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Sylvester Franklin Ratliff 1854–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 MAR 1854

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 16 NOV 1898

Death Location: Bethel Cemetery, Bluffton, Indiana

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Spouse(s): Harriett Goff

Children(s): Sylvester Ratliff, Ruby Ratliff, Robert Ratliff, Clinton Ratliff, Charles Ratliff

In 1854, Sylvester Franklin Ratliff entered the world in Ohio, born to Moses Ratliff And Mary Ann Harris. Sylvester Franklin Ratliff married Harriett Alice Goff, and had children including Charles Alfred Ratliff, Clinton Joshua Ratliff, Robert Grafton Ratliff, Ruby Gail Ratliff, Sylvester Elwood Ratliff. Sylvester Franklin Ratliff passed away in 1898 in Bethel Cemetery, Bluffton, Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Sylvester Franklin Ratliff entered the world in Ohio, born to Moses Ratliff And Mary Ann Harris.
  • Sylvester Franklin Ratliff married Harriett Alice Goff, and had children including Charles Alfred Ratliff, Clinton Joshua Ratliff, Robert Grafton Ratliff, Ruby Gail Ratliff, Sylvester Elwood Ratliff.
  • Sylvester Franklin Ratliff passed away in 1898 in Bethel Cemetery, Bluffton, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Harriett Goff
1857–1938
Birth Location: Wells County, Indiana
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Children(s)

Sylvester Ratliff
1881–1959
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
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Ruby Ratliff
1897–1979
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
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Robert Ratliff
1879–1962
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
RR
Clinton Ratliff
1876–1876
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
CR
Charles Ratliff
1877–
Birth Location: Bluffton, Indiana
CR

Sylvester Ratliff's Ancestors

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Sylvester Ratliff
1854–1898
Birth Place: Ohio
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Sylvester Ratliff's Descendants

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Sylvester (Franklin) Ratliff (18 MAR 1854–16 NOV 1898) m. Harriett (Alice) Goff (22 AUG 1857–26 APR 1938)
  1. 1. Sylvester (Elwood) Ratliff 1881–1959
  2. 2. Ruby (Gail) Ratliff 1897–1979 m. Robert (Rutherford) Smith –1966 m. Festus (Wade) Keefe 1897–1970
    1. 1. James (Franklin) Keefe 1923– m. Doris (Jeanne) Royse 1922–
    2. 2. Betty (Jane) Keefe 1920–1943
  3. 3. Robert (Grafton) Ratliff 1879–1962
  4. 4. Clinton (Joshua) Ratliff 1876–1876
  5. 5. Charles (Alfred) Ratliff 1877–

Sylvester Ratliff's Timeline

2 Records

1854
18 MAR 1854
Birth of Sylvester Franklin Ratliff in Ohio
Ohio
1898
16 NOV 1898
Age 44
Death of Sylvester Franklin Ratliff in Bluffton, Indiana
Bluffton, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1854
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1898
    Event Place: Bluffton, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethel Cemetery, Bluffton, Indiana
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