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William Carl Ratliff 1923–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1923

Birth Location: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky

Death Date: 05 May 2008

Death Location: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio

Father: John Ratliff

Mother: Louise Bentley

Spouse(s): Lola Craycraft

Children(s):

William Carl Ratliff was born in 1923 in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, the child of John Lawrence Ratliff And Louise R Bentley. In 1930, William Carl Ratliff resided in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky. William Carl Ratliff married Lola A Craycraft. William Carl Ratliff passed away in 2008 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.

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Biography

  • William Carl Ratliff was born in 1923 in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky, the child of John Lawrence Ratliff And Louise R Bentley.
  • In 1930, William Carl Ratliff resided in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky.
  • William Carl Ratliff married Lola A Craycraft.
  • William Carl Ratliff passed away in 2008 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

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William Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
William Ratliff
1923–2008
Birth Place: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky
Parents
John Lawrence Ratliff
1899–1949
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia
Louise (R.) Bentley
1900–1975
Lewis County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Adam (Poe) Ratliff
1864–1936
Virginia
Julia (Ann) Adkins
1868–1938
Virginia
William (Mitchell) Bentley
1875–1963
Pike County, Kentucky
Manerva Holcomb
1878–1970
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1854–1942
Malinda Addington
1855–1933
Hiram Holcomb
1850–1930
Louisa Morgan
1855–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1823–
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Addington
1819–1892
Nancy Kilgore
1825–1909

William Ratliff's Timeline

3 Records

1923
25 Mar 1923
Birth of William Carl Ratliff in Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky
Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 7
William Carl Ratliff resided here in Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky
Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky
2008
05 May 2008
Age 85
Death of William Carl Ratliff in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio
Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1923
    Event Place: Firebrick, Lewis, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 748; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 63.0; FHL microfilm: 2340483.
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 7 May 2008; Publication Place: Ashland , KY , US.
    [4] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [5] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alcorn, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 748; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 63.0; FHL microfilm: 2340483.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 May 2008
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: ; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Daily Independent, The; Publication Date: 7 May 2008; Publication Place: Ashland , KY , US.
    [3] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

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