Re: William Ratliff (1816) Floyd,Ky
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Re: William Ratliff (1816) Floyd,Ky
Judith Smith 12/15/04
Hello GGG GD to JR Ratliff.I am GGG GD of Lucinda Ratliff (sister to JR, third child) and Ruben Warren.Great to meet you.I am hoping to find someone who may have pictures of William's kids and William/Malinda maybe.I was not aware that William may be part indian.That is awesome to hear and makes a lot of sense if true because I can not connect him to a family as of yet.I knew Malinda is an orphan.Malinda and William were married on 9/8/1836 and were released from custody of Simpkins Keathley and William Weddington.We know passed down from our side that somewhere in our background there was someone who adopted kids in the area and put them to work on their farm.When the kids turned 18 and got married, the adopted parents gave them acreage to start their own place.My mom and I believe that this is either SK or WW.Both of these men owned alot of acreage.Passed down info told us that Malinda was an orphan, but we haven't tracked her down either.What makes matters worse for me is that my GGG, Ruben Warren, appears out of thin air, has a 9 year child from somewhere else, and we don't know where he came from.If you happen to have any photos of William or children, I would be more than happy to pay for copies and postage in order to see them.We have pictures of everyone except this side, which is my main side.Can't wait to hear from you soon.Thanks so much.