Jesse Ragan, son of Thomas Ragan (b. 1749) and Hannah ?_____?
Jesse Ragan was born on 29 Dec 1779 in Newberry District, South Carolina.
Jesse Ragan, his father Thomas Ragan, and his brother Rezin Ragan were listed on 1808 Tax List for Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio according to Hamilton County, Ohio, Columbia Township Tax List for 1808 by Marie Dickore in THE BULLETIN OF HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO.
He was listed as the head of household in 1820 Federal Census of Warren County, Ohio. There were one (1) white male and one (1) white female born 1810/1820; one (1) white male born 1794/1802; one (1) white male and one (1) white female born 1775/1794 in the household.
Jesse Ragan was listed on 1827 Tax List for Wayne Township in Warren County, Ohio.
He was listed as the head of household in the town of Harveysburgh, Wayne Township for 1830 Federal Census of Warren County, Ohio. There were two (2) white male and one (1) white female born 1820/1825; one (1) white male born 1815/1820; one (1) white male born 1810/1815; one (1) white male and one (1) white female born 1770/1780 in the household.
Jesse Ragan was listed as the head of household in 1840 Federal Census of Boone County, Indiana.There were two (2) white males born 1820/1825; one (1) white male born 1800/1810; one (1) white male and one (1) white female born 1780/1790 in the household.Their son-in-law, Obediah Hardesty and daughter, Cassandra Ragan who was married on 13 Jul 1837 in Boone County, Indiana was living next door to Jesse Ragan and his family.
This Jesse Ragan must have died after 1840 in Boone County, Indiana.It is not known to this writer about him and his wife.