BIO:  John C. Ramsay, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Peach Bottom Township, Pg 167

JOHN C. RAMSAY was born on the farm now owned and occupied by him near Slate Hill, September 
17, 1825.  His parents, William and Matilda (Cooper) Ramsay, were both natives of York County, 
and acquired by purchase, a farm of 130 acres, where they resided until their death.  William 
Ramsay was one of the “Old Defenders,” having been at Baltimore with the militia in 1814; he 
died in 1841, his widow surviving him until 1882.  They left two sons and one daughter:  James 
D., John C. and Mary A.  James went to Nebraska about the time of its admission as a State, and 
was a member of its legislature; he died a few years after his return to York County; he was 
prominent here in local politics, and was one of the leading citizens of the township.  John C. 
has never taken an active interest in politics, but has for many years been noted among the 
most intelligent and successful farmers in the township.  He is unmarried.