SECOND GENERATION

2. Wiliam Preston RAGLAND was born on 27 Aug 1819 in Bibb Co., Alabama. He served in the military between 1861 and 1864 in Bibb Co., Alabama. Was he in the Bibb County Home Guard? He died on 28 Jul 1889 in Bibb Co., Alabama. He was buried about 28 Jul 1889 in Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co., Alabama.

He was married to Martha Caroline MELTON on 8 Oct 1843 in Alabama ?. Martha Caroline MELTON was born on 28 Feb 1828 in South Carolina or Alabama. Censuses give conflicting birthplaces. She died on 3 Feb 1903 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She was buried about 3 Feb 1903 in Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co., Alabama. Listed on pg. 221 of "Cemeteries of Bibb Co." as Carraline. Wiliam Preston RAGLAND and Martha Caroline MELTON had the following children:

10 i. Marian Elizabeth RAGLAND was born in 1844 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She died in 1845 in Bibb Co., Alabama.
+11 ii. Benjamin Franklin RAGLAND.
12 iii. Margaret RAGLAND was born on 15 Jan 1848 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She died on 26 May 1914 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She was buried about 26 May 1914 in Weldon Graveyard, Bibb Co., Alabama. pg. 560 "Cemeteries of Bibb Co., Alabama"

+13 iv. Harriette RAGLAND.
14 v. Sarah Ann RAGLAND was born about 1852 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She died in 1868 in Bibb Co., Alabama.
15 vi. William Melton RAGLAND was born in 1854 in Bibb Co., Alabama. He died in 1857 in Bibb Co., Alabama.
+16 vii. Andrew Jackson RAGLAND.
+17 viii. Caroline RAGLAND.
18 ix. Samuel RAGLAND was born on 12 Jan 1860 in Bibb Co., Alabama. He died on 22 Jul 1891 in Bibb Co., Alabama. He was buried about 22 Jul 1891 in Avery Graveyard, Bibb Co., Alabama.
+19 x. Isaiah S. RAGLAND.
20 xi. Nancy RAGLAND was born in 1864 in Bibb Co., Alabama. She died in 1864 in Bibb Co., Alabama.
+21 xii. Oliver Dudley RAGLAND.
+22 xiii. Lillie Alice RAGLAND.

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