Mary Ann Ratcliff

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Ratcliff was born on 11 November 1835, in Ross, Ohio, United States, her father, John Ward Ratcliff, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Ratcliff, was 20. She married John Morris Eagon on 2 February 1854, in Polk, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Benton Township, Polk, Missouri, United States for about 20 years and Benton, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 5 July 1913, in Bolivar, Polk, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Reed Cemetery, South Benton Township, Polk, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Morris Eagon
1830–1893
Mary Ann Ratcliff
1835–1913
Marriage: 2 February 1854
William Andrew Eagon
1855–1930
John L Eagon
1856–1943
Jessee Eagon
1859–1859
Rachel Elizabeth Eagan
1861–1872
Melissa Eagon
1866–1953
Jasper V Eagan
1869–1871
Mary Belle Eagan
1874–1954

Sources (13)

  • Mary A Edgon in household of John A Edgon, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ratcliff, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Mary Ann Ratcliff Eagon, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1842

Historical Boundaries: 1842: Polk, Missouri, United States

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ratliff .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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