By request, here's the best I can do with it at the moment. There's always hope :) I'll begin back with Richard Ratcliff who came from Lancashire England, since a lot of us can go back that far. Richard Ratcliff b. 1661, Chapel Hill, Rossendale, England m. Mary Caterne. Their children: James, John, Anthony, William and Jane John Ratcliff b 1694, St. Michael's Parish, Talbot Co, Maryland m. ? their children: Moses Moses Ratcliff b 1730, Ratcliff's Choice, Talbot Co, Maryland m. Mary Sarah Farmer. Their Children: Redden or Redding, Aaron, Moses, Abraham, Benjamin, Shaham, Elam and Rebecca Elam Ratliff b. 1781, Randolph, NC m. ? Their children: Zachaeus, Barbary, Irene, Mordica, Malinda, Obediah, Owen and Catherine. Zachaeus Ratliff b. 1824, Onslow, NC m. Margaret Martha Underwood (dau of Capt. James Underwood). Their children: Malissa, Elizabeth, James, Mary, Carney Strong, David G. and William Thomas. Zachaeus moved to Lawrence County, Arkansas, was a blacksmith and served as a blacksmith in the Civil War. James S. Ratliff b. 1852, Lawrence Co, Arkansas m. Emma Rebecca Justus (Dau of Stephen Justus). Their children: J. Bascum and Minnie J. Minnie J. Ratliff b. 1875, Lawrence Co, Arkansas m. J. H. Newton Park, a farmer and Justice of the Peace. This is the last of my line of the Ratliff's. There was at least one other Ratliff family in Lawrence County. I know Mordica, Zacheaus' brother, was there with his family as well and can look up the names of Mordica's children if anyone needs to know. I just discovered that I haven't input them into my genealogy program for some reason. Sounds like a project for a rainy day. Any cousins out there? -- Janet Reaves [email protected] ____________