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Thomas Arthur Ratliff 1897–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1978

Death Location: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Ratliff

Mother: Matilda Looney

Spouse(s): Mollie Rowe, Gertie Ratliff

Children(s): Richard Ratliff, John Ratliff, David Ratliff, Helen Willard, Alice Ratliff

Thomas Arthur Ratliff was born in 1897 in Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Wilkeson Ratliff And Matilda J Looney. In 1900, Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. Thomas Arthur Ratliff married Gertie Missouri Ratliff, Mollie Rowe, and had children including Alice Mae Ratliff, David Ellis Ratliff, Helen Smith Willard, John Henry Ratliff, Richard Chester Ratliff. Thomas Arthur Ratliff passed away in 1978 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Arthur Ratliff was born in 1897 in Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard Wilkeson Ratliff And Matilda J Looney.
  • In 1900, Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Arthur Ratliff married Gertie Missouri Ratliff, Mollie Rowe, and had children including Alice Mae Ratliff, David Ellis Ratliff, Helen Smith Willard, John Henry Ratliff, Richard Chester Ratliff.
  • Thomas Arthur Ratliff passed away in 1978 in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Ratliff's Ancestors

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Thomas Ratliff
1897–1978
Birth Place: Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Wilkeson Ratliff
1873–1952
Virginia, United States
Matilda (J.) Looney
1877–1915
Buchanan County Virginia
Grandparents
Fredrick Ratliff
1844–1916
Virginia
Elisebeth Ratliff
1844–1923
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Ratliff
1815–1864
Frances McGlothlin
1822–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ratliff
1766–1835
Charlotte White
1774–1850

Thomas Ratliff's Descendants

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Thomas (Arthur) Ratliff (13 Oct 1897–15 Nov 1978) m. Mollie Rowe (1894–27 Dec 1974) m. Gertie (Missouri) Ratliff (17 Nov 1902–04 Jan 1999)
  1. 1. Richard (Chester) Ratliff 1924–1986 m. Ruby (Ival) Wilmer 1929–2011
  2. 2. John (Henry) Ratliff 1917–1987
  3. 3. David (Ellis) Ratliff 1920–1995
  4. 4. Helen (Smith) Willard 1926–1988
  5. 5. Alice (Mae) Ratliff 1919–1992

Thomas Ratliff's Timeline

5 Records

1897
13 Oct 1897
Birth of Thomas Arthur Ratliff in Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA
Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Thomas Arthur Ratliff resided here in Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1978
15 Nov 1978
Age 81
Death of Thomas Arthur Ratliff in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Buchanan Co, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-18-0055; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1960; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 457
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241702
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1686; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0073; FHL microfilm: 1375699

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1960; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: 457

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1978
    Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 232-18-0055; Issue State: North Carolina or West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

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