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Eight Children

1840 Census Marshall Co, Alabama p 89a
Males 5-10 1 Females under 5 2
20-30 1 5-10 1
20-30 1

Source: The History of Marshall County, Alabama, by Katherine Duncan and Larry Smith, Thompson Printing, Albertville, AL, 1960, p 35
Warrenton was incorporated by the Alabama Legislature on Nov 23, 1841, after becoming the county seat by ballot of the people of Marshall County.
On Nov. 26, 1841, the legislature appointed Peter Ragsdale and other as commissioners to superintend the sale of lots at Warrenton. From this sale, enough money was made to build a safe, comfortable jail and the court of revenue rented a frame house for the court. Holding court in a house was somewhat inconvenient, but much better than the old gin at Marshall.


Old Land Records of Marshall County Alabama compiled by Margaret Cowart 1988
p. 72 Peter Ragsdale, January 29, 1844, 39.93 acres, NE1/4NW1/4, Twn 8S, Range 2E
p. 75 Peter M. Ragsdale, January 29, 1844, 40 acres, SE1/4NE1/4, Twn 8S, Range 2E
Peter M. Ragsdale, November 7, 1842, 160 acres, SE1/4, Twn 8S, Range 2E

From J.A. Thomason writings from 1945-1950, General History of Marshall County Alabama
p. 124 Early officials of Marshall County Commissioners from 1863-1866 Obediah B Cooper, Wm H Wiggs, Thomas Noble, Nathan Morgan and P M Ragsdale"


From J.A. Thomason writings from 1945-1950, General History of Marshall County Alabama
p. 241, February 8, 1950 "The Ragsdale-Nabors Mill is on Shoal Creek where the water pours over the falls. Peter Ragsdale owned the mill when the July fresh came in 1872. It rained 40 days and 40 nights and washed the mill and house away. Until that time the water ran into a hole in the ground where it poured over the falls and the water wasn't seen any more. James Gullion, who lived near there, said that when the fresh came the water washed out a channel to the Tennessee River, uprooted trees and washed them across the river and damned the river up.
After the fresh, Peter Ragsdale employed Billy Mason, a mill wright, to rebuild the mill house. It was a two story building. he installed a wheat and corn mill. Mr. Ragsdale ran the mill till his death.
On Mink Creek, at the Thompson Falls, a grist mill also washed away in the big fresh. It belonged to Issac N. Thompson.
The Ragsdales and the Masons came from South Carolina before the Civil War.
There was a post office near the Ragsdale-Nabors mill called Ragsdale. Mrs. I M (Bud) Thompson was the postmistress. It was later discontinued and Union Grove was established."

From J.A. Thomason writings from 1945-1950, General History of Marshall County Alabama
p. 4 "Clack Ragsdale operated a grist mill and gin on Shoal Creek near Union Grove. It is known as the Nabors Mill."
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