RATCLIFFE  FAMILY  BIBLE

1784 – 1854

Submitted by Melissa Ratcliffe Crowe

Marriages 

Gideon Ratcliffe, son of John and Mary Ratcliffe was married to Frances Cowles Daughter of Thomas & Mary Cowles November the 12^th 1807 

Gideon Ratcliffe was married to Mary S Cowles daughter of James and Alice Cowles the 3^rd day of October 1824 

Wm F Pierce, son of John Pierce jun and Susan Pierce married to Mary E Ratcliffe daughter of Gideon Ratcliffe the 3^rd day of March 1823 

Wm P Ratcliffe married to Mary M Cummings in Little Rock Arkansas the 11^th April 1837

Births 

Gideon Ratcliffe was born November the 1^st, 1.7.8.4. 

Frances his wife was born March the 28^th 1.7.8.6. 

Mary Edwards Ratcliffe Daughter of Gideon Ratcliffe & Frances his wife was born August the 15^th 1808 

William Pleasant Ratcliffe son of Gideon Ratcliffe & Frances his wife was born February the 18  1810 

Richard Henry Ratcliffe Son of Gideon Ratcliffe & Frances his wife was born March the 12^th 1.8.1.3. 

Thomas L Douglass Ratcliffe Son of Gideon Ratcliffe and Frances his wife was born the 11^th day of August 1815 

Gideon Francis Ratcliffe son of Gideon Ratcliffe and Frances his wife the 20^th day of May 1818 

John Wesley Ratcliffe son of Gideon Ratcliffe and Frances his wife was born the 8^th day of June 1820 

Births 

John Gideon Pierce son of Wm & Mary Pierce was born the 14^th day of Febry 1826 

Wm C Pierce 2^nd son of Wm Pierce & Mary Pierce was born the 1^st day of Janry 1828 and died the 22^nd of Febry (illegible…afternoon?) 

Frances Virginia 1^st daughter of Wm & Mary Pierce was born the 1^st day of Janry 1829 

Mary Brown Pierce daughter of Wm & Mary Pierce was born the first day of August 1831 in Tennessee 

Children of William P and Mary M Ratcliffe 

John Gideon Ratcliffe was born January 16^th A D 1838 

William Cummings Ratcliffe was born Augt 6^th A D 1840 

Thomas Ratcliffe was born July 24  1842 

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 John W Ratcliffe married Sarah Frances Reams daughter of Henry and Sarah Reams, 4^th November 1848 

Children 

Thomas Walter born 8^th Sept 1846 

Edward Mortimer born 7^th April 1849 

Anna Pierce born 10^th June 185 (illegible…6 or 7) 

Sallie H (illegible…Hope?)      20^th 

Oscar Reams  15 July (illegible….1861?) 

Mattie (illegible…North?)  185 (illegible…3?) 

Robert Elisha born June 19^th 1866 

Deaths 

Richard Henry Ratcliffe died the (illegible) of November 1814 

Frances Ratcliffe wife of Gideon Ratcliffe Departed this life on Monday May 20  1824 after an illness of (illegible…appears to be 55¾) hours in hope of a joyful (illegible) 

Gideon Ratcliffe departed this life on Friday 3 day of March (illegible)