Biographical Sketch of H. M. Ramsey, Crawford County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** H. M. Ramsey, abstracter and deputy collector of Crawford County, is a son of John H. Ramsey, who came from Tennessee with his father, De Lafayette Ramsey, in an early day, and settled in Crawford County. The exact date of the immigration is not known, but the records show land entered by them in 1837. De Lafayette Ramsey lived to be ninety- six years of age. John H. was an enterprising farmer and a stanch Democrat. His wife, Nancy Britton, is a native of Crawford County, and a member of one of the pioneer families. Their family consisted of three children, of whom H. M., the youngest, was born in 1860. John H. Ramsey died in 1868, his wife having died in 1862. H. M. Ramsey was educated in the common schools and in Steelville Academy. Since he was eighteen years of age he has been almost constantly em- ployed in some of the county offices as deputy. In 1883 he married Miss Laura A. Evans, who was born in St. Francois County, MO., in 1859. They have two sons and one daughter. Mr. Ramsey is a warm supporter of the principles of the Republican party and is one of the best posted men in the county on the internal workings of the differ- ent county offices. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================