of Martin S. E. Shults, Jr. and Barbara Ann Emert) was born 20 Mar 1803, , Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1834, , Madison, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: MC7S-H1

Notes:

Barbara Shultz Reagan was born in the Emert Cove community and died shortly
after the migration to Madison County (later Bollinger County), Missouri.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 2a, 70.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 16, 22, 27.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 327.