John Ratcliff

Brief Life History of John

When John Ratcliff was born on 20 August 1785, in Siler City, Chatham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Ratcliff, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Ward, was 33. He married Mary Comer on 16 March 1808, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Moreau Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 October 1865, in Excelsior, Morgan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hopewell Union Church Cemetery, Moreau Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ratcliff
1785–1865
Mary Comer
1790–1852
Marriage: 16 March 1808
Prudence Ratcliff
1807–
Jennie Ratcliff
1808–
Elias Ratcliff
1809–1852
Jesse Ratcliff Sr
1811–1891
Nancy Anne Ratcliff
1813–1872
Elizabeth Ratcliff
1815–1863
John C Ratcliff
1819–1888
Hannah Ratcliff
1821–1854
Mary Elisa Ratcliff
1822–1863
Jeremiah Ratcliff
1826–1863
William Ratcliff
1827–1897
Robert Ratcliff
1833–1919

Sources (11)

  • John Sr Ratcliff, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Ratcliff, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • John Ratcliff, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ratliff .

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

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