His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Grover Cleveland Ratliff, age 32, born 5 Oct 1885, residence Shelbiana, Pike Co., Ky, occupation mining, employer McKinney Coal Co., Alka, Pike Co., Ky, nearest relative Mary Ratliff, same address.

His WW II draft registration card, filed 5 Aug 1942, records Grover Cleveland Ratliff, age 56, residence Gooman, Mingo Co., W. Va, born 5 Oct 1885 in West Liberty, Ky, nearest relative Russell Ratliff, son, Ethel, W.Va, employer W.P.A., Williamson, Mingo Co., W.Va.

Be careful not to confuse him with his first cousin of the same name, born 17 Sep 1888 in Pike Co., Ky, son of William Ratliff, who married Ioma Sword.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 6, p. 169, records the marriage on 20 April 1907 of Cleveland Ratliff, age 21, residence Paragon, born in Morgan Co., son of Silas and Mary E. Ratliff, to Mary Brown, age 23, resident of and born in Rowan Co., daughter of H. N. and Malinda Brown, at John Barber’s by J. H. Hall, witnesses John Barber and John McClanahan.

1910 census of Cook Co., Illinois, Harvey ward 1, enumerated 4 May, lists on p. 7A as family #129/145, at 15922 Park Ave:
Ratliff, Grover C., 25, machinist at boiler works; Mary J., wife, 25, first marriage for both, married 3 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living, Emmet A., son, 1 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.