Do you know who your Ratliff ancester that fought in Revolutionary War was? Could have he have been this Richard Ratliff? I find it strange there is none, absolutely no Ratliff mentioned in DAR Revolutionary Patriot Index! Did his sons get killed at Horseshoe Bend? Do you suspect the infamous "Trail of Tears" took the lives of all of them? Does anyone have an educated guess? Barbara in Cullman -----Original Message----- From: alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alblount-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Lamisu@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:58 AM To: alblount@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALBLOUNT] Davy Crockett Almost Died Near Blount County Charlotte Adams Hood published a book "Jackson's White Plumes" which detailed the help that the Indians gave him during the Creek Indian War. It outlines Day Croquet's scouting trip through Blunt Co. It also relates his meetings with a Richard Ratliff family near present day Gadsden just east of the Blount Co. line. Richard had married an Indian lady and had a large mixed family that ran a trading post. Richard had been there since shortly after the Revolution. Two of his sons fought with Jackson at Horseshoe Bend. This family was later shipped west on "The Trail of Tears." My Ratliff family arrived in Blount Co. about 1817. I'm still trying to find out how we may have been related to Richard. Charlottes book mentions a number of families living in the area at that time (1813-1814). ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALBLOUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message