An 1899 photo of J.H. Ratcliff. J.H. Ratcliff came to settle East Texas around 1875 in what is now Davy Crockett National Forest. Ratcliff built a sawmill around 1885 and later sold it to the Central Coal and Coke Company. J.H. was postmaster for the Ratcliff post office in 1889 and a Democratic member of the 26th Texas legislature in 1899. | Source: "J.H. Ratcliff," Legislative Reference Library of Texas, accessed March 4, 2015, http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=3400.Download Original File
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"J.H. Ratcliff," Legislative Reference Library of Texas, accessed March 4, 2015, http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=3400.
