Trivia
- Virginia Ragsdale descended from Godfrey Ragsdale, a settler of the new Jamestown colony. Jamestown was once raided by a native-American tribe in 1644 led by the uncle of Pocahontas. During a raid in 1644, Godfrey and his wife were killed, but managed to mask their infant son, Godfrey, Jr., who was then rescued and raised by a neighbour. Ragsdale was then descended from the infant.
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