This came to me instead of the list....... Jeannie <>< -----Original Message----- From: rosebud [mailto:rosebud@fn.net] Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 11:23 AM To: motherd@theriver.com Subject: Re: [RAMEY-L] George William Ramey I am looking for a Asa Ramey, He was in Indiana and then he moved to Kansas. I know he had at least 2 children one of them Melissa Buck Ramey who married Wm. Herbert Allison. They lived in Ottawa Co., KS JoAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean Dalrymple <motherd@theriver.com> To: <RAMEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 9:08 AM Subject: RE: [RAMEY-L] George William Ramey > Hey.... No offence taken...... I just was getting some private e-mails > and so sent that to the list to prevent any more queries to me on the > subject... I love Genealogy... have been at it for over 40 years.... > Can't do the actual research much any more as I am handicapped but sure do > enjoy what I can do and the lists.... Keep up the chatter..... it is > important and does help others...... Jeannie <>< > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Ramey [mailto:tramey@txucom.net] > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 8:31 PM > To: RAMEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [RAMEY-L] George William Ramey > > Hi again Jean - > You were very helpful and I certainly meant no offense and I hope none was > taken. As you well know, trying to figure some of this out can be worse > than a 100000 piece puzzle with no corners on the pieces, and you are > certainly right about the census and > its accuracy. In tracing Joseph Robert Ramey's wifes family, it was real > interesting to note that they only aged on an average of 7 years every 10 > years. Its a neat trick and I wish I had their secret. Thanks for your > input and help. Tom Ramey > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jean Dalrymple <motherd@theriver.com> > To: <RAMEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 10:04 PM > Subject: RE: [RAMEY-L] George William Ramey > > > >Hey.... ALL I did was copy from a book.... These folks are not mine..... > >just trying to be helpful..... > > > >Now for a clue or two here..... as there were many that I sent with that > >post... every one is concentrating on PENSION records.... How about just > >the plain old MILITARY records..... you have to apply for those > >separately.. > > > >Now also don't forget that the information given on those census records > >were only as good as the person giving them and many times it could and was > >the neighbor or a child etc etc....... my 4th great grandfather was born > >who knows where... he had about 17 kids and half said he was born in PA > and > >the other half said VA.... AND s people didn't KNOW where they were born, > >could have been born in PA and thought that they were born in IN... that > >happened also in my family... AND one more then I am off of here for the > >night..... yawnnnnnnnnnn....... Even tombstones are often WRONG........ > >again the info is only as good as the person giving the information....... > >and often the child had no inkling when a parent was born they just > >guessed...... > > > >So keep up the chatter.... Tis good for the soul........ > > > > > > > ==== RAMEY Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE to this list send a new e-mail to > RAMEY-L-request@rootsweb.com or Ramey-D-request@rootsweb.com and in the body > type UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else. > > > > ==== RAMEY Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE to this list send a new e-mail to RAMEY-L-request@rootsweb.com or Ramey-D-request@rootsweb.com and in the body type UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else. >