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19. ABIEZER CLARK13 RAMSEY (WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born November 25, 1807 in Jackson County, Georgia1, and died January 23, 1891 in Forest Homes, Butler County, Al1. He married ELIZABETH AMANDA WARDLAW1 August 04, 1837 in Oak Hill, Butler County, Alabama1, daughter of JAMES WARDLAW and HANNAH CLARK. She was born May 23, 1805 in Abbeville, South Carolina1, and died 1889 in Oak Hill, Butler County, Alabama1.
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1 AUTH on file at Birmingham Southern College
Ramsey, A.C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 1.
Abiezer Clark Ramsey came to Alabama "In the fall of 1807or thereabouts, Father hearing that a fine country was ahead and that it was found in the New Territory, that the United State had just acquired from the Choctaw Indians, in what is now South Eastern Mississippi, and a part of which is included in what is now Wayne; Green, Jackson, Hancock and Harrison Counties; determined to move to it; so as soon as he could arrange for the trip, packed up and started. This was I presume in the early part of 1808, when I was but a few months old . I think sometime in January of that year.
His outfit and conveyance____
This consisted of three horses; upon two of which he packed his bedding, clothing, camp equipage & cas much as the strength of his Locomotives could bear. The other horse was appropriate d, to Mother's use, to convey her; brother Andrew, and myself, to the land of promise. Upon this horse she rode, carrying me before, and brother behind her the entire trip; while Father and the Negroe girl Dinah walked, and managed the packhorses.
The Perils of the trip___
Having to pass nearly the entire way through an Indian country (now Alabama) were often and almost constantly exposed to depredations and dangers from the savage tribes, yet strange to think they were the most of the way treated kindly at least friendly; with some few exceptions. Another difficulty met them frequently at different points on their route. Swollen creeks and rivers often retarded their headway; and having to make their way through; following Indian trails, no roads, ferries, or bridges, (as now) were frequently dependant upon th e Indians for aid, and the use of small skiffs, or rather dugouts, in making the crossing over many streams which they encountered.
But they finally reached their destination, and settled down on the Chicksawha River, near or at the line, then dividing the Choctaw Nation, (as it was called) from the newly acquired territory of the United States; and the place is near if not at the present location of the town of Waynesborough in Wayne County, Mississippi. They arrived here on the 21st day of February 1808. Their Estate consisted now, of the three horses, what baggage they had brought, the negro girl Dinah and twenty-one (21.00) dollars in cash.
Now as might be supposed; discouragments of a trying character met them; being late in the season; a cabin to build; land to clear; provisions to look after; very little to be had near them; but few neighbors, and those like themselves newcomers; no corn nearer than St. Stephens on the Bigby River, forty or fifty miles distant; and when obtained there cost four dollars per bushel; and requiring several days travel to get it and having such small capital upon which to depend, and provisions of all kinds, being in proportion to corn; we may well imagine these difficulties could but produce sadness and discouragements; so much so they often wished themselves back in Georgia. These were emphatically, in the strict and true sense of the term "Hard Times" about which the present generation know but little. And it may be presumed, yea reduced to a centily that the luxuries of living were not, and could not be indulge d . Bread and meat, milk and butter, were the constant bill of fare, even among those who could obtain them. Yet none of us perished, we struggled through. But how could we at the present day get along under such disadvantages; many failing hearts I fear would be the result.
Mode of clearing and planting
This consisted in cutting down the cane in the swamp with a cane hoe or hatchet, which he pro cured in some way, letting it lie on the ground until dry, then burning it off; and suc h wa s the efficiency of this mode,that the burning did not only consume the dry cane, but a great portion of the timber and debris on the ground, would also burnup,so that the clearing woul d be in good order for planting; besides much of the green timber was deadened by the intense heat. The planting was done by making holes at proper distances, depositing the seed cover ing with the same earth taken out in making the hold. Nor fences nor plowing necessary, al l that it needed was to keep down the mutton cane, butterweeds & c.with the hoe.
But this preparation required time and labour, so that on the 4th day of July Father finished planting his corn and pumpkins. Such was the richness and character of this loam soi l a t that time that it required a short time for corn to mature; early killing frosts were also uncommon; so that although Father was late getting his in the ground, yet in gathering it in the fall, he not only made a plenty for home consumption but a surplus for market, and as to hi s pumpkin crop I recollect distinctly to have heard him say repeatedly that he: could nearly walk all over his field stepping on pumpkins."
OTHER LABOURS PERFORMED
During this period, he had to provide means and facilities for clothing the family as well a s feeding them; consequently he obtained in some way a spinning wheel. My recollection i s , it was made by one of his neighbors, old Mr. Rogers, who I think worked at the business of chair and wheel making. Father made some of his own chairs, which lasted us in the family for a number of years. He also got a pair of cotton cards; and then made a loom on the Georgia Style, then called the Georgia loom, I believe to this day. This was made by placing two pieces of timber; generally a log of the right size split into two halves at the side of the base, as the receiver of thread cloth and breast beams, and an additional arrangement above for harness, batton, stay& c.the machine was complete, and ready for operating. This rough structure formed in those times, and long after, the "modus operandi" of manufacturing al l such goods and clothing as were worn by males and females. These manufacturing implements being furnished it was next in order to put them to work. Accordingly Mother being the operator ,went to work. First bought the cotton in the seed and had to pay for it in spinning or weaving. The cotton had to be picked by hand, with the fingers which was generally done at night , by the whole family, old and young. Subsequently, however some improvement was mad e in t h i sdirection of what was called the hand gin, which required two hands to operate it; so that some nights ginned cotton would be obtained to run the wheel the next day. This little simple machine was generally operated by the smaller or younger members of the family. A n d O i t makes me sad to think now, of the many unpleasant nights I have passed, astride the enc h turn in g the skreaking rollers; I nodding; and the pileof seed cotton getting no smaller; Mo t he r sometimes scolding us a little; and at others cheering us up; the task must be finished ; all this was not only annoying, but often have I wished the old gin in the fire; but such was life then.
With these facilities; rough and unhandy though they were, Mother not only clothed the family, but made a surplus for market, which Father in the fall of that year carried to Mobile and sold for $2.50 per yard. Mobile was then under Spanish control and country produce or manufactures were very high.
THEIR MISFORTUNE
During that year the Indians stole one of their horses, a second fell off the river bluff and was drowned, the third one Father had sold for cattle; but whether all this occurred that year 1808 or the next I do not remember, distinctly, but think the sale of one was the first year and the losses the second. This was to them a sad misfortune. And the question now would naturally arise how did they manage to live and get along, with these disadvantages, mishaps and misfortunes and such a small capital to operate on? Well, I do not know; but where there is a will there is a way and by constant, unceasing industry, and economy close saving, hard living, frugality, and care, and with it all, an abiding trust in, and firm reliance upon the Providence of God, they were sustained and lived independent of debt.
With this unpromising commencement at their new home; they managed to live, and accumulate some little means, and gather together those and afterwards some little stock, but attention to which and its increase connected with their energy and correct habits of life, they were enabled to raise their children, five in number in credit and respectability; bestowing upon them all such intellectual culture and education, as their means and the facilities of t h e country would justify. But above all, "training of them up in the way they should go," and fixing in their minds, while young such convictions and lessons of moral truth and piety, that led them to: remember their Creator in the days of their youth..."
INDIAN ANNOYANCES
During this year they were often much annoyed with the Indians; although no violence was ever attempted by them. But living as they did immediately on the trail leading from the : Six T owns: in the nation to Mobile which was their market; going there sometimes in great crowds, and making it a point generally to camp near the houses of the white settlers, especially o n their way home; and bringing great loads of whiskey; and caring but little for anything else in their purchases at market, but powder, lead, and whiskey; a good supply of the latter was generally laid in, and conveyed in kegs and as a consequence fighting scratching and yelling was generally kept up as long as the whiskey held out, and that greatly to the annoyance and confusion of the whites around and about their campfires; at which they would stay several days and nights. They had a system, however, in their drunken sprees. One would remain sober to protect and keep the drunken ones out of the fire, and prevent them from killing each other in their fights, and do police duty in general ,whose duty also required keeping them from interrupting the white people especially the ladies.
Hence, Mother at first was considerably alarmed, but was told by the sober sentinal not to be uneasy, they should not "hurt her"; and so it proved no violence or insults allowed to be offered. They alternated in doing guard duty, the one on watch today would take his turn drinking tomorrow, and one of the drunken ones today would take his place and soon...
This document is chock full of information on the times and the family.
Abiezer Clark Ramsey came to Alabama "In the fall of 1807 or thereabouts,Father hearing that a fine country was ahead and that it was found in the New Territory, that the United States had just acquired from the Choctaw Indians, in what is now South Eastern Mississippi , and a part of which is included in what is now Wayne; Green, Jackson, Hancock and Harrison Counties; determined to move to it; so as soon as he could arrange for the trip, packed up and started. This was I presume in the early part of 1808, when I was but a few months old. I think sometime in January of that year.
His outfit and conveyance____
This consisted of three horses; upon two of which he packed his bedding, clothing, camp equipage & c as much as the strength of his Locomotives could bear. The other horse was appropriated, to Mother's use, to convey her; brother Andrew, and myself, to the land of promise. Upon this horse she rode, carrying me before, and brother behind her the entire trip; while Father an d the Negroe girl Dinah walked, and managed the packhorses.
Having to pass nearly the entire way through an Indian country (now Alabama) were often and a l most constantly exposed to depredations and dangers from the savage tribes, yet strange t o think they were the most of the way treated kindly at least friendly; with some few exceptions .A n other difficulty met them frequently at different points on their route. Swollen creeks and rivers often retarded their headway; and having to make their way through; following Indian trails, no roads, ferries, or bridges, (as now) were frequently dependant upon the Indians for aid , and the use of small skiffs, or rather dugouts, in making the crossing over many streams which they encountered.
But they finally reached their destination, and settled down on the Chicksawha River, near or at the line, then dividing the Choctaw Nation, (as it was called) from the newly acquired territory of the United States; and the place is near if not at the present location of the town of Waynesborough in Wayne County, Mississippi. They arrived here on the 21st day of February 1808. Their Estate consisted now, of the three horses, what baggage they had brought, the negro girl Dinah and twenty-one (21.00) dollars in cash.
Now as might be supposed; discouragments of a trying character met them; being late in the season; a cabin to build; land to clear; provisions to look after; very little to be had near them; but few neighbors, and those like themselves newcomers; no corn nearer than St. Stephens on the Bigby River, forty or fifty miles distant; and when obtained there cost four dollars per bushel; and requiring several days travel to get it and having such small capital upon w hi c h to depend, and provisions of all kinds, being in proportion to corn; we may well imagine these difficulties could but produce sadness and discouragements; so much so they often wished themselves back in Georgia. These were emphatically, in the strict and true sense of the ter m "Hard Times" about which the present generation know but little. And it may be presumed, y e a r educed to a centily that the luxuries of living were not, and could not be indulged. Bread an d meat, milk and butter, were the constant bill of fare, even among those who could obtain the m. Yet none of us perished, we struggled through. But how could we at the present day get along under such disadvantages; many failing hearts I fear would be the result.
This consisted in cutting down the cane in the swamp with a cane hoe or hatchet, which he procured in some way, letting it lie on the ground until dry, then burning it off; and such was the efficiencyaofathis mode,athat the burning did not only consume the dry cane, but a great portion of the timber and debris on the ground, would also burn up, so that the clearing would be in good order for planting; besides much of the green timber was deadened by the intense heat. The planting was done by making holes at proper distances, depositing the seed covering with the same earth taken out in making the hold. Nor fences nor plowing necessary, all that it needed was to keep down the mutton cane, butterweeds & c. with the hoe.
But this preparation required time and labour, so that on the 4th day of July Father finished planting his corn and pumpkins. Such was the richness and character of this loam soil at that time that it required a short time for corn to mature; early killing frosts were also uncommon; so that although Father was late getting his in the ground, yet in gathering it in the f all, he not only made a plenty for home consumption but a surplus for market, and as to his pumpkin crop I recollect distinctly to have heard him say repeatedly that he: could nearly walk all over his field stepping on pumpkins."
During this period, he had to provide means and facilities for clothing the family as well as feeding them; consequently he obtained in some way a spinning wheel. My recollection is , it was made by one of his neighbors ,old Mr. Rogers, who I think worked at the business of chair and wheelmaking. Father made some of his own chairs, which lasted us in the family for a number of years. He also got a pair of cotton cards; and then made a loom on the Georgia Style , then called the Georgia loom, I believe to this day. This was made by placing two pieces of timber; generally a log of the right size split into two halves at the side of the base , as the receiver of thread cloth and breast beams, and an additional arrangement above for harness , batton, stay& c. the machine was complete, and ready for operating. This rough structure formed in those times, and long after, the "modus operandi" of manufacturing all such goo d s an d clothing as were worn by males and females. These manufacturing implements being furnished it was next in order to put them to work. Accordingly Mother being the operator, went to work. First bought the cotton in the seed and had to pay for it in spinning or weaving. The co t t on had to be picked by hand, with the fingers which was generally done at night, by the whole family, old and young. Subsequently, however some improvement was made in this direction of what was called the hand gin, which required two hands to operate it; so that some nights ginned cotton would be obtained to run the wheel the next day. This little simple machine was generally operated by the smaller or younger members of the family. And O it makes me sad to think now, of the many unpleasant nights I have passed, astride the ench turning the skreaking rollers; I nodding; and the pile of seed cotton getting no smaller; Mother sometimes scolding us a little; and at others cheering us up; the task must be finished; all this was not only annoying, but often have I wished the old gin in the fire; but such was life then.
With these facilities; rough and unhandy though they were, Mother not only clothed the family , but made a surplus for market, which Father in the fall of that year carried to Mobile a n d s old for $2.50 peryard.Mobilewas then under Spanish control and country produce or manufactures were very high.
During that year the Indians stole one of their horses a second fell off the river bluff and w as drowned, the third one Father had sold for cattle; but whether all this occurred that year 1808 or the nextI do not remember, dinstinctly, but think the sale of one was the first year and the losses the second. This was to them a sad misfortune. And the question now would naturally arise how did they manage to live and ge a long, with these disadvantages, mishap s a n d misfortunes and such a small capital to operate on? Well, I do not know; but where there is a will there is a way, and by constant, unceasing industry, and economy close saving, hard living, frugality, and care, and with it all, an abiding trust in, and firm reliance upon the Providence of God, they were sustained and lived independent of debt.
With this unpromising commencement at their new home; they managed to live, and accumulate s o m e little means, and gather together those and afterwards some little stock, but attention to which and its increase connected with their energy and correct habits of life, they were enabled to raise their children, five in number in credit and respectability; bestowing upon them all such intellectual culture and education, as their means and the facilities of the country would justify. But above all, "training of them up in the way they should go,"and fixing in their minds, while young such convictions and lessons of moral truth and piety, that led them to : remember their Creator in the days of their youth..."
During this year they were often much annoyed with the Indians; although no violence was e v e r attempted by them. But living as they did immediately on the trail leading from the: Six Towns: in the nation to Mobile which was their market; going there sometimes in great crowds ,and making it a point generally to camp near the houses of the white settlers, especially on their way home; and bringing great loads of whiskey; and caring but little for anything else in their purchases at market, but powder, lead, and whiskey; a good supply of the latter was generally laid in, and conveyed in kegs and as a consequence fighting scratching and yelling was generally kept up as long as the whiskey held out, and that greatly to the annoyance and confusion of the whites around and about their campfires; at which they would stay several days and nights. They had a system, however, in their drunken sprees. One would remain sober to protect and keep the drunken ones out of the fire, and prevent them from killing each other in their fights, and do police duty in general , whose duty also required keeping them from interrupting the white people especially the ladies.
Hence, Mother at first was considerably alarmed, but was told by the sober sentinal not to be uneasy, they should not "hurt her"; and so it proved no violence or insults allowed to be offered. They alternated in doing guard duty, the one on watch today would take his turn drinking tomorrow, and one of the drunken ones today would take his place and soon...
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1 AUTH 7 children by second husband Ramsey
Elizabeth Amanda Bonham was left alone in Alabama, hundreds of miles fromher family when i n 1835 her husband, Simon Bonham, died and then the brother-in-law who had followed them to Alabama. In 1834, her brother-in-law James Butler Bonham had moved to Montgomery, Alabama and set up the practice of law.
The story of this brother-in-law is the story of one of the most moving and heroic acts in the history of our country, a story of friendship compared to the story of the Jonathan and Dav id in the Bible.Bonhams,Bowies, Travises and Wardlaws grew up close to one another in South Carolina. The following is a quote from Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas:
"But about September, 1835, there was wafted to him whisperings, and then audible sounds, of the impending revolution in Texas. While the correspondence is lost, it is certain that earnest and loving letters passed between him and Travis. Communications was slow and at distant intervals compared with the present time; but by November the soul of Bonham was enlisted in the cause of Texas. He abandoned everything and came--came with such endorsement s a s commanded the confidence of Governor Henry Smith, the leader of the party of independence , Gen.Houston, and all the prominent men who advocated an absolute separation from Mexico . A t San Feline he met and embraced his loved Travis. Texas had fallen. Wild schemes not untinged with selfishness, and consequent demoralization, were in the air. GovernorSmith sen t Co l . Travis totake command at San Antonio, after Johnson, Grant and theirself-organized expedition to take Metamoros had depleted San Antonio of its military supplies and left it as a defenseless outpost. Travis hastened to his post of duty, preceded a short time by a friend of his youth, Bonham. Travis, grand in intellect, unselfish inspirit and noble in heart , organized his force as best he could, determined to hold the advancing enemy in check until Gen . Houston could collect and organize a force sufficient to meet and repel them in open field . He trusted that Fannin, with over four hundred thoroughly equipped men at Goliad, would march to his relief. He sent appeals to him to that effect, and finally, after Santa Anna' s cohorts had encircled is position in the Alamo, he sent Bonham for a last appeal for aid, with instructions also to his lifetime friend to proceed from Goliad to Gonzales in search o f a id. This mission was full of peril from both Mexicans around San Antonio and Indians on the entire route of his travel. As things were then, none but a man oblivious of danger would ha ve undertaken the mission. James Butler Bonham, then just twenty-nine years of age, assumed its hazards. He presented the facts to Fannin, but the latter failed to respond. The n c e Bonham, through the wilderness, with out human habitation between the points, hastened from Goliad to Gonzales, just asa few volunteers began to collect there. In response to the appeals of Travis thirty-two citizens of that colony hadleft a day or two before, under Ca p t . Albert Martin, to succor the 150defenders of the Alamo. The siege had begun on the 2 3 r d of February. These thirty-two men had fought their way in at daylight on the 1st of Mar c h . Bonham, supplied with till the information he could gather, and satisfied he could get no further present recruits, determined to return to Travis. He was accompanied by John W . Smith. When they reached the heights overlooking San Antonio and saw that the doomed Alamo was encircled by Santa' Anna's troops, Smith deemed it suicidal to seek an entrance. That was the ninth day of the siege and the doom of the garrison was inevitable. Smith, by his own honorable statement afterwards, to both Gen. Sam Houston and ex-Governor Milledge L. Bonham ,in Houston in 1838, urged Bonham to retire with him; but he sternly refused, saying : I will report the result of my mission to Travis or die in the attempt. "Mounted on a beaut if u l cream-colored horse, with awhite handkerchief floating from his hat (as previously agreed with Travis, he dashed through the Mexican lines, amid the showers of bullets hurled at h i m--the gate of the Alamo flew open, and as chivalrous a soulas ever fought and died for liberty entered-- to leave no more, except in its upward flight to the throne of god. The soul communion between those two sons of Carolina--in that noonday hour may be imagined. Sixty- six hours later they and their doomed companions, in all 183, slept with their fathers."
We are told that South Carolina went into mourning over Travis and Bonham.
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 126
One important event in my history occur with me that year. On the 4th day of August I was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Amanda Bonham, a widow with four children, a fearful and responsible undertaking I knew, so it was, I voluntarily assumed the position, influenced I think by no other motive than pure affection for the object of my choice, and probability of placing myself in a condition to be able from declining health to be more useful; to do more good to the cause of Christ and my fellow man, than I otherwise were doing, or could do ; I selected her and the position with the knowledge, and apprehension of the angers involved ; subjecting me to the misjudged opinion of many at the time, that mercenary or sinister motives, we re the ruling principle that governed my action. Yet while I was aware that probably I might incur burthens and responsibilities, too great for me in caring for her and her children, man aging a business with which I had but little acquaintance, and thereby make a failur e , and ring upon me the abuse, and anathemas of those who were intimately connected, by ties of relationship with the family; besides the slander and gossip of others; I of course, feeling conscious of the honesty of my motive could but enter into such an alliance with fear and trembling . But believing and knowing that I should have the aid of a woman, of sense, of principle , of management care and industry, and the best of all, one of devotion and affection for me I married her; and took charge of her business, and which so managed afterwards, I believe , in every instance, as to not only meet her approval, but likewise the approbation of her friends, and those more directly interested in is proper adjustment. And while I had many annoyances , a n d much harassing labour to perform and scenes to pass through found her as I expected her to be, a helpmete; a loving sympathetic companion through life. Among one of the most domestic, careful, business housekeepers I ever knew. She was a religious woman; never opposed me in going where I thought I ought to preach, or to attend to any work connected with the church to which I was called; but was to her a great pleasure to know that I was trying to do all I could for the cause of Christ.
She lived to be the mother of seven of my children and after suffering for a considerable length of time, died June 30, 1854 at our home at Oak Hill in Wilcox County, Alabama where her remains now lie at the graveyard at that place. Gave satisfactory assurances in her affliction , that her peace was made with God, and had a bright hope of Eternal life.
Children of A
BIEZER RAMSEY and ELIZABETH WARDLAW are:i. MARY ELIZA14 RAMSEY1, m. BENSON1.
ii. WILLIAM ANDREW KING RAMSEY1.
iii. CORNELIA PORTER RAMSEY1.
iv. ABIZER CLARK RAMSEY1.
v. JANE PERRIN RAMSEY1, b. May 17, 18381; m. MCCRACKIN1.
24. vi. DAVID WARDLAW RAMSEY, CIVIL WAR, b. January 14, 1840, Oak Hill, Alabama Wilcox County, Civil War; d. March 08, 1916, Pineapple, Al Wilcox County.
vii. ROBERT CLARKE RAMSEY, CIVIL WAR1, b. 18421; d. June 17, 18621.
Notes for ROBERT CLARKE RAMSEY, CIVIL WAR:
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1 AUTH Feb. 12, 1862
1 AGNC Captured and died in Yankee prison camp of measles
20.
ANN PORTER13 RAMSEY (WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born January 04, 1810 in Wayne, MS1, and died March 31, 1867 in Lawrence County, MS1. She married JOHN THOMAS LONGINO, JR.1 August 04, 18251. He was born 18001, and died October 30, 18541.Notes for A
NN PORTER RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
A.C. Ramsey, Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p.56
Marriage of my Sister Ann
This event occurred August 4th 1825 when she formed an alliance with John R. Longine of Lawrence County, Mississippi; a gentleman of fine moral habits, and their union was a happy one . T h ey settled on Crooked Creekin said county; where they resided until 1827 when they removed and settled near us on Red Crook, where they remained until after Father's death; and then went back to Lawrence and spent the rest of their lives there; raising a large family of children, who are now in that country at and around the Old Homestead, doing well; respectable and useful citizens, and members of the Baptist Church mostly. Their eldest son moved to Missouri the only one of the eleven children outside of Lawrence County who are alive. Augustus died during the war, John T. was killed at Franklin Tennessee.
Brother and Sister Longine, were both members of the Methodist church while they lived near us on Red Creek, and for several years after they returned to Lawrence; but being cut off almost entirely from church privileges in that communion; and being surrounded by and associated mostly with large churches, and communities, of the Baptist denomination they united with that church, and lived and died acceptable members thereof testifying at the last their readiness to depart.
A.C. Ramsey, Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p.56
Children of A
NN RAMSEY and JOHN LONGINO are:i. AUGUSTUS14 LONGINO1.
ii. JOHN T. LONGINO1, d. Franklin, Tennessee1.
iii. ANDREW HOUSTON LONGINO1.
Notes for ANDREW HOUSTON LONGINO:
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Governor of Mississippi
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WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY (WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)1 was born December 15, 1811 in Leakesville, MS1, and died April 07, 1880 in Harrison, MS1. He married MARY FAIRLEY1, daughter of JUDGE JOHN FAIRLEY. She was born in North Carolina1.Notes for W
ILLIAM J. RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 119.
During this time Brother William had married Miss Mary Fairly, daughter of Judge John Fairley ; and was living at our old homestead. Brother Daniel was living there also with them, had not yet married. Brother William soon after, settled a place between Red Creek and he coast, which he improved, and is still living at the same place, has never moved; done well. His wife after bearing him nine children died; and since he has married again a Miss Sabra Davis has bee n blessed with two good wives.
Children of W
ILLIAM RAMSEY and MARY FAIRLEY are:i. JOHN14 RAMSEY1, b. Abt. 1837, MS.2,3; d. WFT Est. 1868-1928, UNKNOWN4,5; m. SARAH CUNNINGHAM5, WFT Est. 1868-19026,7; b. Abt. 1840, UNKNOWN8,9; d. WFT Est. 1868-1934, UNKNOWN10,11.
ii. WILLIAM "RUFUS" RAMSEY11, b. Abt. 183912,13; d. WFT Est. 1840-192914,15.
iii. ANDREW JEFFERSON RAMSEY15, b. Abt. 1841, MS.16,17; d. WFT Est. 1872-1932, UNKNOWN18,19; m. MARY MYERS19, WFT Est. 1872-190620,21; b. Abt. 1843, UNKNOWN22,23; d. WFT Est. 1872-1937, UNKNOWN24,25.
iv. ARMANDA RAMSEY25, b. Abt. 184226,27; d. WFT Est. 1843-193628,29.
25. v. NEPHY ANN RAMSAY, b. February 19, 1844, HARRISON CO.MS.; d. April 05, 1883.
26. vi. JAMES POLK RAMSEY, b. December 23, 1845, MS.; d. November 05, 1911, COALVILLE, MS.
vii. ISABELL "EMMA" RAMSEY29, b. Abt. 184830,31; d. WFT Est. 1849-194232,33.
viii. LEWIS C. RAMSEY33, b. Abt. 184934,35; d. WFT Est. 1850-193936,37.
22.
DANIEL13 RAMSEY (WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)37 was born 181437, and died 1887 in Bell Fountain, Jackson County37. He married MAHALA HOLDER37 February 12, 183737, daughter of WILLIAM HOLDER. She was born 181337, and died November 22, 188537.Notes for D
ANIEL RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
Ramsey, A. C. , Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 125.
Brother Daniel's marriage, life and death
He was my youngest brother who with brother William had remained single, taking care and providing for Father and Mother in their declining years, and nursed them both until they died , and now as the connecting link that bound them to the old homestead, was severed; it became necessary that they should secure another link, that would bind them to homes of their own; accordingly, (brother William had already married) on the 12th of February of this year 1837, brother Daniel was married to Miss Mahala Holder, daughter of Willis Holder then of Jasper County, Mississippi, apart of the history of whose life has already been noticed in these sketches. He settled in that Country when he was brought up, and in which he spent his life, became pious and a useful citizen and member of the church, accumulated property and raised a family of nine children, all of whom are grown and married, and considerably scattered. One in Missouri , o n e in Texas; two in Alabama and the balance at and near the coast where he died, which occurred, at his home at Bell Fountain in Jackson County, Mississippi where he was buried, in 1887.
Children of D
ANIEL RAMSEY and MAHALA HOLDER are:i. MARGUERITE14 RAMSEY37.
ii. DANIEL HOLDER RAMSEY37.
Generation No. 6
23.
LITTLEBERRY14 CARTER (WILEY13, ELEANOR12 DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)
Child of L
ITTLEBERRY CARTER is:27. i. WILLIAM ARCHIBALD15 CARTER.
24.
DAVID WARDLAW14 RAMSEY, CIVIL WAR (ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)37 was born January 14, 1840 in Oak Hill, Alabama Wilcox County, Civil War37, and died March 08, 1916 in Pineapple, Al Wilcox County37. He married EMMA VIRGINIA HAWTHORNE37 January 24, 186637, daughter of JOSEPH HAWTHORNE and PATIENCE KING. She was born August 13, 1844 in Belville, Alabama37, and died June 17, 1893 in Pineapple, Alabama37.Notes for D
AVID WARDLAW RAMSEY, CIVIL WAR:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH attended Kentucky Military Academy
1 AGNC attended Tulane medical school
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 140
My first son's birth
This occurred on the 14th of January of this year, and was named by my wife's Uncle for himself "David Wardlaw." Who at the time of naming him was sick, and not expecting to live, desired of us both, who were then with him, to let him give our boy a name, to which we consented. He at the time had me engaged writing his will, in it he bequeathed to all his nephews who had been named after him a certain legacy, besides dividing the balance of his estate among his relatives. And in this distribution left to our son, one thousand dollars, besides a certain portion to my wife and her children separately. After the will was written he told me to fold it up and put it in a certain dresser, and when company came in he would sign it . He continued to linger, and although I was with him frequently yet feeling a delicacy , and knowing him to be a very correct and prompt man in his business affairs; believing he had signed and fixed up his will, as he had been up, and able to go about, and attend to of her business; never asked him about it, and after he died I found the document in he same condition I had left it, not signed except it showed some signs of being handled by him. Thus w a s e very legatee, named in that will, deprived of realizing anything by it. He had no family, had lived a bachelor, amassed a fine property and at his death, or afterwards scattered to the four winds.
Note--to Editor of Wilcox Era
Rev. A.C. Ramsey
On Sept. 15th, 1929 there appeared in the newspapers an article stating that a large num b e r o f letters written during the War between the States by Confederate prisoners in Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio had been found. These letters had never been sent through the mail. The Legislature of Ohio in recent years gave permission for them to be turned over to the U.D.C. in the published list was made of the above letter from Capt.D.W. Ramsey to his father Rev . A . C . Ramsey , Allenton, Alabama. W.W. Benson sent the newspaper article to Mr. Hawthorne Ra msey, Dothan, Alabama, a son of Capt. Ramsey and he apparently sent to the proper authorities and secured the letter, of which the above is a copy. All parties mentioned in this old letter art interesting to Wilcoxians. W.W.Benson, Supt. of City Schools, Decatur, Ala. Grandson of Rev . A. C. Ramse y.
We wish to thank Professor Benson for the above as Capt. D.W.Ramseywaswell-known and gr e a t ly beloved by many of our readers.
Camp Chase near Columbus O, April 19th, 1862
Address:
Via Fortress Monroe
Care of General Wool
Dear Father:
Knowing that you are exceedingly anxious to hear from us, I this evening having a favorable opportunity will write you a short letter. I am only allowed to write but one page. The officers of our regiment have been in this prison since the 2th inst. We were surrounded at Is l and No.10 on the 8th inst. A history of which you have doubtless received before this. W e were separated from our men the day after the surrender. They were sent either to Chicago or Springfield I have not ascertained yet, which place. Although we have written to both Joe McCracken and Bob were both well when I parted with them. It was certainly a sore trial to be so separated. But of course we could say nothing. Joe Benson is now sick in the hospital with Rheumatism and Erysipelas, but is improving fast. I have not been perfectly well since I left Pensacola. I have not been confined to my bed but very little and hope soon to be perfectly well since I left Pensacola. I have not been confined to my bed but very little, and hope soon to be entirely well. We are very treated here, and, in truth, as a general thing all Federal officers with whom we have been thrown have treated us kindly and gentlemanly. It is important for me to give you here an account of our surrender were I so diagnosed. it is impossible f or me to give you here an account of our surrender were I so disposed and I can only ask you and all other friends to the company to assist us bearing our misfortunes patiently. Write to me immediately and let me know whether any members of my company have ever reached home . Also if Lee got home. I left at No. 10 and haven ever heard of him since. I will write to you again soon. Give my most affectionate love to all. I expect to see them again. Your affectionate son, DW Ramsey
Smith, Robert A. and Frances Donald Dudley Grimes. History of Pine Apple: Wilcox County, Alabama, 1990.
The Ramsey Family has early and prominent beginnings in Wilcox and Butler counties. The ancestor of the Pine Apple branch was the Reverend Abiezer C. Ramsey (born in Jackson County , Georgia in1807).He married Elizabeth Amanda Wardlaw (born 1805) of Abbeville, South Carolina , in 1837 after the death of her first husband, a Mr. Bonham. hey settled in Oak Hill, Alabama. Reverend Ramsey served as a Methodist circuit rider from 1832 until 1839 when the demands of his time to run his wife's plantation forced him to give up the ministry. Seven children were added to the three daughters Mrs. Ramsey had from her first marriage. The Reverend Ramsey and his wife, Amanda Elizabeth, are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The eldest son of this couple, David Wardlaw Ramsey, wasb orn in 1840 in Oak Hill. David graduated and received an A.B. degree from the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort, Kentucky. After returning to Wilcox County, he studied medicine unde rDr. D. J. Fox and Dr. I. G. W. Steedman of Camden, Alabama for a period of two years.
When the War Between the States began, young David enlisted with the famed Wilcox County " T r u e Blues" on February 0, 1861,at Allenton, Alabama. He soon achieved the rank of Captain . Ramsey was a P.O.W. on two separate occasions and spent the greater portion of his service as a Confederate Officer in a "Yankee" P.O.W. camp. After his release he returned to his beloved Wilcox County and on February 1,1866 married Mary Virginia Hawthorne of Pine Apple in the Hawthorne home (the boyhood home of Major General John Herbert Kelly). His life was considerably altered after his wife converted him into joining the Friendship Baptist Church where he was ordained as a Baptist minister in1883. He served in that capacity until 188 7 . Returning in 1892, he remained until1903. He served as moderator for the Pine Barren Baptist Association of Eastern Wilcox County from 1878 through 1908. Prior to entering the ministry and after release from war service and his marriage, David Wardlaw Ramsey obtained his medical degree from what is now Tulane University in 1870. He served as physician in Pine Apple from 1870 until his ordination as pastor in 1883. This civic-minded professional man was father to eight children (Cassie Virginia, Emma Cornelia, Mary Benson, Arthur Clark, Richard Hawthorne, Laura, D.W., Jr.,and Bertha). Cassie, the eldest daughter, was the only one who remained in Pine Apple. She married J. B. Adams. Their only daughter , Bertha Matheson Adams was raised by her aunt, Addie Adams Matheson, after the untimely death of both parents in the typhoid epidemic in 1893.
Dr./Reverend David W. Ramsey also lost his first wife, Emma Virginia, during the same typhoid epidemic that claimed the lives of his daughter and son in law. Dr. Ramsey married Lucile Liles in 1894andremained in Pine Apple until his death in 1916. Bertha Adams, the last of the direct Ramsey clan to live in Pine Apple died in 1972.Richard Hawthorne Ramsey , the second son of Dr. Ramsey raised his family in Dothan, Alabama, (Cassie, Richard Hawthorn e , J r. , Frances and J. Robert). Richard H. Ramsey, Jr. was prominent in Dothan affairs and was the father of Lester H. Ramsey, Richard Heywood, and Jon and Joy Ramsey.
Joseph Robert Ramsey also raised his family in Dothan. His children were Phillip H., Edward L., Joel W. and William A.. Frances Ramsey Ford's only child is Catherine Ford Fancher who lives in Los Angeles.
This occurred on the 14th of January of this year, and was named by my wife's Uncle for himself "David Wardlaw." Who at the time of naming him was sick, and not expecting to live, desired of us both, who were then with him, to let him give our boy a name, to which we consented . He at the time had me engaged writing his will, in he bequeathed to all his nephews who had been named after him a certain legacy, besides dividing the balance of his estate among his relatives. And in this distribution left to our son, one thousand dollars, besides a certain portion to my wife and her children separately. After the will was written he told me to fold it up and put it in a certain dresser, and when company came in he would sign it. He continued to linger, and although I was with him frequently yet feeling a delicacy, and knowing him to be a very correct and prompt man in his business affairs; believing he had signed and fixed up h is will, as he had been up, and able to go about, and attend to other business; never asked hi m about it, and after he died I found the document in he same condition I had left it, not signed except it showed some signs of being handled by him. Thus was every legatee, named in that w ill, deprived of realizing anything by it. He had no family, had lived a bachelor, amassed a find property and at his death, or afterwards scattered to the four winds.
Note--to Editor of Wilcox Era
Rev. A.C. Ramsey
On Sept. 15th, 1929 there appeared in the newspapers an article stating that a large number of letters written during the War between the States by Confederate prisoners in Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio has been found. These letters had never been sent through the mail. The Legislature of Ohio in recent years gave permission for them to be turned over to the U.D.C. in the published list w a s m ade of the above letter from Capt. D.W. Ramsey to his father Rev. A. C.Ramsey, Allenton, Alabama. W.W. Benson sent the newspaper article to Mr. Hawthorne Ramsey, Dothan, Alabama, a son of Capt. Ramsey and he apparently sent to the proper authorities and secured the letter , of which the above is a copy. All parties mentioned in this old letter art interesting to Wilcoxians .W.W. Benson, Supt. of City Schools, Decatur, Ala. Grandson of Rev. A.C.Ramsey.
We wish to thank Professor Benson for the above as Capt. D. W.Ramsey was well-known and greatly beloved by many of our readers.
Children of D
AVID RAMSEY and EMMA HAWTHORNE are:28. i. CASSIE VIRGINIA15 RAMSEY, b. 1866; d. Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama.
ii. EMMA CORNILIA RAMSEY37, b. 186837; d. 194437.
29. iii. MARY BENSON RAMSEY, b. 1871; d. South Carolina and Florida.
30. iv. ARTHUR CLARK RAMSEY, b. 1872; d. Carbon Hill, Alabama.
31. v. RICHARD HAWTHORNE RAMSEY, b. July 05, 1874, Pineapple, Al Wilcox; d. Dothan, Al., City Cemetery.
vi. LAURA RAMSEY37, b. 187937; d. Ozark, Alabama37; m. H. R. SMITH37, 183837; d. , Ozark, Alabama37.
32. vii. DAVID WARDLAW RAMSEY, b. 1879; d. 1925, Birmingham, Alabama.
33. viii. BERTHA RAMSEY, b. 1881; d. November 22, 1921, Little Rock, Arkansas.
25. NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY (WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)37 was born February 19, 1844 in HARRISON CO.MS.38,39, and died April 05, 188340,41. She married DANIEL JOHN READ41 January 12, 186842,43, son of JOHN READ and ANNIE MYERS. He was born November 05, 1837 in PERRY CO., MS.44,45, and died March 19, 1912 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.46,47.
Children of NEPHY RAMSAY and DANIEL READ are:
34. i. JOHN WILLIAM15 READ, b. February 09, 1870, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.; d. May 18, 1949, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS..
ii. EMMA ESTELLE READ47, b. February 27, 1873, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.48,49; d. December 03, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.50,51; m. JAMES FERDINAND FRITZ51, December 06, 189952,53; b. Abt. 187254,55; d. WFT Est. 1904-196356,57.
iii. ANDREW JEFFERSON READ57, b. April 29, 1877, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.58,59; d. December 03, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.60,61.
26. JAMES POLK14 RAMSEY (WILLIAM J.13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)61 was born December 23, 1845 in MS.62,63, and died November 05, 1911 in COALVILLE, MS64,65. He married MARY MARGARET READ65 January 14, 1875 in HARRISON CO., MS.66,67, daughter of JOHN READ and ANNIE MYERS. She was born March 17, 1851 in PERRY CO., MS.68,69, and died August 08, 1913 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.70,71.
Children of JAMES RAMSEY and MARY READ are:
35. i. ELVA FLORENCE15 RAMSEY, b. April 24, 1877, UNKNOWN; d. March 15, 1930, COALVILLE, MS.
ii. 'INFANT" RAMSEY71, b. November 21, 187872,73; d. WFT Est. 1879-197274,75.
iii. "INFANT; RAMSEY75, b. March 24, 188076,77; d. WFT Est. 1881-197078,79.
iv. MARY ELIZA RAMSEY79, b. July 31, 1881, UNKNOWN80,81; d. WFT Est. 1909-1975, UNKNOWN82,83; m. JOSEPH FRITZ83, December 29, 190384,85; b. Abt. 1880, UNKNOWN86,87; d. WFT Est. 1909-1971, UNKNOWN88,89.
v. ALMA BERTHA RAMSEY89, b. November 30, 1883, UNKNOWN90,91; d. May 08, 1970, COALVILLE, MS92,93; m. LEE CRUTHURDS93, May 03, 191994,95; b. Abt. 1880, UNKNOWN96,97; d. WFT Est. 1924-1972, UNKNOWN98,99.
vi. INEZ LELIA MARGARET RAMSEY99, b. October 26, 1886, UNKNOWN100,101; d. WFT Est. 1913-1980, UNKNOWN102,103; m. ERNEST ELIJAH O'NEAL103, March 10, 1907, HOME OF BRIDE's PARENTS104,105; b. November 28, 1880, UNKNOWN106,107; d. WFT Est. 1912-1971, UNKNOWN108,109.
Generation No. 7
27.
WILLIAM ARCHIBALD15 CARTER (LITTLEBERRY14, WILEY13, ELEANOR12 DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)
Child of W
ILLIAM ARCHIBALD CARTER is:36. i. JAMES EARL16 CARTER.
28.
CASSIE VIRGINIA15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born 1866109, and died in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama109. She married J. B. ADAMS109 1888109.
Child of C
ASSIE RAMSEY and J. ADAMS is:i. BERTHA16 ADAMS109, d. Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama109.
29.
MARY BENSON15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born 1871109, and died in South Carolina and Florida109. She married J. B. RABB109 1893109.
Children of M
ARY RAMSEY and J. RABB are:i. JOHN16 RABB109.
ii. LAURA RABB109.
iii. VIRGINIA RABB109, d. Gainesville, Florida109; m. O'DONNELL109.
iv. CARLTON RABB109.
30.
ARTHUR CLARK15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born 1872109, and died in Carbon Hill, Alabama109. He married LENORA TEAGUE109 1897109. She died in Carbon Hill, Alabama109.Notes for A
RTHUR CLARK RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
From: SHIPMATEWT@aol.com
Ramsey Genealogy
Mr. Joel Wardlaw Ramsey:
Wow! I was just surfing the web and came across your Webpage and then the genealogy that you shared. I am Will Teague Ramsey,Jr.1-16-39inMobile Alabama.
Children of A
RTHUR RAMSEY and LENORA TEAGUE are:i. LOUISE16 RAMSEY109, d. Birmingham109; m. BURKHOLDER109.
37. ii. WILL TEAGUE RAMSEY, b. April 19, 1900; d. March 03, 1957.
31.
RICHARD HAWTHORNE15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born July 05, 1874 in Pineapple, Al Wilcox109, and died in Dothan, Al., City Cemetery109. He married CORA LEE DOWLING109 June 1966109, daughter of NOEL DOWLING and ELIZABETH WELLS). She was born 1877 in Ozark, Al Dale County109, and died in Dothan, Alabama, City Cemetery109.Notes for R
ICHARD HAWTHORNE RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH bookkeeper for railroad
1 AGNC moved to Dothan June 8, 1988
There were many who were left "land poor" after the War. Sons left their home places in search of opportunities. The Railroad was one such opportunity. After attending Marion Military Academy, Richard Hawthorne Ramsey came to Pinckard, Alabama, to work for the Midland Railroad . Richard and Cora raised their four children, Richard Hayward, Joseph Robert, Cassie an d Francis, in the house on Alice Street built by Cora's father Noel Baxter Dowling. Their son , Robert Ramsey remembered driving the cow from his parents house on Alice Street to his grandparents farm in Pinckard.
1 AUTH bookkeeper for railroad
1 AGNC moved to Dothan June 8, 1988
Notes for C
ORA LEE DOWLING:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Dothan, August 28, 1958
Cora Dowling Ramsey's Angel Food Cake
11 Egg Whites
1 Teaspoon Cream of Tartar
2 Cups Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Bee Brand Vanilla
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Beat eggs to a stiff froth. Add cream of tartar and sugar. Continuingthebeating.. Then fold in flour, salt and vanilla. Bake in unbuttered Angel cake pan 30 to 35 minutes. Test with broom straw. If it doesn't stick it's done.
Children of R
ICHARD RAMSEY and CORA DOWLING are:38. i. FRANCES16 RAMSEY, b. Pinckard, Alabama.
ii. CASSIE RAMSEY109, b. March 14, 1899, Pinckard, Alabama109; d. 1995, Dothan, Alabama Houston County109.
39. iii. RICHARD HAYWARD RAMSEY, b. February 26, 1901, Cottonwood, Alabama; d. November 14, 1981, Dothan, Al. City Cemetery.
40. iv. JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY, b. July 26, 1906, Pinckard, Alabama; d. November 1979, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
32.
DAVID WARDLAW15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born 1879109, and died 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama109. He married ANNIE COLEMAN109 1912109.
Child of D
AVID RAMSEY and ANNIE COLEMAN is:i. JAMES WARDLAW16 RAMSEY109.
33.
BERTHA15 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born 1881109, and died November 22, 1921 in Little Rock, Arkansas109. She married WILLIE CURRY KYSER109 1905109.
Children of B
ERTHA RAMSEY and WILLIE KYSER are:i. MARY EMMA16 KYSER109, m. JIM HUMPHREY109.
ii. MILDRED KYSER109.
iii. CONLEY KYSER109.
iv. JOHN DAVID KYSER109.
34.
JOHN WILLIAM15 READ (NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)109 was born February 09, 1870 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.110,111, and died May 18, 1949 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.112,113. He married WIILIE ELLA FAIRLEY113 December 18, 1890 in HARRISON CO.MS.114,115, daughter of WASHINGTON FARLEY and ELEANOR WOOD. She was born June 16, 1873 in HARRISON CO.MS.116,117, and died 1943 in COALVILLE, HARRISON.MS.118,119.More About W
IILIE ELLA FAIRLEY:Cause of Death: tb119
Children of J
OHN READ and WIILIE FAIRLEY are:i. "INFANT"16 READ119, b. September 04, 1891120,121; d. WFT Est. 1892-1985122,123.
ii. JOHN WYATT READ123, b. August 07, 1894, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.124,125; d. April 15, 1938, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.126,127.
41. iii. HARMON WILLIAM READ, b. December 02, 1896, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. March 11.
42. iv. OTIS HOLLAND READ, b. October 25, 1899, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. September 07, 1974, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS..
v. RAY FAIRLEY READ127, b. April 20, 1902, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.128,129; d. May 05, 1902, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.130,131.
43. vi. MAMIE MYRTLE READ, b. August 31, 1903, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. August 08, 1977, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS..
vii. EVELYN WILLIE READ READ131, b. October 16, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.132,133; d. May 1977134,135; m. (1) MARION P. COX135, Private; b. Private136; m. (2) S.W. BRISTER137, Private; b. Private138.
viii. IRMA MARGARET READ139, b. Private140; m. HENRY"HANK" TIKKENEN141, Private; b. Abt. 1911142,143; d. August 28, 1990, MIAMI, FLORIDA144,145.
44. ix. JEFFERSON RAMSEY READ, b. Private.
35.
ELVA FLORENCE15 RAMSEY (JAMES POLK14, WILLIAM J.13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)145 was born April 24, 1877 in UNKNOWN146,147, and died March 15, 1930 in COALVILLE, MS148,149. She married JAMES NOAH WALKER149 December 14, 1893 in RAMSEY RESIDENCE, BILOXI RIVER150,151, son of SAMUEL WALKER and ELIZABETH BYRD. He was born September 11, 1871 in HARRISON CO., MS.152,153, and died September 30, 1932 in GULFPORT, MS.154,155.
Children of E
LVA RAMSEY and JAMES WALKER are:45. i. ANNA MARY16 WALKER, b. January 26, 1895, HARRISON CO., MS.; d. June 26, 1923, COMMERCE, TENN..
46. ii. JEWEL ELVA WALKER, b. April 17, 1896, HARRISON CO., MS.; d. February 26, 1953, SUCCESS, MS..
iii. SAMUEL DEWEY WALKER155, b. March 10, 1898, HARRISON CO., MS.156,157; d. November 05, 1956, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.158,159; m. LENA MEYERS159, Private; b. Private160.
iv. EULA LEE WALKER161, b. January 18, 1900, HARRISON CO., MS.162,163; d. April 17, 1962164,165; m. A.P. O'NEAL165, Private; b. Private166.
v. JAMES NOAH JR. WALKER167, b. April 14, 1902, HARRISON CO., MS.168,169; d. February 25, 1989, ElL PASO, TX.170,171; m. NETTIE ROBINSON171, Private; b. Private172.
vi. ALMA WALKER173, b. June 18, 1905, HARRISON CO., MS.174,175; d. August 09, 1980, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.176,177; m. CLAUDE LOFTON177, Private; b. Private178.
vii. MARION READ WALKER179, b. January 11, 1907, HARRISON CO., MS.180,181; d. August 09, 1980, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.182,183; m. BESSIE MALPASS183, Private; b. Private184.
viii. MARGARET INEZ WALKER185, b. August 05, 1909, HARRISON CO., MS.186,187; d. March 20, 1984, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.188,189.
ix. ESTHER WALKER189, b. April 06, 1912, HARRISON CO., MS.190,191; d. June 30, 1912, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.192,193.
x. HAROLD RAMSEY WALKER193, b. Private194; m. MARY JOYCE GARBER195, Private; b. Private196.
xi. PERCY NEAL WALKER197, b. Private198; m. VESTA BLACKWELL199, Private; b. Private200.
Generation No. 8
36.
JAMES EARL16 CARTER (WILLIAM ARCHIBALD15, LITTLEBERRY14, WILEY13, ELEANOR12 DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN11 RAMSEY, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)
Child of J
AMES EARL CARTER is:i. JAMES EARL17 CARTER JR.201.
37.
WILL TEAGUE16 RAMSEY (ARTHUR CLARK15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)201 was born April 19, 1900201, and died March 03, 1957201. He married MARY STAINBACK201. She was born May 03, 1910201, and died November 10, 1990201.Notes for W
ILL TEAGUE RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
Lived in Mobile at 354 McMillan Avenue
Children of W
ILL RAMSEY and MARY STAINBACK are:i. WILL T.17 RAMSEY201, m. MARY ANN201.
Notes for WILL T. RAMSEY:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
Retired from 25 years U.S. Navy and then from VA Medical Center Providence,civil service
Will T. and Mary Ann Ramsey
9 Independence Court
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 0287
ii. MARY STAINBACK RAMSEY201, m. JOHN VINCENT JONES201.
Notes for MARY STAINBACK RAMSEY:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
Retired from civil service in Navy Newport, Rhode Island
38.
FRANCES16 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)201 was born in Pinckard, Alabama201. She married (1) CLYDE FORD201. He died 1995201. She married (2) HUGH GARNER201.
Child of F
RANCES RAMSEY and CLYDE FORD is:47. i. CATHERINE17 FORD, b. Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
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RICHARD HAYWARD16 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)201 was born February 26, 1901 in Cottonwood, Alabama201, and died November 14, 1981 in Dothan, Al. City Cemetery201. He married LUCILLE RADNEY201 June 07, 1926201, daughter of LESTER RADNEY and ADA BUIE. She was born June 07, 1907 in Webb, Alabama (Radney Station)201.
Children of R
ICHARD RAMSEY and LUCILLE RADNEY are:48. i. RICHARD HAWTHORNE17 RAMSEY, b. June 11, Dothan, Al..
49. ii. LESTER RAMSEY, b. October 29, 1928.
50. iii. JOY ROBERTA RAMSEY, b. September 25, 1939, Dothan, Al.; d. Memphis, Tennessee.
51. iv. JON ALLAN RAMSEY, b. September 25, 1939, Dothan, Al..
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JOSEPH ROBERT16 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)201 was born July 26, 1906 in Pinckard, Alabama201, and died November 1979 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County201. He married HILDA PEARL HAWKINS201 May 03, 1935 in Dothan, Al.201, daughter of ALPHEUS HAWKINS and ALICE LINDSAY. She was born November 18, 1912 in Headland, Alabama202,203,204, and died January 26, 1988 in Dothan, Al.205,206,207.Notes for J
OSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH son Joel joined him in law firm
1 AGNC died of congestive heart failure as Alzheimers was progressing
Was nicknamed "Red" by his high school classmates
Written by son Joel Wardlaw Ramsey:
JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY Born July 26, 1906, on Lena StreetinDothan,Alabama,son of Rich a r d H . and Cora (Dowling) Ramsey. He wasthe third of fourchildren (siblings Cassie, R.H . , J r. , and Frances).
One of Dad's earliest recollections was his first taste of a red pepper.It burned his mouth s o badly that he had to get up from the tableand run around the house (today his parents w oul d undoubtedly be charged with child abuse). Despite this bad first experience, Dad alway s l iked to eat peppers, radishes and other items too spicy for the restof us.
Dad liked to tell us about how poor his family was when he wasgrowing up (in an effort to mak e us appreciate how fortunate we were).He had to sell milk from his wagon in the colored sect ion of town. When the cow "went dry," he had to drive it to the Dowling's farm in Pinckard w here it could be put out to pasture. Once on his way back to Dothan he stopped to fishin g a stream and actually caught a fish, but when he took it of fthe hook it flipped back in t o the water and got away.
Dad was so excited about going to school that his first day in thefirstg
rade (in a build i n g that still stands and was last used as a hosierymill) he exclaimed: "oh Boy, oh joy, wh e r e do we gofromhere!?"Unfortunately his principal, Claude Pepper (later elected toCongr e s sfrom Florida), overheard the remark, called it insubordination,and"nipped it in the b u d " by taking him to the office for a spanking.
The next teacher who mistook Dad's sincerity paid a high price for it.While he was still in g rade school, he got sick one day and asked to be allowed to go to the restroom . Instead hi s teacher made him come and sit in her lap and ridiculed him in front of the class by pretend ing to comfort him with remarks like "poor little baby doesn't feel well?" Young "Joe Robbie " soon proved that he REALLYdidn't feel well by throwing up all over her dress (presumably th is was a learning experience for the teacher).
Fortunatelly most of Joe Robbie's school experiences were much happier than that. Obviousl y he was a good student and popular,although not an athlete. In high school he was a cheerle ader and president of his literary society and his senior class (the class of 1924).
J. Robert attended the University of Alabama from 1924 through 1929,whenhe earned his L. L . B . degree. He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternityand served as manager of the baseb all team, thus earning membership in the "A" Club (which gave Dad a high priority for footbal l tickets on those rare occasions when he ordered any).
Dad practiced law from 1929 to 1979, retiring a few months beforehis death. Characteristica lly, Dad waited for his law license to expireonSept. 30th (he wasn't going to quit with o u t getting the full benefitofthat annual license). He had a general and varied practic e . Including practically whatever came in the door. Of course, Dad had an excellent practi ce , since he really was "an honest lawyer." He could sincerely say, when asked what he ha d done that day, "Just tried to do a littlegood in the world."
I'm not sure, but I think that during most of his legal career Dad was as ole practitione r . However, his first law partner was probably Oscar Tompkins, a colorful and cantankerou s fellow who Dad first knew as one of his teachers. He was also a hobo (better known in thos e days as "a bum")who "rode the rails" to see the country and " cowboyed,"among other thing s . Ho wever, to the extent that Oscar Tompkins is remembered at all in the Houston County B ar Association, it is for his speech: "S.O.B.s I have known in the Houston County Bar Associa tion. "Unfortunately, I wasn't privileged to have heard that speech, but I doubt he mentione d Dad . While they were practicing together, they decided thatt hey would close the ofice ear ly on Saturdays (the usual closing time was noon) and go for rides in the country. Reportedl y that polic y lasted four weeks (long enough for them to travel in each direction).
Fortunately for us, Mother noticed Dad and "set her cap" for him.She"just happened to be walk ing by" his office at quitting time enough to get him to take her to get a Coke; after tha t he undoubtedly never had a chance.Ironically Dad's first experience with Mother's father w as not apleasant one: Dad foreclosed the mortgage on the family home (probably the one on th e corner of Orange and Powell Streets).However,to hiscredit, Mr. Hawkins had no hard feeling s over that, although he didn't consider Dad worthy of Hilda Pearl.
Despite Mr. Hawkins's misgivings, J. Robert and Hilda were married in her parent's home o n M a y 3, 1935. They first resided with Uncle Richard and Aunt Lucille before obtaining the ir first home at 112 N.Herring.All 5 of their sons were born while they lived there, and thei r oldest, Joseph Robert Ramsey, Jr., (Bob), (1938-1946) died there after a protracted struggl e w ith cancer. (kidney, ed. note)
The Ramseys built a beautiful new home in what was then still mostly woods, at 800 N. Cheroke e , in 1950-51. They lived there untilall of the boys were grown and married, in 1978. Moth er finally convinced Dad to build a new home, at 3 Danmor and they moved into it in Novembe r of that year.
Getting back to Dad's legal career, his first case was the collection of a two dollar accoun t . His fee was $1, of which he gave 10 cents to the church.
Dad worked hard on his practice, and he tried to be sure we all understood that money was har d to come by, so we had to save and be frugal.However Phil soon got tired of hearing that ser mon. H enoticed that every day when they picked Dad up in the car after work, he would firs t go across the street to the Post Office to mail his correspondence. After hearing one m o r e time how tight money was, Phil finally told him: "Dad,if you would really work, instea d of just writing letters all day, we would have some money."
Despite having a successful law practice, lawyers (and doctors) did not get rich in those d a y s. Dad rarely billed by the hour (his top rate was $25 an hour in 1979), instead he jus t tried to figure what his servics were worth, and "what the traffic could bear." He had n o complaints that I know of.
Dad acknowledged that he made most of his money from his real estate deals. His principa l r e a l estate acquisition was the"Murphy Estate."This transaction was somewhat involved . One of Dad's Mother's sisters,Lottie Dowling, married Charles D. Murphy, Sr., a successfu l businessman but not much of a family man. In fact, he was so mean that when he died he lef t most of his estate (which wasconsiderable) to the local Masonic Temple. The family retaine d Dad t o file a will contest,and the best lawyers in town became involved on each side. Fin all y the Masons proposed a settlement: the family could choose either the money or the land . Da d urged the Murphys to take the land,and they did.However,once the case was over with t he Murphys had second thoughts,since they couldn't spend the land and it did not produce muc h income.Dad searched for a buyer, and offered it to everyone who was interested,including hi s high school classmate, Harry Hall (who invested heavily in Dothan real estate, and subseque ntly made enough money to start a savings and loan business). However times were hard and n o one was interested in buying the land. Therefore Dad agreed to purchase it for the amoun t of the cash the Masons kept, provided the Murphys agreed to finance the sale, which they d i d . Thus Dad obtained the land where most of Cloverdale Subdivision was developed, and num erous other tracts of land in the city and county. More than half of this property Dad trans ferred to City Realty Company, which we continued until after Mother's death.
Dad was an old fashioned father. He saw his role as the breadwinner,and generally left the c hild rearing to Mother. She was equal to the task,and believed in the Proverb "spare t he ro d and spoil the child."And her spankings never hurt her more than me. However Dad rarely rai sed his hand to us. On one occasion when Ed had exhausted Mother'spatience,Dad intervened an d said: "Let me handle this Mother."Whereupon he gave Ed a stern lecture. Ed learned from t hat experience.The next time Mother got ready to send Ed to get a switch, Ed said : "Let's le t Dad handle this, Mom." (I doubt that worked, although Ed did get away with a lot ,since h e was always Mother's favorite).
A lot of our recollections are centered on the kitchen table, where we took our family meal s together. Dad almost always came home for lunch(except for Mondays, when he went to the Ro tary Club). We would wait awhile for Dad and then go ahead; invariably he would drive up onc e we started eating.
On one occasion Dad decided to cure Phil and Ed of gluttony. After he got tired of hearing t hem repeatedly ask for more dessert, he gave them all the candy that he could find in the hou se. However when they got sick that night, Mother was the one who got up to see about them . Dad never tried that with Bill and me.
We all had our regular places at the table. Bill sat to Dad's right. Once Dad brought a busi ness acquaintance home to eat with us, and the gentleman made the mistake of sitting in Bil l ' s place. Bill warned him" "You better not sit there; he (Dad) will eat off your plate."
Dad enjoyed good health most of his life, and was rarely sick.However when we were in Birming ham for Dick Moseley's wedding sometime during the winter of '78-'79, Dad slipped on some ic e while walking up an incline at the Ramada Hotel and fell, breaking some ribs. After his re tirement he had cataract surgery. Nevertheless he seemed to be in good health until Monda y , November 20, 1979. Dad said he didn't feel well,and missed the Rotary Club meeting, w h i ch was very unusualforhim.That evening he walked over to our house, but I was at a Boy Sc out meeting. When I got home Sharman and I went over and visited with him and Mother for awh ile. After midnight, Mother called to say that Dad couldn't catch his breath, but the parame dics were tending to him,and they were going to the hospital. She was sure everything woul d beOK,and she would call me from there. When she did, Dad was gone.was gone.
More About JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:
Cause of Death: congestive heart failure207
Notes for HILDA PEARL HAWKINS:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Last residence: 36303
1 AGNC State of issue: AL
1 DEST Teacher, Ran the Restaurant at Houston Hotel
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3,SocialSecurityRecords:U.S., SS Death Ben e f i t Records, SurnamesBeginning withR, DateofImport: Jun 19, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3. 4 5 721.91]
Individual: Ramsey, Hilda
Birth date: Nov 18, 1912
Death date: Jan 26, 1988
Social Security #: 418-60-3895
Last residence: 36303
State of issue: AL
In 2001 the Ramsey brothers, Joe, Ed, Bill and Phil donated land that had once been part of t he Murphy Estate bought by J. Robert Ramsey to the city for a park memorializing their won de rful parents. Dr. J.Paul Maddox, pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church delivered the I nvocation and Minister's tribute. We thank Thee, oh God, for the memory of two of Thy choi c e and most devoted servant, Robert and Hilda Ramsey. Their marriage must have been made i n Heaven, for they were so devoted to each other and to Thee. How proud they were of their s ons, and those they chose to be their brides. How wonderfully blessed they were with grandch ildren of whom they were so very proud.
We pray that The Ramsey Park may be a focus of joy and a blessing for many citizens of Dotha n in all the years to come. Just as the Ramseys dedicated their lives to making Dothan a bet ter place, may we here today dedicate ourseves to their high ideals and to a renewed faith i n God.
We thank Thee that their good name is on this monument, and we pray that the Scripture inscri bed on it will be a source of blessings for generations to come.
This we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
The Minister's Tribute
Very soon, with the unveiling of this monument, this park will be dedicated to the memor y o f Robert and Hilda Ramsey, but they and theirsons would want it primarily to be dedicated t o the glory of God.
I consider it a great privilege to have a part in these ceremonies of dedication of The Ramse y Park. Nearly fifty years ago, when I was pastor of the First Baptist Church, I had no mor e faithful church members or friends than Hilda and Robert Ramsey.
How appropriate is their choice of the Scripture which hasbeen inscribed on this monument , f ound in Proverbs 22: 1, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving fav our rather than silver and gold."All through the years, the Ramsey name has been such are spe cted and honored name in all of this area. What a heritage Mr.and Mrs. Ramsey left to thei r sons and their families!
Joseph Robert Ramsey was born on July 26, 1906, on Lena Street in Dothan, Alabama. He was th e third of four children born to Richard H.Ramseyand Cora Dowling Ramsey.
Hilda Pearl (Hawkins) Ramsey was born on November 18, 1912, the second child of Alpheus Wa l t e r Hawkins and Alice Lindsay Hawkins.
Robert Ramsey was graduated from the Dothan High School in 1924. He was a cheerleader of hi s school, president of his literary society, and President of the Senior Class. Hilda was gr aduated from the same high school in 1930.
Robert obtained his L. L. B. degree from the Law School of the University of Alabama. He wa s a member of the Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity, and the manager of the baseball team. Hild a attended Montevallo College for one year and then Troy State, where she obtained a teachin g certificate. Her first teaching job was aone-room school,Flowers Chapel. She subsequentl y taught at Ardilla.
Robert practiced law in Dothan from 1929-1979, retiring only a few months prior to his deat h on November 20, 1979. He was a hard worker,very frugal, and gained the respect of every on e with whom he had contact.He was a credit to his profession, serving as President of the Hou ston County Bar Association, and as Bar Commissioner for the 20th Judicial Circuit . H e con sidered his practice to be his "calling" from God.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Dothan Boys Club, the City National Bank , t he Haven, and served as President of the Dothan Rotary Club. He was also President of the Ci ty Realty Companyand of the Houston Hotel in Dothan.
Joseph Robert Ramsey fell in love with a very beautiful lady named Hilda Hawkins, and they we re married on May 3, 1935, during the great Depression. They lived on Pettus Street in Dotha n when their first son , Joseph Robert Ramsey, Jr. Was born in 1938. The Ramseys moved to 1 12 Herring Street in 1939 where their other sons were born; Philip was born on April 20, 1 94 0 ; Edward was born on December 9, 1941, just two days after Pearl Harbor; Joel was bor n o n Ma y 3 , 1947, and William,on August15, 1948. Their first born, Bob, died of cancer i n 1946 . In 1951 they moved to 800 North Cherokee where they lived until 1978, when they mov ed to # 3 Danmor Place.
Mrs. Ramsey was the disciplinarian of the family, and Mr. Ramsey was the breadwinner. Mr. R amsey was a soft-spoken man, who tended to be a peacemaker. He rarely lost his temper or rai sed his voice.Mrs.Ramsey's principal vocation was rearing her children, and their sons tell m e that she was more than equal to the task. She was especially strict on the behavior of the ir sons at church on Sunday mornings.Their grandchildren were the love of her life . She wa s not strict with them. She couldn't stand to see any of her grandchildren spanked . Mrs. Ra msey loved to read, but her favorite social activities were spending time with her friends, h er church groups, and her luncheon club.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey loved to socialize with their friends through their bridge club and othe r activities. They loved trips to Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Compass Lake, and Panam a City Beach.
Mr. Ramsey was a loving husband and father. He came home for lunch almost every day. He wa s always there for his wife and each of his sons. Heacquired the majority interest in the Ho uston Hotel in the early'60s.Those were days in which the traveling public was turning from d owntown hotels to motels. Mrs. Ramsey managed the Hotel Restaurant, and operated it profitab ly enough to keep the hotel going.The restaurant was famousfor its Shrimp Salad and lemon Ic e Box Pie. She was loved andrespectedby her staff. She never worried aboutspendi ng money a s long as herhusbnd was alive. However after his death,she became much more conser vative . Unfortunately her final years were marred by the slow but steady progression of Alzheimer s Disease.
I will always remember the Ramseys because of their great faith in Godandlove for their churc h. It would be impossible for me to describe how much Hilda and Robert meant to First Baptis t Church during the years I served as pastor. They were great encouragers of the pastor an d church staff. Serving the Lord through their church was the joy of their lives. Durings e veral years Mr. Ramsey was Chairman of Deacons.Mrs.Ramsey was active in the work of Baptist W omen. For a number ofyears she taught a Sunday School class of girls. She was a gracious ho stess, and it is a joy to remember the Christian hospitality of the Ramseys.
I believe that the greatest success for parents is to see their children become Christian s , and then make their lives a blessing to those whose lives they touch. Measured by this h igh standard, if you want to know how well the Ramseys succeeded, just look at their sons, th eir wives,and grandchildren!
The Ramsey sons know that they inherited from their parents a verygoodname. No wonder they h ave chosen these words from Proverbs to be inscribed on the back of this monument, "A good na me is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
How I thank God for the privilege of knowing such wonderful people,and that their memory is b eing perpetuated by a park in our city named, The Ramsey Park!
God bless the Ramsey sons and their families as this monument is dedicated, and will now be u nveiled!
Linda Hawkins Woodruff, niece of Hilda Ramsey (her brother Jerome'sdaughter) spoke at the ded ication of the park:
I am honored to have the opportunity to briefly reminisce about my aunt, Hilda Hawkins Ramse y . Those of you here today who knew Aunt Hilda knew her to be a gracious charming Souther n lady. You will remember how important her family, her church, and her friends, and her com munity were to her. She enjoyed time spent with family and friends at home,at church, an d i n the community.
As a teacher in public schools and in Sunday school and with hersons,her grandchildre n , h e r nephews and her nieces; Aunt Hilda demonstrated her love for children. The only ad monition I recall her giving to us was that we "play pretty." Aunt Hilda was a wonderful hos tess . She enjoyed entertaining and she always made each guest feel welcome, as if he or sh e w ere the guest of honor.
Aunt Hilda would be delighted with this park, a place where families and friends can enjoy ti me together as she enjoyed time with her family and friends and where children can pl a y . I can see her now,smiling and reminding them in her soft Southern voice to "play prett y " and treating them, their families, and their friends as very special guests at Ramsey Par k.
Note from daughter-in-law Sharman Burson Ramsey: Mom and Dad were always loving and generou s . When I would express my thanks for their help,Mom's response was always "It was my pleas ure." I can only pray that attitude of gratefulness for the privilege of "being able to be t here "for my children will be as evident for them as it was for me when Mom expressed those f eelings. I was their first "daughter" and enjoyed the warmth of their love and that of Joe ' s brothers. Our favoriteactivity is being together as a family laughing...oh the laughter! ! ! One brother plays off the other brother and soon everyone is sidesplitting with laughte r . We are blessed to live in the North Cherokee home where we have raised our children. Br ooke was the first baby brought home to this house. It is here we gather as a family for wed dings and funerals. We are blessed. Truly...ours is a"goodly heritage."
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ILDA PEARL HAWKINS:Cause of Death: Alzheimers, complications of Pneumonia207
Children of J
OSEPH RAMSEY and HILDA HAWKINS are:i. JOSEPH ROBERT17 RAMSEY207, b. 1938207; d. July 28, 1946, Dothan, Alabama207.
More About JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:
Cause of Death: childhood onset tumor on kidney207
52. ii. PHILIP HART RAMSEY, b. April 20, 1940.
53. iii. EDWARD LAWRENCE RAMSEY, b. December 07, 1941, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
54. iv. JOEL WARDLAW RAMSEY, b. May 03, 1947, Dothan, Houston County, Alabama.
55. v. WILLIAM ALLEN RAMSEY, b. August 15, 1948, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
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HARMON WILLIAM16 READ (JOHN WILLIAM15, NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)207 was born December 02, 1896 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.208,209, and died March 11210,211. He married LOUISE ROLLS211 Private. She was born Private212.
Children of H
ARMON READ and LOUISE ROLLS are:i. BARBARA ANN17 READ213, b. Private214.
ii. JOHN EDWARD READ215, b. Private216.
iii. ELEANOR CAROL READ217, b. Private218.
42.
OTIS HOLLAND16 READ (JOHN WILLIAM15, NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)219 was born October 25, 1899 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.220,221, and died September 07, 1974 in COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.222,223. He married CAMILLE SONDERBERG223 Private. She was born Private224.
Children of O
TIS READ and CAMILLE SONDERBERG are:i. JOHN E.17 READ225, b. Private226.
ii. BARBARA READ227, b. Private228; m. IRVIN SHUTTLEWORTH229, Private; b. Private230.
iii. CAROL READ231, b. Private232; m. DAMAIAS233, Private; b. Private234.
43.
MAMIE MYRTLE16 READ (JOHN WILLIAM15, NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)235 was born August 31, 1903 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.236,237, and died August 08, 1977 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.238,239. She married LOUIS T. LYONS239 May 26, 1929240,241. He was born August 08, 1901242,243, and died January 03, 1963244,245.
Children of M
AMIE READ and LOUIS LYONS are:i. JERALD READ17 LYONS245, b. Private246.
ii. KENNY LYONS247, b. Private248.
iii. LOUIS LYONS249, b. Private250.
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JEFFERSON RAMSEY16 READ (JOHN WILLIAM15, NEPHY ANN14 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.13 RAMSEY, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)251 was born Private252. He married MARY CAREY253 Private. She was born Private254.
Child of J
EFFERSON READ and MARY CAREY is:i. CHARLOTTE ANN17 READ255, b. Private256.
45.
ANNA MARY16 WALKER (ELVA FLORENCE15 RAMSEY, JAMES POLK14, WILLIAM J.13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)257 was born January 26, 1895 in HARRISON CO., MS.258,259, and died June 26, 1923 in COMMERCE, TENN.260,261. She married WALTER GEORGE261 December 26, 1923262,263. He was born Abt. 1893264,265, and died WFT Est. 1937-1985266,267.
Children of A
NNA WALKER and WALTER GEORGE are:i. FLORENCE KATHERINE17 GEORGE267, b. Private268.
ii. EDNA MAY GEORGE269, b. Private270.
iii. SARAH ANN GEORGE271, b. Private272.
iv. JAMES MONROE GEORGE273, b. Private274.
v. LONNIE LADELLE GEORGE275, b. Private276.
vi. BONNIE LADELLE GEORGE277, b. Private278.
46.
JEWEL ELVA16 WALKER (ELVA FLORENCE15 RAMSEY, JAMES POLK14, WILLIAM J.13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)279 was born April 17, 1896 in HARRISON CO., MS.280,281, and died February 26, 1953 in SUCCESS, MS.282,283. She married LOREN E. O'NEAL283 December 12, 1917284,285. He was born Abt. 1892286,287, and died WFT Est. 1930-1983288,289.
Children of J
EWEL WALKER and LOREN O'NEAL are:i. HELEN17 O'NEAL289, b. Private290; m. GLEN DENHAM291, Private; b. Private292.
ii. EDITH O'NEAL293, b. Private294.
iii. LOREN E. JR. O'NEAL295, b. Private296; m. ODELLE SCARBOROUGH297, Private; b. Private298.
iv. MERLINE O'NEAL299, b. Private300; m. HARRY E. WALKER301, Private; b. Private302.
v. KIMBELL O'NEAL303, b. Private304.
vi. BETTY O'NEAL305, b. Private306; m. JOHN GIBBS307, Private; b. Private308.
vii. LARRY O;NEAL309, b. Private310.
viii. MITTIE LYNNE O'NEAL311, b. Private312.
Generation No. 9
47.
CATHERINE17 FORD (FRANCES16 RAMSEY, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born in Dothan, Alabama Houston County313. She married (1) JIM FANCHER313. She married (2) GARNER313.Notes for J
IM FANCHER:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH edits movies
1 AGNC California
Children of C
ATHERINE FORD and JIM FANCHER are:i. CRYSTAL18 FANCHER313.
ii. KELLY FANCHER313.
48.
RICHARD HAWTHORNE17 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born June 11 in Dothan, Al.313. He married (1) BETTY NORTON313. She was born October 21, 1932 in Hazelhurst, Mississippi313. He married (2) ANN BORLAND313. He married (3) ANN BOLAND313.
Children of R
ICHARD RAMSEY and BETTY NORTON are:i. RICHARD18 RAMSEY313, b. August 18, 1956313.
ii. ROBERTA RAMSEY313, b. August 03, 1958313.
iii. RHONDA ELIZABETH RAMSEY313, b. August 14, 1961313.
iv. REBECCA RAMSEY313, b. November 06, 1964313.
49.
LESTER17 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born October 29, 1928313. He married ANNIE MARY PHIFFER313 June 07, 1963 in Dothan, Al. First Baptist Chapel313. She was born September 29313.
Child of L
ESTER RAMSEY and ANNIE PHIFFER is:i. RADNEY PHIFFER18 RAMSEY313, b. May 04, 1964313; m. KIMBERLY313.
50.
JOY ROBERTA17 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born September 25, 1939 in Dothan, Al.313, and died in Memphis, Tennessee313. She married (1) JOHN DOGGETT313. She married (2) SAMUEL MOSSMAN NICKEY, V.313 1963 in Dothan, Al.313. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee313.
Children of J
OY RAMSEY and SAMUEL NICKEY are:i. LUCILLE RAMSEY18 NICKEY313, b. January 26, 1966313.
ii. ELIZABETH MCKELLA NICKEY313, b. December 03, 1968313; m. JOHN HAVASTA313.
iii. SAMUEL MOSSMAN NICKEY313, b. October 14, 1971313.
51.
JON ALLAN17 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born September 25, 1939 in Dothan, Al.313. He married (1) JANE HORN313. She was born August 16, 1945313. He married (2) LUANA GRANGER313, daughter of DR. GRANGER. She was born March 16 in Marianna, Florida313.
Child of J
ON RAMSEY and JANE HORN is:i. MARGARET18 RAMSEY313, b. August 19, 1966313.
52.
PHILIP HART17 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born April 20, 1940313. He married PATRICIA PRENDERGAST313.Notes for P
HILIP HART RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH graduate of Georgia Tech
1 AGNC served in Peace Corps in Nigeria
Professor of Psychological Statistics at Queens in New York City
Notes for P
ATRICIA PRENDERGAST:[Ramsey2004.ged]
Professor of Psychological Statistics in the Business College atFordhamUniversity. Ser v e d on the city council for North Tarrytownandcampaigned to have the name changed to Slee p y H ollow honoringitsliterary roots.
Children of P
HILIP RAMSEY and PATRICIA PRENDERGAST are:56. i. CATHY THEOPHILUS18 RAMSEY.
ii. ROBERT THEOPHILUS RAMSEY313.
Notes for ROBERT THEOPHILUS RAMSEY:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
Phil adopted Pat's children.
53.
EDWARD LAWRENCE17 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born December 07, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County313. He married (1) PAMELA THUSS313 in Episcopal Church, Birmingham313. She was born 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama313. He married (2) NANCY313.Notes for E
DWARD LAWRENCE RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Birmingham attorney
1 AGNC Judge in Birmingham
Child of E
DWARD RAMSEY and PAMELA THUSS is:i. MATTHEW EDWARD18 RAMSEY313, b. April 25, 1975313.
54.
JOEL WARDLAW17 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born May 03, 1947 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama313. He married SHARMAN JEAN BURSON313, daughter of ELKANAH BURSON and JEAN GILLIS. She was born May 15, 1950 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama313.Notes for J
OEL WARDLAW RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Sons of the Confederate Veterans
1 AGNC graduated from the University of Alabama law school
1 DEST President of Houston County Bar Association
1 MEDI Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity
We are blessed to live in the home my husband grew up ino home with a history. Our baby, Bro oke, came home from the hospital to a nursery that was once her grandmother's walk-in close t , not fancy, but certainly convenient for a nursing mother.
We often comment on how fortunate we were to have been born when we were and where we were . W e grew up in homes where our parents loved each other. We were educated in good public school s . Joe had cousins close by who were as dear as his brothers and friends so special that time and distance has not diminished the bond.
He went off to The Citadel with his buddy, Tommy Spann (now known as Charles Spann, own e r o f 11 McDonalds who lives in Guntersville), but after two years he left for the University o f Alabama whereheeventually graduated from Law School with his friend, Spencer Bachus ( now U.S. congressman). There he pledged Pi Kappa Phi and got pinned (syruped and feathered and taken on a drop), engaged, and finally married to aTri Delt who had grown up only thre e b l ocks away. He camehome topractice law with his father.
Marriage is the strictest tie of perpetual friendship, and there can benofriendship without confidence, and no confidence withoutintegrityJohnson
Endnotes
1. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 4.
2. Columbia County, GA Deed Book N, p. 220.
3. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 1.
4. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659-1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co . , I nc.), p. 528.
5. Columbia County, GA Deed Book N, p. 220.
6. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 3.
7. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 4.
8. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659-1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co . , I nc.), p. 528.
9. Columbia County, GA Deed Book D.
10. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659-1759,(Genealogical Publishing C o . , Inc.), p. 528.
11. NSDAR Application Papers of Mary Quinn Holyfield Nat'lNo.578124,Verified and Appr o v ed April 10, 1973.
12. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, 409.
13. NSDAR Application Papers of Mary Quinn Holyfield Nat'lNo.578124,Verified and Appr o v ed April 10, 1973.
14. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659-1759,(Genealogical Publishing C o . , Inc.), p. 528.
15. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 5.
16. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 3.
17. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd dayofSept.1850).
18. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 3.
19. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, p. 409.
20. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 10.
21. EARLY AMERICAN MARRIAGES: ATLANTIC SOUTH REGION, "Electronic."
22. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 10.
23. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd dayofSept.1850).
24. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p.136BethelBaptist Church Cem e t ery.
25. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 10.
26. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p.136BethelBaptist Church Cem e t ery.
27. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
28. Compiled by Mrs. Robert Chester Upton and Mrs. J. E.DeLoach,MarriageRecords - Lawre n c e County, MS 1818 - 1838, (1970),p. 40.
29. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
30. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd dayofSept.1850), Dwellin g N o . 474.
31. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 11.
32. Goodspeed, BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OFMISSISSIPPI,(1891Goodspeed Publishi n g C o. Chicago, Illinois), p. 500.
33. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 11.
34. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
35. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 11.
36. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p.136BethelBaptist Church Cem e t ery.
37. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 11.
38. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p.136BethelBaptist Church Cem e t ery.
39. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 14.
40. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 6.
41. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, p. 409.
42. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (VolumeII),p.228.
43. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
44. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (VolumeII),p.228.
45. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
46. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 3 - 4.
47. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (VolumeII),p.228.
48. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (VolumeII),p.229.
49. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 3 - 4.
50. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (AugustanaBookConcern1961), p. 4.
51. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (VolumeII),p.229.
Notes for S
HARMAN JEAN BURSON:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH BS University of Alabama; MS Troy State University,honorhistorygrad.
1 AGNC Delta Delta Delta social sorority
The story of growing up Downhome is incomplete without mentioning Mammy. Her name was Mattie Martin, but like our grandmothers were Nanny (Elizabeth Knight Burson) and Muddin (Eunice Jernigan Gillis), we loved her too much not to have a special term of endearment for her . She was Mammy. She carried my sister Sylvia in the laundry basket as she worked around the house . She called Elkanah "Little Man"and spoiled him rotten. She chaperoned me when I went t o visit a boy friend in Florida and, we later found out, carried a gun under her hat to defend me. Shewas the best cook in Dothan, had the softest lap, and was to listen when we needed her. Her big heart gave out, but she will always be a part of us.
She sang a lullabye consisting of few words that puts babies immediately to sleep:
Go to sleep, pretty baby,
Go to sleep, pretty little girl/boy
Go to sleep my pretty baby
Night night night night pretty little girl/boy
Or merely:
By oh by oh ba oh ba oh by oh by oh babe
By oh by oh ba oh ba oh by oh by oh babe. (You get the picture)
We took piano lessons from Ina Harrison, a neighbor who just happenedtohave traveled wi t h C hautauqua. We learned tap, ballet, andballroomdancing from Madalyn Smith. We swam a n d too k ball room dancingat theCountry Club. Mammy made teacakes for us to have tea parti e s forour"company." Mother built us a playhouse and we painted it withpolkadots. Our chil d re n 's garden club, the Daffydillies, named forMama'sgarden club, the Daffodil Garden Clu b , m et there. Weparticipated inschool events (I was a DHS cheerleader) and went off tocol l eg e asexpected, where I pledged Delta Delta Delta and got pinned,engaged andmarried to m y s w eetheart.
Joe and I often think how blessed we have been and wish ourchildrencould know the wonder f u l lives we have known.
One seed leads to another and before you know it youre growing flowers.Myfriends in th e O u t to Lunch Bunch are talented andcreativepeopleenough so it could give a person a comp le x . I guess Itook theMaster Gardener class because I thought that was where Michelehad lea r ned all she knew about Vegetable gardening. She didnt. Shelearned it onher own. But, th a t i s how I found myself in a room full ofpeople whoknew the difference between a daisy a n d a w eed. It was thebest $50 Iever spent.
Perhaps I did not always do my homework like I should have. But Icarriedaway from that se r i es of meetings a basic knowledge of thecriticalelements for making a garden grow and th e a c quaintance of theforemostgardeners in the area. In other words, I found out where to g o an d whomto ask to find the answers to my questions.
Just after I took the course, Rhoda Boone cornered me in the pansiesatDothan Nurserie s a n d told me she had decided to put her business,DothanNurseries, on the Internet. I had a pp r oached her earlier abouthelpingher with her web site. We threw around some ideas and tr i e d tocome upwith content that would draw visitors back to her web site. Afriend ofour s h a d just spoken of how successful she had been inplanting a MonetGarden in her yard, adap ti n g the plants that had thelook of those whichgrew in Monets garden to the limitation s o f o urSouthern climate.
Why not plant one in my front yard where I could take pictures thatmighthelp others disc e r n between a dandelion and a daisy? Soon afterthat thechairperson for the Tour of Garde n s c alled to request that I beahostess for one of their gardens. Sure, I said. But whil e y o ure onthephone, have you seen the Southern Monet Garden we have planted inmyfront yar d ? Yo u need to drop by. Before I knew it she hadmevolunteering to have four hundred gues t s tre k through myyardnotgardennot yet!
Fear struck. We live in an old family home on two acres. TheSouthernMonet Garden would me r e ly be a blip in the total area of myyard! Whilemy mother-in-law had given the yard gre a t bo nes withmagnolias andJapanese maple, azaleas, camellias, crape myrtle, andsasanquas , t here were no flowerbeds! I had dug up all the beautifulchrysanthemums anddaisies she ha d p lante d years ago thinking they wereweeds!
What had I done? Rhoda and her crew were going to plant the SouthernMonetgarden, but th a t l eft vast areas of potential humiliation for anovicegardener who had invited serious a n d exp erienced gardeners intohergarden, which was yet a yearning and not a reality. I wan t ed to d othisto help promote www.everybloomingthing.com, Rhodas web site, andourwonderfu l Do than A rea Botanical Gardens but there was no garden yet. Only plans and dreams. I did what an y Southern woman would do? Call for help.
This is when the real benefit of the Master Gardener coursebecame apparent. I knew who m t o c all. Christie Thomley and I designed a plan and started flowerbeds without a tiller . W e attac ked wisteria with a grubbing hoe. We pulled, pushed, pruned, planted and prayed. Finally,my husband became convinced this was not just another of my fads. My permanent glow (Southern wome n do not sweat!) and the dirt that remained in my bathtub after I departed convinced him that I was serious. On our30th anniversary my husband bought me a tiller. The salesman said it was a first for him. I was the only woman he had ever met that wanted a tiller for an anniversary present.
It is a fine tiller. It actually starts when I pull the cord unlike my weed eater and lawn mower both of which start only when they sense testosterone. There is a feeling of empowerment that is indescribable. Ido not have to wait for a man! I can put a bed wherever I feel the urge. Perhaps I went a little crazy with my newfound freedom. My husband finally put his foot down. He reminded me that grass is agood thing.
Genealogy of the Garden
Believe it or not, even Southern gardens have genealogies. We are blessed with the home that my husband moved into when he was four years old, the same age of our oldest daughter w h e n we moved in. My husbands parents Robert and Hilda Ramsey, built the home in 1950 based on plans drawn for them by Chicago architect Jerome Robert Cerny whose work Hilda Ramsey had admired in a magazine.
Local landscape designer Lawton Dye advised the Ramseys on the placement of the house on the lot, perhaps the most critical element enhancing the home. Hilda Ramsey enjoyed garden i n g and was later helped by Luke Scott in giving the garden structure with camellias, azaleas ,and sasanquas, although the back lot was left basically open so that their four boys could play football on Ramsey Field. The back yard is still recovering from its most recent incarnation as a go-cart track and staging area for building the swimming pool that was add e d i n 1997. Then ew addition gave the central part of the property a courtyard feeling an d a ne w planting was called for.
Neighbor Eleanor Grant had once rooted a Walter Van Fleet rose for me that has now taken co m m and of the picket fence. Cuttings from that rose dominate the chain link fence in the potager and grow up the basketball goal in the back yard.
Gardening is like cleaning house, once you get started in one place another corner begs attention. The Friendship Garden evolved as other friends contributed seeds and flowers from their yards.
The enclosed garden behind the pool is filled with azaleas, sasanqua, ferns, elephant ears , banana palms, coleus, impatiens, artemesia, guarantia salvia, hibiscus, aspidistra and lil i es . As onepasses throughthe gate into the backyard the path under the huge magnoliais lined with hydrangea, hosta, azaleas and aspidistra and impatiens.
The central flower bed in front of the greenhouse has a blue gazing globe as a focal point while alyssum, azaleas, sasanqua, aspidistra, hydrangea, salvia, heather, gerbera daisies , fern , sago palm, elephant ears, crape myrtle, and lantana happily prosper under a pear tree along with volunteer perennial petunias. The bench is a mosaic emphasizing the gardens major focal color, cobalt blue, with tiles leftover from the kitchen counter and pieces of blue willow china.
On the way to the moon garden, larkspur, artemesia, and daisies are planted with antique ro s e s. Pass through the arch covered with autumn clematis. The moonlight garden has fern, lilies, gardenias, daisies, hydrangea, alyssum, calla lilies, ginger lilies, iris, angel trump e t ,and a Confederate rose. Many of these were cuttings, divisions, and rootings from friends gardens.
The rose arbor was a joint effort between Christie, Shelby and me to make something (anything !) out of a trampoline. American Pillar, Dortmund, and New Dawn roses are being trained u p t h e framework. Cecile Brunner, Perle d Or, and Gertrude Jeckyl roses grow nearby. Hosta, fern ,daylilies, stokesia, and aspidistra are scattered throughout the garden. Aspidistra (fro m m ot hers yard) has been used as a unifying element inplanting.
Purple coneflower, monarda, lantana, parsley, salvia, and budleia aroundarock water elem e n t attract butterflies and birds. Neighbor Louise Rudd shared coneflower, Texas bluebell s a n d seed of an unnamed lily fo rthe side garden. They found a home with the larkspur from Katy Maddox, Queen Annes lace and cockscomb from Theresa Dixon, fern from Cynthia Nowell,Christie Thomley, and Doris Faulkner, dahlias and zinnias from Pat Renfro, Josephs coat and col e u s from Shirley Lee, and pink mums, lilies and green elm from Dorothy Davison.
Poppies, sunflowers, and Mexican petunias join roses, azaleas, daylillies and canna lilies . Sweet peas climb the old scuppernong arbor. Coreopsis, poppies, cosmos, iris, daylilie s , amar yllis, elephant ears,and fern frame the brick patio near the potting bench. The potager featuring a rabbit on pedestal is planted with cockscomb, QueenAnneslace, poppies, larks p ur, dil l, borage, basil, cilantro, carrots,thyme,and nasturtiums.
Generously, one might label this a Monet inspired English garden. Monet was himself inspired by English gardener Gertrude Jeckyl who rejected the formality of traditional English gardens for the lush effusiveness of the cottage garden. However, Monet disdained the artifice of garden ornaments while Jeckyl freely incorporated them in her designs.The whimsical add i t ions to the Ramsey Garden one friend labeled shabby chic. Whatever its label, this garden was birthed and nurtured on friendship and an appreciation of a legacy.
1 AUTH BS University of Alabama; MS Troy State University, honor history graduate
1 AGNC Delta Delta Delta social sorority
The story of growing up Downhome is incomplete without mentioning Mammy. Her name was Mattie Martin, but like our grandmothers were Nanny (Elizabeth Knight Burson) and Muddin (Eunice Jernigan Gillis), we loved her too much not to have a special term of endearment for her. She was Mammy. She carried my sister Sylvia in the laundry basket as sheworkedaround the hou s e . She called Elkanah "Little Man" and spoiled him rotten. She chaperoned me when I went to visit a boy friend in Florida and, we later found out, carried a gun under her hat to de fen d me. Shewas the best cook in Dothan, had the softest lap, and was always ready to listen when we needed her. Her big heart gave out, but she will always be a part of us.
We took piano lessons from Ina Harrison, a neighbor who just happened to have traveled wit h Chautauqua. We learned tap, ballet, and ballroom dancing from Madalyn Smith. We swam and took ball room dancing at the Country Club. Mammy made teacakes for us to have tea parties for our "company." Mother built us a playhouse and we painted it with polka dots. Our children's garden club, the Daffydillies, named for Mama's garden club, the Daffodil Garden Club , m e t there. We participated in school events (I was a DHS cheerleader) and went off to college as expected.
Children of J
OEL RAMSEY and SHARMAN BURSON are:57. i. CECILY CATHRYN18 RAMSEY, b. May 02, 1974, Dothan, Alabama, Houston County.
ii. ANDREW ALLEN RAMSEY313, b. March 13, 1976, Dothan, Alabama Houston County313.
Notes for ANDREW ALLEN RAMSEY:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH college: The Citadel and Troy State University
1 AGNC U.S. Army, Ranger, Military Intelligence
1 DEST Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity
Employed by BDO Seidman, 330 Madison Avenue, an internationalaccountingand consulting fi r m . Lives currently (2003) on the upperEast Side inNew York City.
Employed by BDO Seidman, 330 Madison Avenue, an internationalaccountingand consulting f i r m . Lives currently (2003) on the upperEast Side inNew York City.
iii. BETHANY BROOKE RAMSEY313, b. May 20, 1980, Dothan, Alabama Houston County313.
Notes for BETHANY BROOKE RAMSEY:
[Ramsey2004.ged]
graduated from University of Alabama
Member Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
employed in the Marketing Department of SouthTrust Bank in Dothan, Alabama
55.
WILLIAM ALLEN17 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born August 15, 1948 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County313. He married JOYCE WALKER313 in Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Ga.313. She was born July 31, 1946 in Fayetteville, Georgia313.Notes for W
ILLIAM ALLEN RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH coach of all of Elizabeth's teams, basketball,softball,tennis,etc.
1 AGNC Worked hard on Atlanta Olympics
1 AUTH coach of all of Elizabeth's teams, basketball, softball,tennis,etc.
1 AGNC Worked hard on Atlanta Olympics
Child of W
ILLIAM RAMSEY and JOYCE WALKER is:i. ELIZABETH HAWKINS18 RAMSEY313, b. October 01, 1981313.
Generation No. 10
56.
CATHY THEOPHILUS18 RAMSEY (PHILIP HART17, JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1) She married JOSEPH ABRAMSKY313.Notes for C
ATHY THEOPHILUS RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Employed by M and M
Phil adopted Pat's children.
Children of C
ATHY RAMSEY and JOSEPH ABRAMSKY are:i. JOSEPH19 ABRAMSKY313.
ii. ALLISON ABRAMSKY313.
57.
CECILY CATHRYN18 RAMSEY (JOEL WARDLAW17, JOSEPH ROBERT16, RICHARD HAWTHORNE15, DAVID WARDLAW14, ABIEZER CLARK13, WILLIAM12, WILLIAM11, JOHN10, JOHN9, WILLIAM8, SIR JAMES7 DE RAMSEY, GEORGE6, JAMES5, GEORGE4, NICHOLAS3, ALEXANDER2, ALEXANDER1)313 was born May 02, 1974 in Dothan, Alabama, Houston County313. She married STEPHAN ALLAN BUTTERWORTH313 May 05, 2001 in 17807 Hwy. 98, Panama City Beach, Florida313. He was born February 22, 1971 in Merced, California313.Notes for C
ECILY CATHRYN RAMSEY:[Ramsey2004.ged]
1 AUTH Theta Tau social and professional fraternity, University ofAlabama
Electrical Engineer / Computer Engineer
Simulations/Modulations expert for Cobro
Notes for S
TEPHAN ALLAN BUTTERWORTH:[Ramsey2004.ged]
BA Journalism Troy State University
Sports Editor: Enterprise Ledger
Child of C
ECILY RAMSEY and STEPHAN BUTTERWORTH is:i. LILY CLARE19 BUTTERWORTH313, b. June 17, 2002313.
I
25. ABIEZER CLARK7 RAMSEY (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born November 25, 1807 in Jackson County, Georgia, and died January 23, 1891 in Forest Homes, Butler County, Al. He married ELIZABETH AMANDA WARDLAW August 04, 1837 in Oak Hill, Butler County, Alabama, daughter of JAMES WARDLAW and HANNAH CLARK.
Notes for ABIEZER CLARK RAMSEY:
1 AUTH on file at Birmingham Southern College
Ramsey, A.C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 1.
Abiezer Clark Ramsey came to Alabama "In the fall of 1807 or thereabouts, Father hearing that a fine country was ahead and that it was found in the New Territory, that the United State s had just acquired from the Choctaw Indians, in what is now South Eastern Mississippi, an d a part of which is included in what is now Wayne; Green, Jackson, Hancock and Harrison Counties; determined to move to it; so as soon as he could arrange for the trip, packed up and start ed. This was I presume in the early part of 1808, when I was but a few months old. I think sometime in January of that year.
His outfit and conveyance____
This consisted of three horses; upon two of which he packed his bedding, clothing, camp equipage & c as much as the strength of his Locomotives could bear. The other horse was appropriate d, to Mother's use, to convey her; brother Andrew, and myself, to the land of promise. Upon t his horseshe rode, carrying me before, and brother behind her the entire trip; while Father an d the Negroe girl Dinah walked, and managed the packhorses.
The Perils of the trip___
Having to pass nearly the entire way through an Indian country (now Alabama) were often and al most constantly exposed to depredations and dangers from the savage tribes, yet strange to think they were the most of the way treated kindly at least friendly; with some few exceptions .An other difficulty met them frequently at different points on their route. Swollen creeks and r ivers often retarded their headway; and having to make their way through; following Indian trails, no roads, ferries, or bridges, (as now) were frequently dependant upon the Indians for aid , and the use of small skiffs, or rather dugouts, in making thecrossing over many streams which they encountered.
But they finally reached their destination, and settled down on the Chicksawha River, near o r at the line, then dividing the Choctaw Nation, (as it was called) from the newly acquired territory of the United States; and the place is near if not at the present location of the town of Waynesborough in Wayne County, Mississippi. They arrived here on the21st day of February 1808. Their Estate consisted now, of the three horses, what baggage they had brought, the negro girl Dinah and twenty-one (21.00) dollars in cash.
Now as might be supposed; discouragments of a trying character met them; being late in the sea son; a cabin to build; land to clear; provisions to look after; very little to be had near the m; but few neighbors, and thoslike themselves newcomers; no corn nearer than St. Stephens o n the Bigby River, forty or fifty miles distant; and when obtained there cost foudollars pe r bushel; and requiring several days travel to get it and having such small capital upon which to depend, and provisions of allkinds, being in proportion to corn; we may well imagine these difficulties could but produce sadness and discouragements; so much sothey often wished themselves back in Georgia. These were emphatically in the strict and true sense of the term "Hard Times." about which the present generation know but little. And it may be presumed, year reduced to a centily that the luxuries of living were not, and could not be indulged. Bread an d meat, milk and butter, were the constant bill of fare, even among those who could obtain the m. Yet none of us perished, we struggled through. But how could we at the present day get al ongunder such disadvantages; many failing hearts I fear would be the result.
Mode of clearing and planting
This consisted in cutting down the cane in the swamp with a cane hoe or hatchet, which he procured in some way, letting it lie on the ground until dry, then burning it off; and such was the efficiency of this mode, that the burning did not only consume the dry cane, but a great portion of the timber and debris on the ground, would also burn up, so that the clearing would b e in good order for planting; besides much of the green timber was deadened by the intense heat. The planting was done by making holes at proper distances, depositing the seed covering with the samearth taken out in making the hold. Nor fences nor plowing necessary, all that it needed was to keep down the mutton cane, butter weeds & c. with the hoe.
But this preparation required time and labour, so that on the 4th day of July Father finished planting his corn and pumpkins. Such was the richness and character of this loam soil at that time that it required a short time for corn to mature; early killing frosts were also uncommon; so that although Father was late getting his in the ground, yet ingathering it in the fall, he not only made a plenty for home consumption but a surplus for market, and as to his pump kin crop I recollect distinctly to have heard him say repeatedly that he :could nearly walk all over his field stepping on pumpkins."
OTHER LABOURS PERFORMED
During this period, he had to provide means and facilities for clothing the family as well as feeding them; consequently he obtained in some way a spinning wheel. My recollection is, i t was made by one of his neighbors, old Mr. Rogers, who I think worked at the business of chair and wheel making. Father made some of his own chairs, which lasted us in the family for a number of years. He also got a pair of cotton cards; and then made a loom on the Georgia Style , then called the Georgia loom, I believe to this day. This was made by placing two pieces o f timber; generally a log of the right size split into two halves at the side of the base, as t he receiver of thread cloth and breast beams, and an additional arrangement above for harness, batton, stay& c. the machine was complete, and ready for operating. This rough structure formed in those times, and long after, the "modus operandi" of manufacturing all such goods an d clothing as were worn by males and females. These manufacturing implements being furnished it was next in order to put them to work. Accordingly Mother being the operator, went to work. First bought the cotton in the seed and had to pay for it in pinning or weaving. The cotton had to be picked by hand, with the fingers which was generally done at night, by the whole family, old and young. Subsequently, however some improvement was made in this direction o f what was called the hand gin, which required two hands to operate it; so that some nights ginned cotton would be obtained to run the wheel the next day. This little simple machine was generally operated by the smaller or younger members of the family. And O it makes me sad to th ink now, of the many unpleasant nights I have passed, astride the bench turning the skreaking rollers; I nodding; and the pile of seed cotton getting no smaller; Mother sometimes scolding u s a little; and at others cheering us up; the task must be finished; all this was not only annoying, but often have I wished the old gin in the fire; but such was life then.
With these facilities; rough and unhandy though they were, Mother not only clothed the family , but made a surplus for market, which Father in the fall of that year carried to Mobile and s old for $2.50 per yard. Mobile was then under Spanish control and country produce or manufactures were very high.
THEIR MISFORTUNE
During that year the Indians stole one of their horses a second fell off the river bluff and w as drowned, the third one Father had sold for cattle; but whether all this occurred that yea r 1808 or the next I do not remember, distinctly, but think the sale of one was the first yea r and the losses the second. This was to them a sad misfortune. And the question now would naturally arise how did they manage to live and get along, with these disadvantages, mishaps an d misfortunes and such a small capital to operate on? Well, I do not know; but where there i s a will there is a way, and by constant, unceasing industry, and economy close saving, hard living, frugality, and care, and with it all, an abiding trust in, and firm reliance upon the Providence of God, they were sustained and lived independent of debt.
With this unpromising commencement at their new home; they managed to live, and accumulate some little means, and gather together those and afterwards some little stock, but attention to which and its increase connected with their energy and correct habits of life, they were enabled to raise their children, five in number in credit and respectability; bestowing upon them al l such intellectual culture and education, as their means and the facilities of the country would justify. But above all, "training of them up in the way they should go," and fixing in their minds, while young such convictions and lessons of moral truth and piety, that led them to : remember their Creator in the days of their youth..."
INDIAN ANNOYANCES
During this year they were often much annoyed with the Indians; although no violence was eve r attempted by them. But living as they did immediately on the trail leading from the: Six Towns: in the nation to Mobile which was their market; going there sometimes in great crowds, and making it a point generally to camp near the houses of the white settlers, especially on their way home; and bringing great loads of whiskey; and caring but little for anything else in their purchases at market, but powder, lead, and whiskey; a good supply of the latter was generally laid in, and conveyed in kegs and as a consequence fighting scratching and yelling was gene rally kept up as long as the whiskey held out, and that greatly to the annoyance and confusion of the whites around and about their campfires; at which they would stay several days and nights. They had a system, however, in their drunken sprees. One would remain sober to protect and keep the drunken ones out of the fire, and prevent them from killing each other in their fights, and do police duty in general , whose duty also required keeping them from interrupting the white people especially the ladies.
Hence, Mother at first was considerably alarmed, but was told by the sober sentinal not to b e uneasy, they should not "hurt her"; and so it proved no violence or insults allowed to be offered. They alternated in doing guard duty, the one on watch today would take his turn drinking tomorrow, and one of the drunken ones today would take his place and soon...
This document is chock full of information on the times and the family.
Notes for ELIZABETH AMANDA WARDLAW:
1 AUTH 7 children by second husband Ramsey
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 126
One important event in my history occur with me that year. On the 4thday of August I was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Amanda Bonham, a widow with four children, a fearful and responsible undertaking I knew, but so it was, I voluntarily assumed the position, influence d I think by no other motive than pure affection for the object of my choice, and probability o f placing myself in a condition to be able from declining health to be more useful; to do or e good to the cause of Christ and my fellow man, than I otherwise were doing, or could do; I s elected her and the position with the knowledge, and apprehension of the dangers involved; subjecting me to the misjudged opinion of many at the time, that mercenary or sinister motives, we re the ruling principle that governed my action. Yet while I was aware that probably I might incur burthens and responsibilities, too great for me in caring for her and her children, man aging a business with which I had but little acquaintance,and thereby make a failure, and bring upon me the abuse, and anathemas of those who were intimately connected, by ties of relation ship with the family; besides the slander and gossip of others; I of course, feeling conscious of the honesty of my motive could but enter into such analliance with fear and trembling . But believing and knowing that I should have the aid of a woman, of sense, of principle, o f management care and industry, and the best of all, one of devotion and affection formed I married her; and took charge of her business, and which so managed afterwards, I believe, in ever y instance, as to not only meet her approval, but likewise the approbation of her friends, an d those more directly interested in is proper adjustment. And while I had many annoyances, an d much harassing labour to perform and scenes to pass through found her as I expected her to b e, a helpmete; a loving sympathetic companion through life. Among one of the most domestic, careful, business housekeepers I ever knew. She was a religious woman; never opposed me in going where I thought I ought to preach, or to attend to any work connected with the church to which I was called; but was to her a great pleasure to know that I was trying to do all I could f or thecause of Christ.
She lived to be the mother of seven of my children and after suffering for a considerable length of time, died June 30, 1854 at our home at Oak Hill in Wilcox County, Alabama where her remains now lie at the graveyard at that place. Gave satisfactory assurances in her affliction , that her peace was made with God, and had a bright hope of Eternal life.
Children of ABIEZER RAMSEY and ELIZABETH WARDLAW are:
i. ROBERT CLARKE8 RAMSEY , CIVIL WAR, d. June 17, 1862.
Notes for ROBERT CLARKE RAMSEY , CIVIL WAR:
1 AUTH Feb. 12, 1862
1 AGNC Captured and died in Yankee prison camp of measles
ii. MARY ELIZA RAMSEY, m. BENSON.
iii. WILLIAM ANDREW KING RAMSEY.
iv. CORNELIA PORTER RAMSEY.
v. ABIZER CLARK RAMSEY.
vi. JANE PERRIN RAMSEY, b. May 17, 1838; m. MCCRACKIN.
30. vii. DAVID WARDLAW RAMSEY , CIVIL WAR, b. January 14, 1848, Oak Hill, Alabama Wilcox County, Civil War; d. March 08, 1916, Pineapple, Al Wilcox County.
26. ANN PORTER7 RAMSEY (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born January 04, 1810 in Wayne, MS, and died March 31, 1867 in Lawrence County, MS. She married JOHN THOMAS LONGINO , JR. August 04, 1825.
Notes for ANN PORTER RAMSEY:
A.C. Ramsey, Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p.56
Marriage of my Sister Ann
This event occurred August 4th 1825 when she formed an alliance with John R. Longine of Lawrence County, Mississippi; a gentleman of fine moral habits, and their union was a happy one. They settled on Crooked Creek in said county; where they resided until 1827 when they removed and settled near us on Red Crook, where they remained until after Father's death; and then went b ack to Lawrence and spent the rest of their lives there; raising a large family of children, w ho are now in that country. at and around the Old Homestead, doing well; respectable and useful citizens, and members of the Baptist Church mostly. Their eldest son moved to Missouri the only one of the eleven children outside of Lawrence County who are alive. Augustus died during the war, John T. was killed at Franklin Tennessee.
Brother and Sister Longine, were both members of the Methodist church while they lived near us on Red Creek, and for several years after they returned to Lawrence; but being cut off almost entirely from church privileges in that communion; and being surrounded by and associated mostly with large churches, and communities, of the Baptist denomination they united with that church, and lived and died acceptable members thereof testifying at the last their readiness t o depart.
Children of ANN RAMSEY and JOHN LONGINO are:
i. AUGUSTUS8 LONGINO.
ii. JOHN T. LONGINO, d. Franklin, Tennessee.
iii. ANDREW HOUSTON LONGINO.
Notes for ANDREW HOUSTON LONGINO:
Governor of Mississippi
27. WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born December 15, 1811 in Leakesville, MS, and died April 07, 1880 in Harrison, MS. He married MARY FAIRLEY, daughter of JUDGE JOHN FAIRLEY.
Notes for WILLIAM J. RAMSEY:
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 119.
During this time Brother William had married miss Mary Fairly, daughter of Judge John Fairley ; and was living at our old homestead. Brother Daniel was living there also with them, had not yet married. Brother William soon after, settled a place between Red Creek and he coast, which he improved, and is still living at the same place, has never moved; done well. His wife a fter bearing him nine children died; and since he has married again a Miss Sabra Davis has bee n blessed with two good wives.
Children of WILLIAM RAMSEY and MARY FAIRLEY are:
i. JOHN8 RAMSEY, b. Abt. 1837, MS.1; d. WFT Est. 1868-1928, UNKNOWN2; m. SARAH CUNNINGHAM, WFT Est. 1868-19023.
ii. WILLIAM"RUFUS" RAMSEY, b. Abt. 18394; d. WFT Est. 1840-19295.
iii. ANDREW JEFFERSON RAMSEY, b. Abt. 1841, MS.6; d. WFT Est. 1872-1932, UNKNOWN7; m. MARY MYERS, WFT Est. 1872-19068.
iv. ARMANDA RAMSEY, b. Abt. 18429; d. WFT Est. 1843-193610.
31. v. NEPHY ANN RAMSAY, b. February 19, 1844, HARRISON CO.MS.; d. April 05, 1883.
32. vi. JAMES POLK RAMSEY, b. December 23, 1845, MS.; d. November 05, 1911, COALVILLE, MS.
vii. ISABELL"EMMA' RAMSEY, b. Abt. 184811; d. WFT Est. 1849-194212.
viii. LEWIS C. RAMSEY, b. Abt. 184913; d. WFT Est. 1850-193914.
28. DANIEL7 RAMSEY (WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1814, and died 1887 in Bell Fountain, Jackson County. He married MAHALA HOLDER February 12, 1837, daughter of WILLIAM HOLDER.
Notes for DANIEL RAMSEY:
Ramsey, A. C. , Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 125.
Brother Daniel's marriage, life and death
He was my youngest brother who with brother William had remained single, taking care and providing for Father and Mother in their declining years, and nursed them both until they died, an d now as the connecting link that bound them to the old homestead, was severed; it became necessary that they should secure another link, that would bind them to homes of their own; accordin gly, (brother William had already married) on the 12th of February of this year 1837, broth Daniel was married to Miss MahalaHolder, daughter of Willis Holder then of Jasper County, Mississippi, apart of the history of whose life has already been noticed in thesesketches. He settled in that Country when he was brought up, and in which he spent his life, became pious an d a useful citizen and member of the church, accumulated property and raised a family of nine children, all of whom are grown and married, and considerably scattered. One in Missouri, one in Texas; two in Alabama and the balance at and near the coast where he died, which occurred , at his home at Bell Fountain in Jackson County, Mississippi where he was buried, in 1887.
Children of DANIEL RAMSEY and MAHALA HOLDER are:
i. MARGUERITE8 RAMSEY.
ii. DANIEL HOLDER RAMSEY.
29. MARY ANN7 RAMSEY (JOHN6, BENJAMIN5, WILLIAM4, THOMAS3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born December 17, 1823, and died April 14, 1848. She married NATHANIEL BURT.
Children of MARY RAMSEY and NATHANIEL BURT are:
i. JOHN8 BURT.
ii. WILLIAM BURT.
iii. ANN BURT.
Generation No. 8
30. DAVID WARDLAW8 RAMSEY , CIVIL WAR (ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born January 14, 1848 in Oak Hill, Alabama Wilcox County, Civil War, and died March 08, 1916 in Pineapple, Al Wilcox County. He married EMMA VIRGINIA HAWTHORNE January 24, 1866, daughter of JOSEPH HAWTHORNE and PATIENCE KING.
Notes for DAVID WARDLAW RAMSEY , CIVIL WAR:
1 AUTH attended Kentucky Military Academy
1 AGNC attended Tulane medical school
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 140
My first son's birth
This occurred on the 14th of January of this year, and was named by my wife's Uncle for himself "David Wardlaw." Who at the time of naming him was sick, and not expecting to live, desire d of us both, who were then with him, to let him give our boy a name, to which we consented . He at the time had me engaged writing his will, in he bequeathed to all his nephews who ha d been named after him a certain legacy, besides dividing the balance of his estate among hi s relatives. And in this distribution left to our son, one thousand dollars, besides a certain portion to my wife and her children separately. After the will was written he told me to fold it up and put it in a certain dresser, and when company came in he would sign it. He continued to linger, and although I was with him frequently yet feeling a delicacy, and knowing him to be a very correct and prompt man in his business affairs; believing he had signed and fixed up his will, as he had been up, and able to go about, and attend to other business; never as ked him about it, and after he died I found the document in he same condition I had left it, not signed except it showed some signs of being handled by him. Thus was every legatee, named in that will, deprived of realizing anything by it. He had no family, had lived a bachelor, amassed a find property and at his death, or afterwards scattered to the four winds.
Note--to Editor of Wilcox Era
Rev. A.C. Ramsey
On Sept. 15th, 1929 there appeared in the newspapers an article stating that a large number o f letters written during the War between the States by Confederate prisoners in Camp Chase Columbus, Ohio ha
been found. These letters had never been sent through the mail. The Legislature of Ohio in recent years gave permission for them to be turned over to the U.D.C. in the published list was made of the above letter from Capt. D.W. Ramsey to his father Rev. A. C. Ramsey, Allenton, Alabama. W.W. Benson sent the newspaper article to Mr. Hawthorne Ramsey, Dothan, Alabama, a son o f Capt. Ramsey and he apparently sent to the proper authorities and secured the letter, of which the above is a copy. All parties mentioned in this old letter art interesting to Wilcoxians .W.W. Benson, Supt. of City Schools, Decatur, Ala. Grandson of Rev. A.C.Ramsey.
We wish to thank Professor Benson for the above as Capt. D. W. Ramsey was well-known and greatly beloved by many of our readers.
Camp Chase near Columbus O, April 19th, 1862
Address:
Via Fortress Monroe
Care of General Wool
Dear Father:
Knowing that you are exceedingly anxious to hear from us, I this evening having a favorable opportunity will write you a short letter. I am only allowed to write but one page. The officer s of our regiment have been in this prison since the 2th inst. We were surrounded at Island No . 10 on the 8th inst. A history of which you have doubtless received before this. We were separated from our men the day after the surrender. They were sent either to Chicago or Springfield I have not ascertained yet, which place. Although we have written to both Joe McCracken an d Bob were both well when I parted with them. It was certainly a sore trial to be so separated . But of course we could say nothing. Joe Benson is now sick in the hospital with Rheumatism and Erysipelas, but is improving fast. I have not been perfectly well since I left Pensacola . I have not been confined to my bed but very little and hope soon to be perfectly well since I left Pensacola. I have not been confined to my bed but very little, and hope soon to be entirely well. We are very treated here, and, in truth, as a general thing all Federal officer s with whom we have been thrown have treated us kindly and gentlemanly. It is important for m e to give you here an account of our surrender were I so diagnosed. it is impossible for me to give you here an account of our surrender were I so disposed and I can only ask you and al l other friends to the company to assist us bearing our misfortunes patiently. Write to me immediately and let me know whether any members of my company have ever reached home. Also if Le e got home. I left at No. 10 and have never heard of him since. I will write to you again soon . Give my most affectionate love to all. I expect to see them again. Your affectionate son, D W Ramsey
Smith, Robert A. and Frances Donald Dudley Grimes. History of Pine Apple: Wilcox County, Alabama, 1990.
The Ramsey Family has early and prominent beginnings in Wilcox and Butler counties. The ancestor of the Pine Apple branch was the Reverend Abiezer C. Ramsey (born in Jackson County, Georgia in 1807). He married Elizabeth Amanda Wardlaw (born 1805) of Abbeville, South Carolina, in 1837 after the death of her first husband, a Mr. Bonham. They settled in Oak Hill, Alabama . Reverend Ramsey served as a Methodist circuit rider from 1832 until 1839 when the demands o f his time to run his wife's plantation forced him to give up the ministry. Seven children w ere added to the three daughters Mrs. Ramsey had from her first marriage. The Reverend Ramsey and his wife, Amanda Elizabeth, are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery. The eldest son of this couple, David Wardlaw Ramsey, was born in 1840 in Oak Hill. David graduated and received a n A.B. degree from the Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort, Kentucky. After returning t o Wilcox County, he studied medicine under Dr. D. J. Fox and Dr. I. G. W. Steedman of Camden , Alabama for a period of two years.
When the War Between the States began, young David enlisted with the famed Wilcox County "Tru e Blues" on February 0, 1861, at Allenton, Alabama. He soon achieved the rank of Captain. Ramsey was a P.O.W. on two separate occasions and spent the greater portion of his service as a Confederate Officer in a "Yankee" P.O.W. camp. After his release here turned to his beloved Wi lcox County and on February 1, 1866 married Mary Virginia Hawthorne of Pine Apple in the Hawthorne home (the boyhoodhome of Major General John Herbert Kelly). His life was considerably altered after his wife converted him into joining the Friendship Baptist Church where he was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1883. He served in that capacity until 1887. Returning in 189 2, he remained until 1903. He served as moderator for the Pine Barren Baptist Association o f Eastern Wilcox County from 1878 through 1908. Prior to entering the ministry and after release from war service and his marriage, David Wardlaw Ramsey obtained his medical degree from what is now Tulane University in 1870.He served as physician in Pine Apple from 1870 until hi s ordination as pastor in 1883. This civic-minded professional man was father to eight children (Cassie Virginia, Emma Cornelia, Mary Benson, Arthur Clark, Richard Hawthorne, Laura, D.W. , Jr., and Bertha). Cassie, the eldest daughter, was the only one who remained in Pine Apple . She married J. B. Adams. Their only daughter , Bertha Matheson Adams was raised by her aunt , Addie Adams Matheson, after the untimely death of both parents in the typhoid epidemic in 18 93.
Dr./Reverend David W. Ramsey also lost his first wife, Emma Virginia, during the same typhoid epidemic that claimed the lives of his daughter and son in law. Dr. Ramsey married Lucile Liles in 1894 and remained in Pine Apple until his death in 1916. Bertha Adams, the last of the direct Ramsey clan to live in Pine Apple died in 1972. Richard Hawthorne Ramsey, the second son of Dr. Ramsey raised his family in Dothan, Alabama, (Cassie, Richard Hawthorne, Jr., Frances and J. Robert). Richard H. Ramsey, Jr. was prominent in Dothan affairs and was the father of Lester H. Ramsey, Richard Heywood, and Jon and Joy Ramsey.
Joseph Robert Ramsey also raised his family in Dothan. His children were Phillip H., Edward L ., Joel W. and William A.. Frances Ramsey Fore's only child is Catherine Ford Fancher who lives in Los Angeles.
Notes for EMMA VIRGINIA HAWTHORNE:
Ramsey, A. C., Memoirs of a Methodist Circuit Rider, p. 126
One important event in my history occur with me that year. On the 4thday of August I was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Amanda Bonham, a widow with four children, a fearful and responsible undertaking I knew, but so it was, I voluntarily assumed the position, influenced I think by no other motive than pure affection for the object of my choice, and probability of placing myself in a condition to be able from declining health to be more useful; to do or e good to the cause of Christ and my fellow man, than I otherwise were doing, or could do; Is elected her and the position with the knowledge, and apprehension of the dangers involved; subjecting me to the misjudged opinion of many at the time, that mercenary or sinister motives, were the ruling principle that governed my action. Yet while I was aware that probably I might incur burthens and responsibilities, too great for me in caring for her and her children, man aging a business with which I had but little acquaintance, and thereby make a failure, and ring upon me the abuse, and anathemas of those who were intimately connected, by ties of relation ship with the family; besides the slander and gossip of others; I of course, feeling conscious of the honesty of my motive could but enter into such an alliance with fear and trembling . But believing and knowing that I should have the aid of a woman, of sense, of principle, of management care and industry, and the best of all, one of devotion and affection for me I married her; and took charge of her business, and which so managed afterwards, I believe, in ever y instance, as to not only meet her approval, but likewise the approbation of her friends, an d those more directly interested in is proper adjustment. And while I had many annoyances, an d much harassing labour to perform and scenes to pass through found her as I expected her to be, a helpmete; a loving sympathetic companion through life. Among one of the most domestic, careful, business housekeepers I ever knew. She was a religious woman; never opposed me in going where I thought I ought to preach, or to attend to any work connected with the church to which I was called; but was to her a great pleasure to know that I was trying to do all I could f or because of Christ.
She lived to be the mother of seven of my children and after suffering for a considerable length of time, died June 30, 1854 at our home at Oak Hill in Wilcox County, Alabama where her remains now lie at the graveyard at that place. Gave satisfactory assurances in her affliction , that her peace was made with God, and had a bright hope of Eternal life.
Children of DAVID RAMSEY and EMMA HAWTHORNE are:
33. i. CASSIE VIRGINIA9 RAMSEY, b. 1866; d. Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama.
ii. EMMA CORNILIA RAMSEY, b. 1868; d. 1944.
34. iii. MARY BENSON RAMSEY, b. 1871; d. South Carolina and Florida.
35. iv. ARTHUR CLARK RAMSEY, b. 1872; d. Carbon Hill, Alabama.
36. v. RICHARD HAWTHORNE RAMSEY, b. July 05, 1874, Pineapple, Al Wilcox; d. Dothan, Al., City Cemetery.
vi. LAURA RAMSEY, b. 1879; d. Ozark, Alabama; m. H. R. SMITH, 1838.
37. vii. DAVID WARDLAW RAMSEY, b. 1879; d. 1925, Birmingham, Alabama.
38. viii. BERTHA RAMSEY, b. 1881; d. November 22, 1921, Little Rock, Arkansas.
31. NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY (WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born February 19, 1844 in HARRISON CO.MS.15, and died April 05, 188316. She married DANIEL JOHN READ January 12, 186817, son of JOHN READ and ANNIE MYERS.
Children of NEPHY RAMSAY and DANIEL READ are:
39. i. JOHN WILLIAM9 READ, b. February 09, 1870, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.; d. May 18, 1949, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS..
ii. EMMA ESTELLE READ, b. February 27, 1873, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.18; d. December 03, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.19; m. JAMES FERDINAND FRITZ, December 06, 189920.
iii. ANDREW JEFFERSON READ, b. April 29, 1877, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.21; d. December 03, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.22.
32. JAMES POLK8 RAMSEY (WILLIAM J.7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born December 23, 1845 in MS.23, and died November 05, 1911 in COALVILLE, MS24. He married MARY MARGARET READ January 14, 1875 in HARRISON CO., MS.25, daughter of JOHN READ and ANNIE MYERS.
Children of JAMES RAMSEY and MARY READ are:
40. i. ELVA FLORENCE9 RAMSEY, b. April 24, 1877, UNKNOWN; d. March 15, 1930, COALVILLE, MS.
ii. 'INFANT" RAMSEY, b. November 21, 187826; d. WFT Est. 1879-197227.
iii. "INFANT; RAMSEY, b. March 24, 188028; d. WFT Est. 1881-197029.
iv. MARY ELIZA RAMSEY, b. July 31, 1881, UNKNOWN30; d. WFT Est. 1909-1975, UNKNOWN31; m. JOSEPH FRITZ, December 29, 190332.
v. ALMA BERTHA RAMSEY, b. November 30, 1883, UNKNOWN33; d. May 08, 1970, COALVILLE, MS34; m. LEE CRUTHURDS, May 03, 191935.
vi. INEZ LELIA MARGARET RAMSEY, b. October 26, 1886, UNKNOWN36; d. WFT Est. 1913-1980, UNKNOWN37; m. ERNEST ELIJAH O'NEAL, March 10, 1907, HOME OF BRIDE's PARENTS38.
Generation No. 9
33. CASSIE VIRGINIA9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1866, and died in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama. She married J. B. ADAMS 1888.
Child of CASSIE RAMSEY and J. ADAMS is:
i. BERTHA10 ADAMS, d. Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama.
34. MARY BENSON9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1871, and died in South Carolina and Florida. She married J. B. RABB 1893.
Children of MARY RAMSEY and J. RABB are:
i. JOHN10 RABB.
ii. LAURA RABB.
iii. VIRGINIA RABB, d. Gainesville, Florida; m. O'DONNELL.
iv. CARLTON RABB.
35. ARTHUR CLARK9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1872, and died in Carbon Hill, Alabama. He married LENORA TEAGUE 1897.
Notes for ARTHUR CLARK RAMSEY:
From: SHIPMATEWT@aol.com
Ramsey Genealogy
Mr. Joel Wardlaw Ramsey:
Wow! I was just surfing the web and came across your Webpage and then the genealogy that you shared. I am Will Teague Ramsey, Jr. 1-16-39 in Mobile Alabama.
Children of ARTHUR RAMSEY and LENORA TEAGUE are:
i. LOUISE10 RAMSEY, d. Birmingham; m. BURKHOLDER.
41. ii. WILL TEAGUE RAMSEY, b. April 19, 1900; d. March 03, 1957.
36. RICHARD HAWTHORNE9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born July 05, 1874 in Pineapple, Al Wilcox, and died in Dothan, Al., City Cemetery. He married CORA LEE DOWLING June 1966, daughter of NOEL DOWLING and ELIZABETH WELLS).
Notes for RICHARD HAWTHORNE RAMSEY:
1 AUTH bookkeeper for railroad
1 AGNC moved to Dothan June 8, 1988
Notes for CORA LEE DOWLING:
1 AUTH Dothan, August 28, 1958
Children of RICHARD RAMSEY and CORA DOWLING are:
42. i. FRANCES10 RAMSEY, b. Pinckard, Alabama.
ii. CASSIE RAMSEY, b. March 14, 1899, Pinckard, Alabama; d. 1995, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
43. iii. RICHARD HAYWARD RAMSEY, b. February 26, 1901, Cottonwood, Alabama; d. November 14, 1981, Dothan, Al. City Cemetery.
44. iv. JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY, b. July 26, 1906, Pinckard, Alabama; d. November 1979, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
37. DAVID WARDLAW9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1879, and died 1925 in Birmingham, Alabama. He married ANNIE COLEMAN 1912.
Child of DAVID RAMSEY and ANNIE COLEMAN is:
i. JAMES WARDLAW10 RAMSEY.
38. BERTHA9 RAMSEY (DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born 1881, and died November 22, 1921 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She married WILLIE CURRY KYSER 1905.
Children of BERTHA RAMSEY and WILLIE KYSER are:
i. MARY EMMA10 KYSER, m. JIM HUMPHREY.
ii. MILDRED KYSER.
iii. CONLEY KYSER.
iv. JOHN DAVID KYSER.
39. JOHN WILLIAM9 READ (NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born February 09, 1870 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.39, and died May 18, 1949 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON.MS.40. He married WIILIE ELLA FAIRLEY December 18, 1890 in HARRISON CO.MS.41, daughter of WASHINGTON FARLEY and ELEANOR WOOD.
More About WIILIE ELLA FAIRLEY:
Cause of Death: tb
Children of JOHN READ and WIILIE FAIRLEY are:
i. "INFANT"10 READ, b. September 04, 189142; d. WFT Est. 1892-198543.
ii. JOHN WYATT READ, b. August 07, 1894, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.44; d. April 15, 1938, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.45.
45. iii. HARMON WILLIAM READ, b. December 02, 1896, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. March 11.
46. iv. OTIS HOLLAND READ, b. October 25, 1899, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. September 07, 1974, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS..
v. RAY FAIRLEY READ, b. April 20, 1902, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.46; d. May 05, 1902, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.47.
47. vi. MAMIE MYRTLE READ, b. August 31, 1903, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.; d. August 08, 1977, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS..
vii. EVELYN WILLIE READ READ, b. October 16, 1906, WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.48; d. May 197749; m. (1) MARION P. COX, Private; m. (2) S.W. BRISTER, Private.
viii. IRMA MARGARET READ, b. Private50; m. HENRY"HANK" TIKKENEN, Private.
48. ix. JEFFERSON RAMSEY READ, b. Private.
40. ELVA FLORENCE9 RAMSEY (JAMES POLK8, WILLIAM J.7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born April 24, 1877 in UNKNOWN51, and died March 15, 1930 in COALVILLE, MS52. She married JAMES NOAH WALKER December 14, 1893 in RAMSEY RESIDENCE, BILOXI RIVER53, son of SAMUEL WALKER and ELIZABETH BYRD.
Children of ELVA RAMSEY and JAMES WALKER are:
49. i. ANNA MARY10 WALKER, b. January 26, 1895, HARRISON CO., MS.; d. June 26, 1923, COMMERCE, TENN..
50. ii. JEWEL ELVA WALKER, b. April 17, 1896, HARRISON CO., MS.; d. February 26, 1953, SUCCESS, MS..
iii. SAMUEL DEWEY WALKER, b. March 10, 1898, HARRISON CO., MS.54; d. November 05, 1956, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.55; m. LENA MEYERS, Private.
iv. EULA LEE WALKER, b. January 18, 1900, HARRISON CO., MS.56; d. April 17, 196257; m. A.P. O'NEAL, Private.
v. JAMES NOAH JR. WALKER, b. April 14, 1902, HARRISON CO., MS.58; d. February 25, 1989, ElL PASO, TX.59; m. NETTIE ROBINSON, Private.
vi. ALMA WALKER, b. June 18, 1905, HARRISON CO., MS.60; d. August 09, 1980, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.61; m. CLAUDE LOFTON, Private.
vii. MARION READ WALKER, b. January 11, 1907, HARRISON CO., MS.62; d. August 09, 1980, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.63; m. BESSIE MALPASS, Private.
viii. MARGARET INEZ WALKER, b. August 05, 1909, HARRISON CO., MS.64; d. March 20, 1984, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.65.
ix. ESTHER WALKER, b. April 06, 1912, HARRISON CO., MS.66; d. June 30, 1912, COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.67.
x. HAROLD RAMSEY WALKER, b. Private68; m. MARY JOYCE GARBER, Private.
xi. PERCY NEAL WALKER, b. Private69; m. VESTA BLACKWELL, Private.
Generation No. 10
41. WILL TEAGUE10 RAMSEY (ARTHUR CLARK9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born April 19, 1900, and died March 03, 1957. He married MARY STAINBACK.
Notes for WILL TEAGUE RAMSEY:
Lived in Mobile at 354 McMillan Avenue
Children of WILL RAMSEY and MARY STAINBACK are:
i. WILL T.11 RAMSEY, m. MARY ANN.
Notes for WILL T. RAMSEY:
Retired from 25 years U.S. Navy and then from VA Medical Center Providence, civil service
Will T. and Mary Ann Ramsey
9 Independence Court
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 0287
ii. MARY STAINBACK RAMSEY, m. JOHN VINCENT JONES.
Notes for MARY STAINBACK RAMSEY:
Retired from civil service in Navy Newport, Rhode Island
42. FRANCES10 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born in Pinckard, Alabama. She married (1) HUGH GARNER. She married (2) CLYDE FORD.
Child of FRANCES RAMSEY and CLYDE FORD is:
51. i. CATHERINE11 FORD, b. Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
43. RICHARD HAYWARD10 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born February 26, 1901 in Cottonwood, Alabama, and died November 14, 1981 in Dothan, Al. City Cemetery. He married LUCILLE RADNEY June 07, 1926, daughter of LESTER RADNEY and ADA BUIE.
Children of RICHARD RAMSEY and LUCILLE RADNEY are:
52. i. RICHARD HAWTHORNE11 RAMSEY, b. June 11, Dothan, Al..
53. ii. LESTER RAMSEY, b. October 29, 1928.
54. iii. JOY ROBERTA RAMSEY, b. September 25, 1939, Dothan, Al.; d. Memphis, Tennessee.
55. iv. JON ALLAN RAMSEY, b. September 25, 1939, Dothan, Al..
44. JOSEPH ROBERT10 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born July 26, 1906 in Pinckard, Alabama, and died November 1979 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County. He married HILDA PEARL HAWKINS May 03, 1935 in Dothan, Al., daughter of ALPHEUS HAWKINS and ALICE LINDSAY.
Notes for JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:
1 AUTH son Joel joined him in law firm
1 AGNC died of congestive heart failure as Alzheimers was progressing
Written by son Joel Wardlaw Ramsey:
JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY Born July 26, 1906, on Lena Street in Dothan, Alabama, son of Richard H . and Cora (Dowling) Ramsey. He was the third of four children (siblings Cassie, R.H., Jr., and Frances).
One of Dad's earliest recollections was his first taste of a red pepper. It burned his mouth so badly that he had to get up from the table and run around the house (today his parents would undoubtedly be charged with child abuse). Despite this bad first experience, Dad always liked to eat peppers, radishes and other items too spicy for the rest of us.
Dad liked to tell us about how poor his family was when he was growing up (in an effort to make us appreciate how fortunate we were). He had to sell milk from his wagon in the colored section of town. When the cow "went dry," he had to drive it to the Dowling's farm in Pinckard where it could be put out to pasture. Once on his way back to Dothan he stopped to fish in a stream and actually caught a fish, but when he took it off the hook it flipped back it into the water and got away.
Dad was so excited about going to school that his first day in the first grade (in a building that still stands and was last used as a hosiery mill) he exclaimed: "oh Boy, oh joy, where do we go from here!? "Unfortunately his principal, Claude Pepper (later elected to Congress from Florida), overheard the remark, called it insubordination, and "nipped it in the bud" by taking him to the office for a spanking.
The next teacher who mistook Dad's sincerity paid a high price for it. While he was still in grade school, he got sick one day and asked to be allowed to be allowed to go to the restroom . Instead his teacher made him come and sit in her lap and ridiculed him in front of the class by pretending to comfort him with remarks like "poor little baby doesn't feel well?" Young " Joe Robbie" soon proved that he REALLY didn't feel well by throwing up all over her dress (presumably this was a learning experience for the teacher).
Fortunately most of Joe Robbie's school experiences were much happier than that. Obviously h e was a good student and popular, although not anathlete. In high school he was a cheerleade r and president of his literary society and his senior class (the class of 1924).
J. Robert attended the University of Alabama from 1924 through 1929, when he earned his L.L.B . degree. He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternityand served as manager of the baseball te am, thus earning membership in the "A" Club (which gave Dad a high priority for football tickets on those rare occasions when he ordered any).
Dad practiced law from 1929 to 1979, retiring a few months before his death. Characteristically, Dad waited for his law license to expire on Sept. 30th (he wasn't going to quit without getting the full benefit of that annual license). He had a general and varied practice. Including practically whatever came in the door. Of course, Dad had an excellent practice, since h e really was "an honest lawyer." He could sincerely say, when asked what he had done that day , "Just tried to do a little good in the world."
I'm not sure, but I think that during most of his legal career Dad was a sole practitioner . However, his first law partner was probably Oscar Tompkins, a colorful and cantankerous fellow who Dad first knew as one of his teachers. He was also a hobo (better known in those day s as "a bum") who "rode the rails" to see the country and " cowboyed," among other things. However, to the extent that Oscar Tompkins is remembered at all in the Houston County Bar Association, it is for his speech: "S.O.B.s I have known in the Houston County Bar Association." Unfortunately, I was not privileged to have heard that speech, but I doubt he mentioned Dad. While they were practicing together, they decided that they would close the office early on Saturdays (the usual closing time was noon) and go for rides in the country. Reportedly that policy lasted four weeks (long enough for them to travel in each direction).
Fortunately for us, Mother noticed Dad and "set her cap" for him. She "just happened to be walking by" his office at quitting time enough to get him to take her to get a Coke; after that he undoubtedly never had a chance. Ironically Dad's first experience with Mother's father w as not a pleasant one: Dad foreclosed the mortgage on the family home (probably the one on the corner of Orange and Powell Streets). However, to his credit, Mr. Hawkins had no hard feelings over that, although he didn't consider Dad worthy of Hilda Pearl.
Despite Mr. Hawkins's misgivings, J. Robert and Hilda were married in her parent's home on Ma y 3, 1935. They first resided with Uncle Richard and Aunt Lucille before obtaining their firs t home at 112 N. Herring. All 5of their sons were born while they lived there, and their oldest, Joseph Robert Ramsey, Jr., (Bob), (1938-1946) died there after a protracted struggle wit h cancer. (kidney, ed. note)
The Ramseys built a beautiful new home in what w s then still mostly woods, at 800 N. Cherokee , in 1950-51. They lived there until all of the boys were grown and married, in 1978. Mother finally convinced Dad to build a new home, at 3 Danmor and they moved into it in November o f that year.
Getting back to Dad's legal career, his first case was the collection ofa two dollar account . His fee was $1, of which he gave 10 cents to the church.
Dad worked hard on his practice, and he tried to be sure we all understood that money was har d to come by, so we had to save and be frugal. However Phil soon got tired of hearing that sermon. He noticed that every day when they picked Dad up in the car after work, he would first go across the street to the Post Office to mail his correspondence. After hearing one more time how tight money was, Phil finally told him: "Dad, if you would really work, instead o f just writing letters all day, we would have some money."
Despite having a successful law practice, lawyers (and doctors) did not get rich in those days . Dad rarely billed by the hour (his top rate was$25 an hour in 1979), instead he just tried to figure what his services were worth, and "what the traffic could bear." He had no complaints thatI know of.
Dad acknowledged that he made most of his money from his real estate deals. His principal real estate acquisition was the "Murphy Estate This transaction was somewhat involved. One o f Dad's Mother's sisters, Lottie Dowling, married Charles D. Murphy, Sr., a successful business man but not much of a family man. In fact, he was so mean that when he died he left most of h is estate (which was considerable) to the local Masonic Temple. The family retained Dad to fi le a will contest, and the best lawyers in town became involved on each side. Finally the Masons proposed a settlement: the family could choose either the money or the land. Dad urged the Murphys to take the land, and they did. However, once the case was over with the Murphy s had second thoughts, since they couldn't spend the land and it did not produce much income . Dad searched for a buyer, and offered it to everyone who was interested, including his hig h school classmate, Harry Hall (who invested heavily in Dothan real estate, and subsequently made enough money to start a savings and loan business). However times were hard and no one was interested in buying the land. Therefore Dad agreed to purchase it for the amount of the cash the Masons kept, provided the Murphys agreed to finance the sale, which they did. Thus Dad obtained the land where most of Cloverdale Subdivision was developed, and numerous other tracts of land in the city and county. More than half of this property Dad transferred to City Realty Company, which we continued until after Mother's death.
Dad was an old fashioned father. He saw his role as the bread winner, and generally left the child rearing to Mother. She was equal to the task, and believed in the Proverb "spare the rod and spoil the child. "And her spankings never hurt her more than me. However Dad rarely raised his hand to us. On one occasion when Ed had exhausted Mother's patience, Dad intervened and said: "Let me handle this Mother." Whereupon he gave Ed a stern lecture. Ed learned from that experience. The next time Mother got ready to send Ed to get a switch, Ed said : "Let's let Dad handle this, Mom." (I doubt that worked, although Ed did get away with a lot , since he was always Mother's favorite).
A lot of our recollections are centered on the kitchen table, where wetook our family meals t ogether. Dad almost always came home for lunch (except for Mondays, when he went to the Rotar y Club). We would wait awhile for Dad and then go ahead; invariably he would drive up once we started eating.
On one occasion Dad decided to cure Phil and Ed of gluttony. After he got tired of hearing them repeatedly ask for more dessert, he gave the mall the candy that he could find in the house . However when they got sick that night, Mother was the one who got up to see about them. Dad never tried that with Bill and me.
We all had our regular places at the table. Bill sat to Dad's right. Once Dad brought a business acquaintance home to eat with us, and the gentleman made the mistake of sitting in Bill' s place. Bill warned him ""You better not sit there; he (Dad) will eat off your plate."
Dad enjoyed good health most of his life, and was rarely sick. However when we were in Birmingham for Dick Moseley's wedding sometime during the winter of '78-'79, Dad slipped on some ice while walking up an incline at the Ramada Hotel and fell, breaking some ribs. After his retirement he had cataract surgery. Nevertheless he seemed to be in good health until Monday, Nov ember 20, 1979. Dad said he didn't feel well, and missed the Rotary Club meeting, which was very unusual for him. That evening hewalked over to our house, but I was at a Boy Scout meeting. When I got home Sharman and I went over and visited with him and Mother for awhile. After midnight, Mother called to say that Dad couldn't catch his breath, but the paramedics were t ending to him, and they were going to the hospital. She was sure everything would be OK, and she would call me from there. When she did, Dad was gone.
More About JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:
Cause of Death: congestive heart failure
Notes for HILDA PEARL HAWKINS:
1 AUTH Last residence: 36303
1 AGNC State of issue: AL
1 DEST Teacher, Ran the Restaurant at Houston Hotel
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records:U.S., SS Death Benefi t Records, Surnames Beginning with R, Date ofImport: Jun 19, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.457 21.91]
Individual: Ramsey, Hilda
Birth date: Nov 18, 1912
Death date: Jan 26, 1988
Social Security #: 418-60-3895
Last residence: 36303
State of issue: AL
In 2001 the Ramsey brothers, Joe, Ed, Bill and Phil donated land that had once been part of the Murphy Estate bought by J. Robert Ramsey to the city for a park memorializing their wonderful parents. Dr. J. Paul Maddox, pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church delivered the Invocation and Minister's tribute. We thank Thee, oh God, for the memory of two of Thy choice and most devoted servant, Robert and Hilda Ramsey. Their marriage must have been made in Heaven , for they were so devoted to each other and to Thee. How proud they were of their sons, and those they chose to be their brides. How wonderfully blessed they were with grandchildren of whom they were so very proud.
We pray that The Ramsey Park may be a focus of joy and a blessing for many citizens of Dothan in all the years to come. Just as the Ramseys dedicated their lives to making Dothan a better place, may we here today dedicate ourselves to their high ideals and to a renewed faith in God.
We thank Thee that their good name is on this monument, and we pray that the Scripture inscribed on it will be a source of blessings for generations to come.
This we ask through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
The Minister's Tribute
Very soon, with the unveiling of this monument, this park will be dedicated to the memory of Robert and Hilda Ramsey, but they and their sons would want it primarily to be dedicated to the glory of God.
I consider it a great privilege to have a part in these ceremonies of dedication of The Ramsey Park. Nearly fifty years ago, when I was pastor of the First Baptist Church, I had no mor e faithful church members or friends than Hilda and Robert Ramsey.
How appropriate is their choice of the Scripture which has been inscribed on this monument, found in Proverbs 22: 1, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. "All through the years, the Ramsey name has been such a respect ed and honored name in all of this area. What a heritage Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey left to their sons and their families!
Joseph Robert Ramsey was born on July 26, 1906, on Lena Street in Dothan, Alabama. He was the third of four children born to Richard H. Ramsey and Cora Dowling Ramsey.
Hilda Pearl (Hawkins) Ramsey was born on November 18, 1912, the second child of Alpheus Walter Hawkins and Alice Lindsay Hawkins.
Robert Ramsey was graduated from the Dothan High School in 1924. He was a cheerleader of hi s school, president of his literary society, and President of the Senior Class. Hilda was graduated from the same high school in 1930.
Robert obtained his L. L. B. degree from the Law School of the University of Alabama. He was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity, and the manager of the baseball team. Hilda attended Montevallo College for one year and then Troy State, where she obtained a teaching certificate.Her first teaching job was a one-room school, Flowers Chapel. She subsequently taught at Ardilla.
Robert practiced law in Dothan from 1929-1979, retiring only a few months prior to his death o n November 20, 1979. He was a hard worker, very frugal, and gained the respect of everyone with whom he had contact. He was a credit to his profession, serving as President of the Houston County Bar Association, and as Bar Commissioner for the 20th Judicial Circuit. He considere d his practice to be his "calling" from God.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Dothan Boys Club, the City National Bank, the Haven, and served as President of the Dothan Rotary Club. He was also President of the Cit y Realty Company and of the Houston Hotel in Dothan.
Joseph Robert Ramsey fell in love with a very beautiful lady named Hilda Hawkins, and they were married on May 3, 1935, during the great Depression. They lived on Pettus Street in Dothan when their first son, Joseph Robert Ramsey, Jr. Was born in 1938. The Ramseys moved to 112H erring Street in 1939 where their other sons were born; Philip was born on April 20, 1940; Edward was born on December 9, 1941, just two days after Pearl Harbor; Joel was born on May 3, 1947, and William, on August15, 1948. Their first born, Bob, died of cancer in 1946. In 195 1 they moved to 800 North Cherokee where they lived until 1978, when they moved to #3 Danmor Place.
Mrs. Ramsey was the disciplinarian of the family, and Mr. Ramsey was the breadwinner. Mr. Ramsey was a soft-spoken man, who tended to be a peacemaker. He rarely lost his temper or raise d his voice. Mrs. Ramsey's principal vocation was rearing her children, and their sons tell m e that she was more than equal to the task. She was especially strict on the behavior of their sons at church on Sunday mornings. Their grandchildren were the love of her life. She was not strict with them. She couldn't stand to see any of her grandchildren spanked. Mrs. Ramsey loved to read, but her favorite social activities were spending time with her friends, he r church groups, and her luncheon club.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey loved to socialize with their friends through their bridge club and other activities. They loved trips to Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Compass Lake, and Panama Cit y Beach.
Mr. Ramsey was a loving husband and father. He came home for lunch almost every day. He was always there for his wife and each of his sons. He acquired the majority interest in the Houston Hotel in the early '60s. Those were days in which the traveling public was turning from downtown hotels to motels. Mrs. Ramsey managed the Hotel Restaurant, and operated it profit ably enough to keep the hotel going. The restaurant was famous for its Shrimp Salad and lemon Ice Box Pie. She was loved and respected by her staff. She never worried about spending money as long as her husband was alive. However after his death, she became much more conservative . Unfortunately her final years were marred by the slow but steady progression of Alzheimer s Disease.
I will always remember the Ramseys because of their great faith in God and love for their church. It would be impossible for me to describe how much Hilda and Robert meant to First Baptist Church during the years I served as pastor. They were great encouragers of the pastor and church staff. Serving the Lord through their church was the joy of their lives. During several years Mr. Ramsey was Chairman of Deacons. Mrs. Ramsey was active in the work of Baptist Women. For a number of years she taught a Sunday School class of girls. She was a gracious hostess, and it is a joy to remember the Christian hospitality of the Ramseys.
I believe that the greatest success for parents is to see their children become Christians, and then make their lives a blessing to those whose lives they touch. Measured by this high standard, if you want to know how well the Ramseys succeeded, just look at their sons, their wives, and grandchildren!
The Ramsey sons know that they inherited from their parents a very good name. No wonder the y have chosen these words from Proverbs to beinscribed on the back of this monument, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold ."
How I thank God for the privilege of knowing such wonderful people, and that their memory is being perpetuated by a park in our city named, The Ramsey Park!
God bless the Ramsey sons and their families as this monument is dedicated, and will now be un veiled!
Linda Hawkins Woodruff, niece of Hilda Ramsey (her brother Jerome's daughter) spoke at the dedication of the park:
I am honored to have the opportunity to briefly reminisce about my aunt, Hilda Hawkins Ramsey . Those of you here today who knew Aunt Hilda knew her to be a gracious charming Southern lad y. You will remember how important her family, her church, and her friends, and her community were to her. She enjoyed time spent with family and friends at home, at church, and in the community.
As a teacher in public schools and in Sunday school and with her sons, her grandchildren, he r nephews and her nieces; Aunt Hilda demonstrated her love for children. The only admonition I recall her giving to us was that we "play pretty." Aunt Hilda was a wonderful hostess. She enjoyed entertaining and she always made each guest feel welcome, as if he or she were the g uest of honor.
Aunt Hilda would be delighted with this park, a place where families and friends can enjoy time together as she enjoyed time with her family and friends and where children can play. I ca n see her now, smiling and reminding them in her soft Southern voice to "play pretty" and treating them, their families, and their friends as very special guests at Ramsey Park.
Note from daughter-in-law Sharman Burson Ramsey: Mom and Dad were always loving and generous . When I would express my thanks for their help Mom's response was always "It was my pleasure ." I can only pray that attitude of gratefulness for the privilege of "being able to be there " for my children will be as evident for them as it was for me when Mom expressed those feeling s. I was their first "daughter" and enjoyed the warmth of their love and that of Joe's brothers. Our favorite activity is being together as a family laughing...oh the laughter!!! One brother plays of the other brother and soon everyone is sidesplitting with laughter. We are blessed to live in the North Cherokee home where we have raised our children. Brooke was the first baby brought home to this house. It is here we gather as a family for weddings and funerals. We are blessed. Truly...ours is a "goodly heritage."
More About HILDA PEARL HAWKINS:
Cause of Death: Alzheimers, complications of Pneumonia
Children of JOSEPH RAMSEY and HILDA HAWKINS are:
i. JOSEPH ROBERT11 RAMSEY, b. 1938.
More About JOSEPH ROBERT RAMSEY:
Cause of Death: childhood onset tumor on kidney
56. ii. PHILIP HART RAMSEY, b. April 20, 1940.
57. iii. EDWARD LAWRENCE RAMSEY, b. December 07, 1941, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
58. iv. JOEL WARDLAW RAMSEY, b. May 03, 1947, Dothan, Houston County, Alabama.
59. v. WILLIAM ALLEN RAMSEY, b. August 15, 1948, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
45. HARMON WILLIAM10 READ (JOHN WILLIAM9, NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born December 02, 1896 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.70, and died March 1171. He married LOUISE ROLLS Private.
Children of HARMON READ and LOUISE ROLLS are:
i. BARBARA ANN11 READ, b. Private72.
ii. JOHN EDWARD READ, b. Private73.
iii. ELEANOR CAROL READ, b. Private74.
46. OTIS HOLLAND10 READ (JOHN WILLIAM9, NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born October 25, 1899 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.75, and died September 07, 1974 in COALVILLE CEM, HARRISON, MS.76. He married CAMILLE SONDERBERG Private.
Children of OTIS READ and CAMILLE SONDERBERG are:
i. JOHN E.11 READ, b. Private77.
ii. BARBARA READ, b. Private78; m. IRVIN SHUTTLEWORTH, Private.
iii. CAROL READ, b. Private79; m. DAMAIAS, Private.
47. MAMIE MYRTLE10 READ (JOHN WILLIAM9, NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born August 31, 1903 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.80, and died August 08, 1977 in WOOLMARKET, HARRISON, MS.81. She married LOUIS T. LYONS May 26, 192982.
Children of MAMIE READ and LOUIS LYONS are:
i. JERALD READ11 LYONS, b. Private83.
ii. KENNY LYONS, b. Private84.
iii. LOUIS LYONS, b. Private85.
48. JEFFERSON RAMSEY10 READ (JOHN WILLIAM9, NEPHY ANN8 RAMSAY, WILLIAM J.7 RAMSEY, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born Private86. He married MARY CAREY Private.
Child of JEFFERSON READ and MARY CAREY is:
i. CHARLOTTE ANN11 READ, b. Private87.
49. ANNA MARY10 WALKER (ELVA FLORENCE9 RAMSEY, JAMES POLK8, WILLIAM J.7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born January 26, 1895 in HARRISON CO., MS.88, and died June 26, 1923 in COMMERCE, TENN.89. She married WALTER GEORGE December 26, 192390.
Children of ANNA WALKER and WALTER GEORGE are:
i. FLORENCE KATHERINE11 GEORGE, b. Private91.
ii. EDNA MAY GEORGE, b. Private92.
iii. SARAH ANN GEORGE, b. Private93.
iv. JAMES MONROE GEORGE, b. Private94.
v. LONNIE LADELLE GEORGE, b. Private95.
vi. BONNIE LADELLE GEORGE, b. Private96.
50. JEWEL ELVA10 WALKER (ELVA FLORENCE9 RAMSEY, JAMES POLK8, WILLIAM J.7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born April 17, 1896 in HARRISON CO., MS.97, and died February 26, 1953 in SUCCESS, MS.98. She married LOREN E. O'NEAL December 12, 191799.
Children of JEWEL WALKER and LOREN O'NEAL are:
i. HELEN11 O'NEAL, b. Private100; m. GLEN DENHAM, Private.
ii. EDITH O'NEAL, b. Private101.
iii. LOREN E. JR. O'NEAL, b. Private102; m. ODELLE SCARBOROUGH, Private.
iv. MERLINE O'NEAL, b. Private103; m. HARRY E. WALKER, Private.
v. KIMBELL O'NEAL, b. Private104.
vi. BETTY O'NEAL, b. Private105; m. JOHN GIBBS, Private.
vii. LARRY O;NEAL, b. Private106.
viii. MITTIE LYNNE O'NEAL, b. Private107.
Generation No. 11
51. CATHERINE11 FORD (FRANCES10 RAMSEY, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born in Dothan, Alabama Houston County. She married (1) JIM FANCHER. She married (2) GARNER.
Notes for JIM FANCHER:
1 AUTH edits movies
1 AGNC California
Children of CATHERINE FORD and JIM FANCHER are:
i. CRYSTAL12 FANCHER.
ii. KELLY FANCHER.
52. RICHARD HAWTHORNE11 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born June 11 in Dothan, Al.. He married (1) BETTY NORTON. He married (2) ANN BORLAND. He married (3) ANN BOLAND.
Children of RICHARD RAMSEY and BETTY NORTON are:
i. RICHARD12 RAMSEY, b. August 18, 1956.
ii. ROBERTA RAMSEY, b. August 03, 1958.
iii. RHONDA ELIZABETH RAMSEY, b. August 14, 1961.
iv. REBECCA RAMSEY, b. November 06, 1964.
53. LESTER11 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born October 29, 1928. He married ANNIE MARY PHIFFER June 07, 1963 in Dothan, Al. First Baptist Chapel.
Child of LESTER RAMSEY and ANNIE PHIFFER is:
i. RADNEY PHIFFER12 RAMSEY, b. May 04, 1964; m. KIMBERLY.
54. JOY ROBERTA11 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born September 25, 1939 in Dothan, Al., and died in Memphis, Tennessee. She married (1) JOHN DOGGETT. She married (2) SAMUEL MOSSMAN NICKEY , V. 1963 in Dothan, Al..
Children of JOY RAMSEY and SAMUEL NICKEY are:
i. LUCILLE RAMSEY12 NICKEY, b. January 26, 1966.
ii. ELIZABETH MCKELLA NICKEY, b. December 03, 1968; m. JOHN HAVASTA.
iii. SAMUEL MOSSMAN NICKEY, b. October 14, 1971.
55. JON ALLAN11 RAMSEY (RICHARD HAYWARD10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born September 25, 1939 in Dothan, Al.. He married (1) JANE HORN. He married (2) LUANA GRANGER, daughter of DR. GRANGER.
Child of JON RAMSEY and JANE HORN is:
i. MARGARET12 RAMSEY, b. August 19, 1966.
56. PHILIP HART11 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born April 20, 1940. He married PATRICIA PRENDERGAST.
Notes for PHILIP HART RAMSEY:
1 AUTH graduate of Georgia Tech
1 AGNC served in Peace Corps in Nigeria
Children of PHILIP RAMSEY and PATRICIA PRENDERGAST are:
60. i. CATHY THEOPHILUS12 RAMSEY.
ii. ROBERT THEOPHILUS RAMSEY.
57. EDWARD LAWRENCE11 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born December 07, 1941 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County. He married (1) PAMELA THUSS in Episcopal Church, Birmingham. He married (2) NANCY.
Notes for EDWARD LAWRENCE RAMSEY:
1 AUTH Birmingham attorney
1 AGNC Judge in Birmingham
Child of EDWARD RAMSEY and PAMELA THUSS is:
i. MATTHEW EDWARD12 RAMSEY, b. April 25, 1975.
58. JOEL WARDLAW11 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born May 03, 1947 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama. He married SHARMAN JEAN BURSON November 08, 1969 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County, daughter of ELKANAH BURSON and JEAN GILLIS.
Notes for JOEL WARDLAW RAMSEY:
1 AUTH Sons of the Confederate Veterans
1 AGNC graduated from the University of Alabama law school
1 DEST President of Houston County Bar Association
1 MEDI Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity
59. William Allen Ramsey
Endnotes
1. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 4.
2. Columbia County, GA Deed Book N, p. 220.
3. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 1.
4. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659 - 1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co., I nc.), p. 528.
5. Columbia County, GA Deed Book N, p. 220.
6. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 3.
7. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 4.
8. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659 - 1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co., I nc.), p. 528.
9. Columbia County, GA Deed Book D.
10. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659 - 1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co. , Inc.), p. 528.
11. NSDAR Application Papers of Mary Quinn Holyfield Nat'l No.578124, Verified and Appro ved April 10, 1973.
12. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, 409.
13. NSDAR Application Papers of Mary Quinn Holyfield Nat'l No.578124, Verified and Appro ved April 10, 1973.
14. Barnes, Robert W., BALTIMORE COUNTY FAMILIES, 1659 - 1759,(Genealogical Publishing Co. , Inc.), p. 528.
15. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 5.
16. Ramsey, Carolyn, DESCENDANTS of JOHN RAMSEY, SR., p. 3.
17. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd day ofSept. 1850).
18. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 3.
19. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, p. 409.
20. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 10.
21. EARLY AMERICAN MARRIAGES: ATLANTIC SOUTH REGION, "Electronic."
22. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 10.
23. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd day ofSept. 1850).
24. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p. 136Bethel Baptist Church Cemet ery.
25. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 10.
26. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p. 136Bethel Baptist Church Cemet ery.
27. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
28. Compiled by Mrs. Robert Chester Upton and Mrs. J. E. DeLoach,Marriage Records - Lawrenc e County, MS 1818 - 1838, (1970), p. 40.
29. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
30. Copiah County MS Census 1850, (Enumerated the 3rd day ofSept. 1850), Dwelling No . 474.
31. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 11.
32. Goodspeed, BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF MISSISSIPPI, (1891Goodspeed Publishin g Co. Chicago, Illinois), p. 500.
33. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 11.
34. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
35. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 11.
36. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p. 136Bethel Baptist Church Cemet ery.
37. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 11.
38. Cook, Frances, MS CEMETERY AND BIBLE RECORDS, (1954), p. 136Bethel Baptist Church Cemet ery.
39. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 14.
40. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 6.
41. NSDAR, MS DAUGHTERS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, p. 409.
42. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (Volume II),p. 228.
43. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
44. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (Volume II),p. 228.
45. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
46. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 3 - 4.
47. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (Volume II),p. 228.
48. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (Volume II),p. 229.
49. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 3 - 4.
50. Julian W. Ramsey, THE RAMSEYS OF MISSISSIPPI, (Augustana BookConcern 1961), p. 4.
51. Cyril Edward Cain, FOUR CENTURIES ON THE PASCAGOULA, (Volume II),p. 229.
Notes for SHARMAN JEAN BURSON:
1 AUTH BS University of Alabama; MS Troy State University, honor history grad.
1 AGNC Delta Delta Delta social sorority
The story of growing up Downhome is incomplete without mentioning Mammy.Her name was Mattie M artin, but like our grandmothers were Nanny and Muddin, we loved her too much not to have a s pecial term of endearmentfor her. She was Mammy. She carried my sister Sylvia in the laundr y basket as she worked around the house. She called Elkanah "Little Man"and spoiled him rott en. She chaperoned me when I went to visit a boy friend in Florida and, we later found out , carried a gun under her hatto defend me. She was the best cook in Dothan, had the softes t lap, and was always ready to listen when we needed her. Her big heart gave out,but she wil l always be a part of us.
We took piano lessons from Ina Harrison, a neighbor who just happened tohave traveled with Ch autauqua. We learned tap, ballet, and ballroom dancing from Madalyn Smith. We swam and too k ball room dancing at the Country Club. Mammy made teacakes for us to have tea parties fo r our"company." Mother built us a playhouse and we painted it with polka dots. Our children 's garden club, the Daffydillies, named for Mama's garden club, the Daffodil Garden Club, me t there. We participated in school events (I was a DHS cheerleader) and went off to colleg e as expected.
Joe and I often think how blessed we have been and wish our children could know the wonderfu l lives we have known.
Children of JOEL RAMSEY and SHARMAN BURSON are:
61. i. CECILY CATHRYN12 RAMSEY, b. May 02, 1974, Dothan, Alabama, Houston County.
ii. ANDREW ALLEN RAMSEY, b. March 13, 1976, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
Notes for ANDREW ALLEN RAMSEY:
1 AUTH college: The Citadel and Troy State University
1 AGNC U.S. Army, Ranger, Military Intelligence
1 DEST Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity
iii. BETHANY BROOKE RAMSEY, b. May 20, 1980, Dothan, Alabama Houston County.
Notes for BETHANY BROOKE RAMSEY:
1 AUTH graduated from University of Alabama
1 AGNC employed SouthTrust bank
59. WILLIAM ALLEN11 RAMSEY (JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born August 15, 1948 in Dothan, Alabama Houston County. He married JOYCE WALKER in Methodist Church, Fayetteville, Ga..
Notes for WILLIAM ALLEN RAMSEY:
1 AUTH coach of all of Elizabeth's teams, basketball, softball, tennis, etc.
1 AGNC Worked hard on Atlanta Olympics
Child of WILLIAM RAMSEY and JOYCE WALKER is:
i. ELIZABETH HAWKINS12 RAMSEY, b. October 01, 1981.
Generation No. 12
60. CATHY THEOPHILUS12 RAMSEY (PHILIP HART11, JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?). She married JOSEPH ABRAMSKY.
Notes for CATHY THEOPHILUS RAMSEY:
1 AUTH Employed by M and M
Children of CATHY RAMSEY and JOSEPH ABRAMSKY are:
i. JOSEPH13 ABRAMSKY.
ii. ALLISON ABRAMSKY.
61. CECILY CATHRYN12 RAMSEY (JOEL WARDLAW11, JOSEPH ROBERT10, RICHARD HAWTHORNE9, DAVID WARDLAW8, ABIEZER CLARK7, WILLIAM6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, WILLIAM2 RAMSEY?, SIR JAMES1 DE RAMSEY?) was born May 02, 1974 in Dothan, Alabama, Houston County. She married STEPHAN ALLAN BUTTERWORTH May 05, 2001 in 17807 Hwy. 98, Panama City Beach, Florida.
Notes for CECILY CATHRYN RAMSEY:
1 AUTH Theta Tau social and professional fraternity, University of Alabama
Electrical Engineer / Computer Engineer
Notes for STEPHAN ALLAN BUTTERWORTH:
BA Journalism Troy State University
Sports Editor: Enterprise Ledger
Child of CECILY RAMSEY and STEPHAN BUTTERWORTH is:
i. LILY CLARE13 BUTTERWORTH, b. June 17, 2002.
Endnotes
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