History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 791. [Nicholas County] [Union Precinct] CALEB RATLIFF, Jr., farmer, P. O. Moorefield; was born in Caldwell County, Ky., Feb. 25, 1818, and is a son of Joseph and Keziah (Stone) Ratliff. Mr. Ratliff, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia, Nov. 23, 1783; was a carpenter and farmer by occupation, and died Oct. 5, 1827, and was a son of Zephaniah and Philadelphia (Stone) Ratliff, the former supposed to have been born in England, Feb. 25, 1753, and died June 8, 1831; the latter born in Virginia. The mother of our subject was born at Boonesboro, Ky., and died in 1862, leaving a family of 11 children, of which our subject was the sixth; received his education in the common schools of Bath County, Ky., at the age of fourteen he hired out as a farm hand and continued in that manner for ten years, when he purchased 48 acres of land in Bath County of James Moffett, on the condition that he should pay for the same in hemp, at the rate of 800 lbs to the acre, which he succeeded in doing in the specified time. On Feb. 2d, 1842, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Whaley, who was born in Bath County, Ky., April 7, 1825, and died Sept. 20, 1846, leaving to his care two children, viz: Mary L. and Enos B., the latter of whom died fifteen months after birth. Mrs. Ratliff was a daughter of James and Margaret (Cannon) Whaley; the former a native of Virginia, the latter of Kentucky, and both still living. Mr. Ratliff was again married on July 2, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth Baird, who was born on Bethel Ridge, Bath County, Ky., Jan. 31, 1830. They have had nine children, viz: Samuel J., Arrilla, Henry C., Leander C., Wallace B., John W., Charles, Eldred D., Kate and Caleb C. Samuel, the eldest, died at the age of 16. Mrs. Ratliff was daughter of _____ Ratliff and Sally (Harden) Baird. He is a native of Bath County, and still living. His wife Sally was born in Virginia and died in September 1859; Mr. Ratliff is entirely a self-made man, having by his energy and industry, accumulated 400 acres of land, originally known as "Old John Carter's store stand" which has been in his possession 22 years. He is now engaged in farming and handling mules, the latter in partnership with two of his sons. He is a member of the Baptist Church at Poplar Grove, Bath County. His wife is also a member of the same church. Mr. Ratliff is an enterprising and prosperous farmer, and is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a Democrat in politics. Ratliff Stone Whaley Cannon Baird Harden Moffett = Bath-KY Caldwell-KY VA England http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/nicholas/ratliff.c.txt