Shelby County, KY - Bios:  Ramsey, George W.
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George W. RAMSEY 3068, Shelby Co. 

Surname: Ramsey, Martin, Offutt, Long

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887, Shelby Co.

GEORGE W. RAMSEY (deceased) was a native of Franklin County, Ky., born in 1810, and of 
Virginian descent. He removed to Shelbyville, married Miss Mary A. Martin, daughter of 
Isaiah Martin, and carried on the merchant-tailoring business until his death in September 
1857. His two sons, John J. and Thomas J., in 1874 formed a copartnership under the firm 
name of Ramsey Bros., and engaged in the hardware trade at Shelbyville. They carry a large 
line of stoves and farm machinery, as well as a full assortment of builders' and shelf 
hardware, and are doing a prosperous business. John J. Ramsey was born in 1846, was educated 
at Shelby College and married Miss Lula Offutt. Thomas J. Ramsey was born December 18, 1848, 
was also educated at Shelby County, and married Miss Susie A. Long, daughter of Lewis Long.