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Sarah Melvina Ratcliff 1859–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1859

Birth Location: Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 25 May 1935

Death Location: Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: John Ratcliff

Mother: Mary Case

Spouse(s): Benjamin Templeton

Children(s): Eula Holland

The story of Sarah Melvina Ratcliff began in 1859 in Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States. Sarah Melvina Ratcliff married Benjamin Womack Templeton, and had children including Eula Holland. Sarah Melvina Ratcliff passed away in 1935 in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Melvina Ratcliff began in 1859 in Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States.
  • Sarah Melvina Ratcliff married Benjamin Womack Templeton, and had children including Eula Holland.
  • Sarah Melvina Ratcliff passed away in 1935 in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Ratcliff's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Ratcliff
1859–1935
Birth Place: Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
Parents
John Daniel Ratliff Ratcliff
1818–1899
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Case
1825–1917
Wesson, Lincoln County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson Ratliff) Ratcliff
1783–1851
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Lee) Ward
1794–1860
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Ratcliff
1752–1795
Agga Ratcliff
1756–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ratcliff
1720–1778
Anna Dunnington
1720–1783
Joseph Gentry
1720–1804
Agnes Shelton
1732–1826

Sarah Ratcliff's Descendants

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Sarah (Melvina) Ratcliff (5 Jan 1859–25 May 1935) m. Benjamin (Womack) Templeton (14 October 1852–10 April 1935)
  1. 1. Eula Holland 1899–1979

Sarah Ratcliff's Timeline

2 Records

1859
5 Jan 1859
Birth of Sarah Melvina Ratcliff in Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
1935
25 May 1935
Age 76
Death of Sarah Melvina Ratcliff in Franklin, Mississippi, United States
Franklin, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1859
    Event Place: Wesson, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 May 1935
    Event Place: Franklin County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Sarah Melvina Templeton 25 May 1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1935
    Event Place: Franklin, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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