Henry Wilson Ramey Genealogy

        Henry Wilson Ramey
        updated 2018

        Henry Wilson Ramey
        (George W., James Daniel, William, William, Daniel, James, William, Jacob, Pierre, Jacques, George,

        Born 12 Dec. 1880 Pike
        Died 24 Jan. 1963 At Beaver Creek In Elkhorn City, Pike County Ky.

        died of a stroke: age 82, informant: Otto Ramey, son

        1950 Census has his daughter Bessie and her family living with him,
        after Mellie died in 1948

        Married: May 22, 1901 Nancy Melvina {Mellie} May
        Who Was The Daughter Of James May And Anna Dulcinda Slone.
        Born 17 Feb. 1883 Pike County
        Died 28 Oct. 1948.

        Marriage Record of Henry and Mellie

        Mellie's Death Cert.

        Henry's Death Cert.


        Henry and Mellie


        Henry Wilson Ramey

        findagrave.com #115799797

        Tombstone for Henry and Mellie

        Henry Lived In Elkhorn City Until 1927, He Then Moved To Floyd County
        Where He Lived For 12 Years And Then Moved Back To Beaver Creek, Elkhorn City. He Was A Farmer And A Logger

        WW1 Draft registration 1917-1918
        age 37 Henry Wilson Ramey Praise Ky
        Born: Dec 12, 1880, nearest relative Mella Ramey
        Black Hair, gray eyes, medium build

        WW2 Draft Registration, 1942
        age 61, Praise Ky, employer,Spencer Gap Coal Co.
        Married: Mellie Ramey of Praise Ky


        Slone and May Families: Click Here

        1910 Census pike County Ky
        Henry age 29 Married 9 years
        Mellie age 27 Married 9 years 4 children, 4 children living
        Joseph age 7
        Teddy age 5
        Otto age 4
        Bessie age 2
        George Ramey, brother age 14

        1920 Pike County
        Henry Wilson Household #95 Age 38
        Mellie Age 37
        Joseph J Age 16
        Teddy R. Age 15
        Otto Age 14
        Nannie Age 11
        Lettie M Age 9
        Mary F Age 7
        Next Door To Basil J, George, And Grover

        Henry and Mellie Moved To Floyd Co Ky By 1930
        And Back To Pike County After A Few Years.

        1930 Floyd County Census
        Henry Ramey Age 49
        Mellie age 47
        Household # 67
        Their Daughter Florence And Her Husband
        Joe Clevenger Also H # 65
        Also Otto and his wife Edna

        1940 Census of Pike County Ky
        Henry Ramey age 59
        Mella age 57

        1950 Census Pike County Census
        Bessie church age 40
        Von age 19
        Evelyn age 15
        Cloann age 12
        Peggy age 12
        Emil age 10
        Roseland age 8
        Eddie age 6
        H.W. Ramey, father age 65

        Children Of Henry Wilson Ramey and Mellie May:


        Henry and Mellies children:




        Teddy, Otto, Turner


        Otto with Bessie and Florence

          1�Joseph Turner Ramey
          Born: April 11, 1903 Died: May 2, 1943. Raceland Ky.
          buried: Ashland Cem.

          Turners death cert.

          Tombstone

          findagrave.com # 116166871

          Married Dorthea May Boothe, daughter of Cora Booth
          They Lived In Raceland, Greenup County Kentucky In 1930.

          1930 Census Greenup County
          Joseph T. Ramey Age 26
          Dorothy age 22 born in Ohio
          Harold age 4
          Clayona M age 1 and9 months
          Delores age 1 month

          1940 Census Pike county Ky
          Turner Ramey age 36
          Dorothy Ramey age 31
          Joseph Ramey age 14
          Clayona age 12
          Delores age 10
          Cora B Boothe age 59 mother in law born West Va.
          Madeline Boothe age 14 sister in law born Ky>

          Children:
            1�Joseph Harold Pat Ramey
            Born Raceland Ky
            1-21-1926
            Marred: 6-9 1974 Decatur Georgia, Thelma Reba Brown

            2� Clayona(Nonie) Mae Ramey
            Born April 28 1928
            Died 2-22 1995 Florida

            Married Emmett Crump Of Lexington Ky

            3�Dorothy Delores Ramey
            Born 3-14 1929
            Died Sept Of 1995

          2�Teddy Roosevelt Ramey
          Born 1905 Elkhorn City,
          Died 8 March 1979, Crossville, Tennessee.
          Married: 1924 Gypsie Adeline Chaney,
          Born October 1903, Elkhorn City Ky.

          daughter of Allie Saphronia Belcher Chaney Owens, and Abe Chaney


          Teddy Ramey


          Teddy R. Ramey Genealogy: Click Here



          Teddy'sTombstone


          3...James Otto Ramey
          Born In 1906 At Beaver Creek In Pike County
          Died April 4, 1995 Is Buried In The Ramey Cemetery On Beaver Creek.

          Otto and Edna's Pages

          Otto and Edna's Tombstone

          Married Edna Potter 1929, Who Was
          Born 9 Apr. 1911
          At Beaver Creek Pike Co
          The Daughter Of Moses Potter Jr., And Cora Hamilton.
          Died: April 11, 2000.
          Moses Jr Potter Was The Son Of Moses Potter And Martha,
          Who Was The Son Of Henry Potter And Cynthia Mullins,
          Who Was The Son Of: Mary Christina Teeny Ramey And Richard Potter

          Otto Was A Miner
          Lived In Elkhorn City

          1930 Floyd County Census:
          Otto Ramey Age 22 married age 20
          Edna Age 19 married age 17
          James A. age 8 months

          1940 Census Pike County Ky.
          Otto ramey age 32
          Edna age 27
          allen age 11
          Leona age 9
          Anna Ray age 7
          Dalores age 5
          Billy age 2

          1950 Census Pike County Ky
          Otto age 42
          Edna age 38
          James A. age 22
          Anna Rae age 17
          Deloris age 15
          Billy age 11
          Sue age 8
          Joseph T. age 6
          Sherman age 2

          Children:
            1�James Allen Ramey
            Born 24 June 1928
            Died April 27 1998 Dandridge Tenn.
            Buried: Dandridge, Jefferson Co. Tenn
            Swannsylvania Cem
            Married Pearle Ratliff.

            2�Cora Leona Ramey
            Born 28 June 1930
            Married Jack Thomas
            Children: Violet Lee, William Otto, Benjamin Jack, Teresa Joy

            3�Anna Rae Ramey
            Born 9 Oct 1932
            Died: 18 Nov.2016 Elkhorn City Ky
            Buried Elkhorn Cem
            Married Robert E. Cantrell:
            Children: Larry, Yelonda, Shela

            4�Nancy Delores Ramey
            Born 28 April 1935
            Died: June 5, 2015 Lincoln Co West Virginia
            Buried Dunbar, Kanawha Co west Va. Grandview Memorial Park
            Married: William Darnell
            Children: David, Jeffrey, Steven, Ronnie.

            5�Billy Brian Ramey
            Born 14 Aug 1937
            Died:age 81 Monday, Aug 5 2019 Pike Medical Center
            buried: Annie E. Young Cem Pikeville Ky
            Married MaryZetta Martin.
            Children: David, And Rodney.

            Grandchildren: , Colby Johnson, Nathan Ramey, Eli Ramey, Aaron Ramey, Nick Ramey,
            Luke Ramey & Jessie Ramey; and one great grandchild, Amelia Ramey.

            6�Virgina Sue Ramey
            Born 10 July 1941
            Died: 17 Sept. 2021 Washington County Pa. Monongahela Cem. Pa.
            7�Joseph Turner
            Born 12 Feb 1944
            Married Haley Jeanette Allen
            Children: James C, Renee, Jennifer

            8�Sherman Ramey
            Born 7 Oct 1947
            died: 20 August 1972 Buried: Hackney Creek Cem
            Mouthcard , Pike County Ky
            Married: Wanda KayeMatney

            daughter of Woodrow Matney and Cordie Sawyers
            Sherman was 21 when he married on Oct 19, 1968
            Clintwood Baptist Church Va.

            9�Sadie Lee Ramey
            Born 26 Aug 1950
            Died: 2018 Pennsylvania

            Married: #1 Emal Hunt, Ky.
            #2 Charles M. Bove
            Deceased 2017 Pa.

            Children: Charles M. Bove jr. Pa.

            10..Vada Carole Ramey
            Born 15 May
            Married Donald Matney
            Children: Angie Denise, And Donald

          4...Nancy Bessie Ramey
          Born November 1908
          died:19 Oct., 1954 Pike County Elkhorn City.
          Buried: Ramey Family Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Ky
          Married: Donald Juan Church In 1927.
          Born: 1908 Died: 1977 Michigan.
          Donald and her divorced In 1952.
          He remarried to Edna June Harris and died in Michigan in 1977


          Bessie Ramey Church

          1930 Census Pike County Ky.
          Don Church Age 21 Born In Ky
          Bessie Age 21
          Earline Age 3
          Emmett Age 1 Month

          1940 Census Pike county Ky
          Don Church age 31
          Bessie age 31
          Earlene age 13
          Emmit age 11
          Vaughn age 9
          Evalyn age 5
          Chlo Ann age 2
          Peggy age 2
          Emil age 1
          Lodger roland Griffith age 30
          Lodger raymond Robinson age 20

          1950 Census Pike County Census
          Bessie church age 40
          Von age 19
          Evelyn age 15
          Chlo Ann age 12
          Peggy age 12
          Emil age 10
          Roseland age 8
          Eddie age 6
          H.W. Ramey, father age 65

          Children:
            1�Eden Earlene Church
            Born In 1927

            2�Emmett Church
            Born In 1929

            3�Vaughn {Von}
            born: 1931
            Married: #2 Dorothy Edmond Salyer, a widow on Nov. 24, 1956
            Marriage Record states he was 26 and divorced, Clintwood Va.

            4�Evalyn,
            born: Dec. 25, 1935
            Died: Nov. 23 2002
            Evelyn Rendon

            5�Chloe Ann Church Nowe
            born:1938

            6�Peggy Church (Lives In Ohio)
            born 1938

            7�Emil Juan Church,
            born 1939
            Married: #2 Pauline M Church, Angola Indiana on Nov. 21,1998

            8�Von Church,

            9�Rosalind Church Dismore

            10..Joseph Eddie Church,

            11.. Paul Vernon,

            12..Bobby Ray Church

          5...Lettie Ramey
          Born Nov.13,1910 Pike County Ky.
          She Is Listed In The 1920 Census As Age 9
          ' With Parents, Henry And Mellie In Floyd County Ky
          Died: On June 20, 1921 of Typhoid Fever,
          Praise (Elkhorn city) Pike County
          Buried At The Ramey Cemetery at Beaver Creek, Pike County, Elkhorn City Ky.

          Death Cert. for Lettie

          6...Mary Florence Ramey
          Born In 1912 Pike County
          Died: Sept 5, 1948

          Married: Joseph Everett Clevenger In 1927

          Florence Ramey and Joe Clevenger

          Death Cert. for Florence

          Florence Ramey Clevenger Tombstone

          1930 Census Floyd County
          Joe Clevenger Age 24 married age 21
          Florence age 18 Married age 15
          Lewis W son age 1 month

          Joseph Clevenger Was A 2nd Cousin,
          Born 6 Jan 1906 In Pike County Ky
          Died 1958 GrundyBuchanan Co Va
          Joe Remarried After Florence Died To Mary Hamilton.
          He Was Son Of Lewis Clevenger And Cindesta Florence Ramey

          1940 Census of Pike county Ky
          Joe Clevinger age 34 born in Kentucky
          Florence age 28
          Wilson (Lewis Wilson) age 10
          Mildred age 8
          Thelma age 6
          Joe Jack age 4
          a few houses down from Henry and Mellie

          1950 Census Pike, Beaver Creek
          Joe Clevinger age 44
          Mary age 41
          Thelma age 17
          Jackie age 14
          Claddia son age 9
          Nadine age 7
          Carem dau. age 6
          Geraldine age 4
          Roosevelt D. age 3

          Children
            1...Merlin Clevenger
            2...Lewis Wilson Clevenger B: 3-5-1930 Died 12-1993
            3...Mildred Clevenger B 7-15-1931
            M Doyle Bailey
            4...Thelma Clevenger B: 2-13-1933
            M. Roosevelt Slone
            5...Joseph (Joe) Jack Clevenger B: 9-30-1935
            M. Feba Sawyer And 2nd Lois Smith
            6...Claude Clevenger B 6-27-1940
            M. Gail Dunfee
            7...Nadine Clevenger B 8-0201942 Pike.
            M Charles Swiney
            8...Geraldine Clevenger
            Born: 5-05-1944
            Married: #1??
            Married:#2 1971 in Virginia, at age 26 to Clarence Stalker age 52 was divorced
            son of Mary Farmer and George Stalker, ky
            9...Karen Clevenger B 2-23-1945
            M. West Chester Pa , Sylvester
            10..Delaon Roosevelt Clevenger B 10-30-1946
            M. Ruth Bentley
            12-2-1967 Floyd Co Ky
            11..Bobby Edward Clevinger
            B 9-6-1948 Died 10-1948