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Mary Ruth Ratliff 1944–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1944

Birth Location: Dickenson County, United States of America

Death Date: 21 April 2017

Death Location: Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Fred Ratliff

Mother: Ella Jacobs

Spouse(s): Walter Childress

Children(s):

The story of Mary Ruth Ratliff began in 1944 in Dickenson County, United States of America. Mary Ruth Ratliff married Robert Dan Hays, Walter Butch Leon Childress. Mary Ruth Ratliff passed away in 2017 in Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ruth Ratliff began in 1944 in Dickenson County, United States of America.
  • Mary Ruth Ratliff married Robert Dan Hays, Walter Butch Leon Childress.
  • Mary Ruth Ratliff passed away in 2017 in Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
Mary Ratliff
1944–2017
Birth Place: Dickenson County, United States of America
Parents
Fred Cameron Ratliff
1911–1987
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Ella (Mae) Jacobs
1911–1988
Castlewood, Russell Co VA
Grandparents
William (Fred) Ratliff
1872–1946
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Mariah Hankla) "Hankley
1875–1915
Smyth, Virginia, USA
Walter (Elbert) Jacobs
1878–1930
Scott Co. Va.
Laura (Elvira) Hale
1887–1935
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Ratliff
1843–1931
Martha Broyles
1850–1924
Benjamin Hankley
1890–1914
Cena Jackson
1854–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enis Ratliff
1814–1849
Anna McGlothland
1819–1855
Allen Broyles
1804–1875
Elizabeth Williams
1821–1896
Armistead Hanklley
1810–1880
Maria Creger
1816–1880
Richard Jackson
1825–1897
Martha Hammonds
1820–1900

Mary Ratliff's Timeline

2 Records

1944
4 January 1944
Birth of Mary Ruth Ratliff in Dickenson County, United States of America
Dickenson County, United States of America
2017
21 April 2017
Age 73
Death of Mary Ruth Ratliff in Dickenson County, United States of America
Dickenson County, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1944
    Event Place: Dickenson County, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144744
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101478081
    [4] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Roll: 101254702
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 2017
    Event Place: Dickenson County, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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