Biographical Sketch of Henry M. Ramey, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Henry M. Ramey now a prominent attorney of St. Joseph, was born in Oktibbcha County, Mississippi, February 14, 1844. He lived on a plan- tation till the breaking out of the civil war, when he left his home and enlisted in the Confederate service, joining the Ouachita Blues, then attached to the Fourth Louisiana Battalion. He served in many of the most important battles of the war, and was wounded in the terrible action of Franklin, Tennessee. The command in which he served surren- dered at Greensboro, North Carolina, in the spring of 1865, when he returned to his native state and spent the remaining months of the year at school. He then turned his attention to farming, a business in which he engaged during the years 1866 and 1867. This proving unpro- fitable, he determined to try his fortune in the West. His first ex- perience in that, to him, new country, was in trading along the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1868, he landed in St. Joseph, an utter stranger, and in almost bankrupt condition. He, however, had the fortune to secure employment in a hat store, and at the time began, with that spirit of determination which always ensures success, the study of law. His preceptors were Judge Henry M. and Allen Vories. By assiduous and laborious application, he soon succeeded in qualifying himself for the bar, and was admitted to practice in the fall of 1869. As a practitioner, he has met with encouraging success, and achieved a reputation which secured, in 1874, his election to the office of pro- secuting attorney, a position the duties of which he filled with credit to himself, and to the general satisfaction of his constituents. As a man, he enjoys that respect which ability and integrity always command. Politically he has ever been a zealous Democrat. He was married Oct- ober 3, 1876, to Miss Adela Vegely, daughter of Augustus Vegely, a rep- resentative citizen of St. Joseph. They have two children. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================