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Richard Ray Ratcliff 1924–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1924

Birth Location: El Dorado Un, Arkansas

Death Date: 24 May 1991

Death Location: Colorado, USA

Father: Lester Ratcliff

Mother: Jacqueline Ratcliff

Spouse(s): mary lord, Marilyn Ratcliff, Dorothy Schlewing, Mary Dorsey, Phyllis Barker

Children(s):

Richard Ray Ratcliff was born in 1924 in El Dorado Un, Arkansas, the child of Lester Ratcliff And Jacqueline Ratcliff. Richard Ray Ratcliff married Alice Louise Swobada, Dorothy E Schlewing, Marilyn Joyce Ratcliff, Mary Frances Brooks Lord, Mary Lee Dorsey, Phyllis Vivian Barker, and had children including Dallas Ray Ratcliff, Kimberly Ann Ratcliff, Michael Eddie Dean Cannon, Richard Jay Dick Ross, Richard Ray Ratcliff Jr, Sherryne Renee Ratcliff, Unknown Girl Ratcliff. Richard Ray Ratcliff passed away in 1991 in Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Ray Ratcliff was born in 1924 in El Dorado Un, Arkansas, the child of Lester Ratcliff And Jacqueline Ratcliff.
  • Richard Ray Ratcliff married Alice Louise Swobada, Dorothy E Schlewing, Marilyn Joyce Ratcliff, Mary Frances Brooks Lord, Mary Lee Dorsey, Phyllis Vivian Barker, and had children including Dallas Ray Ratcliff, Kimberly Ann Ratcliff, Michael Eddie Dean Cannon, Richard Jay Dick Ross, Richard Ray Ratcliff Jr, Sherryne Renee Ratcliff, Unknown Girl Ratcliff.
  • Richard Ray Ratcliff passed away in 1991 in Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Ratcliff's Ancestors

Self
Richard Ratcliff
1924–1991
Birth Place: El Dorado Un, Arkansas
Parents
Lester Ratcliff
1912–1976
Louisiana
Jacqueline Ratcliff
1909–1967
Texas
Grandparents
Silas (J) Ratcliff
1880–1955
Mineral Springs Township, Howard County, Arkansas, United States of America
Ethel (Camilla) Hardcastle
1887–1961
Arkansas, USA
Harley (Graham) Clark
1891–1961
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
E. (L) Hall
1891–1963
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Van Ratcliff
1837–1918
Nancy Grounds
1846–1880
Thomas Hardcastle
1859–1936
Sarah Hardcastle
1862–1914
Justus Clark
1847–1909
Mary (Twin)
1852–1940
Henry Hall
1856–1908
Josephine Hall
1859–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ratcliff
1783–1851
Nancy Ward
1794–1860
John Grounds
1816–1881
Telitha Draper
1822–1850
Richard Hardcastle
1817–1880
Margaret Smith
1818–1870
Tom Brantly
1824–1869
Patience Fletcher
1833–1900
Harvey Clark
1787–1867
Amanda Richardson
1807–1870
William Wixon
1806–1861
Eleanor FINCH
1818–1884
Abram Hall
1822–1890
Margaret Stone
1831–1920
Eli Harrison
1813–1893
Martha Harrison
1830–1881

Richard Ratcliff's Timeline

24 Records

1924
02 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado Un, Arkansas
El Dorado Un, Arkansas
1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado Un, Arkansas
El Dorado Un, Arkansas
1924
2 Jun 1924
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado Un, Arkansas
El Dorado Un, Arkansas
1927
abt 1927
Age 3
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in Arkansas
Arkansas
1928
2 Jun 1928
Age 4
Birth of Richard Ray Ratcliff in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Dallas, Texas
1935
1935
Age 11
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Kilgore, Greece, Texas
Kilgore, Greece, Texas
1940
1940
Age 16
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 16
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in J P #1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
J P #1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Pennington, Houston, Texas, USA
Pennington, Houston, Texas, USA
1943
1943
Age 19
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in College Station, Texas, USA
College Station, Texas, USA
1947
1 Mar 1947
Age 23
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Clay Center, Kansas, USA
Clay Center, Kansas, USA
1948
Abt 1948
Age 24
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Shreveport
Shreveport
1950
1 Mar 1950
Age 26
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Texas
Texas
1991
1991
Age 67
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Englewood, CO
Englewood, CO
1991
18 May 1991
Age 67
Death of Richard Ray Ratcliff in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1991
18 May 1991
Age 67
Death of Richard Ray Ratcliff in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
1991
May 1991
Age 67
Death of Richard Ray Ratcliff
None
1991
24 May 1991
Age 67
Burial of Richard Ray Ratcliff in Colorado, USA
Colorado, USA
1992
1992
Age 68
Richard Ray Ratcliff resided here in Englewood, CO
Englewood, CO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [2] U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shreveport, Caddo, L
    [5] Fold3.com, Memorials, Fold3; Lehi, Utah

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1928
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1231
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [4] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1927
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado Un, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado Un, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1924
    Event Place: El Dorado Un, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kilgore, Greece, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P #1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Pennington, Houston, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1231

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: College Station, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Clay Center, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Collection Name: Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919-1961); Reel Number: 31984_254697

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1948
    Event Place: Shreveport
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 18 Mar 1948; Publication Place: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; ,0.46044266,0.5015582,0.493465

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1950
    Event Place: Quakertown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shreveport, Caddo, L

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1951
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07011948-12311956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and N

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Englewood, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 May 1991
    Event Place: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Richard R Ratcliff 18 May 1991

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Englewood, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denver, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado
    Record Source: Denver Land Office Records, 1862-1908

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Consecutive Registers of Convicts, 1867-1970

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1991
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Denver, Colorado, U.S., Obituary Index, 1900-2016, Denver Public Library; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Obituary Project
    [3] Fold3.com, Memorials, Fold3; Lehi, Utah

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1991
    Event Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1991
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 May 1991
    Event Place: Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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