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    1. My Lawson Line/Ratliff Line
    2. Does anyone have any info on this line? GEN 1: Wm Lawson, b Jun 26, 1713 Montrose, Scotland, d Apr 18, 1826 Scott Co., VA; m ca 1758 Rebecca (Jane BANKS ?) CHILDREN: 1)Wm jr b 1763 NC; d Jan 30, 1852 Scott Co., VA; m Nancy Baker Jan 4, 1788 Montgomery, VA. 2)*Travis b 1766 NC; d?; m Maysie (Martha) Simkins Jan 4, 1788 Montgomery, VA. 3)Sally b 1770 VA; d?; m Henry Wood Aug. 14, 1794 GEN 2: Travis & Maysie Lawson children: 1)John b 1791 Montgomery Co., VA; d?; m 1st Nancy Banks, 2nd Elizabeth Woods. 2)James b 1794; d?; m 1st?; 2nd Polly Wood-Aug 8, 1831 Morgan Co., VA. 3)Joseph b 1796 Scott Co., VA; d Jan 11, 1878 Wolf Co., KY; m Oct 31, 1816 Floyd Co., KY Mary Ann Belcher. 4)Mary "Polly" b 1798; d ?; m Oct 31, 1814 Bath Co., KY Isaac Ingram. 5)Sarah "Sally" b 1801; d ?; m Jan 20, 1818 Bath Co., KY Hiram Ingram. 6)Wm b 1804 VA; d ?; m Dec 17, 1824 Morgan Co., KY Mary Davis. 7)Henry b 1807 VA; d ?; m Jan 8, 1828 Morgan Co., KY Malinda Montgomery. 8)*Jeremiah b 1809 VA; d Jul 17, 1862 Cynthiana, Morgan Co., KY; m Oct 4, 1828 Nancy Toliver d/o Joel & Hannah (Sebastian) Tolliver; b ca 1813, Georgetown, Scott Co., KY 9)Travis S. b 1813 KY; d ?; m Frances Shackleford. GEN 3:Children of Jeremiah & Nancy Toliver Lawson: 1)*Polly(Mary Ann) b 1827 KY; d 1890 Harrison Co., KY; m Apr 1, 1848 Wm Ratliff s/o James (b ca 1800 VA d?) & Elizabeth ? Ratcliff; b ca 1823 VA; d ca 1899. 2)Hannah b?'d?; m Robert Ratliff Nov 20, 1852 Morgan Co., KY s/o James & Elizabet Ratcliff (see above for dates). 3)Phobe b?; d?; m ?Jones 4)Rebecca b?; d?; m 1st Matthew Gillespie 2nd Dennis Welch. 5)Louisa b Mar 13, 1848; d?; m 1st ? Tinner 2nd Albert W. Gillespie, Harrison Co., KY. 6)Pearlina b?; d?; m ? Dunaway, Harrison Co., KY. 7)Evelina b?;d?; m? Acton, Monroe Co., Indiana 8)Wm Travis b Mar 26, 1831 Morgan Co., KY; d? buried Grant Co., KY; m Feb. 14, 1856 Morgan Co.,KY Elizabeth Ratliff d/o James & Elizabeth Ratcliff (see above for dates); b ca 1835 KY; d?. 9)John Wesley b 1835; d?; m Jan 23, 1862 Harrison Co.,KY widow Mary Ellen McKinley. 10)James H. b?; d?; m Nov 23,1865 Martha E. Smith 11)Soloman b May 27, 1844; d?; m Della Lanter. 12)Lucinda b?; d?; m ? Wells, Menefee Co., KY 13)Emma b?; d?; m? 14)Sarah b?; d?; m ?Terry NOTES: James Ratcliff & Elizabeth? had 6 childen that I am aware of. Three married siblings in the LAWSON clan. GEN 4: Children of Wm Ratcliff/Ratliff & Polly Ann Lawson: 1)*Joshua Wilson b Jan 18,1849 Montgomery Co., KY; d May 1, 1925 Wellington, Collingsworth Co., TX (buried in Goodlett, Hardeman Co., TX) m July 10, 1872 Polly Ann Collinsworth b Feb 1, 1854 KY; d Oct 16, 1934 (buried w/husband) d/o James Irvin Collinsworth of VA & Nancy Kilgore of VA 2) Jane b Apr 1850, Montgomery Co., KY d young 3)Daniel Henry b KY; d TX 4)Elkanah Johnson b KY; d 1916 TX 5)Mary Elizabeth b KY; d? 6)Wm Harvey b KY; d? 7)Sarah Frances b?; d?; m ?Williams 8)Nancy Ann b?; d?; died as a young woman 9)Emily b KY; d?; m ? Humpher ( died shortly after marriage) 10)Charles Wesley b?; d Sept 1925; m ? Williams 11)Louise Eliza b?; d?; m W. Frazier GEN 5: Children of Joshua W. & Polly Collinsworth Ratliff: 1)Wm Harvey b May 10, 1873 KY; d Nov 27, 1873 KY 2)Robert Irwin b Jun 1874 KY; d June 1874 KY 3)*Count Zenzendorf b Mar 16, 1876 KY; d Nov 10, 1952 Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX (buried at Goodlett, Hardeman Co., TX) m May 21, 1899 Round Rock, Williamson Co., TX Edna Esther Jones b May 14, 1885 AL; d Dec 28, 1955 Ft. Worth, TX d/o Wm Henry Jones & Paratine Saxton. 4)Maude b Oct 20, 1877 KY; d?; m Henly Clinkscales 5)Mortinor Whitehead b Oct 22, 1879 Harrison Co., KY; d June 4, 1940; m Mary Starnes. 6)Levi Sandy b Oct 13, 1881 KY; d?; m 1st Leath Holden, 2nd Linda Millian 7)Rhoda Hiner b May 26, 1885 KY; d?; m Ben Noack 8)Jim Anderson b July 31, 1889 Williamson Co., TX d?; m Mar 26, 1911 Laura Brock. 9)Annie Elizabeth b Feb 5, 1891 TX; d?; m Sam Newman 10)John Wesley b Apr 23, 1895, TX; d Nov 11, 1921 Quanah, Hardeman Co., TX m Mary Starnes. Note: I received this info from a relative working on the Ratliff lines...do not know if this was the same or another "Mary Starnes". I have more on this line so if anyone is interested they can contact me. Thanks Sherry

    07/25/1998 05:19:23