Sarah (Nixon) Ratto (abt. 1838 - 1925)

Born about 6 Mar 1838 in Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Ratto — married 1886 in Gillespie, Texas, United States

Died 12 Jul 1925 at about age 87 in Brown, Texas, United States

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Biography

Sally was born in 1838. She is the daughter of Andrew Nixon and Lorraine Wooten. She passed away in 1925 and is buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Owens, Brown County, Texas. ^[1]

Year: 1850; Census Place: Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas^[2]

• Andrew J Nixon 36/m, farmer, $800, TN
• Lurana Nixon 35/f, KY
• James G Nixon 16/m, MO, school
• Nancy C Nixon 15/f, MO
• Sally Nixon 13/f, AR
• Andrew J Nixon 12/m, AR, school
• William F Nixon 9/m, AR, school
• Elizabeth Nixon 8/f, AR,
• Hannah Nixon 6/f, AR,
• Amariea Nixon 4/f, AR,
• Comelia Nixon 2/f, AR

Year: 1870; Census Place: Squaw Creek Settlements, Gillespie, Texas^[3]

• A J Niaon 57/m, farmer, $0 $100, TN
• Lurana Niaon 54/f, keeping house, KY
• Lara [Sarah] Niaon 31/f, AR
• Elizabeth Niaon 28/f, AR
• Larissa Niaon 18/f, AR
• Thos Jeff Niaon 15/m, AR
• Almedie Niaon 14/f, TX

Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965^[4]

• Name: John Ratts
• Gender: Male
• Marriage Date: 1886
• Marriage Place: Gillespie, Texas, United States
• Spouse: Sarah Nixon
• FHL Film Number: 982802

Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Gillespie, Texas^[5]

• John Ratto head, 60/m, Mar 1840, md 15yrs, Ire/Ire/Ire, im1850, farmer
• Sarrah Ratto wife, 58/f, Apr 1838, md 15yrs, 0births, AR/AR/AR
• Alfred Ratto son, 32/m, Feb 1868, TX/Ire/AR, farm laborer
• Lane Ratto dau, 19/f, Jun 1880, TX/Ire/AR
• Lilla Ratto dau, 16/f, Jun 1883, TX/Ire/AR

Year: 1920; Census Place: Halder, Brown, Texas^[6]

• John Ratto head, 80/m, md, im1848, Italy/IT/IT, retired farmer
• Sallie Ratto wife, 81/f, md, AR/TN/KY,
• Mary Ann Ratto dau, 49/f, wd, TX/IT/AR
• Marthy Nunley dau, 44/f, wd, TX/IT/AR
• Thealon Nunley gr-dau, 20/f, TX/MO/TX
• Eula Bridget gr-dau, 19/f, TX/TX/TX
• Keith Nunley gr-son, 14/f, school, TX/TX/TX
• Carl Nunley gr-son, 8/m, school, TX/TX/TX

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1. ↑ Sarah H Nixon Ratto Find A Grave: Memorial #10061931
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67C-DSW : 12 April 2016), Hannah Nixon in household of Andrew J Nixon, Prairie, Franklin, Arkansas, United States; citing family 447, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Squaw Creek Settlements, Gillespie, Texas; Roll: M593_1587; Page: 344A; Family History Library Film: 553086; 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [1]
4. ↑ Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965; Original data: Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
5. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Gillespie, Texas; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1241638; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [2]
6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Halder, Brown, Texas; Roll: T625_1782; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 7; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. [3]