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A. J. RATLEDGE'S PLACE

Blount County, TN

Family Group of

John Jackson "A. J." Ratledge b 16 Nov 1837 Greene CO, TN d 6 Mar 1893 Blount CO, TN buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
military service - Pvt CO E, 3rd TN Mtd Inf USA
son of Asbury "Bury" Ratledge* & Lucinda "Lucy" Clowers* of Monroe and McMinn COS, TN

m 1 Oct 1859 Blount CO, TN by John McCulley, JP TO
Sarah Gainey Rudd b 13 Feb 1841 TN d 13 Apr 1911 Blount CO, TN buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
family says she was Cherokee Indian orphan reared by a Rudd family

issue:
1(M) Daniel H. "Oakland Dan" Ratledge b ca 1861 TN [tombstone says 1855; probably wrong] d 1934 buried Oakland Cemetery, Blount CO, TN

2(F) Susan T. "Susie" Ratledge b 11 Mar 1866 TN d 24 Jun 1936 buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
m 24 Oct 1893 Blount CO, TN by W. G. Abbott, MG TO
George W. Crisp b d

3(M) James W. Thomas "Tom" Ratledge b 20 Feb 1868 TN d 1929 buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
m (1) 18 May 1890 Blount CO, TN by Ignatious Jones, JP TO
Sally Logan b 10 May 1870 d 6 Mar 1898 buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
m (2) 12 Apr 1902 Blount CO, TN by J. H. McConell, MG TO
Sally Tucker b 1886 d 1956 buried Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN

4(M) William Manuel Ratledge b ca 1879 d
m 28 Jul 1900 Blount CO, TN by Igantious Jones, JP TO
Mary Ellen Scudgins b ca 1887 d

5(M) Andrew Jackson "Jack" Ratledge b d IL
[NOTE: Did he marry Susie Crisp on 1 Sep 1895 Blount CO, TN?]

6(M) John Henry Ratledge b 8 Jan 1878 d 15 Jan 1957 buried Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Blount CO, TN
m 23 Jul 1898 Blount CO, TN by Ignatious Jones, JP TO
Lulia Ellen Green b d

* great-great-great-great-grandparents of Stephen Ratledge

We will always be grateful to Daddy "Buck" Ratledge and Aunt Maude Ratledge for all their help! Thanks to Ralph Houston Ratledge, Jr. and to Martha Tedder, descendants of A. J., for help with that line! Other cousins researching Ratledges include Pam (Geisler) Smith, Lena R. Lehnert, Darren Deskin, descendant of Jack Ratledge above, Marc Hall, Bill Ratledge, and Edward Ratledge.

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