Thanks for the response. My John Ratliff left Virginia in the early 1800's. Was in Illinois by 1810 where they stayed for awhile and landed in Arkansas, Crawford and Washington Counties before 1830. His four sons, William, James, Thompson and Jobe all in tow. The boys married along the way. William cut off for Missouri. He and his descendents can be traced pretty well there. The other three came into Texas by about 1850, possibly a year or so earlier and have remained there. Their children went into other areas of Texas....and most can be traced.....Old John however, died in Arkansas....supposedly in Crawford County and is buried there. I would like to find the proof of his being there, ie: tac records, or something... and hopefully where he is buried. If I run across your Ratliff...will send up a signal. Have a wonderful and safe New Year. ----- Original Message ----- From: OkiegrlGG@aol.com<mailto:OkiegrlGG@aol.com> To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] NY's Resolutions - Reply to RATLIFF In a message dated 12/31/2005 10:52:47 A.M. Central Standard Time, jg_lewis@msn.com<mailto:jg_lewis@msn.com> writes: If you run across my John Ratliff b. 1750 VA. in any of your Arkansas records, Give this old lady a SHOUT...I've been looking so long....I am just about looked out. Have you checked to see if some of John Ratliff's sons eventually moved to Indian Territory, later Ok. in 1907? Not sure if the Thomas J. RATLIFF I was interested in finding data on in 2005 is related to John Ratliff, however I know only that he came from AR. according to a relative. I wanted the info because my gg-aunt married a T.J. Ratliff in Hartshorne, OK. He was born in 1862 in AR. Happy New Year and best wishes in finding your people. Glynda Ellman ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ARCRAWFORD list, send the command "unsubscribe" to ARCRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARCRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com> (if in mail mode) or ARCRAWFO-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARCRAWFO-D-request@rootsweb.com> (if in digest mode.) ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>