Brief Life History of Samuel Grant
When Samuel Grant Ramsey was born on 15 August 1862, in Clay, West Virginia, United States, his father, Lewis Franklin Ramsey, was 35 and his mother, Ruth Pilcher Nutter, was 33. He married Lillie Malissa Adkins on 14 January 1888, in Clay, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Buffalo District, Clay, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Nuttall District, Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 22 February 1913, in Fayette, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 50.
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- Samuel G Ramsey in household of Lewis Ramsey, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel G Ramsey, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Samuel Ramsey, "West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
West Virginia was given statehood status with the "agreement" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Irish (Antrim): habitational name from Ramsey (Huntingdonshire, now part of Cambridgeshire), from Old English hramsa ‘wild garlic’ + ēg ‘island, low-lying land’. Alternatively, the name may also arise from Ramsey (Essex), probably from the same etymology as the Huntingdonshire placename. However, this is unlikely to be the source of the Scottish surname. This form of the surname is also common in Ireland, where it is probably in most if not all cases an altered form of Scottish Ramsay .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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