Clayton Ragland was born 12 Feb 1906 in Pueblo, CO to William H Ragland (1871-??) and Eliza (1875-??).
Inmate: #24827 Folsom Prison
Rec: 15 Apr 1944
Crime: Murder 1st degree
Term: Life
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He had been in and out of many prisons.
1910 Census he is living with his family in Pueblo, Co.
1920 Census he is in Reform School in Golden, Co
1930 Census he is in Wyoming State Prison in Rawlings, WY
1940 Census he is in Kansas State Prison in Delaware, KS
I found his WWII draft card
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, California
Thu, May 23, 1929 · Page 5
Spokane Chronicle
Spokane, Washington
Thu, Feb 04, 1932 · Page 14
The Placer Herald
Rocklin, California
Sat, Jun 08, 1929 · Page 1
Here's a 1931 newspaper article Colorado
Denver Post
Friday, Jun 12, 1931
Denver, CO
Page: 23
His siblings were:
William T. Ragland
1892–1935
John Ragland
1902–
Clayton Theodore Ragland
1906–1983
Robert Ragland
1909–1965
Frances Ragland
We will start with his brother John who also choose robbery/burglary as a criminal career.
Inmate: #21765 Folsom Prison
Rec: 28 May 1938
Crime: Burglary 2nd Degree
Term: 1-Life
He had also spent time in Kansas State Prison
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, California
Sat, May 28, 1938 · Page 4
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, California
Sat, May 14, 1938 · Page 4
I found his steelworkers records from Colorado
Here's his WWII Draft Card
Robert would also follow in his brothers footsteps
Inmate: #2059 San Quentin
Rec: 2 Aug 1945
Crime: Grand Theft
The Times
San Mateo, California
Wed, Aug 01, 1945 · Page 12
Here's some newspaper articles for Colorado on Robert
Denver Post
Saturday, Jul 12, 1924
Denver, CO
Page: 7
Los Angeles Evening Express
Los Angeles, California
Fri, Jul 23, 1920 · Page 5
Here's Robert's WWII Draft Card
It's obvious Eliza outlived her husband as she is in census records and the draft cards of her boys.
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Tuesday, Oct 01, 1901
Denver, CO
Page: 6
Clayton died 20 Mar 1983 in San Francisco, CA. What happened to their father? Did he die or was he too in prison somewhere. I feel most sorry for this mother, I know she had to of been worried often about her children and if they were ok.
The strangest thing is not finding any newspaper clippings on Clayton's murder rap. I searched several sites and so did a group member of mine on Facebook, and we couldn't find anything. I even Googled him and all kinds of variations. A mystery to be solved.
I found a newspaper article that might be Eliza their mother, looking for Minnie Johnson to let her know her father died. Kansas 1921. I know a couple of her boys lived in Kansas could this be her? Maybe Minnie was her sister.
The Hutchinson News
Hutchinson, Kansas
12 Aug 1921, Fri • Page 3
What a sad family.
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