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William Douglas Ratcliff 1831–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Kershaw District, South Carolina

Death Date: abt 1865

Death Location: Dallas County, Arkansas

Father: Samuel Bancho)

Mother: Narcissa Marshall

Spouse(s): Susannah Cleveland

Children(s):

William Douglas Ratcliff was born in 1831 in Kershaw District, South Carolina, the child of Samuel Washington Ratcliff Aka William Bancho And Narcissa Marshall. In 1855, William Douglas Ratcliff resided in Dallas, Arkansas. In 1860, William Douglas Ratcliff resided in Manchester, Cachemapo, Dallas, Arkansas, USA. William Douglas Ratcliff married Susannah Jane E Cleveland. William Douglas Ratcliff passed away in 1865 in Dallas County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • William Douglas Ratcliff was born in 1831 in Kershaw District, South Carolina, the child of Samuel Washington Ratcliff Aka William Bancho And Narcissa Marshall.
  • In 1855, William Douglas Ratcliff resided in Dallas, Arkansas.
  • In 1860, William Douglas Ratcliff resided in Manchester, Cachemapo, Dallas, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Douglas Ratcliff married Susannah Jane E Cleveland.
  • William Douglas Ratcliff passed away in 1865 in Dallas County, Arkansas.

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William Ratcliff's Ancestors

Self
William Ratcliff
1831–1865
Birth Place: Kershaw District, South Carolina
Parents
Samuel Washington Ratcliff (AKA William Bancho)
1805–1853
Sand Grove, Ratcliff Mill, Kershaw Co., SC
Narcissa Marshall
1808–1845
Kershaw County, South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Henry Ratcliff Corporal, RANGERS, UNITED STATES) VOLUNTEERS
1773–1827
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Sarah ("Sallie") Rochelle
1786–1864
Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ratcliff's Timeline

4 Records

1831
1831
Birth of William Douglas Ratcliff in Kershaw District, South Carolina
Kershaw District, South Carolina
1855
1855
Age 24
William Douglas Ratcliff resided here in Dallas, Arkansas
Dallas, Arkansas
1860
1860
Age 29
William Douglas Ratcliff resided here in Manchester, Cachemapo, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Manchester, Cachemapo, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
1865
abt 1865
Age 34
Death of William Douglas Ratcliff in Dallas County, Arkansas
Dallas County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Kershaw District, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Manchester, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: M653_40; Page: 950; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Dallas, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Manchester, Cachemapo, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Manchester, Dallas, Arkansas; Roll: M653_40; Page: 950; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1865
    Event Place: Dallas County, Arkansas

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