Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford (1883 - 1952)

Born 12 Jan 1883 in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Leola (Thornburg) Ratchford — married 31 Dec 1903 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1952 at age 69 in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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Biography and Sources

Ernest's estate passed probate in 1952 in Gaston, North Carolina.

• Probate: "North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998" North Carolina, Gaston County, Estate Records; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History. Records Services Branch; Probate Place: Gaston, North Carolina Ancestry Record 9061 #371455

Ernest died on 26 November 1952 and was buried in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina.

• Death and Burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123135763/ernest-sylvanus-ratchford

• "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976" North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates Ancestry Record 1121 #775892 Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford death 26 Nov 1952 (born 12 Jan 1883), son of Winfield Rachford & Lutisha Jenkins, in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZTC-2YB : 14 February 2020), Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford, 1952.

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRT-RH19 : 13 November 2019), Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford, 26 Nov 1952; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102321388.

In the 1950 census Ernest, Unable to Work, was the married head of household in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 3988; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 36-29 Ancestry Record 62308 #150621529

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FM3-9B75 : Sun Jan 29 22:01:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Ernest S Ratchford and Dorothy T Ratchford, 10 April 1950.

In the 1940 census Ernest (age 58), Farmer, was the married head of household in High Shoals, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: High Shoals, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02913; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 36-15 Ancestry Record 2442 #153838094

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3F-6TX : 9 January 2021), Ernest S Ratchford, Dallas Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-15, sheet 9B, line 67, family 157, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2913.

In the 1930 census Ernest (age 48), Farmer, was the married head of household on Cherryville Road, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341425 Ancestry Record 6224 #76919461

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X339-2Y8 : accessed 17 May 2023), Ernest S Ratchford, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 4A, line 33, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1691; FHL microfilm 2,341,425.

In the 1920 census Ernest (age 37), Farmer, was the married head of household in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 78 Ancestry Record 6061 #11280913

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ24-JL9 : 2 February 2021), E S Ratchford, 1920.

Ernest was in a military record in 1917-1918 in Gaston County, North Carolina.

• Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Gaston County Ancestry Record 6482 #16587893 Name: Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford [Ernest Sylvan Ratchford]; Race: White; Birth Date: 12 Jan 1883; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Tall; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Gray; Relative: Dorothy Ratchford.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ81-2SG : 24 December 2021), Ernest Sylvanus Ratchford, 1917-1918.

In the 1910 census Ernest (age 26), Farmer, was the married head of household in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1112; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1375125 Ancestry Record 7884 #20525472

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Y-BP7 : accessed 17 May 2023), Ernest Ratchford, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 55, sheet 6B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1112; FHL microfilm 1,375,125.

Ernest (age 21) married Dorothy Thornburg on 31 December 1904 in Gaston, North Carolina.

• Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011" North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC Ancestry Record 60548 #7532494

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL75-HCR : 9 March 2021), Ernest S Ratchford and Dorothy Thornburg, 31 Dec 1903; citing Gaston, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 413,065.

In the 1900 census Ernest (age 17), Farm Hand, was the single son of Winfield Ratchford in Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: 1196; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0077 Ancestry Record 7602 #57074912

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYF-FF3 : 7 January 2022), Ernest Ratchford in entry for Winfield Ratchford, 1900.