John Sword and
Rebecca Ratliff
John Sword b 24 May 1797 Russell Co VA d 21 Sept
1876 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; buried Mims - Sword Cemetery, Pike Co KY; s/o
Francis Browning and Sarah
Sword. John Sword military service, War of 1812; John Sword m. 20 Sept 1818
Floyd Co KY to Rebecca Ratliff b 30 Jul 1804 VA d 24 Aug 1871 Pikeville, Pike Co
KY; buried Peggy Sword Cemetery, Pike Co KY; d/o
William "Bigger"
Ratliff and Marth Patsy Thornsbury. Children of John Sword and Rebecca
Ratliff;
1. Sarah "Sally" Sword m. 12 Sept 1841 to James
Houston
2.
William Harry Sword b 26 Oct
1819 Pikeville, Pike Co KY d 22 Jun 1902 Island Creek, Pike Co KY m. 25 May 1841
Island Creek, Pike Co KY to
Christina "Crissie" Ramey b 9 Nov 1823 KY d Apr 1872 Island Creek, Pike Co
KY buried Thomas Jefferson Sword Cemetery, Island Creek, Pike Co KY; d/o
Moses "Mosie" Ramey and
Tabitha Martha Cantrell.
2.
Richard P Sword b 1824 KY m. 26 Dec 1844 to
Phoebe Pheeby Hall b 1827 KY
d/o Jesse Hall and Nancy Elliott. Richard P Sword m. 22 Nov 1859 to
Susan Lycans (aka
Lykens)
3. Martha Sword b 1830 KY m. 26 Aug 1852 Pike Co
KY to James A Kennard.
4. Jams Eliza Sword (Elijah?) b 1831 d 5 Jun 1866
m. 17 Jul 1848 Pike Co KY to Cena Ann Compton. Child; I. John Sword. Cena Ann
Compton m. (1) to Bill Artrip.
5.
Frances Magnell Sword b 1832 Pike Co KY m. 4
Jan 1849 Pikeville, Pike Co KY to
Solomon King Damron b 26 Dec 1827 East St
Louis, St Claire, IL d 19 Jun 1892 Osceola, St Clair MO s/o
Moses Damron and
Jennie Mullins.
6. Rebecca Sword b 1832 KY m. 14 Aug 1852 Pike Co
KY to James Walter Johnson
7. Mary "Polly" Sword b 1834 KY m. 31 Mar 1851 to
William F Compton
8. Malinda Sword 1841 KY m. 1 Apr 1858 Pike Co KY
to William P Chaney
9. Virginia Sword b 1843 Pike Co KY d 1931 Island
Creek, Pike Co KY m. 2 Aug 1859 Pike Co KY to James Garfield Burke b about 1833
VA d 1905 Pike Co KY; s/o
Charles Burke and Westina Rice.
10. Elizabeth "Eliza" Sword b 1848 KY m. 7 Apr
1880 Pike Co KY to John Fiddler
11. John Mims Sword b 21 Aug 1850 buried Mims -
Sword Cemetery, m. Virginia Ramey Sword b ? d 1927; m. (2) 1 Jul 1869 to
Virginia Robinson b 19 Dec 1843 d 18 Jun 1927 d/o Isaac Robinson and Nancy
Hamilton (Alexander?). Child of John Mims Sword and Virginia Robinson; I. John
Sword b 7 Jul 1880 d 8 Jul 1963 buried Thomas Jefferson Sword Cemetery; m.
Martha Jane Sword b 10 Apr 1887 d/o Thomas Jefferson Sword and Margaret "Addie"
Robinson
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