Louis Francis Ramey

25 March 1872–13 December 1957 (Age 85)
Leesburg, Lemhi, Idaho, United States

The Life Summary of Louis Francis

When Louis Francis Ramey was born on 25 March 1872, in Leesburg, Lemhi, Idaho, United States, his father, John Simon Ramey, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Jane De Moss, was 15. He married Clara Frances Blume on 8 June 1909, in Challis, Custer, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Salmon City Election Precinct, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 13 December 1957, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Louis Francis Ramey
1872–1957
Clara Frances Blume
1882–1954
Marriage: 8 June 1909
Marjorie Lois Ramey
1914–1996
Rosemary Larleen Ramey
1923–2003

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 June 1909Challis, Custer, Idaho, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 3
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
    1889
    Age 17
    Historical Boundaries - 1889: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States; 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States; 1911: Bonneville, Idaho, United States
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 24
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of French Rémy (see Remy ).French: derivative of Old French ra(i)m ‘branch’ (from Latin ramus), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a thickly wooded area.History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed along with its original form Rémy in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors. Many of its bearers are descendants of Jacques Rémy, born c. 1630 in France, who by 1672 lived in Westmoreland County, VA, where he died in 1721.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Remy
    Rames

    Sources (20)

    • Noah F Ramey in household of John Ramey, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Louis F Ramey in entry for Alfred Elmo Goodale and Rosemary Ramey, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
    • Louis F Ramey, "United States Census, 1940"

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