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Abednego Benjamin Ratliff 1828–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1828

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1911

Death Location: Oakwood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Ratcliff

Mother: Sally Childress

Spouse(s): *Mary Childress, *Mary Childress

Children(s): John Ratliff, Rachel Ratliff, Mary Vance, Vicey Ratliff, Loucasy Ratliff, Almarcoce Ratliff, Sarah Ratliff, Lydia Ratliff, Louisa Ratliff, Paris Ratliff, John Ratliff

The story of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff began in 1828 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. Abednego Benjamin Ratliff married Mary Ann Polly Childress, and had children including Almarcoce Ratliff, John H Ratliff, John Ratliff, Loucasy Ratliff, Louisa Ratliff, Lydia Ratliff, Mary A Vance, Paris Hawkins Ratliff, Rachel Ratliff, Sarah E Ratliff, Vicey Ratliff. Abednego Benjamin Ratliff passed away in 1911 in Oakwood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff began in 1828 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
  • Abednego Benjamin Ratliff married Mary Ann Polly Childress, and had children including Almarcoce Ratliff, John H Ratliff, John Ratliff, Loucasy Ratliff, Louisa Ratliff, Lydia Ratliff, Mary A Vance, Paris Hawkins Ratliff, Rachel Ratliff, Sarah E Ratliff, Vicey Ratliff.
  • Abednego Benjamin Ratliff passed away in 1911 in Oakwood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ratcliff
1799–1838
Birth Location: Montgomery County, VA
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Sally Childress
1804–1870
Birth Location: Virgina, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

*Mary Childress
1827–1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
*C
*Mary Childress
1827–1911
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
*C

Children(s)

John Ratliff
1885–1935
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JR
Rachel Ratliff
1846–1933
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
RR
Mary Vance
1848–
Birth Location: Virginia
MV
Vicey Ratliff
1848–
Birth Location: –
VR
Loucasy Ratliff
1854–
Birth Location: –
LR
Almarcoce Ratliff
1859–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Ratliff
1856–
Birth Location: –
SR
Lydia Ratliff
1850–
Birth Location: –
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Louisa Ratliff
1855–1881
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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Paris Ratliff
1861–1951
Birth Location: Garden Creek, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
PR
John Ratliff
1854–
Birth Location: Virginia
JR

Abednego Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
Abednego Ratliff
1828–1911
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Ratcliff
1799–1838
Montgomery County, VA
Sally (Sarah) Childress
1804–1870
Virgina, USA
Grandparents
Fanny Ratliff
1755–1810
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abednego Ratliff's Descendants

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Abednego (Benjamin) Ratliff (18 Feb 1828–19 March 1911) m. *Mary (Ann"Polly") Childress (15 May 1827–27 Mar 1911) m. *Mary (Ann"Polly") Childress (15 May 1827–27 Mar 1911)
  1. 1. John Ratliff 1885–1935
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ratcliff 1879–1914 m. Miles Vance 1872–1966 m. Isaac (M) Vance 1873–
      1. 1. John (Elijah) Vance 1901–1973 m. Rachel (E) Childress 1907–1953
        1. 1. M (L) Vance 1934–1997
        2. 2. Guthre Vance 1937–2000
        3. 3. Marie Vance 1932–1992 m. Herbert Mullins 1929–1999
        4. 4. Troy Vance 1941–2014
      2. 2. Bascomb Vance 1910–
      3. 3. Dexter (Leo) Vance 1918–2002 m. Gertrude Vance 1918–2000
      4. 4. Harvey (E) Vance 1907–
      5. 5. Stuart Vance 1909–
      6. 6. Laura (B) Vance 1920–2008 m. Henry (T) Horn 1902–
      7. 7. Melvin Vance 1921–
      8. 8. Lydia (M) Vance 1924–
      9. 9. Phillip Vance 1924–1978 m. Mary Boyd 1927–1999
        1. 1. Carmel Vance 1951–1971
      10. 10. Cloud Vance 1915–1918
      11. 11. Lester (M) Vance 1907–
      12. 12. Mary (E) Vance 1909–
      13. 13. Veva (V) Vance 1911–
      14. 14. Florence (O) Vance 1905–
  2. 2. Rachel Ratliff 1846–1933 m. Elijah Vance 1850–1933
    1. 1. Miles Vance 1872–1966 m. Elizabeth Ratcliff 1879–1914 m. Victoria Cook 1884–1928
    2. 2. Louisa Vance 1887–
    3. 3. Dora (B) Hess 1877–
    4. 4. Jane Vance 1872–
    5. 5. Mollie Vance 1874–
    6. 6. Nancy (R.) Vance 1876–
  3. 3. Mary (A) Vance 1848–
  4. 4. Vicey Ratliff 1848–
  5. 5. Loucasy Ratliff 1854–
  6. 6. Almarcoce Ratliff 1859–
  7. 7. Sarah (E) Ratliff 1856–
  8. 8. Lydia Ratliff 1850–
  9. 9. Louisa Ratliff 1855–1881
  10. 10. Paris (Hawkins) Ratliff 1861–1951
  11. 11. John (H) Ratliff 1854– m. Sarah (Jane) McGlothlen 1837–1916
    1. 1. Vicie Mcglothlin 1894–1976
    2. 2. James (H) Ratliff 1887–
    3. 3. Ida Ratliff 1890–
    4. 4. Wyatt Ratliff 1898–

Abednego Ratliff's Timeline

15 Records

1827
18 February 1827
Birth of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Tazewell Co, Virginia, USA
Tazewell Co, Virginia, USA
1827
18 Feb 1827
Birth of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1828
18 Feb 1828
Birth of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
1828
18 Feb 1828
Birth of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1846
12 Feb 1846
Age 18
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff was married in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1846
12 Feb 1846
Age 18
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff was married in Tazewell, Virginia
Tazewell, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 22
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1885
1885
Age 57
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Johns, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Johns, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 72
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 82
Abednego Benjamin Ratliff resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1911
19 Mar 1911
Age 83
Death of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Garden Creek, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden Creek, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1911
19 March 1911
Age 83
Death of Abednego Benjamin Ratliff in Garden Creek, Buchanan, Co Virginia, Virginia, USA
Garden Creek, Buchanan, Co Virginia, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 February 1827
    Event Place: Tazewell Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 804; Family History Library Film: 8053
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 60, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 976; Page: 204b
    [9] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1828
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1828
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 60, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 60, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 976; Page: 204b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 804; Family History Library Film: 8053

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Johns, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: Kentucky Confederate Volunteers

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Garden Creek, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1911
    Event Place: Garden Creek, Buchanan, Co Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakwood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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