
TO ISAAC CRANFIELD'S PLACE
Goodfield Community, Meigs County, TN
Family Group of
occupation - blacksmith, wagonmaker & farmer
son of
m 25 Nov 1838 Surry CO, NC TO
Mary "Polly" Jenkins*** b ca 1817 NC d ca 1880 buried Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
photo of Mary Jenkins Cranfield's tombstone
dau of
issue:
1(M) William "Bill" P. H. Cranfield** b ca 1839 NC d ca 1888 TN of typhoid fever
m (1) 19 Jan 1861 by P. M. Miller, JP Meigs CO, TN TO
Tennessee Low b d
(divorced first wife 24 Oct 1865 Meigs CO, TN on grounds of her adultery)
m (2) 13 Sep 1866 Rhea CO, TN TO
Nancy J. Wilson b ca 1840 TN d ca 1871
m (3) 7 May 1871 by Rev. J. R. Jones Meigs CO, TN TO
Mary S. (Coates) Love b d
m (4) 17 Dec 1874 McMinn CO, TN by M. Zeigler, JP TO
Mary Robinson** b ca Jan 1863 Polk CO, TN d 21 May 1925 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Mary Robinson Cranfield Burton
2(M) Martin Alexander Cranfield b ca Feb 1841 NC d 1922 Bradleyville, Taney CO, MO buried Patterson Cemetery, Taney CO, MO
m (1) 12 Jul 1860 by P. M. Miller, JP Meigs CO, TN TO
Minerva C. Presswood b 6 Nov 1846 Meigs CO? TN d 23 May 1929 TN buried Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
m (2) ca 187? TO
Nancy Jane Cozad b Dec 1842 TN d 1939 Bradleyville, Taney CO, MO buried Patterson Cemetery, Taney CO, MO
3(F) Nancy C. Cranfield b ca 1844 NC d
m (1) 15 Sep 1864 Meigs CO, TN TO
William J. Smith b d
m (2) 10 June 1869 by P. M. Miller, JP Meigs CO, TN TO
A. Jack Price b d
4(M) Thomas L. Cranfield b June 1846 TN d after 1920
photo of Thomas L. Cranfield and second wife
m (1) 12 June 1863 Meigs CO, TN TO
Mary Ann Price b ca 1847 TN d ca 1882 - 1885
m (2) 10 May 1885 by B. F. Lillard, JP TO
Susan "Susie" E. Floyd b May 1865 TN d after 1920
5(M) Joel C. "Jack" Cranfield b ca 1847 TN d
m 7 Sep 1870 by Rev. J. R. Jones Meigs CO, TN TO
Louisa Eliza Rowland b ca 1853 TN d
6(F) Mary Mahala Cranfield b ca 1849 Meigs CO, TN d 19 Apr 1929 MO buried Brearley Cemetery, Dardanelle, Yell CO, AR
m 22 Apr 1865 Meigs CO, TN TO
John Keller b d
7(F) Sarah Ann Cranfield** Winder b 12 Jan 1852 Meigs CO, TN d 31 Jan 1937 Athens, McMinn CO, TN buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Sarah Ann Cranfield Robinson
photo of her tombstone
m (1) 12 Dec 1870 Meigs CO, TN by Rev. J. R. Jones TO
Jacob "Jake" Winder b d (He abandoned her.)
m (2) 15 Aug 1882 McMinn CO, TN by F. B. McEves, JP TO
Grundy Robinson** b 1863 TN d before 1900 buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN (no tombstone)
8(M) John Henry Cranfield b 13 Dec 1856 Meigs CO, TN d Nov 1914 Hatton, Sevier CO, AR buried Witherspoon Cemetery, VanDeVort, Sevier CO, AR
m (1) 21 Apr 1878 by G. W. Atchley, JP Meigs CO, TN TO
Nancy Jane (Owens) Hill b ca 1853 TN d Campground Cemetery, Winthrop, AR
m (2) TO
Fannie Pickett b d
9(M) Stephen (L. or D.) Cranfield b ca 1859 TN d
m 16 Mar 1881 by T. H. Smith Meigs CO, TN TO
Martha Ingle b d
10(M) Jefferson "Jeff" D. Cranfield b 24 Nov 1860 Meigs CO, TN d 9 Mar 1925 buried Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
m 18 May 1878 Meigs CO, TN TO
Mary A. Knox b 5 Dec 1862 Meigs CO, TN d 11 Mar 1937 buried Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Meigs CO, TN
Many thanks to all the following cousins who have helped with this research Mary Cranfield Hackney, Billie Smith Sears, Arthur L. McGinley, Mary McConnell Grace, Mary Joyce Childs Gregory, and Barbara Phelps! We will always be grateful to Mamaw Coleman, Daddy "Buck" Ratledge, Aunt Maude Ratledge, and Laura (Winder) Buckner for all their help on this line!
*** great-great-great-grandparents &
** great-great-grandparents of Stephen Ratledge

Homespun
Graphics
by
Sandra Ratledge
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