Harvey Frank Ratliff (1869 - 1950)

Born 1869 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Genoa E. (Collins) Ratliff — married 18 Jan 1896 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1950 at about age 81 in Johnson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Harvey Ratliff was born the 4th issue of James and Rebecca Jane Blanton of Sycamore Hollow Johnson County Ky. He married Genoa (Nola) Hampton also of Sycamore Hollow. She was the daughter of Jesse & Clarinda (Collins) Hampton, they were married in Johnson County on Feb.20 1879. Jesse Hampton was born June 27 1859 and died Jun.18 1932. He married Clarinda at the age of 19, she was 21 at the time, she was born in Johnson County and he was born in Letcher County Kentucky. Clarinda Collins parents were William and Levisa (Ratliff) Collins. Levisa was the dau of Silas And Anna Ratliff.

The 1880 Census of Johnson Co. shows that Jess and Clarinda (Collins) Hampton were married and had a Genoa Collins living with them and that she was a stepdaughter to Jess. Genoa was 9 months of age when Jesse and Clarinda were married.

Harvey was a farmer mainly, and cut a lot of timber, he also did odd jobs for other people. In his spare time he would shoe ponies around the coal mines. This information comes from Flora (Ratliff) Caldwell his only living daughter in 1992.

The 1900 census shows that Harvey had been married 5 years and that his wife's name was Nolia. The 1910 census shows us the name of Genoa as Harvey's wife, I have enclosed a copy of Harvey & Nola's Marriage Certificate which state's that her name was Nola Hampton and this was in Jan.18 1896 so what has happened though the spans of time only they know for sure.

The 1920 census of Johnson County shows her name as "Genoah" she is 41 years of age at this time.

The 1900 Census shows that Nola had eight brothers they were: Harry, James, Irvin, Nelson, John, William, Adam, and Eddie Hampton.

I knew Grandmother Nola and visited her on all trips to Kentucky from Ohio. As a child I remember her well, I also remember Harvey but not as well I remember him as a very quiet man. I do not remember him as well as I would like to. Nola was a very strong person in many respects she had lead a hard life from what I could tell. One of the many abilities of Nola's was Quilting she was very good I still have one of her handmade quilts in a Red, White and Blue she called a star design, she had given this quilt to my mother and she passed it on to me.

In the latter years of her life she was confined to a wheelchair from an accident which resulted in a broken hip. She was making molasses from sugar cane, at the time they used a round crushing mill pulled by a mule in a circle to crush it, somehow she got in the way and was thrown to the ground resulting in a broken hip. She remained in a wheelchair for many years after this accident although she did walk again before she passed away .

After the death of Harvey in 1950 she lived alone in her old homeplace on Old Route 23 near Sycamore in Johnson County.

Harvey and Nola's gravestones were made by their grandson Billy Caldwell the son of Flora (Ratliff) Caldwell this information comes from Flora herself, she told me also that Nola had craved the stones for her own dead children and some of the stones for her grandchildren that are buried their.

Two of the stones I refer to simply read "Bab Was Born" Nov.29 1922 to H.

Ratliff, "Bab was Born" April 21 1914 to H. Ratliff. These stones are made identical to the stones used by "Fanny and Clora Ratliff"

They are located beside the rest of this family. The 1900 Johnson County Census shows Harvey and Nolia Ratliff as having two children at the time and they were "Jesse and Cecila" I have never heard of "Cecila" before or after this census.

It tells us that Harvey and Nola had been married 5 years and that Nola had already given birth to two children, and that she had two children living at the time. Maybe "Cecelia" is one of the unknown graves in the Dixon Cemetery or maybe someone messed up and Cecelia's real name was "Clarinda". Both Harvey and Nola could read and write.

After Harvey passed his grandson Billy Caldwell stayed with Nola about all the time. Upon any visit she was ready to cook for you, she would slide from her bed to her wheelchair and off she would go. It really didn't slow her down a lot. At the time of her death she still cooked on an old wood stove. Before her death she had contacted the Flu that later turned to Phueomonia, and this was the cause of her death.

The Dixon Preston Cemetery was used by this Ratliff family because of strong marriages ties between the "Collins" and the "Hampton's" and many of these people are buried there.

Harvey's obituary reads as follows: He was 80 years of age according to the Paintsville Herald, I show him as being 82 years old at death, my dates are according to census reports . Harvey had hardening of the arteries and a bad heart, he succumbed at his home in Nippa, Ky. at 11:50 P.M. after an illness of about eight months. Funeral Rites for Harvey were held at "Toms Creek Freewill Baptist Church" at 1:30 p.m. August 13 1950. Officiating was Revs. Millard Van Hoose and Claude Preston.

Nola's obituary reads that she was 84 years of age at death, that she was a Nippa Ky. resident, and that she passed away in the McDowell Hospital at 11:15 a.m. after an illness of five years. She was a member of the Rush Fork Methodist Church. Funeral rites for her were at "Toms Creek Freewill Baptist Church with Revs.Claude Preston and Millard Van Hoose officiating.

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Obituary

Harvey Ratliff, 80, died at his home In Nippa Johnson Co, Ky., at 11:50 P. M., August 11,1950 after an illness of about eight months. The son of James and Rebecca Blanton Ratliff, he was born Mar.14 1868 in Johnson County, Kentucky. A member of the Freewill Baptist Church, he was a resident of Nippa for 19 years. Mr. Ratliff is survived by his wife, Mrs. Genola (Nola) Hampton Ratliff, and five sons, 4 daughters, Jess Ratliff, Wittensville; Walker Ratliff, Meally; Harry Ratliff, Yatesville, Ky., James Ratliff, Dean, Ky.; Clarence Ratliff, Glo,. Ky.; Mrs. Clarinda "Clara Music, Van Lear; Mrs.Venious Mae Music, Glo; Mrs. Loretta "Lora" Branham, and Mrs. Flora Caldwell, both of Nippa. Surviving brothers and sisters are, Mrs. Arminta Spencer, Hager Hill; John Elliott Ratliff, Barnetts Creek; Silas Ratliff, Paintsville. Funeral rites were held at the Toms Creek Freewill Baptist Church at 1:30 p. m. August 13, with the Revs. Millard Van Hoose and Claude Preston officiating. Music was furnished by the Toms Creek Quartet. Burial was made in the Dixon Cemetery at Wittensville.

Vitals

Birth:

Date: March 14, 1868^[1]

Place: Johnson County, Kentucky

Marriage:

Spouse: Genola Hampton

Date: January 18, 1896^[2]

Marriage: Johnson, Kentucky

Death:

Date

August 11, 1950^[3][4]

Place: Nippa, Johnson County, Kentucky

Burial:

Date: August 13, 1950^[5]

Place: Dixon-Preston Cemetery, Wittensville, Johnson County, Kentucky

Family

Father: James Ratliff

Mother: Rebecca J Blanton

Siblings:

Spouse: Genola Hampton

Children:

1. Everett Ratliff^[6]
2. Still Birth Ratliff^[7]
3. Still Birth Ratliff^[8]
4. Clora Ratliff^[9]

Events

1880 US Census: Barnetts Creek, Johnson, Kentucky^[10]

1900 US Census: Johnson, Kentucky^[11]

1910 US Census: Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Name: Harvey Ratliff Birth: Mar 14, 1868 Place: Johnson County, Kentucky Death: Aug 11, 1950 Place: Nippa, Johnson County, Kentucky Burial: Dixon-Preston Cemetery, Wittensville, Johnson County, Kentucky Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 43302837
2. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 Name: Harvey Ratliff Birth Date: 1872 Age: 24 Spouse's Name: Nola Hampton Spouse's Birth Date: 1879 Spouse's Age: 17 Event Date: 18 Jan 1896 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky
3. ↑ Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 Name: Harvey Ratliff Event Type: Death Event Date: 11 Aug 1950 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky Age: 80 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870
4. ↑ Find a Grave Name: Harvey Ratliff Birth: Mar 14, 1868 Place: Johnson County, Kentucky Death: Aug 11, 1950 Place: Nippa, Johnson County, Kentucky Burial: Dixon-Preston Cemetery, Wittensville, Johnson County, Kentucky Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 43302837
5. ↑ Find a Grave Name: Harvey Ratliff Birth: Mar 14, 1868 Place: Johnson County, Kentucky Death: Aug 11, 1950 Place: Nippa, Johnson County, Kentucky Burial: Dixon-Preston Cemetery, Wittensville, Johnson County, Kentucky Note: Find A Grave Memorial# 43302837
6. ↑ Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961 Name: Everet Ratliff Event Type: Death Event Date: 1923 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky Gender: male Father's Name: Harvey Ratliff Mother's Name: Nola Hampton
7. ↑ Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961 Name: Still Birth Ratliff Event Type: Death Event Date: 1921 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky Gender: male Father's Name: Harvy Ratliff Mother's Name: Nolia Hampton]
8. ↑ Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961 Name: Stillborn Ratliff Event Type: Death Event Date: 1914 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky Gender: male Father's Name: Harve Ratliff Mother's Name: Genoa Hampton
9. ↑ Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961 Name: Clora Ratcliff Event Type: Death Event Date: 1923 Event Place: Johnson, Kentucky Gender: Female Father's Name: Harve Ratcliff Mother's Name: Nola Hampton
10. ↑ United States Census, 1880 Name: Harvey Ratliff Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Barnetts Creek, Johnson, Kentucky Gender: male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race: White Occupation: Works on Farm Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Birthplace: Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
11. ↑ United States Census, 1900 Name: Harvey Ratchliff Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: magisterial District 5, Johnson, Kentucky Gender: male Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Years Married: 5 Birthplace: Kentucky Marriage Year (Estimated): 1895 Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
12. ↑ United States Census, 1910 Name: Harvey Ratliff Event Type: Census Event Date: 1910 Event Place: Paintsville Ward 2, Johnson, Kentucky Gender: Male Age: 41 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Birthplace: Kentucky Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky

See Also

1. Ancestry: Harvey Ratliff

Acknowledgements