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Silas Ratliff 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1898

Death Location: Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Stephen Ratliff

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Damron

Children(s): John Ratliff, Susan Ratliff, William Ratliff, Tamsy Ratliff, Vinson Sr

Silas Ratliff was born in 1817 in Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen Ratliff And Susannah. Silas Ratliff married Margaret Peggy Dalton Dawson Damron, and had children including John S Ratliff, Susan J Ratliff, Tamsy Tamsey Ratliff, Vinson D V D Vincent Vinsen Ratliff Sr, William D Ratliff. Silas Ratliff passed away in 1898 in Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Silas Ratliff was born in 1817 in Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Stephen Ratliff And Susannah.
  • Silas Ratliff married Margaret Peggy Dalton Dawson Damron, and had children including John S Ratliff, Susan J Ratliff, Tamsy Tamsey Ratliff, Vinson D V D Vincent Vinsen Ratliff Sr, William D Ratliff.
  • Silas Ratliff passed away in 1898 in Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA.

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Silas Ratliff's Ancestors

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Silas Ratliff
1817–1898
Birth Place: Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Stephen Ratliff
1774–1844
Botetourt County, Virginia
Grandparents
William Ratliff
1731–1825
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Susanna Curtis
1745–1810
Saint Peters Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ratliff
1690–1738
Mary Touchstone
1702–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Ratcliff
1661–1721
Mary Caterne
1670–1732
Richard Touchstone
1657–1729
Mary Johnson
1660–1702

Silas Ratliff's Descendants

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SR
Silas Ratliff (1817–13 Feb 1898) m. Margaret ("Peggy" Dalton Dawson) Damron (1820–5 Sep 1889)
  1. 1. John (S) Ratliff 1840–1927 m. Elizabeth (A.) Ross 1841–1892
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Ratliff 1870–1962 m. George (W.) Blankenship 1875–1954
      1. 1. Orpha Blankenship 1906–
      2. 2. Andie Blankenship 1906–
      3. 3. Mary (E) Blankenship 1907–
      4. 4. Malcom"Mack" Blankenship 1896–1939
      5. 5. Alson Blankenship 1899–1982
      6. 6. Fanny Blankenship 1912–2012
      7. 7. Audie Blankenship 1905–1986
      8. 8. Beverly Blankenship 1903–1986
      9. 9. Offie (R) Blankenship 1911–1984 m. Goldie Whitt 1910–1998
    2. 2. Paulina Ratliff 1865–
    3. 3. Benjamin (Dawson) Ratliff 1862–1947
    4. 4. John (W.) Ratliff 1868–
    5. 5. Silas (Joshua) Ratliff 1872–
    6. 6. Ferdinan Ratliff 1876–1953
    7. 7. Margaret (Anne) Ratliff 1878–1959
    8. 8. Polien Ratliff 1862–
    9. 9. James (W.) Ratliff 1870–
  2. 2. Susan (J) Ratliff 1847–
  3. 3. William (D) Ratliff 1848–1925
  4. 4. Tamsy ("Tamsey") Ratliff 1854–
  5. 5. Vinson (D "V D" Vincent Vinsen Ratliff) Sr 1843–1927

Silas Ratliff's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Silas Ratliff in Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
1898
13 Feb 1898
Age 81
Death of Silas Ratliff in Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Pike, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Cowpen Ck, Pike County, Kentucky, USA

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