Emma Lurette Ramsey

1911 - 2009  (98 years)

• Name	Emma Lurette Ramsey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	30 Jan 1911	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Nov 2009	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	28 Nov 2009	San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas
  Notes	SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday January 13, 2000 Memory Walk Brick--This is one of the 650 engraved bricks that will make up the San Augustine Garden Club's "Memory Walk" on the Southwest part of the Courthouse lawn. This brick was on the top of the stack when the Garden Club received the shipment this past week. This particular brick is in honor of Lurette Mitchell, an elementary teacher for over 40 years, most of those years spent in the San Augustine Schools. Mrs. Mitchell now resides at Twin Lakes Care Center. The May 10, 2007 issue of the San Augustine Tribune featured a photo of a Teacher's Reception held at the Twin Lakes Center. Lurette Mitchell was pictured, and it was noted that she taught for 47 years mostly 2nd grade, starting out in a one-room school in the Harmony Community, later teaching in San Augustine. The Sabine County Reporter December 2, 2009, Page 14 Emma Lurette Ramsey Mitchell Mrs. Emma Lurette Ramsey Mitchell, 98, of San Augustine, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 in San Augustine. Mrs. Mitchell was born Jan. 30, 1911, in San Augustine County to Judge W. C. Ramsey and Emma Jenkins Ramsey. She was a teacher for the San Augustine Independent School District and a member of the Christ Church Episcopal, San Augustine. Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by her husband, L. B. "Rudy" Mitchell; son, Judge John W. Mitchell; brothers, William Thomas, Smith, Ben and George Ramsey; and sisters, Addie Laura Ramsey, Mary Belle Ramsey Ledford, and Letitia Ramsey Stine. Survivors: son, Charles Mitchell and wife Barbara; daughter-in-law, Lucy Mitchell; grandchildren, Sarah Jane "Janie" Mitchell, John Joseph "Jody" Mitchell and wife Sarah, and Emma Virginia "Ginny" Mitchell. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 28, at Christ Episcopal Church in San Augustine with Rev. Dorothy Gremillion officiating. Burial was at San Augustine City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ Church, Episcopal, P. O. Box 85, San Augustine, Texas 75972. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2009) The December 3, 2009 issue of the San Augustine Tribune ran a similar obituary.
  Person ID	I1117	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Judge William Charles Ramsey,   b. 20 Dec 1868, Newton County, Texas d. 23 Jan 1930, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Emma T. Jenkins,   b. Abt 1880, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 May 1900	Newton County, Texas   [4]
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luther Burton "Rudy" Mitchell,   b. 31 Jan 1908, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Aug 1998, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1933	Newton, Newton County, Texas   [2]
  	Luther (Red) Mitchell and Lurette Ramsey were married at Newton, Texas. San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, May 4, 2006 Decade of the Great Depression 1933 by Harry P. Noble p 10
  Children	1. Judge John Winship Mitchell,   b. 25 Aug 1947, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 13 Jul 1999, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Age 51 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Jan 1911 - San Augustine County, Texas Marriage - Dec 1933 - Newton, Newton County, Texas Death - 25 Nov 2009 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Burial - 28 Nov 2009 - San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Mitchell, Emma (Ramsey) Photo and condensed obituary from the San Augustine Tribune

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP One, San Augustine Town Enumerated 14 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 11A (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 2, 2009, Page 14 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), December 31, 1997, Page 12, obituary of George W. Ramsey (Reliability: 3). [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).