The man on the left was called Thurman he was a cousin of some degree to Joseph 'Joe' RATLIFF on the right. JOE was the son of Joseph and Francis RATLIFF. He was born in Florence, Williamson County, Texas. By 1900 moving to Woodward,Indian Territory and some time bet. 1907 - 1909 he moved to Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma. His wife's name was Elsie Gail ROGERS. I know nothing of Thurman's history only that my mother cut her first teeth on his gun holster.
The photo of Joe RATLIFF in cowboy costume with another man is Left a cousin named Thurman, surname ? right is Granddad Joe RATLIFF but I have seen this photo pop up in association to a Raphael RATLIFF, who I know nothing about.
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...