Greenbrier County, West Virginia         Biography of WILLIAM G. RATLIFFE.

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History of Greenbrier County 
J. R. Cole 
Lewisburg, WV 1917 
p. 227-228

WILLIAM G. RATLIFFE.

Merchandising has characterized the industrial habits of the Ratliffe family 
from the time of their first coming to this part of the State. Thomas W. 
Ratliffe, born January 19, 1854, was a native of Buckhannon county, where he 
was educated in the public schools and prepared for the more strenuous duties 
of life. His death occurred July 30, 1897. On March 18, 1877, he was married 
to Jennie F. Kendrick, daughter of William and Maria Gillespie Kendrick, and 
for twenty-six years afterwards Mr. Ratliffe followed the life of a dry goods 
merchant, twenty-five of which were in Buckhannon. The year before his death 
the family moved to Tazewell, Tazewell county.
Mr. Ratliffe was superintendent of the county schools twelve years, and being 
a popular man, was a candidate at one tune for the State Legislature. Mrs. 
Jennie F. Ratliffe was bom Jaiiuary 26, 1857, and is still living.
Children born to this union were: (1) May, horn May 1, 1878, died JulyA, 
1892; (2) William G., August 19, 1880; (3) Alberta P., May 26, 1883; (4) 
Joseph H., July 30, 1886, died September 11, 1896; (5) Crocker Bowen, October 
14, 1887; (6) Walter Clay, July 1, 1890; (7) Thomas Marvin, August 29, 1894, 
and lives in Roanoke, Va.
On April 6, 1898, William G. Ratliffe married Willie Wingo, daughter of 
Lester and Margaret A. Wingo, and are the parents of three children-Margaret, 
Thomas Barnes and Elizabeth Freeman.
After marriage, Mr. Ratliffe lived in Virginia four years; in Kentucky seven 
years, coming here in 1910, having been a merchant all of that time. In 1915 
he erected his beautiful residence, one of the finest in Lewisburg.
Mr. Ratliffe is prominently identified in the Masonic fraternity and is one 
of the stewards of the Methodist Episcopal church.