George Winship Ramsey

1914 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	George Winship Ramsey  [1, 2]
  Birth	8 Oct 1914	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Dec 1997	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	San Augustine History 1928 Column by Harry P. Noble Published in The San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, October 13, 2005, pg 10 JULY Nine local Boy Scouts went on a 10-day summer camp near Jacksonville, Texas. They were: Tom Blount, Hampton Downs, W. H. Fussell, Morgan Harris, Floyd Lucker, Miller Mathews, Charles McMillian and Harold Taylor. These same boys, plus seven more--George Ramsey, Joe Bickley, Philip Cockerham, Wyatt C. Teel, Lawrence Rulfs, Herbert Payne and Luther Morris--had a party at Bland Lake the week before. The Sabine Couty Reporter December 31, 1997, Page 12 George W. Ramsey George W. Ramsey, 83, of San Augustine died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1997 at Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches. Ramsey was born Oct. 8, 1914, in San Augustine County as a son of the late Judge William C. Ramsey and Emma Ramsey and served as a master sergeant in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a retired postmaster with 24 years service. He served 17 years on San Augustine Independent School District's board of trustees and was a member of Worod of Life Church in Lufkin. Survivors: wife, Margaret Ramsey of San Augustine, two sons, Ben S. Ramsey of Houston and William C. Ramsey of San Augustine; two daughters, Susann Lohr of Hujble and Dorothy Shoemaker of Midland; two sisters, Lurette Mitchell of San Augustine and Letitia Stine of Henrietta; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine with Billy Jackson officiating. Interment followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery in San Augustine County. Arrangements were handled by Wyman Roberts Funeral Directors in San Augustine. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)
  Person ID	I19465	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  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   [3]
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Oct 1914 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Death - 23 Dec 1997 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Burial - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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 31, 1997, Page 12 (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!!).