The Shemwell Family

Leo Franklin RameyAge: 96 years18961992

Name
Leo Franklin Ramey
Given names
Leo Franklin
Surname
Ramey
Birth September 23, 1896 22 18
Birth of a sisterElsie L Ramey
November 1897 (Age 13 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 months)
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 brotherWilliam Earl Ramey
July 18, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Dee Ramey
March 6, 1903 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterNina Grace Ramey
November 13, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Census May 13, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPolly Ann Parke
December 31, 1922 (Age 26 years)
MarriageIrene L View this family
calculated 1928 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 7, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin “Frank” Ramey
November 25, 1930 (Age 34 years)

Military
WW2 Draft
April 27, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 brotherWilliam Earl Ramey
January 24, 1953 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 motherMinnie Lou Rickstrew
April 17, 1958 (Age 61 years)

Death of a fatherDr. William Taylor Ramey
July 31, 1962 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeIrene L
June 6, 1970 (Age 73 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a sisterMyrtle Dee Ramey
August 16, 1976 (Age 79 years)
Death October 9, 1992 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 10, 1896Logan, Oklahoma, United States
6 months
himself
Leo Franklin Ramey
Birth: September 23, 1896 22 18Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 1992Cleveland, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
14 months
younger sister
21 months
younger brother
William Earl Ramey
Birth: July 18, 1899 25 20Meredian, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 24, 1953Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Myrtle Dee Ramey
Birth: March 6, 1903 29 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 16, 1976Cleveland, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
younger sister
Nina Grace Ramey
Birth: November 13, 1904 30 26Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 12, 1997Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Family with Irene L - View this family
himself
Leo Franklin Ramey
Birth: September 23, 1896 22 18Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 1992Cleveland, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: calculated 1928

Leo Franklin Ramey has 3 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

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 - Leo Franklin Ramey - Household

Guffey, Park, Colorado

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ramey, LeoheadMW23SOKKSKSRanchman

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leo Franklin Ramey - Household

Sixth Street Pawnee City, Pawnee, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ramey, E LeoheadMW34M19OKKSKSBarberBarber Shop
Ramey, Irene LwifeFW35M33OKMOMOWaitressHotel
Henderson, HarriettServantFNeg43M31MSTNGermanyMaidHotel