When John Craig Ramey was born on 22 July 1885, in Sherman, Oregon, United States, his father, Richard Charles T. Ramey, was 24 and his mother, Annie Drummond, was 22. He married Clara Everett on 21 December 1907, in Sherman, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Putah Judicial Township, Yolo, California, United States in 1900 and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 May 1969, in Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 83.