From the index page, family group records are accessible alphabetically by surname in a drop box. Use down arrow to locate names of interest, highlight names, and click go. A listing will appear of the families; only ones underlined in orange are typed and available links at present. As time permits, still other families and data will be added. Other related surnames may be accessed through the Surname Indexes.

As soon as possible, I will add more photos, military service records, wills, other primary records, ancedotes, and family stories as links. For your viewing convenience, all photos will be listed alphabetically under "Photograph Album" as well as being accessible links on each particular family group record.

I am thankful for the opportunity to share my research with family and friends through the free webspace provided by Rootsweb. Very special thanks and appreciation to our son Shane Ratledge, pictured, for helping create this website, for teaching me html, file allocation, the skills necessary to maintain a website, and for explaining Corel Photo House so I could draw my own graphics. Were it not for his persistence, expertise, and encouragement, I would never have attempted this.

Enjoy!
Sandra Ratledge

Shane Ratledge (taken in 1998) B.S., ETSU 2002,
Computer Science and Information Systems , software engineer since 2005

Homespun
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Sandra Ratledge

This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents,
Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.