History of My own Family
This is an amazing Home built by my own great great great grandfather. The family grave yard that lies in the grounds of this home is still owned by the Ratcliff family. My own Father and Grandparents purchased the grave yard area at the same sell that Mr. and Mrs. Woolley purchased the House. They are all buried there now.
I have been in the Ratcliff House several times. Jlee tells stories of ghost in this home. She says they wander around and co-exsist together well with them.
The stones to make this home as I understand were pulled from a quarry 8 to 10 miles away and pulled by an oxen team to this site. Determination to survive the times is what I earned from old family stories.
Jesse Ratcliff was a strong minded person not always loved and respected by all that knew him. That being said he will live on in stories for as long as this old home stands.
His first three homes were all burned to the ground yet Jesse kept rebuilding his homestead and after building this grand building the fires ended.
History is fun, interesting, and educational. Reminders of the past. What kind of history will our families have to share about us in the next 150 years or more? Will we leave something behind that will still be stand at a time yet to be?
That is it for now from me.
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What a beautiful home! My grandfather was born and raised near Canool MO, and there is a small family cemetery there that is now on private property. I visited it once. A few stories have survived, but no beautiful houses!
It is a beautiful home. It was built to last. I found a Canalou MO in the top part of the Missouri Boot Hills. Nice area. Houses from that time are hard to find. Stories have to be told and retold. Over time all stories have a way of either getting better or worse. I kind of hope I leave a couple of good stories to be told.
I for got to say I Have FAITH in Steemit it takes time to Make something great.
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very interesting history of your family.Thanks for share your post.
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