RAMEYBRANCHCEM  
RAMEY BRANCH
CEMETERY
Location Volga, Ky. on Rt 172   

Copied by: Janice McKenzie Foster or given to her by her mother 
Ethel Ramey (Lemaster) McKenzie(age87) most dates were taken from
the family bible, others from the monuments.
  

THIS LISTING WAS FIRST PUBLISHED BY THE JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
PAINTSVILLE, KENTUCKY. IN THEIR BOOK "JOHNSON COUNTY CEMETERIES"  VOL-2  ON PAGE-47.
VOLUMES 1--2-3- & -4  CAN STILL BE PURCHASED FROM THE

HISTORICAL SOCIETY  FOR $10.00 EACH PLUS SHIPPING & HANDLING BY WRITING TO

PAINTSVILLE  HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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PAINTSVILLE, KY 41240


RED: Additions made to original listing



RAMEY, Thomas Sr.                       1825            1902     h/o-Sara (Williams) Ramey s/o-Daniel & Nancy Ramey      
RAMEY, Sara (Williams)                  1829            1911     w/o-Thomas J. Ramey

RAMEY, Daniel Sr.                       1789            1858?
RAMEY, Nancy (Pelphrey)                 1786            1858

RAMEY, Alex                  67 Dec.25 1873     Jun.29 1941     (OBIT) h/o-Martha (Brown) Ramey s/o-Thomas Sr. & Sara (Williams) Ramey
RAMEY, Martha (Brown)        84        1873     Jun.18 1957     (OBIT)

RAMEY, Albert                           1906            1980      s/o-Alex & Martha (Brown) Ramey
RAMEY, Anna Mae (Campbell)       -----------     -----------

RAMEY, Fairy                       80 Mar.02 1900     Dec.19 1980    
(OBIT)
RAMEY, Zella (Salyers)        86 Sep.21 1903     Apr.17 1990    
(OBIT) w/o-Fairy Ramey
RAMEY, William Darrell        59 Sep.21 1929     Apr.15 1990    
(OBIT) s/o-Fairy & Zella (Salyers) Ramey

RAMEY, Roba Franklin         65 Sep.26 1895     Dec.04 1960     (OBIT) s/o-s/o-Thomas Jr. & Sara (Brown) Ramey
RAMEY, Carrie (Lemaster)         Oct.30 1898     Feb.12 1970    
(OBIT) w/o-Roba Franklin Ramey


NOTE: KNOWN GRAVES WITH ONLY STONE MARKERS SOME NAMES BARELY READABLE.

RAMEY, Lou Derna  [rock]        Oct.25 1862     -----------     s/o-Thomas Sr. & Sara (Williams) Ramey
RAMEY, Asa J.     [rock]        Feb.   1856     -----------     s/o-Thomas Sr. & Sara (Williams) Ramey
RAMEY, Zelphia    [rock]         Mar.15 1911     Apr.18 1911      s/o-s/o-Thomas Jr. & Sara (Brown) Ramey
RAMEY, Emery      [rock]         Dec.   1899     Aug.04 1901     s/o-s/o-Thomas Jr. & Sara (Brown) Ramey
RAMEY, Nettie     [rock]         -----------     -----------     d/o-Alex & Martha (Brown) Ramey
RAMEY, James E.   [rock]         -----------     -----------      s/o-Daniel Jr. & Francis (Ferguson) Ramey
RAMEY, Daniel Jr.                -----------     -----------      s/o-Daniel Sr. & Nancy (Pelphrey) Ramey

HITCHCOCK, Infant [rock]         -----------     -----------      c/o-Dallas & Nancy (Ramey) Hitchcock g/c/o-Alex Ramey

CRISLIP, Fred     [rock]         -----------     -----------      s/o-William & Plurn (Ramey) Crislip g-child-Thomas Ramey Jr.
CRISLIP, Julie    [rock]        -----------     -----------      s/o-William & Plurn (Ramey) Crislip g-child-Thomas Ramey Jr.

JOHNSON, Tilda    [rock]         -----------     -----------      d/o-John & Nancy Johnson
JOHNSON, McKinley [rock]         -----------     -----------      d/o-John & Nancy Johnson
JOHNSON, Walter   [rock]         -----------     -----------      d/o-John & Nancy Johnson
JOHNSON, Merlie   [rock]         -----------     -----------     d/o-Levi & Nora (Cooper) Johnson

NOTE: Several other children of Levi & Nora Johnson's are buried here the names are unknown.
Levi Johnson is the son of John Johnson.

Recently there were 46 more graves uncovered in the RAMEY section of this cemetery.
Names are unknown. although one is believed to be the first wife of
Thomas J. Ramey Jr.-  Sara (Sturgill) Ramey.


UPPER LEVEL OF CEMETERY

about half way up hill

RAMEY, Thomas Jr.               Apr.   1867     Jan.28 1935     
RAMEY, Sara Louise (Brown)  80  Aug.08 1872     Jun.03 1950     (OBIT)
NOTE: Sara first married Sam Sturgill, both of Thomas Jr.'s wives were named Sara,
no children from either first marriage. 

BLAIR, Bruce                    Oct.18 1892     Jan.17 1965     
BLAIR, Mony (Ramey)              Oct.14 1897     Jul.19 1935     d/o-Thomas & Sara (Brown) Ramey

RAMEY, America (McKenzie)               1906            1924     [First wife of Irvin Ramey]
MCKENZIE, Floyd              80         1878     May 15 1958  
(OBIT) f/o-America (McKenzie) Ramey
MCKENZIE, Daisy (Love)       76         1880     Mar.26 1956     (OBIT) w/o-Floyd McKenzie 
LOVE, Andy                       -----------     -----------     f/o-Daisy (Love) McKenzie
RAMEY, Infant   [rock]           -----------     -----------     i/o-Irvin & Tiny (Clark) Ramey
CRISLIP, Hobert [rock]           -----------     -----------      s/o-William & Plurn (Ramey) Crislip g-child-Thomas Ramey Jr.
CRISLIP, Lou Emma [rock]         -----------     -----------      s/o-William & Plurn (Ramey) Crislip g-child-Thomas Ramey Jr.
CRISLIP, Sara Avonnie [rock]     -----------     -----------      s/o-William & Plurn (Ramey) Crislip g-child-Thomas Ramey Jr.
RAMEY, Child                     -----------     -----------      s/o-Fairy & Zella (Salyers) Ramey

NOTE: About 15 feet above the upper cemetery there are two more graves.

RAMEY, Infant   [rock]          -----------     -----------     c/o-Butler & Rearl Ramey
RAMEY, Infant   [rock]           -----------     -----------     c/o-Butler & Rearl Ramey

NOTE: At the top of the hill there is one grave.

SALYERS, Billy                   -----------     -----------     h/o-Nancy Brown
[Nancy Brown's father Henry was half-brother to Sara Louise Ramey]

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