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Mary Elizabeth Ratliff 1816–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1816

Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 08 May 1893

Death Location: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Ratliff

Mother: Nancy Nester

Spouse(s): Elijah Smallwood

Children(s): Benjamin Smallwood, Miles Smallwood, William Smallwood, Mary Smallwood, Sophia Smallwood, John Smallwood, Mary Smallwood, Samuel Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Sarah Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry Smallwood, Emily Smallwood, Elijah Smallwood

Mary Elizabeth Ratliff was born in 1816 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Washington Wash Ratliff And Nancy Nester. In 1850, Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided in Pike, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA. Mary Elizabeth Ratliff married Elijah Randolph Smallwood, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, Elijah R Smallwood, Emily J Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry C Smallwood, John Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Mary Jane Sarah Nancy Eda Smallwood, Mary Sj Smallwood, Miles Harvey Smallwood, Samuel J Smallwood, Sarah Elizabeth Smallwood, Sophia Belle Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, William Harvey Smallwood. Mary Elizabeth Ratliff passed away in 1893 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Ratliff was born in 1816 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Washington Wash Ratliff And Nancy Nester.
  • In 1850, Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided in Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mary Elizabeth Ratliff married Elijah Randolph Smallwood, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, Elijah R Smallwood, Emily J Smallwood, Fannie Smallwood, Henry C Smallwood, John Smallwood, Louisa Smallwood, Mary Jane Sarah Nancy Eda Smallwood, Mary Sj Smallwood, Miles Harvey Smallwood, Samuel J Smallwood, Sarah Elizabeth Smallwood, Sophia Belle Smallwood, Tabitha Smallwood, William Harvey Smallwood.
  • Mary Elizabeth Ratliff passed away in 1893 in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ratliff
1792–1857
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
JR
Nancy Nester
1789–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elijah Smallwood
1819–1898
Birth Location: Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Smallwood
1855–1933
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
BS
Miles Smallwood
1848–1930
Birth Location: John's Creek, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
MS
William Smallwood
1844–1927
Birth Location: Dorton, Pike, Kentucky, United States,
WS
Mary Smallwood
1850–1918
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
MS
Sophia Smallwood
1853–1935
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, United States
SS
John Smallwood
1842–1933
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, United States
JS
Mary Smallwood
1850–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MS
Samuel Smallwood
1850–1852
Birth Location: –
SS
Louisa Smallwood
1848–1913
Birth Location: , Coles, Illinois, USA
LS
Sarah Smallwood
1844–1924
Birth Location: –
SS
Tabitha Smallwood
1842–
Birth Location: –
TS
Fannie Smallwood
1866–
Birth Location: Tennessee
FS
Henry Smallwood
1863–
Birth Location: Tennessee
HS
Emily Smallwood
1860–
Birth Location: Tennessee
ES
Elijah Smallwood
1858–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky
ES

Mary Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
Mary Ratliff
1816–1893
Birth Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Washington "Wash" Ratliff
1792–1857
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Nancy Nester
1789–1850
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Ratliff
1762–1835
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Martha (Polly) Farmer
1764–1835
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Johann (Jacob) Nester
1766–1823
Allemangel, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine Goad
1764–1850
, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ratliff
1731–1821
Susannah Curtis
1731–1810
Jeremiah Farmer
1740–1792
Martha Knight
1740–1788
Johann Nester
1739–1836
Maria (Parbares?)
1739–1769
Abraham Goad
1740–1816
Anne Ayres
1740–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Radcliffe
1690–1738
Mary Touchstone
1692–1741
Thomas Jr
1694–1770
Susannah Clothier
1710–1768
Sarah CHEATHAM
1717–1789
John Knight
1715–1780
Johann Nester
1709–1782
Catherine Nester
1711–1782
Abraham Goad
1710–1779
Joannah Wheatley
1709–1779
Nathaniel Ayers
1700–1777

Mary Ratliff's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth) Ratliff (10 April 1816–08 May 1893) m. Elijah (Randolph) Smallwood (11 April 1819–11 June 1898)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Smallwood 1855–1933 m. Elizabeth Adams 1860–1905
    1. 1. Enoch (Carl) Smallwood 1887–1953 m. Daisy (Lillie) Mullins 1892–1985 m. Hazel 1909–2002
      1. 1. Draxie (Eloise) Smallwood 1912–2012 m. Fredrick Johnson 1910– m. Nicholas Horovitz 1891–1972
        1. 1. Eloise Johnson 1933–1963
      2. 2. Harold (Vincent) Smallwood 1914–1977
      3. 3. Carl Smallwood 1916–2001 m. Josie 1933–2014
      4. 4. Blanche Smallwood 1923–2016 m. Emmett (Earle) Combs 1913–1991
        1. 1. Barbara (Faye) Combs 1945–2001
      5. 5. Agnes (Estelle) Smallwood 1921–1969 m. Ralph (Clark) Bevins 1911–1979 m. Harold (Richard) Ervin 1911–1989
        1. 1. Rosemary (Elizabeth) Bevins 1939–2013
    2. 2. Victoria Smallwood 1894–1967 m. Alexander (N.) Osborn 1897–
    3. 3. Callie Smallwood 1897–1992
    4. 4. James (Monroe) Smallwood 1891–1967
    5. 5. Louisa (Anzeline) Smallwood 1889–1975
    6. 6. Adam Smallwood 1883–1975
    7. 7. Noah Smallwood 1882–1970 m. Vina (Keel) Smallwood 1892–
    8. 8. Mary (Delpha) Smallwood 1880–1962 m. Spurlock Coleman 1880–
  2. 2. Miles (Harvey) Smallwood 1848–1930 m. Bethena Smallwood 1854–
  3. 3. William (Harvey) Smallwood 1844–1927 m. Morieda Small-Wood 1852–
  4. 4. Mary (Jane Sarah Nancy Eda) Smallwood 1850–1918
  5. 5. Sophia (Belle) Smallwood 1853–1935
  6. 6. John Smallwood 1842–1933 m. Sylvania Smallwood 1848–
  7. 7. Mary (SJ) Smallwood 1850–
  8. 8. Samuel (J) Smallwood 1850–1852
  9. 9. Louisa Smallwood 1848–1913
  10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Smallwood 1844–1924
  11. 11. Tabitha Smallwood 1842–
  12. 12. Fannie Smallwood 1866–
  13. 13. Henry (C.) Smallwood 1863–
  14. 14. Emily (J.) Smallwood 1860–
  15. 15. Elijah (R) Smallwood 1858–1899

Mary Ratliff's Timeline

6 Records

1816
10 April 1816
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Ratliff in Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided here in Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pike, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided here in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided here in District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
Mary Elizabeth Ratliff resided here in Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1893
08 May 1893
Age 77
Death of Mary Elizabeth Ratliff in Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1816
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 691d; Enumeration District: 102
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 112A
    [4] 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: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 797; Family History Library Fil
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1033.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BB1
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 454a
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 217; Page: 454a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Pike, Kentucky, 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: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 797; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Robinson Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 112A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Elkhorn Creek, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: 439; Page: 691d; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Robinson Creek, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1893
    Event Place: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorton, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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