Family Group Sheet
NameJames Ragland Shrout
Birth30 Mar 1855, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death28 Apr 1917, Bath Co., Kentucky
BurialCrown Hill Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky
FatherIsaac Dewitt Shrout (1828-1894)
MotherNancy Ragland (1832-1906)
Marriage13 Sep 1876, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Nancy Smith
Birth8 Feb 1862, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death13 Sep 1947, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Ragland Shrout
Bath Co., Ky birth records list James W. Shrout, born 30 Mar 1855, father Isaac Shrout, mother’s maiden name Nancy Ragland. (Although this record gives his middle initial as W., he later mostly used R. It may represent “Wragland” on the birth record, which is a variant spelling sometimes seen.)
His death certificate records James R. Shrout, age 62 years 29 days, born 30 Mar 1855 in Bath Co., Ky, died 28 Apr 1917 in Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky, married, farmer & stockman, father Isach Shrout, mother’s maiden name Nancy Ragland, both born in Ky, cause of death interstitial nephritis (Bright’s Disease), informant Wm S. Lindsey, Sharpsburg, burial in Crown Hill Cemetery.
His death certificate records James R. Shrout, age 62 years 29 days, born 30 Mar 1855 in Bath Co., Ky, died 28 Apr 1917 in Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky, married, farmer & stockman, father Isach Shrout, mother’s maiden name Nancy Ragland, both born in Ky, cause of death interstitial nephritis (Bright’s Disease), informant Wm S. Lindsey, Sharpsburg, burial in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Notes for Sarah Nancy Smith
Her death certificate records Sara Smith Shrout, age 85 years 7 months 5 days, born 8 Feb 1862 in Ky, died 13 Sep 1947 in Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky, widow of James R. Shrout, father George Smith, mother’s maiden name Mary Bell McDonald, both born in Ky, cause of death hemorrhage from peptic ulcer, informant Mrs. W. S. Lindsay, Sharpsburg, Ky, burial in Sharpsburg Cemetery.
Census
1870 census of Bath Co., Ky, Owingsville precinct, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 24 as family #156:
Smith, Henry, 29, farmer; Sytha, 67; Sarah N., 8. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by M. W. Smith, age 41, male, apparently widowed, and the one after that by James Ragland, age 61, the grandfather after whom Sarah’s future husband James Ragland Shrout was named.
Smith, Henry, 29, farmer; Sytha, 67; Sarah N., 8. All born in Kentucky.
The next household is headed by M. W. Smith, age 41, male, apparently widowed, and the one after that by James Ragland, age 61, the grandfather after whom Sarah’s future husband James Ragland Shrout was named.
Notes for James Ragland & Sarah Nancy (Family)
Bath Co., Ky, marriage records list the marriage on 13 Sep 1876 of James R. Shrout, age 21, born in Bath Co., and Sarah Smith, age 16, born in Montgomery Co., both residents of Bath Co.
Census
1880 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Howards Mill precinct, enumerated 9 Jun, lists on p. 11 as family #83/89:
Shrout, James R., 25, farmer; Sarah, 18, wife; Effie, 3, dau; Gamaliel, 1, son; Geo. W., 27, uncle, single, farmer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Howards Mill precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 11A as family #203/211:
Shrout, James R., 45, b. Mar 1855, farmer; Sarah N., wife, 38, b. Feb 1862, married 24 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Mary S., dau, 17, b. Sep 1882; Lenna R., dau, 15, b. Mar 1885; James W., son, 10, b. Feb 1890. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Shrout, James R., 25, farmer; Sarah, 18, wife; Effie, 3, dau; Gamaliel, 1, son; Geo. W., 27, uncle, single, farmer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Howards Mill precinct, enumerated 19 June, lists on p. 11A as family #203/211:
Shrout, James R., 45, b. Mar 1855, farmer; Sarah N., wife, 38, b. Feb 1862, married 24 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Mary S., dau, 17, b. Sep 1882; Lenna R., dau, 15, b. Mar 1885; James W., son, 10, b. Feb 1890. All born Ky Ky Ky.
