William T. Ramsey Letters Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1985-001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains letters (55) received by William T. Ramsey from members of his family after his decision to stay in Kansas following the end of the Civil War.

Dates

1867 - 1930

Creator

Ramsey family. (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Biographical Sketch

William Thomas Ramsey was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on October 16, 1842. His family moved to Greenbriar County around 1846 in what would become West Virginia following the Civil War. Ramsey enlisted in the confederate army on May 1, 1862. His Company was captured and he was in the Prisoner Camp at Elmira, NY, from which he was paroled May 11, 1865. Both parents had died by the time he returned to West Virginia, leaving eight children younger than Ramsey. Because it was difficult for a Confederate veteran to live in West Virginia following the war, he moved to Kansas (Butler county) and later to Stillwater in the land run of 1889 and appears in the Census of 1890. In April, 1891, he was elected as a Trustee of the Village of Stillwater, but was defeated for reelection in May of that year by Charles W. McGraw. He was elected to the Stillwater Board of Education in 1893. He may have been Mayor of Stillwater at one time for May 1898 to May 1899, and have donated land to the College. Ramsey died May 31, 1913, and is buried in Ripley, Oklahoma.

Ramsey Genealogy:

William N. Ramsey (b. 10/18/1818; d. 11/20/1857) m. Sallie Edith Mead Ramsey

1. M.A. Ramsey (b. 10/24/1840; d. 1899) m. H.M.

2. William Thomas Ramsey (b. 10/16/1842; d. 5/31/1913) m. Janett Webb (b. 1852) 1. William H. Ramsey (b. 1877) 2. Walter W. Ramsey (b. 1878) 3. John Neuman Ramsey (b. 1880) 4. Clara Edith (b. 1881)

1. Pearl (Pruitt) 2. Jones W. Ramsey 3. Mildred Ramsey (Kemper) 1. Rosalie Majors 4. Mrs. L.D. Carey 5. ? 6. ?

3. Elizabeth Ann Ramsey (b. 1844; d. 1847)

4. Reuben W. Ramsey (b. 12/5/1845; d. 1927) m. Rachel ? 1. Sophrona Ann 2. Sarah Emiline 3. Charles William (d. ca. 1928) 4. John Joseph (d. ca. 1928) 5. Newman E. 2 daughters

5. Sarah Ann Ramsey [Sallie](b. 12/12/1847; d. 1927) m. Joseph Whanger (d. 8/10/1875) 1. Edith Catherine (Eadie Katy) m. Samuel Marger 2. Sammie 3 children died

6. Zachariah Taylor Ramsey (b. 5/22/1849; d. 1928) 1. Mary Belle 2. William Nelson 3. Orvia Lee 4. Ella Elizabeth 5. Jessie 6. Hannah Isabella

7. James Henry Ramsey (b. 1/6/1851)

8. Meredith Woodson Ramsey (b. 4/30/1852; d. 1930s) 1. Carrie

9. Edward C. Ramsey (b. 4/25/1854; d. 1930s) 2 daughters

10. Edith N. Ramsey (b. 1856; d. 1932) (Erwin) 6 children including Mrs. Luther Sharp

11. John P.N. Ramsey (b. 3/21/1858; d. 1930s)

Cousins: Thomas B. Ramsey; William N. Ramsey

Extent

0.2 Linear feet (1 slim document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into one series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.