History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 792.
[Nicholas County]  [Union Precinct]

WALLACE B. RATLIFF, Merchant, P. O. Moorefield, Nicholas Co., was born
in Bethel, Bath County, Ky., Feb. 6, 1855 and is a son of Caleb and Ellen
(Baird) Ratliff. (See Hist.)  Aside from his common school education, our
subject attended school two years at Lebanon, Ind.  In February, 1875, he
opened a general merchandising store at Moorefield, where his natural
business ability, strict attention to business, and his courteous and
obliging treatment of customers, soon won him the highest esteem of the
community, which is now manifested by his largely increasing trade.  He
was married in Moorefield, Sept. 21, 1876, to Miss Amanda B. Howe, who was
born in Flemingsburg, Nov. 9, 1858, and died Jan. 18, 1880, leaving to his
care their only child, Amanda B.  Subject is a member of the Christian
Church at Bethel, and is also a member of the Masonic Order at East Union.
He is an energetic and enterprising business man, and well worthy of the
high esteem in which he is held.  His political ideas are Democratic.

Ratliff Baird Howe
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Bath-KY Fleming-KY

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