Brief Life History of Matthew L
When Matthew L Ramsey was born in 1828, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas King Ramsey, was 33 and his mother, Mary Polly King, was 34. He married Nancy Tomlinson on 19 February 1850, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Civil District 6, Wilson, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died about 1897, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 70.
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Sources (11)
- Matthew Ramsey, "United States Census, 1880"
- Matthew L Ramsey, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Matt Ramsey in entry for Zerl Ramsey, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
Spouse and Children
1828–1897 Male
1833–1900 Female
Children (10)
1852–1885 Male
1854– Female
1855– Female
1856– Female
1858–1890 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1796–1879 Male
1794– Female
Siblings (7)
1817–1897 Female
1818– Male
1820–1850 Female
1828–1897 Male
1829– Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 7
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 34
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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