Thank you so much for posting this item!! > Anyone looking for books on the Radcliff family histories go into the > www.familysearch.org, then into the LDS Library, and you will find all kinds > of them. > I read the book "Devil Water" by Anya Seton. some facts turned into a novel, > I enjoyed it. that one is not listed there,but there are alot of others. Some > are in books,on film and microfich > > Not only have I pulled up info on the RATLIFF'S, but I have also located information on various other lines I am researching. This is a great source!! Now to get to the Library!! I also read the book "Devil Water" and thoroughly enjoyed it. Still searching for our elusive JOSEPH RATLIFF believed born Abt. 1810 - 1815 in Tennessee 1842 on Tax List for Carroll County Mississippi 1843 Married Sarah BARRENTINE in Carroll County Mississippi Their children were; William H., Margaret, James Pinkney, George, Greenberry (sp?), Martha, and Joseph Jr. b. 1861 in Louisiana 1848 Land Records - 80 acres & 13/100 of an acre in Attala County, Mississippi 1850 Census Attala County, Mississippi states birth in Mississippi ? 1860 Census DeSoto Parish, Louisiana states birth in Kentucky ? 1861 Married to Mary Johnson Aten (widow of John Aten) in Louisiana (no children) 1864 Abt. Married Elizabeth GIBSON in Louisiana They had two more children, Jesse Robert RATLIFF / RATCLIFF (my Grandfather) & Elizabeth 1870 Census DeSoto Parish, Louisiana 1870 Oral family history says he removed to Somewhere in Texas with his older children?? I believe that the following may be our Joseph Ratliff, but of course there is another wife !! 1880 Census, Polk County, Arkansas 126/148 RATLIFF, Joseph W M 71 m. Farmer b. Tennessee b. Unknown b. Unknown ( It is noted that Joseph cannot write) Josephy W F 57 wife m. Keeping house b.Virginia b. Virginia b. Virginia (this name appears to be crossed out and written over with the name of Nancy) Joseph W M 18 son s. works on farm b. Louisiana b. Tenn. b. Miss BROWN Frank W M 9 boarder s. at home b. Arkansas b. Unknown b. Unknown Can anyone connect to any of this information? Would like to know who Joseph's parents and sibblings are? Where did he die and buried? Have info on some of the Childrens lines and would be happy to exchange information. Regards Jim & Linda Radcliff radcliff-family@attbi.com