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1...John (Minns) Ramey (Daniel, James, William, Jacob, Pierre, Jacques, George, Diedier)
Born:1760, Fayette County Va Became Ky Co Va In 1780 And Later Clarke County Ky. Married: #1 Sarah ?? Was Of Irish Descent Married:#2 ( Peggy ) Margaret Bradshaw 1 Jan-1798
John Mentioned In His Father Daniels Will:
Willed 95 Acres Of Land At Achillas Eubanks Corner Clark Co Ky
"I Will To My Son John, Ninety Five Acres Of Land Lying Whereon He Now Lives Beginning At Achillas Eubanks Corner Thence With I(Orj) Reeds Line To The Two Mile Creek, Thence Down The Creek To The Mough(Mouth) Of My (Or Our) Spring Branch, Thence Up Said Branch So Far As A Straight Line Will Includ (Include) To Quantity."1…John Ramey Born 1760
Married Sarah Martin
1…John Ramey Was Born 1785 Washington County Virginia
1… James Ramey Born Nov 10 1807 In Clark County Ky. Died 1890
Married Irene Elizabeth Cummins
1…John S. Ramey a mine Operator died in Idaho at 64 years old.
Was the sheriff in June 1869 Idaho latah County.
2…William Ramey died at age 4
3…James Edwin Ramey Was Born On July 2 1829
Trigg County Ky farmer died in Iowa
1…John Simon Ramey Was Born Aug 12 1854
He Married Margaret Demoss Trigg County Ky
1…Australia Ramey Born March 2 1880
In Caroll County Iowa Married Floyd Ennis
1…Emmaline Ennis Was Born Sept 8 Glidden Iowa
She Married Rudolph Zingler
1…Pearl Zingler Was Born Feb 11 1921 In Beaver Falls Renville Co Minnesota. She Married Wallace Fischer.
Their Son Thomas Harold Fischer Was Born In Hutchinson Mn In 1950 And He Gave The Information On John Rameys Descendants.
4…Sarah Mildred married John S Thorpe lived in Lyon County.
5…Thomas S served in the Union Army under Col Al Henry of Princeton. He drownd in Nashville Tennessee after falling overboard.
6…Albinus C Ramey lived in Lyon County Ky. Served as president of the First State Bank of Eddyville,. Married: Julia A. Cummins, Dau of Lemuel L and Winifred Bridges Cumins. Died Sept 21 1899 one child.
Anna Who Married Robert Lady.
Albinus Married #2 Maggie B Hopper dau. Of James and Mary E. Van Zandt Hopper.
Children:
1…Anna
2…Ethel
3…Avery Clinton
4…Mary
5…Vadie May died at age 5
6…Paul Everett
7…James Harmon died in infancy
7…F. N Ramey a farmer in Fannin County Texas.
8…Milton L , farmer died in Lyon County Ky.
9…Finius Ramey born 1850 Married Peachy Barnett Lyon County.
State Insurance Commissioner.
1…Sarah Mildred married C.E. Johnson
2…James Finius Ramey Sept 26 1878
3…Robert L a farmer in Lyon Co.
4…Claude L
5…Nancy Married Ferd Stovall
6…Irene lived with parents
7…Maude Married Gray Hooks
8…Oscar
9…Etta Married Rev. Augustus Marshall Baptist Minister
10..Lee
11..Mattie Married ??Gray
Fischer Family of this line
2...WILLIAM RAMEY SR. born About 1760 Kentucky County Virgina
MARRIED: ELEANOR HARRISON dau. of Col. Benjamin Harrison
Much Speculation on this lady whether she was President Benjamin Harrisons daughter or not.
William was in Floyd County in 1810 Census along with his sons mentioned.
William Ramey and Eleanor Harrison
Headstone of Eleanor Harrison
Headstone is at the foot of William And Anna Rameys in Elkhorn City Cem.
3...James Ramey:
(Daniel, James, William, Jacob, Pierre, Jacques, George, Diedier)
born: 1762 Kentucky County Virgina
"Thirdly, I give my plantation whereon I now live to my son James, the movable property that is left to be sold or divided as may be thought best and equally divided amongst all my daughters that is then living, and if any of my daughters should die before they marey(marry) or become of age, the surviving ones shall have their parts.
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I also will to my son James, my blacksmith tools
Born: 1762 Fayette, Kentucky County Virgina
Mentioned In His Fathers Will. Married Polly?? Probably Named Mary.?? (Polly was often a nickname for Mary)Polly Was A Nickname For Mary. 1796 Russell County Personal Tax Lists 296 Acres.
1782 - on the waters of the Glade Hollow sinking creek (part of the land
excluded for Samuel Hendricks & Samuel Vanhook of James Rameys survey of 15,000
ac) corner to a tract of land formerly Samuel Hendricks's now David Munseys -
corner to Harry Smith.
By 1810 was in Kentucky. See 1810 Census Image D-7
Children: Only One Child Is Known But James Is Listed With A Son And No Females In 1810.
Polly May Have Died At Childbirth.
1…James Madison Ramey
Born 1803 Married Pricy Elswick Dau. Of Joseph And Lucy Childers Elswick. Pricy Was Born In 1815 And Died In 1900.James Madison Died In 1859
James Madison Ramey Married Pricy Elswick In Pike County Ky Feb 7, 1831
1850 Tazewell County Va Census:
James Ramey Age 46
Pricy Age 34
Polly Age 18
William Age 16
Nancy Age 15
Eliza Age 11
Rebecca Age 9
Jack (Jacob)Age 7
Lucy Age 5
John Age 2
Jane Age 1
1860 Buchannan County Census Virginia: Grundy
Pricey Ramey Age 50
Jane Age 12
James Age 9
Pricey Age 5
Frances Age 3
Children:
1…Polly Age Born 1832 Virginia Married William Goff
Children:
1…James Goff Born 1857
2…John M Goff
3…Mary E Goff
4…Sylvania Goff
5…George M Goff
2…William Born 1834 Virginia Married Polly?
1860 Census Living Next To Parents:
William Age 25 Wife
Mary Age 26
Pricey Age 5
Louisa Age 3 Possibly Nickname Crissy
Nancy Age 2
3…Nancy Born 1835 Married John Goff
Children:
1…Epp Goff
2…George Goff
3…Annie Goff
4…Alifair Goff
5…Leona Goff
6…Henderson Goff
7…Alfred Goff
8…Pricy Goff
4…Eliza Born 1839 Married Andrew Jackson Charles
See Charles Family Later.
5…Rebecca Born 1841 Married Martin Goff
Children:
1…Polly Married #1 Monteville Williamson And 2# Epp Slone
2…Jack Goff Elizabeth Carter
3…Ed Goff
4…Betsy Goff Married William Reynolds
5…George Goff
6…John Goff
7…Paris Goff Married Lydia May
8…Ellison Goff Married Rebecca Slone
6…Jack (Jacob)Born 1843
7…Lucy Born 1845 Married William Conaway And Riley Coleman
Children With Riley Coleman:
1…William Coleman
2…Leinious Coleman
3...Ella Pearl Coleman
4…Abraham Coleman
5…Nathaniel Coleman
6…David Coleman
7…George Coleman
8…John Coleman
9…Silas Coleman
10..James Coleman
11..Nancy Coleman
8…John Born 1847 Married Nancy Maynard And Diadema Looney
1870 Census Pike County Ky.
John Ramey Age 23 Born In Va
Nancy Age 22
1…William Age 5 (Willie)
2…Eliza Age 2 (Elixa Jane)
Children Of Diadema
3…James W. Ramey
4…Taw Ramey
5…Freeland Ramey
6…Joe Ramey
7…Vicy Ramey
8…Louisa Ramey
9…Effie Ramey
9…Jane Born 1849 Married David Alex Maynard
10..James Madison Jr. Born 1850 Married Lydia Mcclanahan
Children:
1…John A Ramey
2…Miles Ramey
3…Clementine Ramey
4…Linous Ramey
5…Joseph Ramey
6…Mary Jane Ramey
John A. Belcher Son Of John Sanford Ramey And Polly Elswick
Born 20 Jan. 1879 Died 23 July 1964
Married: Mary Jane Ramey 27 Dec 1900, Dau. Of James M. And Lydia Ramey
They Lived At Conaway Creek And Are Buried At The Ramey Cemetery At The Mouth Of The Creek.
Harlis Otto Belcher Contributed Information On This Line.
1910 Virginia Census Buchannan County
John A. Belcher Age 30
Wife Mary J 28 Virginia1...Willie G 08 Virginia
2...Candae 07 Virginia
3...Alice 04 Virginia
4...Roy NR Virginia
1 Non-Relative7…Harlis Ramey
8…M. Kenny Ramey
9…Anderson Ramey
10..Florence Ramey
11..Alex Ramey
12..Ben F. Ramey
13..G. Thompson Ramey
11..Joseph B. Ramey Born 1852 Married Caroline Maynard
Children:
1…Doc Ramey
2…Cleve Ramey
3…John Ramey
4…Tilda Ramey
5…Gusta Ramey
6…Lydia Ramey
7…Unknown
12..Pricy Ramey Born 1855 Married Joseph L. Elswick of Buchanan County Va. And Pike County Ky. He was a farmer and timber man. Logging great amounts of logs down the Sandy River. He was a member of the Va State Legislature. He was the son of Henderson Elswick.
Children:
1…Roland T. Elswick lived at Mouth Card and was the first president of the Elkhorn Bank
2…Lydia Elswick
Paris (Parish) Belcher
Born 4 Nov 1874 Buchanan County Va
Died: 27 Jan 1928
Married: Lydia Elswick 20 April 1899, Dau Of Joseph And Pricy Elswick
He Taught School At Mouth Card Kentucky And They Both Are Buried There.
1920 Pike County Kentucky Census
Household 226 Paris Belcher Age 47
Liddie Age 371...George Age 15
2...Kellie Daughter Age 7
3...??Son Age 53…Freeland Elswick
4…Tilden Elswick
5…Louise Elswick
6…Landen Elswick born January 25 1892 Big Rock, Buchanan County Va.
Started a store in Elkhorn City in 1907. Several Mercantile firms in and around Elkhorn City represented the Elswick Family in the 1920’s.
7…Gusta Elswick Married Keenis Elswick of Big Rock.
1870 Pricey Age 16 Born In Va. Was Listed In Home In Pike County Kentucky As Domestic Servant. Jesse And Phoebe Jones Home.
13..Frankie (Frances) Ramey Born 1857 Married Joseph Crockett Kerr.
Children:
1…John G Kerr
2…Mary A. Kerr
3…Roxy Kerr
4…Melvin Kerr
5…Preston Kerr
6…Pricy Jane Kerr
7…Nancy Kerr
8…Nerva Kerr
Charles Family Is Included In This Book Because There Are Many Surnames Here That Connect To The Ramey And Belcher Genealogy.
Charles, Ramey, Belcher, Elswick, Ratliff
Frederick Charles (Son Of George, Sr.) And His Wife Elizabeth Mccolley,
Andrew Jackson Charles Born In 1834 Married Eliza Ramey Born In 1839 In Pike County Ky. To Pricy Elswick And James Madison Ramey, Sr., Which Became Their Home, And Later Was Known As Jack's Creek. Pricy Elswick Was The Daughter Of Joseph Elswick And Lucy Childers
1856. Andrew Charles And Eliza Ramey Charles:
Lived On Raccoon Creek In Pike County Until 1870, When They And Their Eight Children Moved To Buchanan County Virginia, Where Five More Children Were Born To Them. Eliza Had Inherited Land On The Right Fork Of Rock Lick Creek From Her Parents,
The Charles Family
1870 Pike County Census:
Andrew J Charles Age 35
Eliza Born Age 31 In Va
Pricey Age 13 Born In Ky
Greenville Age 11
David N Age 9
Andrew J Jr. Age 7
James M Age 4(A Twin)
(Note: Frederick A Twin Is Not Listed On This Census He Died Age 1)
John Age 2
Paris 5 Months
Andy Chalres And Eliza Ramey Charles Moved To Buchanan Co
1880 Grundy Buchanan County Virginia Census
Has Louisa As His Wife Not Eliza But Possibly And Error On The Census Taker Or Her Name Was Eliza Louisa Same Age As Eliza And The 1910 Has Eliza.
Andrew Age 46
Louisa Age 41
Green Age 21
David Age 18
James Age 11
John W Age 12
Paris Age 10
Mary J Age 9
Miles Age 2
Alifair Age 2 Months
The Other Children Born In Buchanan Co. Were: Mary Gusta, Miles, Arminda Alifair (Sissy), Florence And Vicy Caroline.
Andrew Bought A Large Amount Of Land, Farmed And Had Timber And Mineral Rights.
He Had A General Store At Rock Lick Creek Then Moved To Pike County Ky. Near Millard.
1910 Pike County Ky Census
Andrew J Age 75 Born In Kentucky
Eliza Age 71 Born In Virginia
M. Damron Age 7 Months Granddaughter Born In Ky (Looks Like Myrtlie)
1...Pricy Charles Married John L. Elswick, Son Of Henderson And Catherine Looney Elswick. They Lived On Grassy Creek Near Breaks Interstate Park, And Then Moved To Montana. They Came Back To Wurtland, Near Ashland, KY.
2...Greenville Charles Or Green As He Was Known, Married Pricy Jane Belcher, Daughter Of John Sanford Belcher And Mary Polly Elswick Belcher. Operated A Store At Rock Lick Creek. He Bought Lots Of Land That Had Timber And Coal On It. In Buchannan County Va And West Va. Green And Jane Later Moved To Pikeville, Ky, They Are Buried In The Family Cemetery At Millard. Mary Polly Elswick Was The Daughter Of John Elswick And Winnie Rowe. John Sanford Belcher Was The Son Of Bartley Belcher And Rachel Ramey. See Photo Of Bartley And Rachel.
3...David Montville Charles Married Nancy Elswick, Daughter Of Thompson And Sarah Hackney Elswick, And Lived At Rock Lick Creek. The Moved To Grundy In Buchannan County Va. Children:
Arthur, James, Stella, Ellis, Eliza, Albert, Mae, Hester And Dixie.
4...Andrew Jackson, Jr., Charles (Jack Or J. C.) Married Mary Jane Mcclanahan, Daughter Of Miles And Vicy Mcclanahan Elswick. They Lived On Jack's Creek, But Later Bought The John Wesley Elswick Land. (Mile's Brother) John Wesley Had Also Married Mary Mcclanahan Vicy's Sister) Near Conaway Creek Where They Had A Home And A General Store. Jack Bought A Farm And Became A Large Land Owner.
John Wesley Elswick And Miles Elswick Were Children Of John Elswick And Lucy Rowe.
In Turn John Was The Son Of Joseph Elswick And Lucy Childers And Brother To Pricy Elswick That Married James Madison Ramey.
Children: Cosby, Callie, Florence, Alice, An Unnamed Infant Girl, Vicy, Rudolph, Louise, Maud, John, Clell, Hassel, Ethel And Opal. After The Railroad Came Through Near Their Home, They Moved To Elkhorn City Ky. They Are Buried At Millard Ky.
1900 Census: Buchannan Co. Va Rock Lick:
Andrew J. Age 36
Mary J Age 31
Cosby Age 14
Callie Age 11
Florence Age 9
Alice B Age 6
Vicy E Age 5
Rhudolf Age 2
Louisa Age 3 Months
Thomas Waldron Age 18 In Home.
5...Frederick Charles Was A Twin, He Died Before His First Birthday.
6...James Madison Charles, (A Twin) Married Rose Witten Who's Family, Were Early Settlers Of Tazewell County. Jim Served A Term As Sheriff Of Buchanan County, And Was A Lumberman For Several Years. They Lived In Gate City.
7...John Wallace,(Bud) Charles Married Florence Lambert And Lived In The Rock Lick Area. He Was Killed In An Altercation On Election Day When About Thirty Years Old. They Were Parents Of Two Daughters, Mae And Pearl.
1900 Census Grundy Buchanan Co. Va.
Florence Age 30
Eliza M. Age 4
Louisie P.Age 2
Martha Age 60 Mother
8...Paris Charles Married Amanda Hibbitts And Lived In Grundy, Buchanan County Virginia. He Was Involved With The Development Of The Lumber Industry In This Area.
Children:
Mamie, Trixie, Fay, Mildred And Jack.
9...Gusta Charles Married Thompson Elswick, Brother Of Mary Jane, Who Married Her Brother Jack. They Lived At Rock Lick Creek Where They Operated A Large Store And Later The Post Office. Children
Kenis, James, Elmer, Rose, Bud And Ethel.
10..Miles Charles The Youngest Son, Married Hester Ann Waldron And Lived In Grundy. He Was A Lumberman And Well Known For His Work In That Industry. Their Children Were: Llewellyn, Beulah, Ron Keith, Mavis, Miles, Jr., Roger And Doris. He And Hester Are Buried At Grundy.
11..Arminda Alifair, (Sissy) Charles Married Alex Ratliff And Lived On Rock Lick Creek Near A. J. Charles' Old Home Place. Later They Moved To Elkhorn City, KY, Where They Owned And Operated A General Store. Buried At Millard Ky.
Children:
Clyde, Fern, Mavis And Homer.
12..Eliza Florence Charles Married Luther Damron Of Pike Co., KY, And Lived On The Charles Farm At Millard Until Her Death In 1974. Luther Had Already Died Few Years Earlier.
Children: Gladys And Hazel
13..Vicy Caroline Charles Died September 12, 1876, At The Age Of Two Years.
Sources:
Ramey Family Genealogy
Belcher Family Genealogy
Elswick Family History
Census Records.
Pages 38 To 41 Of Historical Sketches Of Southwest Virginia, Publication 11 - 1977
Historical Society Of Southwest Virginia
4...Daniel Ramey Jr. (Daniel, James, William, Jacob, Pierre, Jacques, George, Diedier)
Born: 1764/65 Fayette, Kentucky County Virginia Died: Before 1806 (This Was Before Kentucky Became A State Mentioned In Will Of 1806 As Being Deceased.
Children Of Daniel Ramey Jr Mentioned In Fathers Will:
October 8, 1819 - Joseph Counts - 100 ac by part Treasury Warrant 4545 dated June 26, 1809 - on both sides of Grassy Creek, waters of Russell’s
Fork of Sandy River - corner to Daniel Rameys land - crossing Grassy Creek.
October 8, 1819 - Daniel Ramey - 128 ac; 100 ac by Treasury warrant 3984 dated September 4, 1804 and 28 ac by part of Exchange Warrant 2091 dated November 1, 1809 - on both sides of the south branch of Grassy Creek,
waters of Russell’s fork of Sandy River - crossing Grassy Creek
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1...James Ramey
Born: 1793 Russell County Virginia
Kentucky Had Become A State In 1791 So These Counties Are Intermixed In Genealogy.
This Land May Have Been In Russell County Virginia. A Lot Of Rameys Owned Land In Russell And Scott County And Lived In Kentucky.
Married: Nancy??
James Is Listed In The 1810 Personal Tax List Of Russell County Va.
DANIEL RAMEY 1743 VIRGINIA-1806 CLARK CO KY
BORN: 1740 DIED: 1-17-1806 CLARK COUNTY KY.(death date"Lineage Book of NSDFPA vol 36")
BLACK SMITH BY TRADE AND FARMER
WILL PROVEN 1806 CLARK COUNTY KY (formed from Fayette Co.)
"DANIEL RAMEY SR. DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AT WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA, ASSISTED IN ESTABLISHING AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE WHILE ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF "MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA STATE MILITIA, ABINGDON, WASHINGTON COUNTY" UNDER CAPTAIN WILLIAM RUSSELL AND CAPTAIN JAMES MONTGOMERY, and was at the BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN
OVERSEER OF ROAD: OCT 7 1780.P.33.
"John Newton Harman, Sr.Annal's of Tazewell County, Va pp.204-205-208.
LISTED IN FREDERICK CO LAND RECORDS 1764.
FREDERICK CO VA DEED BOOK 9 PAGE 82: STATES: DANIEL, SON OF JAMES RAMEY,DECEASED, WITH THE CONSENT OF HIS MOTHER, ELIZABETH RAMEY, NOW ELIZABETH C0----?, WAS APPRENTICED TO ROBERT PAINTER TO LEARN THE TRADE OF BLACKSMITHING ON NOVEMBER 19, 1763.
WASH CO VA LISTED IN 1782 TITHE LIST 10 HORSES AND 15 CATTLE KY HAD NOT BEEN MADE A STATE YET:
DANIEL LISTED IN 1800 TAX LIST CLARK CO KY WITH SON DANIEL RAMEY JR.
KY S192484300299
MARRIED:1758 Fayette county va Rachel Johnston: dau of Matthew Johnston:
"Secondly, I give to my beloved wife, Rachel the use of my plantation, whereon I now live, togather (together) with all my movable property, except making the children ,that is yet to come of age ,equel(equal) with them that is married, when she shall think best, freely to support on it during her natural life or widowhood:"
My will is that my beloved wife, Rachel, shall and may at ther will and pleasure sell aney(any) or all of my negroes in case they don't suit her, for the express pirpose(purpose) of suiting herself better with other negroes.
.....and lastly, I constitue and appoint my beloved wife, Rachel and D Hampton, joint executors of this my last will and testament, as witness my hand and seal this twenty-third day of January, one thousand eight hundred and six.
Will of Daniel RameyNote Here: Clark County Kentucky was formed from Fayette County Virginia
Children:
Married: Nancy??
5…Thomas Ramey (Daniel, James, William, Jacob, Pierre, Jacques, George, Diedier)
Born 1766 Fayette County Virginia.
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