My mother has research she did years ago on the Ratcliff who came to Texas and on Guilford Ratliff and Thompson Ratliff. The 1893 History of Texas, Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee & Burleson Counties was indexed in 1977 by Jean Halden Walker and her family. This is a quote "John O. Frink, a real-estate dealer and farmer of Taylor, was born in Columbus county, North Carolina, in 1843, a son of John and Annie J. (GORE) FRINK, natives also of that county. The Frink family came to this country from Scotland previous to the war of Independence. John Frink dies in his native State in 1891, and his wife departed this life when our subject was quite small. They were the parents of ten children, all of whom lived to years of maturity. One was killed in the Confederate army, and another also died during the war. Our subject and one brother were the only ones of the family to come to Texas, and the father afterward returned to Georgia, leaving John O. the only representaative. The latter attended the common schools of North Carolina, but his education was interrupted by the breaking out of the late war. In 1861 he joined Company H, Eighteenth North Carolina Infantry, under Colonel (James D.) Ratcliffe." Ratliff - Williamson Co, TX probates Delila, Job, Mary (minors) 31 Jan 1859 orphans of Guilford; Martha, Mary & Sarah (minors) 13 Dec 1859; Job, dec'd, 13 Dec 1869; Caroline & James, dec'd 20 Aug 1883; Maryretta (minor) 2 June 1882; Thompson, dec'd 20 Aug 1883; Charles, Ellen, Fannie & Henry (minors) - 21 Aug 1884; Caroline, Emma & mary Alix (minors) 7 Nov 1884. Ratliff, Agnes b 1834 or 1835 AK Crawf co dau of James B Ratliff b 1806 d 1886 & Catherine d 1863 b 1806 KY. Agnes m 7 Feb 1858 Williamson Co, TX Andrew J Chapman (b 1834,5 TN)(son of Elijah & Mariuam H) d 16 Jan 1921 Austin TX CSA to San Saba Co then Calahan Co TX then N.Mex. Agnes died 8 June 1098 El Paso, TX 8 children: Jas. Elijah (m Thurman b 1858 TX), Wm. Albert (b 1865 TX m Thurman), Geo. W. (b 1866 Tx) John (b 1860or 1874 TX), Thomas (b1879 Tx m NM) Martha "Mattie" b Nov 1870, Mary (died?) b 1870, Julia C. b 1872. Mother has lots more. If you are interested, please contact. I will try to continue to type up her notes. Karen Walker Ratcliffe ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com