Person:Richard Ratliff (4)

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Richard Ratliff
b.1799 VA
d. Paintsville, Elliot Co., KY
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1798
  1. Richard Ratliff1799 -
  2. Lydia Ratliff1800 - 1852
  3. Rebecca Ratliff1800 -
  4. Abednego Ratliff1804 - 1890
  5. Shadrack Ratliff1806 - 1878
  6. Rueben RatliffAbt 1806 - 1873
  7. Rachel Jane Ratliff1808 -
  8. _____ Ratliff, femaleAbt 1812 -
  9. William M. Ratliff1814 - 1860
  10. Nancy Polly Louise Ratliff1816 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 Jul 1833
Spouse and Children
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  1. Martha Patsy Ratliff1821 -
  2. Matilda Ratliff1823 - 1858
  3. Charlotte Ratliff1823 -
  4. John Ratliff1824 - 1843
  5. Sparrell Ratliff1825 - 1911
  6. Milly Ratliff1828 -
  7. Tyre Ratliff1830 - 1897
  8. William Ratliff1834 -
  9. James F. Ratliff1835 - 1913
  10. Thompson Ratliff1836 -
  11. Louisa Ratliff1837 -
  12. Alvin Ratliff1838 -
  13. Mary Ratliff1840 -
  14. Elizabeth Ratliff1842 -
  15. Richard Ratliff1847 - 1930
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Ratliff
Gender Male
Birth? 1799 VA
Marriage 12 Jul 1833 Tazewell, Virginia, USAto Lydia Ratliff
Marriage to Sarah Childress
Death? Paintsville, Elliot Co., KY

Unfortunately, I don't have any info on the Ratliff line you mention. It may bethat if your Ratliffs have dark coloring, they may indeed have some Native American (Cherokee?) ancestry.

None of my Ratliff ancestors actually had dark skin, as far as I know. You may not want to exclude the possibility that the dark coloring comes from another line that married into your Ratliffs. What race was listed for these Ratliffs in the earliest censuses on which they appear? People of mixed ancestry sometimes would be listed as 'mulatto,' 'FPC', 'black' &'white' on different censuses.

As mentioned, the Ratliff surname does appearon the tribal rolls (see the 2-Vol book "Cherokee by Blood," for example) - there was a John Ratliff & a Richard Ratliff among the Cherokees (both white men)in the late 18th/early 19th centuries. By that time, the Cherokee core area had moved southwest to the area where the states TN, GA & SC meet. If your ancestor was born in VA in the 19th century, you may want to explore both Cherokee &other possibilities, such as Monacan Indian (especially if from Amherst Co VA or Wyoming Co (West) VA) Steve Williamson

Name: Sarah CHILDRESS Sex: F Birth: ABT. 1793 in Pike Co. Ky Death: UNKNOWN in ?Father: Pleasant CHILDRESS b: ABT. 1761 in Warren Co. NC Mother: Sarah JEFFERS b: ABT. 1765 in Warren Co. NCMarriage 1 Richard RATLIFF b: 1799 in Tazewell Co., Va. Married: 6 JAN 1820 in Floyd Co. Ky Children Martha RATLIFF b: 1821 in Pike Co. Ky Matilda RATLIFF b: 1823 in Ky Sparrell RATLIFF b: 10 MAR 1825 in Tazewell Co. Va John RATLIFF b: MAR 1826 in Pike Co. Ky Milly RATLIFF b: 1828 in ? Tyre RATLIFF b: 23 DEC 1830 in Tazewell Co. Va William RATLIFF b: 1834 in ? James RATLIFF b: JUN 1835 in Tazewell Co. Va Thompson RATLIFF b: MAR 1836 in Pike Co. Ky Louisa RATLIFF b: 1837 in Tazewell Co. Va Alvin RATLIFF b: 1838 in Tazewell Co. Va Polly RATLIFF b: MAR 1840 in Pike Co. Ky Elizabeth RATLIFF b: 1842 in Tazewell Co. Va Richard RATLIFF b: APR 1847 in Pike Co. Ky Charlotte RATLIFF b: 1823 in ?

CHILDREN: 1.Richard (born in 1799, Tazewell County, Virginia-died in Pike County, Kentucky) (Married Sarah "Sally" Childress on Jan. 6, 1820, in Floyd County, Kentucky)

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