Confederate Soldier Lt. Col. William Henry Ramsey^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1835 - 1905  (70 years)

• Name	William Henry Ramsey
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Born	1835	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1905	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Person ID	I6151	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry A. Ramsey,   b. 24 Jan 1806, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Mar 1884, Franklin County, Virginia  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary 'Polly' Robbins/Robins,   b. Abt 1807, Franklin Co., VA ,   d. May 1873, Fanklin Co., VA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1828	Bedford Co., Virginia   [5]
  	Children: James Jefferson Ramsey, b. 1830 Elizabeth 'Betsy' Ramsey b. abt 1833 Matilda Jane Ramsey b. abt 1837 David B. Ramsey b. abt 1840 VA Marshall 'Marsh' Fountain Ramsey, B 1841 Mary Catherine Ramsey b. abt 1842 John H. Ramsey b. abt 1844 Charles Wesley Ramsey b. abt 1846 m. Sutor
  Family ID	F8435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Ann Mahan,   b. 12 Feb 1835, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Aug 1907, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1870	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	+ 1. William Edgar Ramsey,   b. 8 Apr 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Apr 1941, Lynchburg, Virginia  (Age 65 years)   2. Mary Aileen Ramsey,   b. 7 Nov 1878, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Nov 1887, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 9 years)   3. Oscar Lee Ramsey, MD,   b. 20 Aug 1874, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Oct 1953, Charlottesville, Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F2442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Photo of William Henry Ramsey from an article from the Danville Register dated 5/21/1972 provided by Carter Powell (part 3) wm h. ramseyphoto.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record Rebecca Ann Mahan 6137Rebecca A.Mahan.jpg
  		News article from the Danville Register dated 5/21/1972 provided by Carter Powell (William Henry Ramsey-1) wm h. ramsey-1.jpg
  		News article from the Danville Register part 2 w.h.ramsey-2.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of W.H. Ramsey 6151WHRamsey.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston. Marriage License for W. H. Ramsey and Rebecca A. Mahan; W. H. Ramsey is the son of Henry A. and Polly Ramsey. [S48] Ancestry Link. Name: William Henry Ramsey Residence: Rorrers, Virginia Age at Enlistment: 30 Enlistment Date: 29 Jun 1861 Rank at enlistment: Captain Enlistment Place: Rorrers, Virginia State Served: Virginia Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company E, Virginia 57th Infantry Regiment on 29 Jun 1861.Promoted to Full Lt Col on 05 Jul 1863.Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. Birth Date: 10 Apr 1831 Death Date: 19 Sep 1905 Death Place: Gretna, Virginia Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series [S47] Newspaper Article. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, William Henry Ramsey + Rebecca Ann Mahan. [S156] Peter Ramsey Bassett History Center.