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BEN RATLEDGE'S PLACE

Mt. Harmony, McMinn County, TN

Family Group of

Benjamin "Ben" Ratledge b ca 1805 Rowan CO, NC d after 1880
occupation - mail contractor
son of James Ratledge, Jr.* & Sarah Gatton of Greene CO, TN

m 8 Apr 1833 Greene CO, TN by A. Rankin TO
Mary "Polly" Massey b 14 Oct 1798 TN d 14 Oct 1894 Monroe CO, TN buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN (near Mt Harmony)
dau of

issue:
1(F) Sarah Jane Ratledge b ca 1834 TN d 28 June 1893 buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN [no tombstone]
m (1) ca 1860 TO
Mr. ____ Cross b d before 1869
m (2) 5 Sep 1869 Monroe CO, TN by Thomas A. Harrison, JP TO
Melvin "Mel" E. Fox (alias Green) b 29 Nov 1842 Macon CO, NC d 10 Apr 1925 Hamilton CO, TX

2(M) Daniel Ratledge b ca 1835 Greene CO, TN d ca 1862 Civil War
military service - Pvt CO H 3rd (Lillard's) Mtd Inf, CSA
m 3 Jul 1858 McMinn CO, TN by M. F. Johnston, JP TO
Clarissa "Clarcy" Hampton b ca 1839 d
(NOTE: She remarried 23 Sep 1864 McMinn CO, TN to Lewis Cupp.)

3(M) David Ratledge b ca 1838 Greene CO, TN d 20 Jul 1863 Vicksburg, MS POW
military service - Pvt CO H 3rd (Lillard's) Mtd Inf, CSA

4(M) George L. Ratledge b ca 1839 TN d
m 17 Jan 1857 McMinn CO, TN by James Parkerson, JP TO
Nancy E. Dooley b ca 1839 d

5(F) Adaline Ratledge b ca 1842 TN d
m ca 1865 TO but widowed by 1880
Noah "Noe" Stephens b d before 1880

6(M) William Pinckney "Pink" Ratledge b 18 Jun 1846? NC d 16 Sep 1920 McMinn CO, TN buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 8 Apr 1870 Monroe CO, TN by Julian Brannon, JP TO
Catherine "Cat" (Akin) Thomas b Aug 1853 GA? d 18 Feb 1915 McMinn CO, TN buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

7(F) Nancy Melissa Ann "Ann" Ratledge b 6 July 1848 Monroe CO, TN d 1887
m 29 Dec 1867 Monroe CO, TN TO
Jasper Newton Barnett b 28 Jul 1848 Cherokee CO, NC d 27 Jul 1928 buried Mt Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, off HWY 30, McMinn CO, TN
tombstone inscribed Newton Barnett, CO G -- 3 TN M. I.

8(F) Malinda C."Lindy" or "Lind" Ratledge b 10 Aug 1853 [Tombstone says b 22 Jun 1857 but believed erroneous.] Tellico Plains, Monroe CO, TN d 11 Nov 1926 Etowah, McMinn CO, TN buried Notchey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
m 8 Feb 1875 Monroe CO, TN TO
Lemuel "Bud" Talent, Jr. b ca 1851 d 23 May 1893 buried Notchey Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
military service - Corp, CO F, 2nd TN CAV, USA

10(F) Florida "Flordy" Ratledge b ca 1855 Monroe CO, TN d after 1880 (member of Notchey Creek Baptist Church, Monroe CO, TN 1873)

11(F) Catherine "Catie" Calla Ratledge b ca 1858 Monroe CO, TN d
m 18 Dec 1875 Monroe CO, TN TO
Henry Abraham Moses 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 on this line! Other cousins researching Ratledges include Pam (Geisler) Smith, Lena R. Lehnert, Mary Paul Rutledge, Marc Hall, Bill Ratledge, and Edward Ratledge. Thanks also to Sheila Dilbeck for info on Ann (Ratledge) Barnett!

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Sandra Ratledge

All you kinfolks, put some mail in that old box!