RAGSDALE, Rev. John Wade
Date of death: Dec 1895 – Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 27, 1895,
Vol XXXVI Number 24, page 1 column 5
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Death of Rev. John W. Ragsdale.
Rev. John Wade Ragsdale, of Morgantown, is dead. He was eighty-four years old and had been a minister of the Baptist church over sixty years. For fifty-five years he had preached the gospel in the vicinity of Morgantown. He was well known in Johnson and Brown counties and the southern and eastern parts of Morgan county. He was the father-in-law of ex-Superintendent of Public Instruction, Harvey D. Voris. Jacob Neely, deputy auditor, said this morning: “If there ever were good men, John W. Ragsdale was one of them.’ He was a native of Kentucky. He leaves an aged wife and two daughters, Mrs. H. D. Voris, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Caleb Obenchain, Morgantown.—Martinsville Rep. [Martinsville Republican]
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, December 27, 1895,
Vol XXXVI Number 24, page 6 column 3
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OBITUARIES.
Rev. John W. Ragsdale, of Morgantown, one of the oldest ministers of the state, was buried at Morgantown on last Friday. He had been in the ministry over sixty years, a very noted preacher, and one that could do more good in revivals than any other. He had married as many couples as any other minister in the state and also preached as many funerals. He leaves a large circle of connections and hundreds of friends to mourn his loss.
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Link to Rev. John W. Ragsdale’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry