Lazarus Battle Ragan

On 18 Feb 1846, in Lawrence County, Mississippi, Lazarus B. Ragan acting as an attorney for the heirs of Elam S. Ragan sold land owned by Elam S. Ragan to Leopold Bees for $2,000 (437)

On 4 Feb 1854, Lazarus B. Ragan, acting as agent and attorney for Jesse B. Ragan of Warren County, Mississippi, Madam Rebecca Jones of New Orleans, Louisiana, and John Ashburn Ragan late of Natchitoches, Louisiana, conveyed the parcel of land in Covington County, Mississippi known as the Mount Carmel tract to John Garner of Covington County, Mississippi for $325.00 (468). The deed describes the parcel as west one-half of the southwest quarter of Section 23 and the east one-half of the southeast quarter of Section 24 in Township 8 of Range 18 in Covington County, Mississippi.

Sources

437. Indenture. Leopold Bees and Heirs of Elam S. Ragan, 18 Feb 1846. Lawrence County, Mississippi Deed Book DE, Pages 143-145. (Images on file)

468. Deed by Lazarus B. Ragan to John Garner, Parcel known as the Mount Carmel Tract, Covington County, Mississippi, 4 Feb 1854. Covington County, Mississippi, Deed Book A, Page 107.