Family Group Sheet
Marriage31 May 1847 (license), Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah “Sally” Brown, Half 5G Aunt
Birthabt 1816, prob. Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1882
FatherJames Brown (1783-1850)
MotherEmily Cloe (1798-1855)
Children
1 MJames B. Ratliff (Died as Child), Half 1C5R
Birthabt 1848, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Oct 1854, Morgan Co., Kentucky
2 MJohn W. Ratliff, Half 1C5R
Birthabt Feb 1850, Morgan Co., Kentucky
3 FEmily Ratliff (Died as Child), Half 1C5R
Birthabt 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Sep 1859, Morgan Co., Kentucky
4 FJudith Ann Ratliff, Half 1C5R
Birth23 Mar 1854, Morgan Co., Kentucky
5 MGeorge W. Ratliff, Half 1C5R
Birth24 Jul 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Birth24 Jul 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death25 Dec 1933, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseHarriet Blair
6 MFrancis Marion Ratliff, Half 1C5R
Birth3 Jan 1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death3 Jan 1912, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucinda Robbins
7 FMartha S. Ratliff, Half 1C5R
Birth12 Feb 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Sarah “Sally” Brown
Her birthdate is very approximate. She was recorded as 33 in 1850, 42 in 1860, 47 in 1870, and 64 in 1880, implying birth dates respectively of 1816-1817, 1817-1818, 1822-1823, and 1815-1816. Since her sister Mahala was recorded in the censuses as age 33 in 1850 and age 43 in 1860, it is not clear which of them is the older of the two. They could even be twins; Sarah and Mahala were names that were often paired.
Census Notes for John & Sarah “Sally” (Family)
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, lists as household #203:
Ratliff, John, 24; Sarah, 33; James, 2; John, 4/12. All born in Ky.
(Living next door at household #204 is the widowed Judy Ratliff, age 63, probably John’s mother.)
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty district 1, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 2 as family #9:
John Ratliff, 34, farmer; Sarrah, 42; John W., 9; Judah A., 6; George, 3; Marion (m), 2; James Harvey, 15, laborer; Judah Ratliff, 76, b. Virginia. All except Judah born in Ky.
Although it appears that Harvey is a surname here, based on the 1850 census and his death certificate it is actually John’s nephew James Harvey Ratliff, son of his sister Rebecca Ratliff.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hampton Mill precinct 5, enumerated 20 July, lists on p. 6 as family #38/40:
Ratliff, John, 44, farmer; Sarah, 47; Juda A., 17; George, 15; Francis M. (m), 12, Martha, 8; Brown, William, 6. All born in Ky.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, precinct 4, village of Ezel, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1 as family #1:
Ratliff, John, 54, blacksmith, b. Ky Va Tenn; Sarah, 64, wife, b. Ky Va (blank); Juda An, dau, 26, b. Ky Ky Ky; Marthy S., dau, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Brown, William, 15, servant, works on farm, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Ratliff, John, 24; Sarah, 33; James, 2; John, 4/12. All born in Ky.
(Living next door at household #204 is the widowed Judy Ratliff, age 63, probably John’s mother.)
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty district 1, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 2 as family #9:
John Ratliff, 34, farmer; Sarrah, 42; John W., 9; Judah A., 6; George, 3; Marion (m), 2; James Harvey, 15, laborer; Judah Ratliff, 76, b. Virginia. All except Judah born in Ky.
Although it appears that Harvey is a surname here, based on the 1850 census and his death certificate it is actually John’s nephew James Harvey Ratliff, son of his sister Rebecca Ratliff.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hampton Mill precinct 5, enumerated 20 July, lists on p. 6 as family #38/40:
Ratliff, John, 44, farmer; Sarah, 47; Juda A., 17; George, 15; Francis M. (m), 12, Martha, 8; Brown, William, 6. All born in Ky.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, precinct 4, village of Ezel, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1 as family #1:
Ratliff, John, 54, blacksmith, b. Ky Va Tenn; Sarah, 64, wife, b. Ky Va (blank); Juda An, dau, 26, b. Ky Ky Ky; Marthy S., dau, 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Brown, William, 15, servant, works on farm, b. Ky Ky Ky.
