William "Bigger" Ratliff b about 1782 VA d 24 Nov 1857 Pike Co KY; buried Venters, KY; s/o Nathan Ratliff 1762 and Martha Polly Farmer. William "Bigger" Ratliff m. about 1808 to (1) Martha Patsy Thornsbury. Children of William "Bigger" Ratliff and Martha Patsy Thornsbury;

1. Rebecca Ratliff b 30 Jul 1804 VA d 24 Aug 1871 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; m. 20 Sept 1818 Floyd Co KY to John Sword b 24 May 1797 Russell Co VA d 21 Sept 1876 Island Creek, Pikeville, Pike Co KY; buried Mims - Sword Cemetery, Pike Co KY; s/o Francis Browning and Sarah Sword.

2. Sarah Ratliff b 1807 VA; m. 23 Nov 1829 Pike Co KY to James Sweeney (aka Swiney).

3. Katherine "Kate" Ratliff (aka Catherine) b 1810 Floyd Co KY d Pike Co KY; m. 11 Aug 1831 Pike Co KY to Samuel Howell b 11 Mar 1808 VA d about 1879 Boyd Co KY.

4. Silas Ratliff b 1814 Floyd Co KY d 21 Aug 1858 Pike Co KY; m. 23 Oct 1833 Pike Co KY to Mary Jane Howell b about 1815; d/o David Howell. Silas was a farmer. Mary Jane Howell m. 17 Jan 1859 to Nathaniel Childers (aka Childress) b about 1800 VA; s/o Pleasant Childers and Sarah "Sally" Jeffries.

5. Nathaniel "Nathan" Ratliff b 1815 Floyd Co KY; m. 15 May 1834 Pike Co KY to Matilda Case. Nathaniel "Nathan" Ratliff was a farmer.

6. Alexander H Ratliff b 1818 Floyd Co KY d 18 Aug 1895 Lookout KY; buried Dan Slone's yard; m. 13 Aug 1837 Pike Co KY to (1) Elizabeth Betty Hylton Helton b about 1819 VA. Alexander was a farmer. Alexander H Ratliff m. 26 Sept 1870 to (2) Elizabeth Louise Rowe

7. Robert Ratliff b 1820 Floyd Co KY; m. 6 Oct 1839 Pike Co KY to Mary Edwards b abt 1824 KY; d/o John Edwards.

8. Ann Cameylin "Amezelia" Ratliff b 1824 Pike Co KY d Pike Co KY; m. 31 Jan 1836 Pike Co KY to James May b about 1805; s/o James Harvey May and Elizabeth "Betsy" King. James May m. (1) to Nancy Unknown.

9. Lydia Ratliff b 1826 Pike Co KY d after 1860 Pike Co KY; m. 18 May 1842 Pike Co KY to William H Morgan. Children of Lydia Ratliff and William H Morgan;

i. William Morgan Jr b 1843 Pike Co KY.

Lydia Ratliff m. 24 Sept 1844 Pike Co KY to George Gilbert b 1817 VA (listed as a tailor in the 1850 Letcher Co KY census). Child of George Gilbert and Lydia Ratliff;

i. James Gilbert b 1845 KY

10. William Ratliff Jr b 1829 Pike Co KY d Pike Co KY; m. 15 Feb 1847 Pike Co KY to Catherine Compton b 1826 VA. Child of William Ratliff Jr and Catherine Compton;

i. James Ratliff b 1840 Pike Co KY.

William "Bigger" Ratliff
and Frances Moore