Sarah Alice Ratcliff/Ratliff of Eastern KY
Sarah Alice Ratcliff? Ratliff? "Ison" Elliott born about June 1868 probably in Carter County, died about 1941 in Morgan County.
Although we have searching for the parents of Sarah Alice Ratcliff/Ratliff for the past 8 or 9 years we are not much closer to an answer than when we started..Guess this is one of those "walls" that we hobby genealogists hit from time to time.Even more astonishing is that we cannot find an actual death date for Dick’s Great Grandmother Sarah Alice "Ratcliff" "Ison" Elliott.The best we could do, although we have met people who actually knew Sarah, is that she died in ’41 or 42.One older lady even went so far as to say "I made the burying clothes for Sarah."She was living in Blaze, Morgan County, Ky. with her bachelor son, Hobert Elliott, at the time of her death.
The notes in our databaseas listed for Sarah Alice Ratliff/Ratliff are as follows:
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NAME CONFLICT:RATLIFF VS. RATCLIFF.
Prior to locating marriage bond Page 56, Carter Co., our records indicated Sarah's last name was Ratliff.Marriage Bond specifically states RATCLIFF.Last name has been changed accordingly......7/28/00.
Per Carter Co. Marriage Bond Page 56, Marion & Sarah were married at Noah Ratcliff's (is he father or brother to Sarah?) house, Carter Co., with Noah Ratcliff & Elijah Triplett as witness.States his parents were both born in Kentucky, however, no names provided.On the front page of bond, looks like a Mauder/Mandee(?) Ison was "principal"…..7/28/00
Per Frienden Elliott 4/98, either Sarah or her mother was a Black-Foot Indian from Montana.She may be buried in Morgan Co., closest town is Yocum, Ky.Died approximately 1942(?).
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While we were in Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY in June, 2000 we happened across some information in a file cabinet at the local library. This data indicates that Sarah Alice’s 1st husband Marion Francis Ison’s parents were Doctor Ison and Elizabeth Fraley. As well, we had gotten some information along the same lines the previous year from a local Elliott county researcher.
Regarding the children of Marion and Sarah Alice "Ratcliff" Ison. We are confident they had a son John William Ison born Jan. 15 1888 because this is our connection to the Ison family. As well, there is a good possibility that Marion and Sarah had a son named Marion Jr., however, with the exception of what the same local researcher gave us, we have not been able to confirm this child. Circumstantial evidence ie. 1900 Elliott County census which says Sarah had 5 children with 4 living strongly suggests that there may have been a Marion Jr. After Marion was killed in a timber related accident, May 1891, in Elliott County, Sarah Alice "Ratcliff" Ison remarried Thomas Powell Elliott. They were Dick’s Great Grandparents.
We are researching: Elliott, Ison and Ratcliff,/Ratliff in general area of Carter, Elliott & Morgan County, Kentucky. Can anyone help with any of these families?
Dick Sliger
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