J.D., Would you have any Rameys that might have gone to Monroe Co., MS? Living with the family below in 1850 Monroe Co., MS are: William RAMEY b. ca 1830 GA and Jo RAMEY b. ca 1827 AL. Some of my BRIGHTs went on to Sebastian Co., AR. I don't know about the RAMEYs. Margaret Haynes [email protected] Descendants of Sarah Jane Ramey Generation No. 1 1. SARAH JANE1 RAMEY was born 30 December 1823 in GA/AL, and died 15 January 1886. She married JOSEPH ALBERTUS BRIGHT. Children of SARAH RAMEY and JOSEPH BRIGHT are: i. MARY JANE "MOLLIE"2 BRIGHT, b. 10 June 1844, Monroe Co., MS; d. 26 December 1922, Jonesboro, AR; m. WILLIAM JEPTHA JOHNSON, 16 October 1860. ii. NANCY CATHERINE BRIGHT, b. 29 July 1846, Monroe Co., MS; d. 17 June 1894, Monroe Co., MS; m. J.L. BUTLER, 24 November 1868. 2. iii. DAVID MOORE BRIGHT, b. 15 September 1847, Monroe Co., MS; d. 22 February 1905, Hartford, Sebastian Co., AR. iv. JOHN EDMOND BRIGHT, b. 13 February 1851, MS; d. 14 August 1925, Monroe Co., MS; m. MOLLIE ISADORE CRENSHAW, 07 December 1881. v. JOSEPH ALBERTUS "JOE" BRIGHT, b. 20 October 1853, MS; d. 22 July 1872, Monroe Co., MS. More About JOSEPH ALBERTUS "JOE" BRIGHT: Fact 1: "had a twin" vi. MARGARET W. "MAGG" BRIGHT, b. 02 May 1856; d. 19 February 1914; m. OSCAR G. TAYLOR, 29 December 1881. vii. SAMUEL G. "SAM" BRIGHT, b. 1858, MS; d. 1880. viii. IRA BROYLES BRIGHT, b. Abt. 1861; m. FLETA A. TAYLOR. Generation No. 2 2. DAVID MOORE2 BRIGHT (SARAH JANE1 RAMEY) was born 15 September 1847 in Monroe Co., MS, and died 22 February 1905 in Hartford, Sebastian Co., AR. He married ADELLA ALETHA SARTOR 27 August 1874 in Monroe Co., MS, daughter of JOSEPH SARTOR and EMILY MCCOY. Child of DAVID BRIGHT and ADELLA SARTOR is: i. JOSEPH COLEMAN3 BRIGHT, b. 04 March 1877, Monroe Co., MS; d. 27 March 1956, Haileyville, Pittsburg Co., OK; m. MARY CORNELIA MCDONALD. -----Original Message----- From: J.D. Martin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 1:24 PM Subject: [RAMEY-L] RAMEY, JOHNSON, ABBOTT AR IL IN KS KY >Hi everyone, >I posted this a while back, but have not gotten a response. >The fella with Ramey's in McLean Co. IL never wrote me back. >His loss, I suppose. >I do have the info about this family from The Remy Family, >but it seems to be wrong. >Here goes with crossed fingers: > >I am looking for anyone anywhere who might be related to W.A. Ramey :-) >My great grandfather, William Abbott Ramey was supposed to have been >born in Bloomington, McLean County, IL on 15 Oct 1874. >Soon after his parents died, he lived with a family named HOLT, >allegedly near Hope, AR. He and his brother, John Henry RAMEY >are said to have gone to Kansas to live with their grandmother, >Sarah Ann RAY. I cannot prove a bit of that !!! >Nor can I find their parents, who are supposed to be Pete RAMEY >and Phoebe ABBOTT. >I do know that W.A. lived in Madison Co., and Sebastian Co. AR. >W.A. RAMEY and Ellen (Dolly) JOHNSON were married >in Huntsville, Madison Co., AR ca. 1895. >They had 15 children. >W.A. and Dolly divorced and remarried a few times after their last >child was born in 1927. >They were not married on 10 Dec 1941 when W.A. died in Huntington, >Sebastian Co., AR (in his brother's home). >W.A. was buried in an unmarked and unrecorded (according to the >oh-so-helpful staff) grave in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian >County, AR. >I have no hard info about his brother, parents, or grandparents. > >The children of W.A. RAMEY and Dolly JOHNSON : >Albert Monroe 1896 >Sadie Mae 1897 >John WIlliam 1898 >Arthur Lee 1900 >Mary Ethel 1901 >Clyde Elmer 1902 >Susie Ellen 1904 >Flora Elsie 1906 >Joseph Earl 1907 >James Ernest 1907 >Mable Gertrude 1911 >Everett Estel 1913 >Eula Florence 1915 >Beula 1916 >Thelma 1917 >Reba Livita 1921 >Freddie Eugene 1927 >I will be glad to share any info with anyone. >I would appreciate any help that you might give. >Thanks, >J.D. Martin > > > >