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PINK RATLEDGE'S PLACE

Mt. Harmony, McMinn County, TN

Family Group of

William Pinckney "Pink" Ratledge b 18 Jun 1846? NC? or Monroe CO, TN per death certificate d 16 Sep 1920 McMinn CO, TN death certificate #240 buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
son of Benjamin Ratledge & Mary "Polly" Massey of Mt Harmony, 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 buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
dau of Charlie D. Akin & Rebecca C. McCracken

issue:
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4 all of the above died of fever enroute to TX and were buried at Crossville, Cumberland CO, TN

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6(F) 5th or 6th child was still living in 1978

7(M) Thomas "Tom" Ratledge b 1874 McMinn CO, TN d 1929 Monroe CO, TN
m (1) 18 Nov 1895 Monroe CO, TN by S. Y. Minis, JP TO
Mary Talent (his 1st cousin) b 1878 TN d before 1918?
m (2) ca 1918 TO
Mrs. Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Rutledge) Sullivan b d 9 Nov 1925 Monroe CO, TN
Lizzie Ratledge's obituary

8(M) John Pinckney Ratledge b 26 Nov 1880 McMinn CO, TN d 18 Nov 1963 Sweetwater, Monroe CO, TN buried West View Cemetery, Sweetwater, TN
m 3 June 1906 McMinn CO, TN TO
Mary Malinda Hicks b 1887 d

9(M) James "Jim" Ratledge, Sr. b 29 Dec 1883 ('86 on tombstone & 1885 per Kyker Funeral Home records) TN d 15 May 1971 McMinn CO, TN buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m 16 Oct 1918 McMinn CO, TN TO
Mary Sue Miller b ca 1897 TN d buried Old Mt Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN

10(F) Bella Sue b ca 1884 TN d
m TO
Jale Cole b d

11(F) Della Mae Ratledge b Jun 1885 TN d 18 Mar 1922 Cleveland, Bradley CO, TN death certificate #67 gives birth year as 1890 & listed under Ratledge
m never but had child by
Charles Robinson

12(F) Victoria "Vick" Ratledge b ca 1886 McMinn CO, TN d 1949 McMinn CO, TN
m 3 July 1895 McMinn CO, TN by James Marril, JP TO
Lawrence Brock b Oct 1875 d 18 Jan 1934

13(M) David "Dave" Douglas Ratledge b 15 Sep 1886 [per Kyker Funeral Home records & 1891 per tombstone] Tellico Plains, Monroe CO, TN (twin to Daniel below) d 22 Apr 1975 McMinn CO, TN buried Old Fashion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Niota, McMinn CO, TN
m (1) 31 Aug 1913 McMinn CO, TN TO
Pearl Mae Kyle b 15 Apr 1899 Monroe CO, TN d 2 Feb 1937 McMinn CO, TN buried Niota Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
m (2) TO
Beatrice Cagle b d

14(M) Daniel Ratledge b 15 Sep 1890 Tellico Plains, Monroe CO, TN d after 1978 Moses Lake, WA?
m (1) 1908 Monroe CO, TN TO
Tevie Fain b 1895 d
m (2) 1917 MO TO

* 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 to all!

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