Abraham B. Ratliff born 1821 in Blount County, AL. died 1864 in Blount County, AL
Buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery aka Gum Springs Cemetery in Blount County.
Abraham was a recruiter for the Confederate Army. He recruited the last living son of a farmer who had lost two other sons in the War. The distraught farmer came to visit Abraham and shot him dead on his front porch while he was holding a grandchild in his arms.
