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1880 - 1960 (79 years)
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Name |
William Buckner Ragsdale |
Nickname |
Buck |
Born |
27 Dec 1880 |
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
21 May 1960 |
Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Buried |
IOOF Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
Notes |
- https://sites.google.com/site/bucknerragsdaleclothingco/
"Buckner-Ragsdale Clothing Co.
Introduction. From 1907 to 1982, the Buckner-Ragsdale Clothing Company operated at the Quality Corner of Broadway and Main Street of Cape Girardeau MO. Originally opened by William "Buck" Ragsdale and his uncle, Charles "Charlie" Buckner, it eventually was controlled by Robert E. Lee Lamkin and his two sons, Bob and Jack.
The store was closely associated with the explosive growth of Cape Girardeau in the period between 1910 and 1940. Lamkin and a dedicated group of men fostered that growth more for civic pride than personal gain. During the Depression of the 1930's Buckner's, as it was known, provided expanded credit for the citizens, especially those working at the International Shoe Factory, as a way of retaining jobs. It also agreed to purchase enough pairs of shoes through the Buckners confederation and associated stores to keep the factory operating.
Buckner's and its primary rival, Hechts, also pledged to provide the fledgling Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau supplies and payroll funds to keep that entity afloat. And, it was the Buckner's advertising that kept the Southeast Missourian publishing during that desperate time. Messrs. Buckner, Ragsdale & Lamkin built the store upon and retained those principals of retailing that placed the customer first. Services such as free alterations, free delivery, no interest credit, free gift wraping and an in depth knowledge of customers maintained in the memories of the large and loyal sales staff differentiated Mainstreet retailing from the Sears catalog. During the 1970s, marketing professors at Southeast Missouri State College often used Buckners as an example of an antiquated, not numbers oriented retail establishment. It was, without apology. . . ."
U.S. Census, Centralia, Boone County, MO 1900: "William Ragsdale, age 19 b. Dec 1880 Missouri parents b. Missouri, manager-clothing store, boarder," in the household of John C. Hulen.
U.S. Census, Cape Girardeau, Girardeau County, MO 1910: "W.B. Ragsdale, age 29 b. Abt. 1881 Missouri parents b. Missouri, merchant-dry goods, wife Nellie D., age 26 b. Abt. 1884 Missouri parents b. Missouri," in the rooming house of Mary Lilly.
U.S. Census, Tywappity, Mississippi County, MO 1920: "William B. Ragsdale, age 39 b. Abt. 1881 Missouri parents b. Missouri, owner-retail clothing store, wife Nell D., age 36 b. Abt. 1884 Missouri parents b. Missouri; two daughters b. Missouri: Mary S. 7, Dorothy D. 3."
U.S. Census, Charleston, Mississippi County, MO 1930: "Buckner Ragsdale, age 48 b. Abt. 1882 Missouri parents b. Missouri, retail merchant-read-to-wear, wife Nelly, age 45 b. Abt. 1885 Missouri parents b. Missouri; two daughters b. Missouri: Mary S. 17, Dorothy 13."
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Person ID |
I40621 |
Complete |
Last Modified |
19 Sep 2012 |
Father |
Frank Vivion Ragsdale, b. 24 May 1855, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. , d. 23 Feb 1936, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Susan Buckner, b. 18 Mar 1856, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. , d. 23 Jan 1933, Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 76 years) |
Married |
Abt. 1876 |
Family ID |
F18043871 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Nell Anderson Deal, b. 25 Oct 1883, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. , d. 1970 (Age 86 years) |
Married |
29 Nov 1909 |
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
- Missouri Marriages, 1805-2002: "Nell Anderson Deal & William Buckner Ragsdale, m. 29 Nov 1909 Kansas City, Jackson County."
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Children |
+ | 1. Mary Sue Ragsdale, b. 1 Jul 1912, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. , d. 1 Apr 1995, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) |
| 2. Dorothy Deal Ragsdale, b. 20 Nov 1916, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. , d. 18 Apr 1943, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.A. (Age 26 years) |
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Last Modified |
19 Sep 2012 |
Family ID |
F18043868 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 27 Dec 1880 - Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
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| Married - 29 Nov 1909 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
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| Died - 21 May 1960 - Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
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| Buried - - IOOF Cemetery, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
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Documents
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| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Marriage license, 1909
Ancestry.com |
| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Wedding announcement
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Wedding
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Wedding
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Bruckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Wedding
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| Nell Anderson Deal (1883-1970) & William Bruckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Wedding
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Business, 1914
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| William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Business interests
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960)
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers:
Parental signature on report card of Dorothy Deal Ragsdale (1916-1943) |
| William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Obituary
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
| William Buckner Ragsdale (1880-1960), Obituary
Received from Carolyn Webb, Ida Bridwell Deal (1891-1973) Papers |
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