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Kristine Elizabeth Keairnes born Kristine Elizabeth Ratliff to Betty Jean Ratliff born Bettie Gene Lindley to Milton Luther Lindley and Elsie Irene Lindley born Elsie Irene Norris.  Mother Betty was born in Rooks County, Kansas. Lived in the Township of Sugarloaf,  Kansas.  Currently known as Stockton,  Kansas. Betty born July 6, 1933. She had four brothers born to Milton and Elsie Irene Lindley. Kenneth,  Dalton who died as a small baby, Dwight , Robert and Alvin.  No brothers of Betty's are still alive. Unknown of any half siblings still alive.

 Betty had half siblings of a previously marriage of  Milton.  Who are buried at the Stockton Cemetery in Kansas.  Along with her baby brother Dalton.  

Betty had died in 2019 in the state of Washington.  Betty had nine children.  Sharon Forrester, who died in Wisconsin in 2015, a living Daughter Patricia Burch (Forrester) , Claudia Simon ( Forrester died in June 1988 in California . Living Daughter,  Deborah Rock (Forrester) Janet Forrester died in February 2007 living son Randy Newell and Son Kevin Newell died 2015 . Living Daughter, Lorene( born Hintze ) Ghatikar and Living Daughter Kristine Keairnes born Ratliff.  Betty is survived by many grandchildren.  It is known that there are many Lindley related family members in Kansas, Oklahoma, possibly Indian and possibly Illinois.  

I share this information in the hopes that there are any family members who can help piece any other information together.  I do have some family records that my mother left behind and will add as much information when able. I also hope to reach anyone that can help with any information from my biological father Clayton Ratliff.  I was born in Banning , California 1973.
WikiTree profile: Kristine Ratliff
in Genealogy Help by Kristine Ratliff G2G Crew (340 points)

This may be your father:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHCW-R6J

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GHM4-6Z8

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9DF-5BY

Family Search is a free site, you will need to sign up - but no cost and plenty of records.

Perhaps your mother:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGK-JNJ8

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7QV-YNK

Welcome to WikiTree.   I hope these hints help you, there is a lot of information available.

The best thing for you to do is begin adding profiles for your parents grandparents, siblings, etc with the information you have. As you do that you can look on FamilySearch (it is simple to use if you are patient).

As you work on the profiles come back here with questions, let us help you not get frustrated.

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Welcome Kristine! I have Burch, Lindley and Ratliff as names in my family tree. I hope we can find out how we’re cousins!
by Katherine Chapman G2G6 Mach 7 (71.8k points)
I'm not sure if we are cousins,  I'd like to explore it further

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