Person:Effie Ratcliff (1)

"In 1867 in Dawson [Amaziah Ratcliff] wedded Permelia Shankland, who died in 1875, leaving three children: Ida, the wife of Edward Pierce, a business man of Buffalo, Illinois; Effie, the wife of Samuel Huckleberry of Springfield; and Anna, the wife of Edward Crane, of Dawson." {Biography of Amaziah Ratcliff, Past and Present of the City of Springfield and Sangamon County Illinois', 1904, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/1904/ratcliff.htm>}

 Effie B. Ratcliff married Samuel L. Huckleberry in 1890 in Sangamon Co.
 In the 1900 census for Springfield, ward 6, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Samuel 'Huckelberry' is 36 born Mar 1864 in Illinois (father Pennsylvania, mother Virginia), salesman, married 9 years; with wife Effie 30 born Feb 1870 IL (father Ohio, mother Indiana), with 2 of 2 children living; daughters are Emily 8 and Daisy 4. 
 They are listed in the 1910 census in Springfield, with daughters and son Ernest 4.
 In the 1920 census for Capitol township,Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Samuel Huckleberry is a widower, 'salesman - clothing store'; with children Daisy 24, Ernest 14; and Emily Jenkins 27, with husband Fred and daughter Violet.
 She is listed in the Mechanicsburg Cemetery. {Sangamon Co. ILGenWeb, 2 Dec 2006,<http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/cemetery/mchnicsbrg.html>}