There really was a Montezuma Ragan
Date: October 31, 2007 | Discussion: 1 Comment
Daddy always claimed we had a relative named Montezuma Ragan who was part Indian. The Indian part is doubtful (though according to Bill Patterson, there were Indians mingled with the Shelnutts). However, Montezuma Ragan was real and my great, great grandmother.
If you would like to meet her……………..
“On November 14, 1888, the day I was twenty-five, [...]
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E-Bay can be a friend to genealogists too
Date: October 30, 2007 | Discussion: No Comments
While doing a quick search on Google, I came up with an amazing discovery, a book written and privately published in 1935 by J.B. Shelnutt, Sr., Daddy’s grandfather and my great grandfather. “Christian Living” is 220 pages long and focuses on the Bible and Christian Living, but there are some small glimpses of the family. [...]