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Martha Lou Ratliff 1882–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 AUG 1882

Birth Location: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 DEC 1935

Death Location: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Father: Berry Ratliff

Mother: Mehilda Marcum

Spouse(s): Thomas Caniff

Children(s): Flossie Caniff, Edna Caniff, Harry Caniff, Walter Caniff, Willard Caniff, Thomas Caniff, George Caniff, Thomas Jr., Gladys Caniff, Alexander Caniff, Margaret Caniff, Walter Caniff

Martha Lou Ratliff was born in 1882 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA, the child of Berry Valentine Ratliff And Mehilda Jane Marcum. In 1910, Martha Lou Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Martha Lou Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, USA. Martha Lou Ratliff married Thomas Francis Caniff, and had children including Alexander Caniff, Edna Caniff, Flossie Jenetta Caniff, George W Caniff, Gladys Caniff, Harry E Caniff, Margaret Caniff, Thomas Albert Caniff, Thomas Francis Caniff Jr, Walter Caniff, Walter L Caniff, Willard Caniff. Martha Lou Ratliff passed away in 1935 in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Lou Ratliff was born in 1882 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA, the child of Berry Valentine Ratliff And Mehilda Jane Marcum.
  • In 1910, Martha Lou Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Martha Lou Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, USA.
  • Martha Lou Ratliff married Thomas Francis Caniff, and had children including Alexander Caniff, Edna Caniff, Flossie Jenetta Caniff, George W Caniff, Gladys Caniff, Harry E Caniff, Margaret Caniff, Thomas Albert Caniff, Thomas Francis Caniff Jr, Walter Caniff, Walter L Caniff, Willard Caniff.
  • Martha Lou Ratliff passed away in 1935 in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
Martha Ratliff
1882–1935
Birth Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Parents
Berry Valentine Ratliff
1849–1914
Virginia
Mehilda (Jane) Marcum
1864–1921
Salem, Marion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Pleasant Markham
1834–1913
, , Tennessee, USA
Clarissa (M) Hodges
1826–1875
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Keen
1805–
Isham Hodges
1788–1826
Sarah Cochran
1788–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham Hodges
1763–1839
Elizabeth Clay
1763–1836
Samuel Cochran
1760–1842
Sarah Norcutt
1766–1844

Martha Ratliff's Descendants

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Martha (Lou) Ratliff (07 AUG 1882–12 DEC 1935) m. Thomas (Francis) Caniff (31 Dec 1875–10 Nov 1952)
  1. 1. Flossie (Jenetta) Caniff 1909–1967
  2. 2. Edna Caniff 1913–1988
  3. 3. Harry (E) Caniff 1904–1972
  4. 4. Walter Caniff 1915–1978
  5. 5. Willard Caniff 1906–1978
  6. 6. Thomas (Albert) Caniff 1898– m. Wanda McCutcheon 1896–1934
    1. 1. Alfred Caniff 1922–2001 m. Evelyn (Charlotte) Caniff 1917–2014
    2. 2. Dorothy (H) Caniff 1919–1920
    3. 3. Arthur (R.) Caniff 1924–2011
  7. 7. George (W) Caniff 1901–1967
  8. 8. Thomas (Francis Caniff) Jr. 1917–1969
  9. 9. Gladys Caniff 1911–1943
  10. 10. Alexander Caniff 1896–1896
  11. 11. Margaret Caniff 1897–1897
  12. 12. Walter (L) Caniff 1915–2002

Martha Ratliff's Timeline

4 Records

1882
07 AUG 1882
Birth of Martha Lou Ratliff in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
Martha Lou Ratliff resided here in East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
Martha Lou Ratliff resided here in East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1935
12 DEC 1935
Age 53
Death of Martha Lou Ratliff in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 AUG 1882
    Event Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_404; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 167; Image: 285
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_322; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 5, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_322; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1374335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 6, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_404; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 167; Image: 285

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1935
    Event Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

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