Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameSallie Belle RAKESTRAW
Birth14 Jan 1881, Union County, Kentucky3688,3689
Death8 Mar 1915, Boxville, Union County, Kentucky3690,66
Memoage 34 yrs, 2 mos, 25 days; complications
Burial9 Mar 1915, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Boxville, Union County, Kentucky3690,66
OccupationMother of 5 children
FatherJohn RAKESTRAW
MotherMary WINSTEAD
Spouses
1William Henry SHOFNER
Birth9 Jul 1878, Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky3686
MemoDec 1878 listed on 1900 census
Death28 Dec 1947, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana78,3687
Burial30 Dec 1947, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Boxville, Union County, Kentucky78
FatherBailey Cordis SHOFNER (~1853-<1900)
MotherSarissa HOGAN (1854-1936)
Marriage23 Dec 1894, Boxville, Union County, Kentucky3691
ChildrenJess Thomas (1897-1971)
 Vera Belle (1900-1997)
 Bessie (~1903-)
 Mary Virginia “Jennie” (~1906-)
 William Taft (1909-1983)
Last Modified 24 May 2022Created 26 Aug 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
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Research done and sourced whenever possible by Nancy L. Ratay or Myra S. Ratay. Other contributors noted in sources. Please verify information yourself as this is a work in progress. Last updated August 2022.