1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 168B;
Image 6 of 19; Family #140/140.
Listed as Leslie Ratliff; age 18; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #7590; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leslie Ratliff; age 25; born 2 Aug 1891 at Maybeury, WV; living at Premier, WV; miner; for Premier
Pocahontas Coal Co, Premier, WV; married; dependent wife and 2 children; short with stout build;
hazel eyes and Black hair.
3.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 200A;
Image 11 of 16; Family #103/103.
Listed as Leslie Ratcliff; age 28; born in WV; married; electric power plant engineer.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2218; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leslie Ratliff; age 50; born 2 Aug 1891 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Jenkinjones, WV; miner for
Pocahontas Fuel Co, Jenkinjones, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Leslie Ratliff,
Jemkinjones, WV; 5'^ 1/2" tall' 150 lbs; Black eyes and Black hair; light complexion.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # 6267; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Patrick Ratliff; age 55 yrs, 9 mons, 14 days; born 2 Aug 1891 at Maybeury, WV; married;
husband of Sallie Ratliff, age 56; electrician for coal mine; living at Anawalt, WV; son of George
Thomas and Artha Calverne (Harman) Ratliff; died 16 May 1947 at Jenkinjones, WV from a coronary
occlusion; buried 19 May 1947 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Sallie
Ratliff, Anawalt, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Coy Anderson; 5 Sep 2011.
Lesile Patrick Ratliff; born 2 Aug 1891; died 16 May 1947; buried here; no headstone photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 168B;
Image 6 of 19; Family #140/140.
Listed as Sallie Ratliff; age 20; born in WV; married once for 3 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, Leslie P. Ratliff.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 200A;
Image 11 of 16; Family #103/103.
Listed as Sallie Ratcliff; age 28; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Leslie P. Ratliff.
3. NC Death Collection, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sallie Belcher Ratliff; born 25 Jun 1892; widow; living in Caldwell Co, NC; died 11 Nov 1977 in
General Hospital, Lenoir, Caldwell Co, NC; buried in state.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Little Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Carol J. Kennedy; 27 Jan 2012.
Sarah Belcher Ratliff; born 25 Jun 1892; died 11 Nov 1977; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"REST IN PEACE".
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 168B;
Image 6 of 19; Family #140/140.
Listed as George Ratliff; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Leslie P. Ratliff.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 200A;
Image 11 of 16; Family #103/103.
Listed as Carl Ratliff; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Leslie P. Ratliff.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Ratliff; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; shop worker; living at Jenkinjones, WV; son of
Leslie and Sallie; married on 22 Feb 1936 at Jenkinjones, WV; Louise Licuor; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Andrew and Stella.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Ratliff; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; shop worker; living at Jenkinjones, WV; son of
Leslie and Sallie; married on 22 Feb 1936 at Jenkinjones, WV; Louise Licuor; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Jenkinjones, WV; daughter of Andrew and Stella.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Andrew Licwro; age 24; born in Italy; single; miner; living in McDowell Co, WV; son of Andrew and
Mary Licwro; married on 26 feb 1912 at Williamson, WV; Stella Myres; age 20; born in Mercer Co, WV;
widow; daughter of C.A. and S.E. Myres.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Andrew Licwro; age 24; born in Italy; single; miner; living in McDowell Co, WV; son of Andrew and
Mary Licwro; married on 26 feb 1912 at Williamson, WV; Stella Myres; age 20; born in Mercer Co, WV;
widow; daughter of C.A. and S.E. Myres.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1926); Page 26; WV Archives Web Site.
Corneilous Anderson; age 21; born in NC; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 30 Jun 1926 at
Princeton, WV; Dora Ratliff; age 18; born in WV; single; living at Princeton, WV.
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 239B;
Image 18 of 35; Family #142/142.
Listed as Cornelius W. Anderson; age 24; born in NC; married at 21; trackman in coal mine; head of
household.
3. Forsyth Co, NC; Death Certificate #20083; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cornelious Washington Anderson; age 51 yrs, 2 mons, 20 days; born 3 Jun 1905 in NC; married;
living at N. Wilkesboro, NC; son of S.O. and ___ Anderson; died 23 Aug 1956 in the NC Baptist
Hospital, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co, NC from pilmonary fibrosis; buried 25 Aug 1956 in Fishing
Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC; informant, Mrs. C.W. Anderson, N. Wilkesboro, NC.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Bridget Bailey; 8 Aug 2009.
Cornelius Washington Anderson; born 3 Jun 1905; died 23 Aug 1956; buried here; double headstone
photo shown with wife Dora Ratliff Anderson.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 168B;
Image 6 of 19; Family #140/140.
Listed as Dora Ratliff; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Leslie P. Ratliff.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 200A;
Image 11 of 16; Family #103/103.
Listed as Dora Ratliff; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Leslie P. Ratliff.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1926); Page 26; WV Archives Web Site.
Corneilous Anderson; age 21; born in NC; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 30 Jun 1926 at
Princeton, WV; Dora Ratliff; age 18; born in WV; single; living at Princeton, WV.
4.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 239B;
Image 18 of 35; Family #142/142.
Listed as Dora Anderson; age 21; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, Cornelius
W. Anderson.
5. NC Death Collection, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dora Ratliff Anderson; age 91; born 18 Sep 1908 in WV; widowed; living in Caldwell Co, NC;
SS # 224-32-6865; 8th grade education; died 18 Sep 1999 in a Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co, NC nursing
home; buried in state.
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dora Anderson
[Dora R Anderson]
[Dora Ratliff]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1908
Birth Place: Hensley Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Sep 1999
Father: Leslie Ratliff
Mother: Sallie Belcher
SSN: 224326865
Notes: Nov 1944: Name listed as DORA ANDERSON; 02 Oct 1999: Name listed as DORA R ANDERSON"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co,
NC; submitted by Bridget Bailey; 8 Aug 2009.
Dora R. Anderson; born 18 Sep 1908; died 18 Sep 1999; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Cornelius W. Anderson.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 239B;
Image 18 of 35; Family #142/142.
Listed as Leslie E. Anderson; age 2 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Cornelius
W. Anderson.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lynn; 11 Sep 2007.
" James "Jimmy" Alvin Anderson
Birth 25 Mar 1948
Death 21 Nov 1994 (aged 46)
Burial
Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina,"
1. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Ervin Carson Ratliff; age 54; born 23 Dec 1927 in Wilkes Co, NC; married; truck driver; husband of
Della Hefner; living at N. Wilkesboro, NC; son of Leslie and Sallie (Belcher) Ratliff; died (no date);
buried 27 Mar 1982 in Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Highway 421, Wilkes Co, NC.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC; submitted by
C. Fairchild; 22 Jun 2011.
Ervin Carson Ratliff; born 23 Dec 1927; died 25 Mar 1982 in North Wilkesboro, NC; buried here;
Grave Marker photo shown; "A 1C * US AIR FORCE * KOREA"; "IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY,
AND MEMORIES A LANE, I WOULD WALK RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME AGAIN".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC; submitted by
Elizabeth Olmstead; 16 Jan 2008.
Della Hefner Ratliff; born 2 Jan 1936; died 6 Oct 2002; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY, AND MEMORIES A LANE, I WOULD WALK RIGHT UP
TO HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME AGAIN"; obit posted;
"Mrs. Della Mae Hefner Ratliff, age 66, of Wilkesboro, widow of Ervine Ratliff died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center."Burial will be in Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
"Mrs. Ratliff was born in Wilkes County, January 2, 1936, to Garland and Emma Lee Johnson Hefner. She was a member of Cricket Baptist Church.
"Mrs. Ratliff is survived by five daughters, Linda C. Miller of WV, Helen Dolinger of Millers Creek, Mable Anne Johnson of Wilkesboro, Anita L. Miller of Moravian Falls, Sally E. McKinney of Wilkesboro; three sons, Terry E. Ratliff of Orland, CA, Dennis W. Ratliff of Hays, and Paul A. Ratliff of Johnson City, TN; one sister, Ruby Adams of North Wilkesboro; 27 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren."
1. FindAGrave.com; Flint Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC
Howard Thurman Ratliff, Sr.; born 24 Nov 1925; died 15 Mar 1985; buried here.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Briget Bailey; 8 Aug 2009; maintained by Coy Anderson.
Sidney Oliver Anderson; born 29 Jan 1883; died 23 Aug 1961; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with wife, Nora C. Johnson Anderson; personal photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by Briget Bailey; 8 Aug 2009.
Sidney Oliver Anderson; born 29 Jan 1883; died 23 Aug 1961; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Sidney O. Anderson; person photo shown.