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Yuma County Pioneers:
Edward H. Reagan, Wray
In 1880 Story County, Iowa, James Reagan is 57, Susan 48, Emma 15,
Sally 13, Allie 10, EDDY 9, born in Illinois, and Ella is 8.
Susan died in 1881, buried in Ames, Iowa # 114048056.
In 1895 Washington County, Kansas, J. Reagan is 72, Ella 29, O.W. 27, born in Pennsylvania and E. H. 29.
James was widowed in 1900 Topeka, Kansas, with daughter
Harriet B. Miller 33 and her husband Sidney S. Miller 48.
Ella Brotherton, James' daughter, is 29, widowed. She had married
Oscar Brotherton in Washington County, Kansas sometime between 1880
and 1892.
James is buried in Topeka, Kansas, 1823-1907 # 68817077.
October 19, 1907 Coffeyville, Kansas
"THE PASSING OF JAMES REAGAN.
Died in This City Friday at the Age of 85
Buried at Topeka.
James Reagan died at the home of bis daughter, Mrs. S. W. Miller,
1005 West Ninth street, Friday morning at 11:50, aged 85 years.
Funeral services were held at the residence at 9:30 Saturday
morning. The remains were then taken to the Santa Fe depot
and shipped to Topeka, where interment will take place Sunday
afternoon in the family lot in Rochester cemetery. Mr. Reagan was
born in Berks county, Pa., in 1823 and moved west in 1868,
locating in Illinois. In 1874 he moved to Ames, Iowa, where
he lived until 1881; then he moved to Washington county, Kansas,
where he made his home until 1897, when he came to make his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Miller, his wife having died in 1880.
In Mr. Reagan's early life he united with the German Lutheran church.
Mr. Reagan is survived by five children, three daughters and two sons.
"Grandpa," as he was familiarly called by all, had many friends.
The many beautiful flowers at the funerai showed the high esteem
in which he was held by all who knew him."
The Emmons Cemetery, Washington County, Kansas has
"
Reagan, O. Warren born Mohanoy City, Pa 1858 died Jun 12, 1917 Powderville, Montana
"
FindaGrave # 36671105.
June 15, 1917 Coffeyville Kansas " Mrs. S. W. Miller received
the sad news of the death of her brother, O. W. Reagan,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Reagan was a stage driver from Mizpah
to Miles City, Mont. The team he was driving ran away Tuesday
evening and he was thrown from the stage and killed a few miles out
of Miles City. The body was to be buried at Miles City today.
Mrs. Miller plans to go there in the near future to settle up the
deceased's business affairs and to sell his property as he has no
relatives in that part oi the county. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Miller
was able to attend the funeral."
June 17 " Mrs. W. S. Miller of Dearing will leave
tonight for Washington, Kansas, to attend the funeral of her brother,
O. W. Reagan, who was killed in a runaway at Tivsday.
Miles City, Montana."
In 1880 Marshall County, Kansas, Alberten Meyers is 31, Jesse C. Meyers 33, with Herert R. 10 and Ella M. 4.
Ella May Meyers, 23, married E. H. Reagan on Nov 15, 1899 in Washington County, Kansas.
In 1900 Washington County, Kansas, Edward H. Reagan is a salesman, born July 1871 in Illinois, just married to May E. Reagan January 1877 Nebraska. Her mother Albertine Myers born Nov 1847 in Indiana, has had five kids, two living. She's married 31 years but no spouse.
In 1905 Washington County, E. H. is 34, May 29, Gwyn 4, and Albertine Meyers 57.
April 3, 1908, Wray Gazette
" Edward Ragan, about thirty-five years of age,
died at an early hour yesterday morning from the effects
of a gun shot wound in the temple fired by his own hand,
the morning before. He had come here from Washington
county, Kansas, Tuesday afternoon, he coming to Laird by train and
then having a team bring him from there to Wray. He put up at
the Shields hotel. During the evening he learned that
Charley and Clark Moore of this city
were old acquaintances whom he had not seen since he was a boy,
and that himself and Buffer Roberts were former
schoolmates. Accorditingly he he paid these people a visit
that evening.
After returning to his room at the hotel and
sometime during the night he indited a letter to Buffer and
and placed this letter in his trunk where it was
found after the deed. The following morning on going to call
him for breakfast Landlord Shields was alarmed by hearing
moans coming from the room. He called assistance and broke in,
and the man was found lying on the floor, completely dressed,
with a mortal wound in his right temple. The Sheriff, Marshal and Dr.
Howe were immediately notified, but it was seen at once that it was
only a matter of a short time until he would die.
A search among his effects revealed the letter he had addressed
to Buffer, and in this he stated he was going to kill himself;
and then followed with the names of a number of relatives
whom he wished notified.
Regan died from the wound at 1:30 yesterday morning. His
relatives wired to have his remains shipped to his former home,
and they were sent last night.
There was also found among his things a receipt from the W. O. W.
showing he was in good standing, and the members of that order here
wired that order in Kansas, and received instructions to take charge
of the man and remains should he die, and do the best they could,
and this they did in every way possible.
The reason assigned for the rash deed is to the effect
that recent family difficulty made him despondent.
There were a number of rumors that he was drunk, but
not a particle of evidence to substantitiate this could be found,
and the statement is not given any credence whatever.
It was so clearly a case of suicide that it was not thought
necessary to hold an inquest."
Wray Rattler, April 3, 1908.
"Edward Reagan, of Garden City, Kansas, committed suicide at the
Shields Hotel in this city by shooting himself in the left temple
with a revolver, the fatal shot being fired Tuesday night at an
unknown hour, and death ensuing at two o'clock Thursday morning.
Strange to say, not n person in the hotel heard the report
of the gun, and the tragedy was not discovered until Mr.
Shields went to his room in the morning to call him for breakfast.
Receiving no reply, he opened the door, which had not been
locked, and found Reagan lying on the floor with a bullet hole in his right
temple but still alive.
A pool of blood was found on the bed clothes, so
it is supposed that he shot himself while sitting on the edge
of the bed and then rolled off on the floor. Dr. Howe was
immediately called, and on examination found that the ball had
passed through to the left side of the head, lodging near the eye.
The ball was not removed, the doctor giving out no hope of his
recovery.
An examination of his effects revealed that he
was a member in good standing of Echo Camp No. 125, W. O. W.,
of Garden City, and on Wednesday afternoon he was removed
to the local W. O. W. lodge room over Wolfe's store, where he
died without recovering consciousness.
The deceased left a letter addressed to Buffer Roberts,
of this city, in which he announced his intention to kill
himself, and requested that his brother and sisters be
notified and gave their names as follows: O. W. Reagan,
Red Lodge, Montana; Mrs. C. E. Plass, Madison, Nebr.;
Mrs. Sadie Miller, Deering, Kansas; Mrs. Ella Palmer,
Kansas City, Mo.
Buffer Roberts formerly know him well when he
resided in Washington, Kansas, but he had not seen
the man for about thirteen yoars.
Reagan was about 36 years of age, and had been
cursed with much family trouble. It is supposed
that constant brooding over his troubles had
deranged his mind and caused him to commit the
awful deed of Tuesday night. It seems that
his married life had never been happy, and that
only recently his wife had secured a divorce
from him and was given the custody of their
only child, a seven-year-old daughter,
both of whom are now living at Washington,
Kansas.
It is said by those who saw him Tuesday
evening that he was acting normally,
but no one expected that he contemplated
taking his own life.
No post mortem or inquest was held,
Dr. M. D. Brown, the coroner,
deciding that it was not necessary, his good judgment thus
saving the county much expense. The coroner's decision in the case
was that Reagan shot himself during a fit of temporary aberration.
A message was received from L.W. Miller, a brother-in-law,
Thursday, asking that the body be sent to Washington, Kansas,
for burial, but at the time of going to press the body was
still here, pending a settlement of the death expense.
He will be buried here unless some of his relatives
arrive today to claim the body. It is judged that he
carried $l,000 insurance from the amount of
money paid as shown by the receipt for dues
which he had in his pocket, dated only two
days before his death.
LATER The money for this expense has been received,
and the body will be shipped tonight to Washington, Kansas."
In 1910 Washington COunty, Kanss, Mae E. is 34, married one year to Robert C. Denton 25 born in Texas. Gwendolyn is 9m, born in Kanss, and ALbertine Myers 62 is still with them.
" Mary Emma Reagan, married C. E. Plass in Washington,
Washington County, Kansas in 1887."
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