Benjamin Franklin “Frank” RameyAge: 83 years1847–1930
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Ramey
- Nickname
- Frank
 Birth | October 11, 1847 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 19 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Polly Ann Parke — View this family December 5, 1869 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a son#1 | Elbert Thornton Ramey September 19, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dr. William Taylor Ramey January 19, 1874 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elbert Thornton Ramey — Nellie May Alleman — View this family estimated 1892 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Otto Elbert Ramey January 28, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. William Taylor Ramey — Minnie Lou Rickstrew — View this family March 10, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Opal Mae Ramey March 20, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Leo Franklin Ramey September 23, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Elsie L Ramey November 1897 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Earl Ramey July 18, 1899 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Orville Alleman Ramey April 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Orville Alleman Ramey January 31, 1902 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Myrtle Dee Ramey March 6, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Nina Grace Ramey November 13, 1904 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 70 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a wife | Polly Ann Parke December 31, 1922 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 81 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | November 25, 1930 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with Polly Ann Parke |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey Birth: October 11, 1847 — Indiana, United States Death: November 25, 1930 |
| wife |
Polly Ann Parke Birth: August 10, 1850 41 32 — Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death: December 31, 1922 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1869 — Linn, Kansas, United States |
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9 months son |
Elbert Thornton Ramey Birth: September 19, 1870 22 20 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: February 3, 1950 — Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Dr. William Taylor Ramey Birth: January 19, 1874 26 23 — Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States Death: July 31, 1962 — Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household
Potosi, Linn, Kansas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household
1st. Ave Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household
Mcelroy, Pawnee, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household
Oak Street Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma
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