John Daniel Ratcliff, b: 1818 - Orangeburg Co., SC

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


^{Nancy Jane Ratcliff}^{b.1843 Copiah, MS d.1917 Brookhaven, Lincoln, MS}			^{William Jackson Ratcliff}^{b.1752 Ratcliff's Chance, NC d.1795 Orangeburg Co., SC}

^{Hiram B. Ratcliff}^{b.1845 Copiah, MS d.}		^{William Jackson Ratcliff}^{b.1783 Orangeburg Co., SC d.1851 Copiah Co., MS}	^{Agnes (Agga) Byrd}^{b.1768 Orangeburg Co., SC d.}

^{William Augustus Ratcliff}^{b.1849 Copiah, MS d.}	^{John Daniel Ratcliff}^{b.1818 Orangeburg Co., SC d.1899 Copiah, MS}

^{Elizabeth Ratcliff}^{b.1851 Copiah, MS d.}		^Nancy^{b.1794 SC d.}

^{Martin Ratcliff}^{b.1853 Copiah, MS d.}			^{William Case}^{b.1776 Georgia d. Copiah, MS}

^{Thomas Ratcliff}^{b.1855 Copiah, MS d.1920}		^Hiram Case^{b.1803 Georgia d.1877 Lincoln Co., MS}

^{Sarah Ratcliff}^{b.1860 Copiah, MS d.}	^Mary Case^{b.1825 Mississippi d.1873}		^{William Jackson}^{b.1779 Cumberland, NC d.1850 Carroll Co., NC}

^{James Ratcliff}^{b.1862 Copiah, MS d.}		^{Elizabeth Nancy Jackson}^{b.1808 South Carolina or Georgia d.}	^{Cecelia Gordon}^{b.1782 NC d. Carroll Co., MS}

^{John Ratcliff}^{b.1864 Copiah, MS d.}