The Line of Richard Ratcliff and Ellen Gibson
                      Revised July 2, 1997

Note:
According to "The World Family Tree," Volume 7, pedigree #3550:
Richard's grandparents were James and Mary Ratliff. James was born about
1735 and died after 1798, in Virginia.  Richard's father was Martin
Ratliff, Sr.  (c. 1768, Wash Mill Creek, Louisa County, Virginia, died c.
1844, Bath County, Virginia) married c. 1798 to Mary Susannah (born circa
1784, VA. and died before 1848). Martin and his wife had sixteen children.


1. RICHARD RATCLIFF 

Richard Ratcliff (born circa 1800) m. ELLEN GIBSON (born circa 1809)

Richard Ratcliff and Ellen Gibson were born in Louisa County, Virginia.
Richard and Ellen married June 20, 1833 in Bath County Virginia. According 
to the 1850 census their children were:

2.     (1) Francis   (f)  b. c. 1829          b. Bath Co, VA
      
3.     (2) Harriet   (f)  b. c. 1833
 
4.     (3) William        b. c. 1835
        m. Elizabeth Catherine Gay 1868

5.     (4) Cynthia        b. c. 1836

6.     (5) Archer         b. c. 1838
        m. Mary L. Fox 1868

7.     (6) Warrick        b. c. 1841

8.     (7) Mary           b. c. 1843

9.     (8) Marcellus      b. c. 1845

10.    (9) Richard        b. c. 1847

[William, Archer, and Warrick served with the Confederates.
William & Archer served with the 25th Virginia Infantry]


4.WILLIAM RAT(C)LIFF    1.RICHARD RATCLIFF

William Rat(c)liff married Elizabeth Catherine Gay, born Aug 13, 1845, in
Lewis County, West Virginia, on Feb 4, 1868. She was the daughter of Andrew
Gay, Sr. and Martha Mary Knowlden of Lewis County. William died Dec 25,
1917 in Lewis County. Elizabeth died Feb 16, 1936 in Lewis County.

Children of William Rat(c)liff and Elizabeth Catherine Gay

11.     (1) Warrick Cameron Ratliff   born June 10, 1870, died Oct 14, 1938

12.     (2) Andrew Richard Ratliff    born c. 1876
        m. Bertie Gertrude Helmick 1904

13.     (3) Martha Ellen Ratliff      born July 18, 1881, died Dec 22, 1956
        m. John Caldwell Taylor, Sr. 1904


13.MARTHA ELLEN RATLIFF     4.WILLIAM RAT(C)LIFF   1.RICHARD RATCLIFF

John C. Taylor, born Nov 13, 1873 in Braxton County, W.Va., 
a great-grandson of Peter Shields and Elizabeth
Singleton, son of Union Navy veteran Joseph Henry Taylor,
married Martha Ellen Ratliff of Lewis County, W Va.
in 1904. John was killed in a hit-and-run accident June 14, 1936
in Lewis County, W.Va. Martha Ellen (Ratliff) Taylor died
Dec 22, 1956 in Lewis County, West Virginia.

Children of Martha Ellen Ratliff and John C. Taylor, Sr.

14.   (1) William Henry Taylor      b. 1905    d. 1967

15.   (2) Ethel Catherine Taylor    b. ?
         m. -----Fulks  

16.   (3) Glenn Russell Taylor      b. c. 1911
         m.Mary A. Robinson 1932

17.   (4) Franklin Walter Taylor    b. ?

18.   (5) Warrick Richard Taylor    b. 1916    d. 1948 

19.   (6) John Caldwell Taylor, Jr. b. Dec 27, 1909  d.June 22, 1982
        m. Hilda H. Steinbeck 1931, div. 1935
        m. Oleta Beall 1946 -- died in 1952
        m. Gracie I. Donaldson 1954 

20.   (7) Theodore Quinton Taylor   b. ?

21.   (8) Biddie Taylor (dau.)      b. ?

22.   (9) Archie Dale Taylor        b.Mar 15, 1924  d.Oct 2, 1993
        m.Ellenor Jane Flesher

19.JOHN CALDWELL TAYLOR, JR.     13.MARTHA ELLEN RATLIFF    
4.WILLIAM RAT(C)LIFF     1.RICHARD RATCLIFF


Children of John Caldwell Taylor,Jr. and Hilda H. Steinbeck


23.   (1) Constance Marie Taylor     b. July 5, 1931
         m.David E. Frazier 1952, died 1976
         m.Donald Mansfield 1979

24.   (2) Jocelyn Lee Taylor         b. 1933     d. 1973
         m.Donald Rasted

25.   (3) Martha Lou Taylor          b. 1935
         m.Edwin Biestek

Children of John Caldwell Taylor,Jr and Gracie Donaldson

26.    (4) John Bernard Taylor       b.
          m. Debra Wheatley

27.    (5) Sharon Lynne Taylor       b.
          m. Barry Lee Cassady
          m. Angus Duke

23.CONSTANCE MARIE TAYLOR  19.JOHN CALDWELL TAYLOR, JR.     
13.MARTHA ELLEN RATLIFF    4.WILLIAM RAT(C)LIFF     
1.RICHARD RATCLIFF


Children of Constance Marie Taylor and David E. Frazier


28.   (1) Paul David Frazier           b. 1953
         m.Joan M. Rebman 1978

29.   (2) James Edward Frazier         b. 1957
         m.Della Marie Kemple 1984

30.   (3) Elizabeth Allyn Frazier      b. 1959
         m.Jeffrey Allen Truman 1988

31.   (4) Pamela Cathleen Frazier      b. 1961
         m.Donald Howard Whitman  1983


BIBLIOGRAPHY:



Blake, James S. & Evelyn E.; "Early Braxton County (West) Virginia
    Marriage Bonds (& Records)  1836-1873"
Cochran, Wes; Braxton Co, WV Deaths 1853-1880
Cochran, Wes; Braxton Co. WV Deaths 1881-1900
Cochran, Wes: Braxton Co. WV Marriages 1876-1932
Cochran, Wes: Braxton Co. WV Marriages 1836-1875
Cochran, Wes: Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880
Cochran, Wes: Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937
Frazier, Paul D., additions and corrections
"Heritage of Braxton County WV 1995" pp.232,234
Journal of the Braxton Historical Society  March 1987
Norman, Don, "The Descendants of Jacob Conrad"
Norman, Don, "The Descendants of Peter Shields"
Ratliff, Leslie, Shields family group sheets
Shields, John M.; Last Will & Testament, filed July 1886, Braxton Co. WV
Sutton, "History of Braxton County and Central WV" p.444
Weston (WV) "Independent" obituary of J.C.Taylor, June 17, 1936
1850,1860,1870 Braxton County VA (WV) census
1850,1860,1870 Lewis County VA (WV) census