Henry Clay Ragland

The following was published in the Logan County Genealogical Society "Ancestree" Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 2, Pg. 1 Oct 1979. Vol. 3, No.2 June 1980, page 3, indcidates that Raglan is buried in the old City Cemebery on High Street in Logan "May 7, 1844 - May 1, 1911" alongside "Ragland, Louisa - May 2, 1832 - April 10 1916"

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Henry Clay Ragland was the creator and publisher of the Logan Banner, and writer of “A History of Logan County”, which was originally printed in the Logan County Banner in 1895. Source: Logan Banner, 01 Nov 1924. He was a contemporary of many of my ancestors, remarking in his "History"

 ...sons of Richard Ferrell^[1],
who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780^[1], settled on the farm where M.A. Ferrell^[1]now lives...

Therefore he (1844-1911) was acquainted with M.A. Ferrell (1851-1901)^[1], who inherited property of considerable value (particularly after coal was discovered and able to be easily extracted and shipped by rail) which is evidenced by his considerable Estate of M.A. Ferrell and later became the city of Matewan and location of the Matewan Massacre.

Ragland was also a family lawyer of sorts, being assigned the guardian ad litem^[2] of infant Floyd Ferrell, and the focus of much attention in the West Virginia Supreme Court case "Ferrell v. Ferrell" of 1903.

And from RootsWeb.

Henry Clay Ragland

from "The West Virginia Encyclopedia". From Find-a-grave we see his tombstone.

Henry Clay Ragland (May 7, 1844-May 1, 1911) was a Logan County newspaper publisher and lawyer who founded the Logan County Banner in 1888. Ragland was born in Goochland County, Virginia, the son of Hugh N. and Eliza Eades Ragland. He enlisted in Company B, 5th Virginia Cavalry, on his 17th birthday and served in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia until captured by Union troops near Luray, Virginia, in 1864. He spent the remainder of the war in Point Lookout prison in Maryland.

Ragland worked as a teacher in Goochland County before moving to Wayne County, in 1870. He learned printing from H. K. Shumate and moved to Logan in 1874. He married Louisa Buskirk on January 9, 1878, and became friends with James Andrew Nighbert, the town’s leading merchant, thus finding his place in the community. Ragland made his newspaper a voice for Logan County and the Democratic Party. He was a leading local booster and a proponent of industrialization. He argued for the creation of a coal-mining and railroad economy, and that goal was achieved when the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and Island Creek Coal Company arrived in Logan County a few years before Ragland’s death.

This Article was written by Robert Y. Spence
Last Revised on December 08, 2015

And from Brandon Ray Kirk's excellent blog we find the reference from “Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888,” published by H.H. Hardesty (Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 836-837). I can't find a page 836 in this reference, so I've inquired.

Is of a family that has long been one of the most influential in the State. The founder of the family in America, John Ragland, came to this country directly from Wales, and settled in Virginia about the year 1630; his great-grandson, Finch Ragland, grandfather of the subject of the sketch, was a patriot of 1776 and fought through the Revolutionary war; his descendants have all inherited the spirit of patriotism, and have ever been foremost in enhancing the interests and defending the rights of their country. Thomas Eads, maternal grandfather of H.C. Ragland, was a soldier in the war of 1812. When the war between the States broke out in 1861 Henry Clay Ragland was among the first to volunteer his services in the cause of the South; he was a member of the 5th Va. Cav., was twice wounded, and was a prisoner at Point Lookout from Sept., 1864, to March, 1865. Since 1874 he has resided in Logan county, W.Va., where he is now editor of the Logan county Banner, besides has an extensive law practice in Logan and adjoining counties, being regarded as one of the leading lights in the profession. From 1886 to 1888 he was a member of the West Virginia legislature, in which he served with honor and distinction. His address is Logan Court House, W.Va. Mr. H.C. Ragland was born in Goochland county, Va., on the 7th of May, 1844; his wife, nee Miss Louisa Goings, was born in Lawrence county, Ky.; they were married at Logan Court House, W.Va., June 9, 1877.
Source: Dr. R.A. Brock, Virginia and Virginians, 1606-1888 (Richmond, VA: H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, 1888), p. 836-837.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Henry Clay Ragland, A History of Logan County, 1896, from the pages of the Logan Banner page 112
‘While the Guyandotte Valley was being settled with hardy pioneers from Montgomery and the territory which formerly belonged in that ancient county, the Tug Fork of Sandy was being peopled by those who had for awhile paused in their march to the wilderness on the waters of the Clinch and the Holsten. From the time of the building of the old Block House at the forks of Sandy, about the year 1789, frequent visits were made from the cabins on the frontier by daring hunters to their friends in the old fort, but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when Richard[2] and John Ferrell[3], sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780[1], settled on the farm where [34]M.A. Ferrell now lives. Richard Ferrell[2], the youngest brother, married a Miss Romaines[10], of Russell County, Virginia, and was the father of ten children[2] - six sons and four daughters, His sons were William[5], who married Mahala Tiller[29], John R[11], who married Elizabeth Coleman[28]; Elizah[12], who married Barbara Jackson[27]; Richard[13], who married Letitia Eskew[26]; Evans[14], who married Martha Duty[25], and Moses[15], who married Jane Lockhart[24]. His daughters were Rachel[16], who married William Tilley[23]; Rebecca[17], who married Green Justice[22]; Elizabeth[18], who married Joab Justice[21], and Nancy[19], who married Cummings Music?[20] John Ferrell[3] married Nancy Jackson[4] of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William[5] who moved to Roane County; Andrew[6] , who married Polly Slater[30] , and then moved to Missouri; and John[7] who married Jane Taylor[31] , and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie[8] , who married John Murphy[32] , and Levisa[9] , who married Ralph Steel[33] , of Island Creek.
↑ Guardian ad litem
The legal term guardian ad litem (“GAL”) refers to an individual appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a minor child in legal proceedings, such as divorce, child custody, child abuse and neglect, and parental rights and responsibilities cases. A guardian ad litem has a unique responsibility to the child, protecting only his interests in cases that are frequently fraught with high emotions and conflict. In many jurisdictions, the court appoints an attorney to specifically represent the child as the GAL, though another qualified adult not a party to the case may serve in this position. Guardians ad litem are also appointed to represent the interests of mentally ill or disabled adults. To explore this concept, consider the following guardian ad litem definition.

[History_of_Logan-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Henry Clay Ragland, A History of Logan County, 1896, from the pages of the Logan Banner page 112
‘While the Guyandotte Valley was being settled with hardy pioneers from Montgomery and the territory which formerly belonged in that ancient county, the Tug Fork of Sandy was being peopled by those who had for awhile paused in their march to the wilderness on the waters of the Clinch and the Holsten. From the time of the building of the old Block House at the forks of Sandy, about the year 1789, frequent visits were made from the cabins on the frontier by daring hunters to their friends in the old fort, but there is no account of any settlement being made on the West Virginia side of the river below the McDowell County line, or even above that line, until the year 1800, when Richard[2] and John Ferrell[3], sons of Richard Ferrell, who was killed by the Indians in Thompson's Valley in 1780[1], settled on the farm where [34]M.A. Ferrell now lives. Richard Ferrell[2], the youngest brother, married a Miss Romaines[10], of Russell County, Virginia, and was the father of ten children[2] - six sons and four daughters, His sons were William[5], who married Mahala Tiller[29], John R[11], who married Elizabeth Coleman[28]; Elizah[12], who married Barbara Jackson[27]; Richard[13], who married Letitia Eskew[26]; Evans[14], who married Martha Duty[25], and Moses[15], who married Jane Lockhart[24]. His daughters were Rachel[16], who married William Tilley[23]; Rebecca[17], who married Green Justice[22]; Elizabeth[18], who married Joab Justice[21], and Nancy[19], who married Cummings Music?[20] John Ferrell[3] married Nancy Jackson[4] of Russell County, Virginia. He was the father of three sons and two daughters, His sons were William[5] who moved to Roane County; Andrew[6] , who married Polly Slater[30] , and then moved to Missouri; and John[7] who married Jane Taylor[31] , and was through along life a prominent Baptist preacher, and was greatly beloved by all who knew him. His daughters were Jennie[8] , who married John Murphy[32] , and Levisa[9] , who married Ralph Steel[33] , of Island Creek.

[2] Guardian ad litem
The legal term guardian ad litem (“GAL”) refers to an individual appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a minor child in legal proceedings, such as divorce, child custody, child abuse and neglect, and parental rights and responsibilities cases. A guardian ad litem has a unique responsibility to the child, protecting only his interests in cases that are frequently fraught with high emotions and conflict. In many jurisdictions, the court appoints an attorney to specifically represent the child as the GAL, though another qualified adult not a party to the case may serve in this position. Guardians ad litem are also appointed to represent the interests of mentally ill or disabled adults. To explore this concept, consider the following guardian ad litem definition.

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