Generation No. 1

1. JAMES IRVING COLLINSWORTH. m.  NANCY KILGORE,

Children of JAMES COLLINSWORTH and NANCY KILGORE are:

         1  ELIJAH COLLINSWORTH, b.1849, Lee Co. VA; d. 1933, Irvington, KY.

         2. MARY ANN COLLINSWORTH, b. February 01, 1854, KY; d. October 16, 1934, Hardeman Co.,TX.

Generation No. 2

1. ELIJAH COLLINSWORTH (s/o JAMES IRVING COLLINSWORTH) was born 1849 in Lee County VA and died in 1933 in Irvington, KY. He married Alsie Jane Bayes on Dec. 31, 1896. Alsie was in her forties when she died as a result of a swarm of bees which landed on her, according to family lore. Elijah never remarried.

2. MARY ANN COLLINSWORTH (d/o JAMES IRVING COLLINSWORTH) was born February 01, 1854 in KY, and died October 16, 1934 in Hardeman Co.,TX. She married Joshua Wilson Ratliff,  July 10, 1872 in KY, s/o William Ratliff  and Mary Ann  "Polly" Lawson (great-grand-daughter of William "The Scottish Rebel" & Rebecca Lawson). They moved to Williamson Co. , TX in 1887. 

Notes for MARY ANN COLLINSWORTH:

Mary Ann Collinsworth, wife of Joshua Wilson Ratliff, nicknamed "Polly".
Buried at Goodlett, TX, Hardeman Co., TX  Death certificate: Bureau Of Vital Statistics, Registered no. 81, County of Collingsworth, TX   Died of liver cancer.

Children of MARY COLLINSWORTH and JOSHUA RATLIFF are:

           1. WILLAIM HARVEY RATLIFF, b. May 10, 1873. d. November 27, 1873  (He was named for Joshua's brother)

           2. ROBERT IRVING RATLIFF,  b. & d. June 1874. (at birth)

           3. COUNT ZENZENDORF RATLIFF, b. March 16, 1876, Harrison Co., KY; d. November 10, 1953, Tarrant Co., TX. (see his narrative)

          4. MAUDE RATLIFF, b. October 20, 1877.  ( married Henly Clintscales)

          5. MORTIMER WHITEHEAD RATLIFF, b. October 23, 1879; d. June 04, 1941. m.  Oct 13, 1923  to brother John W.'s widow, Mary Marie Starnes Ratliff. Two sons born of this marriage:

                 i.  Eugene Starnes Ratliff b, Jan. 4, 1926 of Glen Rose, TX

                 ii. Dan Gordan Ratliff b. Aug. 27, 1930 of Bay City, TX

           6. LEVY SANDY RATLIFF, b. October 13, 1881.

           7. RHODA HINER RATLIFF, b. May 26, 1885.

           8.  JIM ANDERSON RATLIFF, b. July 31, 1889.

           9. ANNIE ELIZABETH RATLIFF, b. February 05, 1891.

          10. JOHN WESLEY RATLIFF, b. April 23, 1895; d. November 11, 1921. m  Oct. 19, 1913 to Mary Marie Starnes,  One Child:  Ben Ratliff

After her second husband (Mortimer Whitehead Ratliff) passed away, Mary married  William Spoonemore Jan. 6, 1948. He was a loving husband and father to Ben, Eugene & Dan Ratliff. 

3. Count Zenzendorf Ratliff  (MARY ANN² COLLINSWORTH, JAMES IRVING¹ COLLINGSWORTH) was born March 16, 1876 in Harrison Co., KY, and died November 10, 1953 in Tarrant Co., TX. He married EDNA ESTHER JONES May 20, 1899 in Williamson Co., TX, daughter of WILLIAM JONES and PARATINE SAXON.

Notes for Count Zenzendorf Ratliff:

Died at All Saints Hospital in Ft. Worth , Tarrant Co., Tx. age of 77 yrs.
Buried in Goodlett, Hardeman Co., TX

Cert. of Death # 420.1/State of Texas

        1. GRACIE MAI RATLIFF b. April 11, 1900 d. June 3, 1980  m.

        2. ARTHUR WILSON RATLIFF m. SULA "SUSIE" KING

( Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2368; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 893.0.)

         3. PERCY FELDER RATLIFF, b. December 05, 1908, Glen Rose, Somervell Co., TX; d. August 09, 1988, Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX.

         4. DOROTHY RATLIFF m. FRANK CARLTON COOK

         5. BENJAMIN EUGENE "BUCK" RATLIFF  m. MARY LOIS KAYSER

                i    BEN RAY RATLIFF

                ii  MAI NELL RATLIFF

                iii DALE RATLIFF

          6. POLLY ( HAD HER NAME CHANGED TO POLLYANA)  RATLIFF

4. MAUDE RATLIFF (MARY ANN² COLLINSWORTH, JAMES IRVING¹ COLLINGSWORTH) was born October 20, 1877. She married HENLY CLINTSCALES.

Children of MAUDE RATLIFF and HENLY CLINTSCALES are:

          1. MYRTLE

          2. CORA

          3. MAY

          4. RUTH

          5. JESSE

          6. BEN

5. Percy Felder Ratliff  (COUNT ZENZENDORF³, MARY ANN² COLLINSWORTH, JAMES IRVING¹ COLLINGSWORTH) was born December 05, 1908 in Glen Rose, Somervell Co., TX, and died August 09, 1988 in Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX.  He married (1) Emily Elizabeth Joplin,  March 12, 1927 in Hall Co., TX, daughter of Grover Cleveland Joplin and Sallie Bell.

Married (2) Mamie Guthrie

Notes for PERCY FELDER RATLIFF:

Percy is buried in the Goodlett Cemetery, Goodlett, TX. with Mamie

Emily and Percy were married a little over a year and then divorced. Billie was their only child.

Shortly after their divorce he married Mamie Guthrie. They were married over 20 yrs and had several children.

Notes for EMILY ELIZABETH JOPLIN:

Born Oct. 13, 1910 Plano, Collin Co., Tx

Died Aug. 19, 1992 in Seymour, Baylor Co., TX. Buried in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Collin Co., TX under the direction of Archer Funeral Home.

Child of PERCY RATLIFF and EMILY JOPLIN is:

          6.  BILLIE LOUISE⁵ RATLIFF, b. May 03, 1928, McKinney, Collin Co., TX.

6. BILLIE LOUISE⁵ RATLIFF (PERCY FELDER⁴, COUNT ZENZENDORF³, MARY ANN² COLLINSWORTH, JAMES IRVING¹ COLLINGSWORTH) was born May 03, 1928 in McKinney, Collin Co., TX. She married (1) CLARENCE LACY WILKINSON September 26, 1952 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX, son of WILBURN JOSEPH "Bill" WILKINSON and BESSIE AGNES RHODES.  She married (2) THOMAS EDWARD BELL September 12, 1958.

Notes for CLARENCE LACY WILKINSON:

Clarence was the only child of Bill and Bess Wilkinson. He loved airplanes growing up. He raced motorcycles in the 50's. He set a track record in Dodge City, KN.  He was a corporate pilot for Quintanna Petroleuim Co. in Houston for the Cullen family.
 

Children of BILLIE L RATLIFF and CLARENCE L WILKINSON are:

         7.   i.  SHERRY LYNN⁶ WILKINSON, b. < private > Montague Co., TX.

                ii. KEITH LACY WILKINSON, b. June 04, 1955, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX; d. January 09, 1973, Pasadena, Harris Co., TX.

Notes for KEITH LACY WILKINSON:

He died in a single car accident on the service road of a hwy. Keith was 17 yrs. old. He is buried along with his father, grandfather, grandmother  and other Wilkinson relatives, in the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Beaumont, TX.

               iii.    SHANNON LEE WILKINSON, b. < private >.

Child of BILLIE RATLIFF and THOMAS BELL is:

            8. iv. KIM MICHELLE⁶ BELL,  b. <private>, Greenwood, LeFlore Co., Miss..

Notes for Kim: She married Jeffrey Thibodeaux and they have two children, a son, Reagan Keith and a daughter, Taylor Nicole

7. SHERRY LYNN⁶ WILKINSON (BILLIE LOUISE⁵ RATLIFF, PERCY FELDER⁴, COUNT ZENZENDORF³, MARY ANN² COLLINSWORTH, JAMES IRVING¹ COLLINGSWORTH) was born  in Bowie, Montague Co., TX. She married (1) JAMES WESLEY WOOTEN November 05, 1974 at Rt.1, Salem, Oconee Co., SC, son of JOHN WESLEY "WES" WOOTEN and IRENE  HENRY. She married (2) GEORGE EMMETT NOELLER , JR  November 16, 1980 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., Okla, son of GEORGE NOELLER and MARAGRET BINGHAM.

       i. JESSICA LYNN⁷ WOOTEN, b. < private > So. Car.

Children of SHERRY WILKINSON and GEORGE NOELLER are:

      ii. SHERRY KATHLEEN⁷ NOELLER, b.<private>. OKLA

     iii. LACEY GEORGETTE NOELLER, b. <private>  OKLA