Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Anderson Jackson RAMSEY / Elizabeth "Betsy" LILLY (F41653)

m. 27 Apr 1840


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  • Anderson Jackson RAMSEYFather | Male
    Anderson Jackson RAMSEY

    Born  CA 1813  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jan 1892   
    Buried     
    Married  27 Apr 1840  [1]  Rockbridge Co, VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James RAMSEY, Jr. | F51856 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Keziah DAVIS | F51856 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth "Betsy" LILLYMother | Female
    Elizabeth "Betsy" LILLY

    Born  CA 1817  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father   
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    William Gilmore RAMSEYChild 1 | Male
    William Gilmore RAMSEY

    Born  4 Feb 1841  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1925  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rachel Ann Snider JORDAN | F51861 
    Married  6 Feb 1870  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    James Anderson RAMSEYChild 2 | Male
    + James Anderson RAMSEY

    Born  9 Nov 1842  Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Dec 1924  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna POPE | F41652 
    Married  30 Oct 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    John Thomas RAMSEYChild 3 | Male
    John Thomas RAMSEY

    Born  CA 1845  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jul 1872  Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Nelson Anderson RAMSEYChild 4 | Male
    + Nelson Anderson RAMSEY

    Born  Oct 1847  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1919   
    Buried    IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mariah Janette "Nettie" MCCLASKEY | F51863 
    Married  29 Dec 1874  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Catherine J. RAMSEYChild 5 | Female
    Catherine J. RAMSEY

    Born  Dec 1849  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Aug 1924  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas J. ROWSEY | F51855 
    Married  15 Aug 1867  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lafayette Lewis RAMSEYChild 6 | Male
    Lafayette Lewis RAMSEY

    Born  18 Jun 1854  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Aug 1930  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Victory Ridge Cemetery, CR 16/8, north of Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Andrew Jackson RAMSEYChild 7 | Male
    + Andrew Jackson RAMSEY

    Born  3 Mar 1857  Lexington, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Mar 1946  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lydia Jane RICHARDS | F39780 
    Married  24 Dec 1878  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charles Henry RAMSEYChild 8 | Male
    + Charles Henry RAMSEY

    Born  8 Oct 1860  Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 1941  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Louisa RIDDLE | F19500 
    Married  10 Nov 1881  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Rockbridge County, Virginia, enumeration date not given:
      Anderson Ramsay, 36, laborer, cannot read/write; Betsy, 30, cannot read/write; Gilmore, 9; James, 8; Thomas, 5; Anderson, 3; Catherine J, 5 months; Betsy, 60, cannot read/write; Kezia, 88, blind. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Rockbridge County, Virginia, enumerated on Jul 21 1860:
      Anderson Ramsey, 47, laborer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100, cannot read/write; Elizabeth, 43, cannot read/write; Wm, 20; James, 17; John, 15; Nelson, 12; Catherine, 10; Elizabeth, 8; Lafayette, 6; Andrew J, 3; Betsey, 64. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union Twp), enumerated on Jul 8 1870:
      Anderson Ramsey, 57, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $175, cannot read/write; Elizabeth, 55, cannot write; Lewis L, 14, attended school within the year; Jackson, 12, attended school; Charles H, 9; Catharine J. Rowsey, 20; Ida J. Rowsey, 2. All born in Virginia except Ida, born in West Virginia.

      1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
      Andersson Ramsey, 68, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Elizabeth, 74, cannot write, medical conditon sick headache; son Layfaette, 23, single, farm laborer, cannot read/write; dau Catherine Rowsey, 30, widow; granddau Ida Jane Rowsey, 11; granddau Lu Rowsey, 4; niece Belle Walton, 18, single, domestic servant, cannot write, medical condition infla stomach; nephew James Demastus, 38, married, farm laborer, disabled. All born in Virginia except the two granddaughters, born in West Virginia. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2626] Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.