G. J. Ragle, the oldest and most honored of the fathers of Ralls, has been on earth for ninety-four years and is as bright and cheerful as a man of half his age. Mr. Ragle, a native of Alabama, moved to Texas in 1885, and came to Crosby County, bringing his family in 1910. He joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at the age of thirteen and has been an active member of the church for more than three-fourths of a century.He moved to the section where Cone is located, buying it and living there for many years and kept it after he moved to Ralls for some years. He has been a Mason for more than fifty years.
He and the late Mrs. G.J. Ragle reared nine children, seven of whom survive. Mr. Ragle has twenty-three grandchildren and more than a score of great-grandchildren. Two of Mr. Ragle's children live in and near Ralls, Mrs. Will Marr, and W.E. Ragle, who lives with his wife south of Ralls in a beautfiful farm home with all modern conveniences. They have two daughters.
Mr. Ragle's children and friends are very attentive to his few wants. He lives with his wife, who was Mrs. Anna English, of Cone, in a comfortable home in Ralls. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Huddleston, granddaughter, and her husband, farmers, live just outside the town of Ralls. They and their children also add to the happiness of their grandfather.
George and 1st wife Rose Ragle
George and 2nd wife Anna Sawyer English Ragle
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