Individual Details
Paula Sue Reagan
(26 Aug 1930 - 15 Jun 1988)
Paula Sue Reagan McDowell wrote the following, undated, family history:
Our "branch" of the William Welch Stepp family had our first reunion six years ago at the home of Earl Heartstill Stepp in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. One daughter, Laverne, and son-in-law Bob, most grandchildren, spouses, and great grandchildren attended -- of William Welch Step II's.
Yearly trips to Hilton Head, South Carolina, by several of our families have provoked our interest in our Carolina heritage.
The 1870 Arkansas census conflicts with verbal information told me by my grandmother, Sue Stepp. It will take some investigating to affirm or correct what I remember. I was eleven the last time I read a letter from my grandfather's father to his mother, Clarissa, from a Federal prison during the Civil War. Unfortunately, the letter has been lost.
The penmanship was perfect. The language very fluent, and it was a farewell letter to a beloved wife concerning the hopes and dreams he had for their children. He instructed her to take the children to Arkansas to be near relatives.
My grandmother, Sue, told me the Stepps lived 35 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina. As Union troops neared, working in the field, the eldest son, fourteen years old, ran to warn his mother but was shot before reaching the house. Their home was burned. The mother then took the children back to Atkins, Arkansas. My grandfather was a baby -- never seen by his father.
William Welch Stepp I (that I know about) was an officer in the Confederate Army, fought and was wounded in the Battle of Shenandoah and died in prison of pneumonia.
My great grandmother, Clarissa, operated a cotton gin business near Atkins, Arkansas -- continued by my grandfather for years. Clarissa did provide good education for her children. Papa attended Qyitman College, Quitman, Arkansas.
Our "branch" of the William Welch Stepp family had our first reunion six years ago at the home of Earl Heartstill Stepp in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. One daughter, Laverne, and son-in-law Bob, most grandchildren, spouses, and great grandchildren attended -- of William Welch Step II's.
Yearly trips to Hilton Head, South Carolina, by several of our families have provoked our interest in our Carolina heritage.
The 1870 Arkansas census conflicts with verbal information told me by my grandmother, Sue Stepp. It will take some investigating to affirm or correct what I remember. I was eleven the last time I read a letter from my grandfather's father to his mother, Clarissa, from a Federal prison during the Civil War. Unfortunately, the letter has been lost.
The penmanship was perfect. The language very fluent, and it was a farewell letter to a beloved wife concerning the hopes and dreams he had for their children. He instructed her to take the children to Arkansas to be near relatives.
My grandmother, Sue, told me the Stepps lived 35 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina. As Union troops neared, working in the field, the eldest son, fourteen years old, ran to warn his mother but was shot before reaching the house. Their home was burned. The mother then took the children back to Atkins, Arkansas. My grandfather was a baby -- never seen by his father.
William Welch Stepp I (that I know about) was an officer in the Confederate Army, fought and was wounded in the Battle of Shenandoah and died in prison of pneumonia.
My great grandmother, Clarissa, operated a cotton gin business near Atkins, Arkansas -- continued by my grandfather for years. Clarissa did provide good education for her children. Papa attended Qyitman College, Quitman, Arkansas.
Events
| Census (family)-shared | 5 Apr 1930 | (Robert Darnell Reagan and Sarah Laverne Stepp) Danville, Yell County, Arkansas |  |  | |
| Birth | 26 Aug 1930 | ||||
| Census (family)-shared | 5 Apr 1940 | (Robert Darnell Reagan and Sarah Laverne Stepp) Danville, Yell County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | 1 Jul 1950 | Yell County, Arkansas - Thomas James McDowell | | | |
| Death | 15 Jun 1988 | ||||
| Burial | Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery, Danville, Yell County, Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas James McDowell (1924 - 2011) |
| Father | Robert Darnell Reagan (1906 - 1987) |
| Mother | Sarah Laverne Stepp (1908 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Patricia Ann Reagan (1931 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Roberta Jean "Bobbie" Reagan (1942 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Mary Martha "Marty" Reagan (1944 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Robert D Reagan Husband M 23 Arkansas - Salesman, retail general storeLaverne Reagan Wife F 22 Arkansas
Paula S Reagan Daughter F 7/12 Arkansas
Census (family)-shared
Robert Reagan Husband M 35 Arkansas - Postmaster, Danville Post OfficeLaverne Reagan Wife F 33 Arkansas
Paula Sue Reagan Daughter F 10 Arkansas
Patricia Ann Reagan Daughter F 8 Arkansas
Marriage
Thomas J McDanielSex Male
Age 26
Residence Place Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1924
Spouse's Name Paula Sue Reagan
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 20
Spouse's Residence Place Danville, Yell, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1930
Marriage Date 1 Jul 1950
Marriage Place Yell, Arkansas, United States
Marriage Place (Original) , Yell, Arkansas, United States
Marriage License Date 30 Jun 1950
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