"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9JR-JZ9 : accessed 12 Nov 2013), David Russell Ratliff, 1950.
Andrew Ratliff, Ruthy Mullens marriage: familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWBM-C9N
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