The Shemwell Family

Elbert Thornton RameyAge: 79 years18701950

Name
Elbert Thornton Ramey
Given names
Elbert Thornton
Surname
Ramey
Birth September 19, 1870 22 20
Birth of a brotherDr. William Taylor Ramey
January 19, 1874 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 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 9 years)
MarriageNellie May AllemanView this family
estimated 1892 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Otto Elbert Ramey
January 28, 1893 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Opal Mae Ramey
March 20, 1896 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherElbert Taylor Parke Sr.
March 28, 1898 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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 son
#3
Orville Alleman Ramey
April 1900 (Age 29 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonOrville Alleman Ramey
January 31, 1902 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPolly Ann Tharp
February 12, 1904 (Age 33 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyGrace Elizabeth CanfieldView this family
calculated 1912 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Oma Laverne Ham
October 7, 1913 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Franklin HamOpal Mae RameyView this family
estimated 1913 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Viola Ramey
April 1, 1914 (Age 43 years)
twin: Viona Ramey
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Viona Ramey
April 1, 1914 (Age 43 years)
twin: Viola Ramey
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lelia Verdelle Ham
January 8, 1916 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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/
Census January 30, 1920 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Virgil Charles Ham
July 16, 1922 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherPolly Ann Parke
December 31, 1922 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Ottava LaFern Ramey
May 29, 1924 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyOpal A LeeView this family
estimated 1924 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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 59 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey
November 25, 1930 (Age 60 years)

Death of a granddaughterOttava LaFern Ramey
1931 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childOtto Elbert RameyVenus Ruth WebbView this family
estimated 1938 (Age 67 years)

Census April 9, 1940 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 3, 1950 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Polly Ann Parke
Birth: August 10, 1850 41 32Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Death: December 31, 1922Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 5, 1869Linn, Kansas, United States
9 months
himself
Elbert Thornton Ramey
Birth: September 19, 1870 22 20Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: February 3, 1950Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with Nellie May Alleman - View this family
himself
Elbert Thornton Ramey
Birth: September 19, 1870 22 20Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: February 3, 1950Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Nellie May Alleman
Birth: July 17, 1874Albany, Gentry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 16, 1954Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: estimated 1892
13 months
son
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
Orville Alleman Ramey
Birth: April 1900 29 25Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 31, 1902Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States

Elbert Thornton Ramey has 3 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey - Household

Potosi, Linn, Kansas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Ramey, FrankWM31headMFarm LaborerINVA
Parke, Polly AWF29wifeMKeeping HouseILKY
Ramey, Elbert TWM9sonSGoing to SchoolKSINIL
Ramey, WilliamWM6sonSGoing to SchoolKSINIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household

7th Ave Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ramey, ElbertheadWMSep187029M8KSINILStock Trader
Ramey, NelliewifeWFJul187425M833MOMOMO
Ramey, OttosonWMJan18937SOKKSMO
Ramey, OpaldaughterWFMar18964SOKKSMO
Ramey, InfantsonWMApr19001mSOKKSMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household

Blk. 16 Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ramey, Elbert TheadMW39M118KSINILReal Estate
Ramey, NelliewifeFW35M11832MOPNPN
Ramey, OttosonMW17SOKKSMO
Ramey, OpaldaughterFW14SOKKSMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household

South Main Mcelroy, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ramey, Elbert TheadMW49MKSINILReal EstateAgent
Ramey, Nellie MwifeFW45MMOUSUS
Ramey, Otto EsonMW27SOKKSMOStockman

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household

Oak Street Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ramey, Elbert TheadMW59M21KSINILAgentReal Estate
Ramey, Nellie MwifeFW55M17MOOHIL
Ramey, Benjamin FfatherMW82Wd22INVAIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thornton Ramey - Household

Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ramey, Elbert TheadMW69MKSSame houseSalesmanReal Est.-Insurance
Ramey, NelliewifeFW65MMOSame house