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Descendants
of William Ratliff
William Ratliff b: December 1823 in VA d: 1899 in KY .......+ Mary Ann "Polly" Lawson b: 1827 in KY d: 1890 in KY ................ 2 Joshua Wilson Ratliff b: January 18, 1849 in KY d: May 01,
1925 in Collingsworth Co., TX Moved to Williamson County Texas 1887 .................... +Mary Ann "Polly" Collinsworth m: July 10, 1872 b: February 01, 1854 in Burning Fork,
Floyd Co., KY; d: October 16, 1934 in Hardeman Co.,TX ....................... 3 William Harvey
Ratliff b: May 10, 1873 in KY d: November 27, 1873 in KY ....................... 3 Robert Irwin
Ratliff b: June 1874 in KY
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+ Hannah Lawson, m. in Round Rock TX ....................... 3 Count
Zenzendorf Ratliff b: March 16, 1876 in Harrison Co., KY d: November 10, 1953 in Tarrant Co., TX (see narrative) ........................ +Edna Ester Jones m: May 20, 1899 b: May 14, 1883 in Alabama d: December 28, 1955 in Ft. Worth,
Tarrant Co., TX, buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. ............................... 4 Gracie Mai Ratliff, b. Apr 11, 1900 Round Rock, TX; d. Jun 3, 1980 Ft. Worth,
TX .....................................+ John Mathews ...........................................5
Marie Mathews (raised in a Catholic Convent) Worked as a model, was reported to have been very beautiful. .....................................+
Jewel Frank Richards ...........................................NO CHILDREN ............................... 4
Arthur Wilson Ratliff, b. Feb. 19, 1902 ; d. Mar. 28, 1971, Bowie Montague Co. TX, buried in the Goodlett Cemetery, Hardeman Co., TX ; m. .................................... + Sula S. "Susie" King .........................................5
Gyndelle Ratliff b. 1925 ..............................................+ Chandler d. Mar
3, 2003 at 3AM. .........................................5 C. J. Ratliff b. Sept 10, 1930 Collingsworth Co
TX .........................................5 Wayne "Sonny" McArthur Ratliff b. May 5, 1933, Bailey
Co. TX; d Apr. 16, 2002 Nocona, Montague Co., TX ; m. 1950 ...............................................+
Naomi Christine Kerr b. Jan 12,1933, Waurika, Jefferson Co., OK ...................................................
6 Doris Delane Ratliff b. Feb 17, 1951, Montague Co., TX ...................................................
6 Donald Wayne Ratliff b. Feb 3, 1952, Deaf Smith Co., TX ...................................................
6 Janice Sue Ratliff b. Mar 23, 1956, Hardeman Co., TX ...................................................
6 Dorothy Ann Ratliff b. Jan 25, 1960, Hardeman Co., TX ...................................................
6 Frances Lynn Ratliff b. Jun 21, 1962, Potter Co., TX ................................................... 6
Daniel Lee Ratliff b. Aug 15, 1963, Wichita Co., TX ...................................................
6 Ricky Charles Ratliff b. Dec 30, 1967, Deaf Smith Co., TX .........................................5
Donald Dean Ratliff b. Nov 8, 1934 Hardeman Co., TX ( Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct
5, Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2368; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 10;
Image: 893.0.) ............................... 4 Percy Felder Ratliff, b. Dec 5, 1908 Glen Rose,
Somervell Co, TX, d. Aug. 9, 1988 Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX ................................... + 1) Emily Elizabeth
Joplin b. Oct 18, 1910, Plano, Collin Co. TX, d. Aug 18, 1992, Seymour, Baylor Co., TX, buried in Allen, Allen Cemetery,
Collin Co TX, m. Mar 12, 1927 Paducah, Cottle Co., TX ............................................. 5 Billie L
Ratliff, b May 3, 1928 ...................................................+ Clarence Lacy Wilkinson ...................................................+
Thomas Edward Bell ................................... + 2) Mamie Guthrie m. May 2, 1930, Hollis OK. .............................................5
Decima Jean Ratliff, b. 18 Feb 1933, Castro Co., TX; ..................................................+ Bill Starnes,
Jr. .......................................................6 Tim Landon Starnes, 4 Aug 1951, Hardeman Co., TX .......................................................6 Tracy Ann Starnes, 31 Oct 1956, Hardeman Co., TX ..................................................+
Hugh Burchett ..............................................5 Larry Felder Ratliff ..............................................5
Roddy Ratliff ............................... 4 Polly Beatrice Ratliff (had name legally changed to "Pollyanna"),
b. Oct 27, 1911, Glen Rose, TX; d. Dec 29, 1960, Kansas .....................................+ Claude Smythe ............................... 4 Benjamin Eugene "Buck" Ratliff, b Nov 17, 1913 Glen Rose, TX; d, Feb.
9, 1972 Wellington, Collingsworth Co., TX ; m. Apr 11, 1937 Weatherford, TX ................................... +
Mary Lois Kayser, b. Dec 5, 1909, Winkler Co., TX; ........................................ 5 Ben Ray Ratliff,
b. Dec 29, 1937, Wellington, Collingsworth Co. TX.; ..............................................+ Brooksye Nell Alexander ..................................................6 Brent Alexander Ratliff, b. Jul 23, 1959; m. Jun 1, 1991 ......................................................+
Anna Bowland ..................................................6 Brad Eugene Ratliff, b. Jul 2, 1963; m. Jun 12,
1993 ......................................................+ Cassandra Gray ..................................................6
Babette Rae Ratliff, b. Mar 13, 1966, Lubbock, TX ......................................................+ Robert Wayne
Olmsted, Jr., b. Aug 18, 1963; m. Aug 23, 1986 ........................................ 5 Mai Nell Ratliff ........................................ 5 Dale Ratliff ............................... 4 Dorothy Nell Ratliff,
b Aug 28, 1924, Wellington, Collingsworth Co. TX. .................................. + Frank Carlton Cook,
b Apr 26, 1922 Wellington, Collingsworth Co. TX.; m Jun 29, 1942 Corpus Christi, Nunces Co., TX (in Navy 20 yrs). s/o
Jess Neff Cook & Ellen Florilla Buell. ........................................ 5 Polly Karen Cook, b Jan 3,
1945 Wellington,Collingsworth Co, TX; m. May 26, 1962 Kingsville, TX; ...............................................+
Ronald E. Kloster ...............................................+ Sam Cavenger ...............................................+
Billy Dixon ...............................................+ Michael Stewart ........................................5
Nikki Helen Cook, b Dec.25, 1946, Dallas, TX; m. Feb 6, 1965 Smithville TX ...............................................+
Harry Adam Bettinger, Jr.
m. Dec 25, 1987, Spring Town, Parker Co, TX. ...............................................+ Robert H. Duncan, .......................................5
Frank Carlton Cook, Jr. b. Jun 22, 1952 Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX; d. Oct 18, 1989 Ft Worth, Tarrant Co., TX. ; m.
Oct 23, 1985. ............................................+ Carla Elizabeth Alvey ....................... 3 Maude
Ratliff b: October 22, 1877 Harrison Co. KY d: January 25, 1939 Weir Cemetery (Williamson Co TX) (The "e" at the end of her name is missing from her headstone) ........................ +Drury Henly Clinkscales b: Jun 14, 1877 SC,
d: Dec 30, 1967 Williamson Co., TX, buried in the Weir Cemetery, Williamson Co., TX (See WWI Draft) (The "s" on the end of his surname is missing from his hdstone) ............................... 4 Myrtle
b: July 1896 ............................... 4 Cora B. b: Sept 1898 ............................... 4 May
b: Apr 1900 ............................... 4 Ruth b: 1903 ............................... 4 Jesse b: 1909 (Henly is incorrectly listed as "Helen" in the 1900 Census. See: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice
Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas; Roll: T623 1679; Page: 11A; Enumeration District
and in the 1910 Census he is listed as "Ben". see: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice
Precinct 1, Williamson, Texas; Roll: T624_1597; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 115;
Image: 1108.) ....................... 3 Mortimer Whitehead Ratliff b:
October 22, 1879 d: June 04, 1941 ............................ + Mary Marie Starnes ...............................
4 Bethel B., b: abt 1915 ............................... 4 Eugene S., b: abt 1926 ( By this time,
Mary Ann Collinsworth Ratliff is 76 & living with them. See Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct
3, Somervell, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 4;
Image: 982.0.) ....................... 3 Levi Sandy Ratliff b: October
13, 1881 (Sgt.~ Spanish American War); d. Jan 26, 1971, Cranfillls Gap, Bosque, Texas .......................... +Leah
Holden ....................... *2nd Wife of Levi Sandy Ratliff: .......................... +Molinda Million ...............................
4 Ewell (?) Ratliff b: abt 1913 (see: Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct
2, Bosque, Texas; Roll: 2289; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 5;
Image: 867.0.) ....................... 3 Rhoda Hiner Ratliff b:
May 26, 1885, d: Mar 20, 1963 .......................... +Elvin Benjamin "Ben" Noack b: Nov.
3, 1879 d: Nov 15, 1967 Rainbow, Somervell Co., TX (SSDI) (1900 Census-married "0"
yrs-he is 20 & she is 15) Both buried in Nubbin Ridge Cem. Hood Co TX .............................. 4 John Wilson Noack b: May 25, 1903 d: Sept 14, 1997,
Somervell Co, TX ................................. + Opal Lucile Deavers b: abt 1910 .................................... 5 Rhoda M. b: March 9, 1930 Somervell Co. TX ....................................
5 Nelba Kay b: Feb 9, 1944 Somervell Co. TX (Year: 1900;
Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Hood, Texas; Roll: T623 1645; Page: 4B;
Enumeration District: 93. -- Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Somervell, Texas;
Roll: T624_1587; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 804.
--Year: 1920; Census Place: Rainbow, Somervell, Texas; Roll: T625_1847;
Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 82 ; Image: 95-- Year: 1930;
Census Place: Precinct 3, Somervell, Texas; Roll: 2389; Page: 4A;
Enumeration District: 4; Image: 984.0.) ....................... 3 Jim
Anderson Ratliff b: July 31, 1889 in Williamson Co., TX d: May 01, 1952 in Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Hood
Co., TX ........................... +Laura V. Brock m: March 26, 1911 b: December 30, 1889
in Hood Co., TX d: October 16, 1934 in Goodlett, TX; d/o George Franklin Brock and Sarah A.E. Rogers. (see letter below for more on the Brocks) ..............................
4 Ethel Aubry Ratliff b. Jan 25, 1913 d. Feb 10, 1913 ....................... 3 Annie
Elizabeth Ratliff b: February 05, 1891 in TX .......................... +Sam Newman ....................... 3 John Wesley Ratliff b: April 23, 1895 in TX d: November
11, 1921 in TX ........................... +Mary Marie Starnes ................ 2 Jane
Ratliff b: Aug. 1, 1850, d: Aug. 10, 1857, Morgan Co. KY .................2 Daniel
Henry Ratliff b: May 13, 1852, d: July 26, 1854 Morgan Co., KY ................ 2 Elkanah
"Kaney" Johnson Ratliff b: Nov. 6, 1856 in KY d: 1916 in TX .................... +Laura
Yoakum m: Dec 2, 1889 Texas ................ 2 Mary Elizabeth
Ratliff b: Sept. 10, 1854 Montgomery Co., KY ................ 2 William
Harvey Ratliff b: Sept. 14, 1858 Harrison Co., KY d: Mar 2, 1903, Montague Co., TX both
buried in Salona Cemetery, Salona, Montague Co. TX ........................ + 1 Maggie Spears d: Oct. 31, 1890
m: May 11, 1884
............................... 3
Walter Ratliff, b. Aug. 1885 See: Year: 1900; Census Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas;
Roll: T623 1660; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 51. ........................ +
2 Emma Elizabeth Sandy b. Jul 21, 1871, KY d. Aug 10, 1940 TX; m: Mar 13, 1892 (d/o Wm Isiah Sandy,
b. Jun 12, 1845, WV; m. Apr 21, 1870; d. Oct 1882, LaHarpe, Hancock Co. Ill, & Isabell
Frances Miller, b. Mar 22, 1848, Harrison Co KY; d. May 19, 1884 Farris, Hancock Co. Ill) [She married a Bigger
after WH Ratliff, probably aft 1920] .............................. 3 Raymond Ratliff , b. Dec
18, 1893, KY; Dec. 11, 1970, Wichita, TX, lived in Munday, Knox Co., TX .............................. 3
John Wesley Ratliff b. Dec. 1896 KY; d. Aug. 25, 1933 ( died from accidental, self-inflicted)
gunshot wound, Knox Co., TX. ; m. Feb 13, 1926 .....................................+ Grace Inez Thornton
b. Jul 19, 1906 Gooseneck, Young Co. TX; d. Feb 4, 1980 Bowie, Montague Co. TX (d/o John Winston "Brown" Thornton,
b. Dec 3, 1872, Pontotoc Co. MS; d. Apr 5, 1908, both buried in Goree, Knox Co. TX & Angeline
Isabelle "Annie B." Wootton, b. Feb 13, 1870 Lafayette Co., MS, d. Jan 18, 1922) ............................................
4 Emma Jon Ratliff b. Oct 26, 1926 Goree, Knox Co., TX; m: Dec. 24, 1945; d. Feb 9, 1998
Ponca City, Kay Co., OK; Buried Resthaven Memorial Park Cem. ...................................................+
Kenneth Price Chandler ........................................................ 5 Marilyn Kenna Chandler b. Dec
4, 1947 Montague Co. TX ........................................................ 5 Klem Price Chandler
b. Apr 23, 1955 Montague Co., TX ............................................... 4 Mary Lois Ratliff
b. abt 1929 ............................................... 4 Wanda Lou Ratliff b. Aug 20, 1931, Knox Co.,
TX ............................................... 4 John Wesley Ratliff b. Feb 11, 1934 Goree,
Knox Co., TX; d. July 12, 2007, Bowie, Montague Co., TX (see OBITS page) .................................................... + Robbie Harlan ........................................................
5 John W. Ratliff Jr ........................................................ 5 Robin Ratliff (m. Allan Shivers
Jr.) ........................................................ 5 Lisa Ratliff ........................................................
5 Kimberly Ratliff (m. a Truman) ................................. 3 Minor C. "Jack" Ratliff
1899-1975 ....................................... + Mary F.___ (see: Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct
3, Castro, Texas; Roll: 2306; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 6;
Image: 726.0.) ................................ 3 Frank C. Ratliff 1901-1966 ....................................
+ Elberta (Ellison?) b: abt 1904 ........................................... 4 Marjorie F. Ratliff b: abt
1926 ( see: Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Lamb, Texas; Roll: 2368;
Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 892.0.) ................................
3 Wellington Harvey Ratliff b. May 18, 1903; d. Nov 22, 1972 Montague Co. TX; m. July 2, 1936 .....................................+
Grace Inez Thornton Ratliff (widow of his brother John W. Ratliff) ................................ 3 William Cecil
Ratliff .....................................+ Mattie Ella Roberts ...........................................
4 William Cecil Ratliff, Jr b. Jul 15, 1927 Knox Co TX ........................................... 4
Jerry Laverne Ratliff b. Aug 4, 1931 ................ 2 Sarah Frances Ratliff b: May
6, 1861 Richland, Harrison Co., KY; d: Dec 9, 1927, Cynthiana, Harrison Co., KY, buried in the Benson Methodist Cem.
according to her death record. v .................... +James Williams m: Aug 31, 1882 ................ 2 Nancy Evaline
Ratliff b: July 1, 1863 Harrison Co., KY d: Sept 25, 1895 TX (never married) .................2 Emily
Ratliff b: Aug 18, 1865 Harrison Co., KY d: July 22, 1893, TX .................... +Robert
B. Humphrey m: May 11, 1884 ................ 2 Charles Wesley Ratliff b:
Dec 14, 1868 KY d: September 1925 in TX .................... +Sarah Frances Sandy ................ 2 Louise Eliza Ratliff b: Nov 1872, Harrison Co. KY .................... +William
Fraizer b: abt 1875, TX ................................ 3 Lee Frazier, b: abt 1903 ................................
3 James W. Frazier, b: abt 1905 ................................ 3 Cecil Frazier, b: abt 1908
! The 1934 Birth Records for Knox Co., TX does state "Nesley" instead of "Wesley" but this is incorrect and may
be a type-o by whomever transcribed the records.
The 1930 Census correctly list John with the middle initial
"W". Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Knox, Texas; Roll: 2367;
Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 448.0.

| 1927 Death Record Sarah Frances Ratliff Williams |

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| Ratliff Graves in the Goodlett Cemetery |

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| Wm Harvey & Emma Elizabeth (Sandy) Ratliff Family |

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Left to right: Wellington Harvey Ratliff
1903-1972 Frank Curtis Ratliff 1901-1966 Minor C. "Jack" Ratliff 1899-1975 John Wesley Ratliff 1896-1933 Raymond Ratliff 1893-1970 Emma Elizabeth Sandy Ratliff 1871-1940 Wm Cecil Ratliff (missing from photo)
| Wm Harvey Ratliff |

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Ratliff, Frank C.<Curtis>
24 Apr 1901 05 Jun 1966 Ratliff,Minor C.
01 Apr 1899 08 Apr 1975 Ratliff, William Harvey
14 Sep 1858 02 Mar 1903 J Ratliff, Emma E.<Elizabeth>
21 Jul 1871 10 Aug 1940 J
William
Harvey Ratliff & Emma Elizabeth Sandy were the parents of: 1.
Will Ratliff of Goree,Texas (Cattle buuyer) 2. Minor Ratliff
of Haskell, Texas 3. Raymond Ratliff of Mundy, Texas 4. Frank Minor Ratliff of Amarillo, Texas 5. Wellington Harvey Ratliff of Bowie, Texas (owner of Cotten Cafe)

The following
letter was written by my great grandfather, Count Z. Ratliff. Dale Ratliff of OK also informed me of the following webpage with more info about George F. Brock:

The 2 page letter states
(to the best of my ability to read it): Page
1
An
orphan, no Bro or sister. John Hill Brock On his fathers side Father
of Geo. F. Brock Sr. was of Scottish Decent. His Mothers parents came from
Ireland...named Loyd-Came to U.S.A. and settled in N. Carolina His mothers name was Eleanor
Jane Loyd. Dropsy caused her death. Don't know her age at death. His father died during the war at home with Flux. His Father
married 3 times. his first wife only bore one child named William
Riley Brock. Second marriage was to Eleanor Loyd

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and went to Mississippi
and had 6 children 4 boys and
4 girls, 4 living to be grown, 2
girls Mary Ann eldest Diadema. 2 boys
Geo. F. Brock Allen Glasphe (?) Brock Mary Ann Brock Caroline Brock died
age 13 --- John Brock died age 12 Geo. Franklin Brock died age 63 10 mo 29 days Pneumonia Margarite Brock died age 15 Diadema
Brock Married During War Dont Know
Man's name. Mary Ann married Hack Eubanks Allen Glasphe Brock Pearson Brock
youngest died in Infancy.

The images below are of the Ratliff Family Bible Register
of Marriages. The last known person to have this bible was Mai Ratliff. What happened to the bible after her death is unknown. The following was written by Count Zenzendorf Ratliff.








| Percy Felder Ratliff ca. 1941 |

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| Percy Felder Ratliff April 1964 |

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