Benjamin Ratcliff

1785 - Abt 1850  (65 years)

• Name	Benjamin Ratcliff
  Born	1785	Randolph County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1850	Buncombe County, North Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I847	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Ratcliff,   b. Abt 1760, Johnston, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 1789  (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Rebeckah Bradshaw,   b. 1758, Cumberland, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1790  (Age 32 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1784	Lincoln, North Carolina, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rogers,   b. Abt 1785,   d. WFT Est 1826 1880, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 95 years)
  Married	Randolph County, North Carolina   [1]
  Children	1. Louisa Ratcliff,   b. 1802, Randolph County, North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1880  (Age 78 years)   2. Alverton Ratcliff,   b. 1803, Randolph County, North Carolina ,   d. 1885  (Age 82 years)   3. Peter W Ratcliff,   b. 1805   4. Alfeus Ratcliff,   b. 1807   5. Elizabeth Ratcliff,   b. 1809   6. Annie Ratcliff,   b. 1811   7. Demaris Ratcliff,   b. 1812   8. Sarah Ratcliff,   b. 1814   9. James Thomas Ratcliff,   b. 1815   10. Rufus Ratcliff,   b. 1820   11. John B Ratcliff,   b. 1824
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He may have been born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, and then moved to Randolph County in the same state. It was in Randolph County that he met and married Elizabeth, daughter of Michael Rogers. In 1810 he moved with his father-in-law to Buncombe County, North Carolina, in what was then the frontier of North Carolina. He settled in the Turkey Creek section of that county and he and his wife raised their family and lived there until their deaths. He was a highly respected citizen. He was elected Election Inspector for Turkey Creek in June 1824, a position he was to occupy for many years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Internet Notes (Reliability: 0). Date of Import: Apr 26, 2000