The Shemwell Family

Dr. William Taylor RameyAge: 88 years18741962

Name
Dr. William Taylor Ramey
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
William Taylor
Surname
Ramey
Birth January 19, 1874 26 23
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 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 6 years)
MarriageMinnie Lou RickstrewView this family
March 10, 1896 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Leo Franklin Ramey
September 23, 1896 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elsie L Ramey
November 1897 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherElbert Taylor Parke Sr.
March 28, 1898 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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
William Earl Ramey
July 18, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Myrtle Dee Ramey
March 6, 1903 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPolly Ann Tharp
February 12, 1904 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Nina Grace Ramey
November 13, 1904 (Age 30 years)
Census May 13, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 29, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Nina Lee Gribble
June 23, 1921 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Norma Jean Ramey
January 8, 1922 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
George Alden Gribble
November 11, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherPolly Ann Parke
December 31, 1922 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Earl Ramey
February 14, 1925 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Betty Lou Gribble
January 14, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childLeo Franklin RameyIrene L View this family
calculated 1928 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 16, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Franklin Otto Ramey
November 4, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey
November 25, 1930 (Age 56 years)

Census April 8, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
Death of a brotherElbert Thornton Ramey
February 3, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Earl Ramey
January 24, 1953 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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
Death of a wifeMinnie Lou Rickstrew
April 17, 1958 (Age 84 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 July 31, 1962 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland 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
elder brother
Elbert Thornton Ramey
Birth: September 19, 1870 22 20Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, United States
Death: February 3, 1950Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
himself
Family with Minnie Lou Rickstrew - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 10, 1896Logan, Oklahoma, United States
6 months
son
Leo Franklin Ramey
Birth: September 23, 1896 22 18Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 1992Cleveland, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
14 months
daughter
21 months
son
William Earl Ramey
Birth: July 18, 1899 25 20Meredian, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 24, 1953Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Myrtle Dee Ramey
Birth: March 6, 1903 29 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 16, 1976Cleveland, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
daughter
Nina Grace Ramey
Birth: November 13, 1904 30 26Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 12, 1997Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States

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 - Dr. William Taylor Ramey - Household

Tohee, Lincoln, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ramey, William TheadWMJan187426M4KSINILFarmer
Ramey, Minnie LwifeWFAug187821M433KSINIL
Ramey, Leo FsonWMSep18963MOKKSKS
Ramey, Elsie LdaughterWFNov18972SOKKSKS
Ramey, William EsonWMJul18990SOKKSKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Taylor Ramey - Household

Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ramey, WilliamheadMW36M14KSINILVeternarySurgeon
Ramey, MinniewifeFW31M1455KSINKY
Ramey, LeosonMW13SOKKSKS
Ramey, ElsiedaughterFW12SOKKSKS
Ramey, EarlsonMW10SOKKSKS
Ramey, MyrtledaughterFW7SOKKSKS
Ramey, NinadaughterFW5SOKKSKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Taylor Ramey - Household

Guffey, Park, Colorado

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ramey, William TheadMW46MKSINILRanchman
Ramey, MinniewifeFW41MKSINMD
Ramey, ElsiedaughterFW22SOKKSKS
Ramey, MyrtledaughterFW16SOKKSKS
Ramey, NinadaughterFW15SOKKSKS
Ramey, EarlsonMW20SOKKSKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Taylor Ramey - Household

McElroy, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ramey, William TheadMW56M21KSINILDoctorVeterinary
Ramey, Minnie LwifeFW51M16KSINMD

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. William Taylor Ramey - Household

McElroy, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ramey, W TheadMW66MKSSame houseVet
Ramey, MinniewifeFW62MKSSame house

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