APPALACHIAN PIONEERS  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here you will find biographical sketches of my husband's pioneer ancestors. These frontiersmen and their families settled on the rugged but beloved Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Enjoy, and drop an email in the old mailbox below if you find a connection!

C O N T E N T S

"The John Sutton Family" by Sandra (Nipper) Ratledge

O T H E R    S T O R I E S

Patchwork Pieces

Valley River Recollections

~ TO BE CONTINUED ~

Homespun
Graphics
by
Sandra Ratledge

This site is dedicated to the memory of my parents,
Tommy and Beulah (Cline) Nipper.