Posted on: DeSoto Parish La Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/La/DeSoto/750 Surname: GIBSON, SIMMONS, BARRENTINE ------------------------- My great uncle JAMES P RATLIFF, married, MUHULDA JOSEPHINE CAMPBELL on 21 JUNE,1871, At MANSFIELD LA,DESOTO PARISH, His brother GEORGE RATLIFF, married ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, In 1870,At MANSFIELD, LA. According to my grandfathers old family bible, JAMES P RATLIFF died in GRANBURY TEXAS, My g/g/father JOSEPH RATLIFF was married to SARAH BARRENTINE, they moved to DESOTO PARISH abt, 1859,i find them on the 1860 U.S. CENSUS and also on the 1870 CENSUS, Except SARAH had died and he married my g/grandmother ELIZABETH GIBSON, She had been married to H.P. SIMMONS,he died during the civil war. The children of JOSEPH RATLIFF were: WILLIAM,MARGARET,JAMES P., GREENBERRY,MARTHA,JOSEPH and my grandfather JESSE ROBERT RATLIFF and sister ELIZABETH. Any information would be appreciated. THOMAS RADCLIFF