Father: William Arthur SLATER b: 4 AUG 1870 in Burden, Cowley County, Kansas
Mother: Lucinda Elizabeth DARR b: 10 MAR 1873 in Burden, Cowley County, Kansas
Marriage 1 Robert Gordon RATCLIFFE b: 4 DEC 1892
Married: 12 SEP 1916 in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas

Services for Ivalee Ratcliffe
Funeral services for Mrs. Ivalee Ratcliffe, 83, will be held at the First Baptist Church in Mojave, on Friday, April 15.
Mrs. Ratcliffe, who made her home in Cantil with her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Washburn, was born Sept. 17, 1893, in Burden, Kansas. She passed away in a Lancaster Hospital on April 13.
Mrs. Ratcliffe had lived in California for 26 years, and in Kern County since 1969. She was married to Robert G. Ratcliffe on Sept. 12, 1916, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 1. 1959. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mojave.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Washburn,. and Rachel McMurphy, Alva, Okla.;: two sons, Joseph R., Emily, Minn.; and Ivan E., Greenville, Ill.; a brother, Clarence E. Slater, Cushing, Okla.; a sister, Carol Torrance, Houston, Tex.; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
The Rev. Olin G. Collier will officiate at the 2:00 p.m service. Interment will follow in the East Kern Cemetery at Mojave. Stictkel Mortuaries are in charge of arrangements.


Courtesy The Mojave Desert News
Mojave and California City, Kern County, CA
4/14/1977 page 1
Posted by the East Kern Genealogical Society

Iva Lee Slater
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Name: Iva Lee Slater
Census Date: 1 Mar 1895
Residence County: Cowley
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Sheridan
Birth Place: Kansas
Family Number: 31
Gender: Female
Age: 1
Birth Year: abt 1894
Race: White
Household Member(s):
Name Age
W A Slater 24
Lizzi E Slater 22
Iva Lee Slater 1

1900 United States Federal Census
Name Ivalee Slater
Age 6
Birth Date Sep 1893
Birthplace Kansas
Home in 1900 Windsor, Cowley, Kansas
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Name William A Slater
Father's Birthplace Kansas
Mother's Name Elizabeth Slater
Mother's Birthplace Kansas
Household Members
Name Age
William A Slater 29
Elizabeth Slater 27
Ivalee Slater 6
Olive Slater 2/12


1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Ivalee Ratcliffe
Name: Ivalee Ratcliffe
Age: 26 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Kansas
Race: White
Home in 1920: Township 26, Prowers, Colorado
Sex: Female
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Mother's Birth Place: Kansas
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Image: 1011
Enumerated with her husband Robert G. Ratcliffe.

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925

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Name Mrs Ivalee Ratcliffe
Census Date 1925
Residence County Sherman
Residence State Kansas
Locality Goodland
Birth Place Kansas
Family Number 33
Marital Status Married
Gender Female
Age 31
Birth Year abt 1894
Race White
Relation Wife
Spouse's Name Robt G Ratcliffe
Household Members
Name Age
Robt G Ratcliffe 32
Mrs Ivalee Ratcliffe 31
Joseph Ratcliffe 6
Rachel Ratcliffe 5
Pearl Ratcliffe 3
Ivan Ratcliffe 2
Richard McHeill 12
James McHeill 11
Geo McHeill 9
W W McHeill 35
Dora McHeill 34

1940 United States Federal Census

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Name Ivalee Ratcliffe
Respondent Yes
Age 46
Estimated Birth Year abt 1894
Gender Female
Race White
Birthplace Kansas
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Wife
Home in 1940 Belleville, Republic, Kansas
Street 24th Street
House Number 1203
Inferred Residence in 1935 Belleville, Republic, Kansas
Residence in 1935 Same Place
Sheet Number 6A
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939 0
Income 0
Income Other Sources No
Household Members
Name Age
Robert G Ratcliffe 47
Ivalee Ratcliffe 46
Joseph R Ratcliffe 21
Rachel E Ratcliffe 20
Pearl I Ratcliffe 18
Ivan E Ratcliffe 17