Ratcliff - Hamilton
Source: Greencastle Herald (Putnam County, Indiana) 20 March 1929 p 1
Hamilton Ratcliff, farmer, resident of the Country Club Road, lies dead at his home the victim of suicide. Mr. Ratcliff took his life by swallowing carbolic acid Monday afternoon. His body was discovered by Isaac Waldrip, who lives near the Ratcliff home. Th suicide victim was lying on a couch in the farm house when Mr. Waldrip, who called at the home discovered the body. It was reported that domestic difficulties had caused Mr. Ratcliff to take his life. Those surviving are his wife and two sons, Fred and Clark Ratcliff... Crawfordsville Journal. --
Source: Indiana Certificate of Death #11046 RR #8, Union Twp, Montgomery County, Indiana Name: Hamilton Ratcliff male white married Wife: Myrtle Ratcliff Born: Jan 9, 1877 Indiana Age: 52 years 2 months 9 days - farmer Died March 18, 1929 Inquest held died 2 p.m. of carbolic acid, poisoning - suicide. Dr. JB Griffith, Crawfordsville Father: James Ratcliff born Indiana Mother: Mary Applegate, born Indiana Information by: Myrtle Ratcliff, Crawfordsville Buried: Centennial Cemetery, Veedersburg by Proffitt & Son on 3-21