Peter Chapple Ragsdale: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Peter Chapple Ragsdale was born on 3 Feb 1810 in Virginia (son of Nimrod Ragsdale and Ann Chapple); died on 12 Mar 1882 in San Marcos, Hays Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Property: 9 May 1855, Dewitt Co, Texas; sold to Mabra* Jones

Notes:

Property:
320 acres from Peter C. Ragsdale.
filed in Clinton, Dewitt Co, Texas, May 8 1855
Deed Record Vol F, Page 397 on May 10, 1855 by James N. Smith, Clerk - (bio of James N. Smith in Handbook of Texas.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fsm27

Note: Clinton is a ghost town in DeWitt County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1]

Clinton was once the county seat of DeWitt County.[2] A post office called Clinton was established in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.[3]
(Wikipedia)

Clinton county seat starting in Aug 1850. Court was held in a log house until a log courthouse was built at a cost of $400 in 1852. A frame building was erected in 1855 and followed by a two-story courthouse in 1858.
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrc70

location of property
18 mi N 30 m W of Goliad
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Peter Chapple Ragsdale
3 Feb 1810 VA - 12 Mar 1882 San Marcos, Hay Co, Tx
son of Nimrod Ragsdale (1778 - 1835) and Mary Ann Chapple
Peter had a brother named William JONES Ragsdale.
Ragsdales are ancestors of Donna Foster's mother's line while her father's ancestors include Obed Lovelady (she is 7th cousin to Sherry thru Loveladys).
Peter Ragsdale might have been some kin to Mabra - maybe?

Generation: 2

2.	Nimrod Ragsdale was born in 1778 in Petersburg, Virginia; died on 10 Apr 1837 in Shelby Co, Texas. Nimrod married Ann Chapple in 1795. Ann was born in 1780 in of, Virginia; died in 1823 in Shelby Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Chapple was born in 1780 in of, Virginia; died in 1823 in Shelby Co, Texas.

Children:

Martha Ragsdale was born in 1808 in Shelby Co, Texas; died in 1850 in San Marcos, Hays Co, Texas.
1. Peter Chapple Ragsdale was born on 3 Feb 1810 in Virginia; died on 12 Mar 1882 in San Marcos, Hays Co, Texas.
William Jones Ragsdale was born on 3 Sep 1811 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, Virginia; died on 28 Oct 1884 in San Marcos, Hays Co, Texas.
Edward Baxter Ragsdale was born on 3 Oct 1816 in Raleigh, North Carolina; died on 8 Nov 1883 in Jacksonville, Cherokee Co, Texas.
Elizabeth Ann Ragsdale was born on 11 Sep 1819 in South Carolina; died on 4 Jun 1860 in Dewitt Co, Texas.