Individual Details

Weldon Emerson Ramsey

(19 Feb 1873 - 12 Oct 1951)

Events

Birth	19 Feb 1873	Littleton, Aroostook, Maine
Census	1 Jun 1880	Littleton, Aroostook, Maine
Census	1 Jun 1900	194 Middlesex Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marriage Intention	18 Aug 1903	Dyer Brook, Aroostook, Maine - Ardra Eliza Estabrook
Marriage	26 Aug 1903	Dyer Brook, Aroostook, Maine - Ardra Eliza Estabrook
Census	15 Apr 1910	Charleston, Penobscot, Maine
Military	12 Sep 1918	registered for the World War I draft - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
Description	12 Sep 1918	tall, medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair
Census	5 Jan 1920	Kennebec River Road, Benton, Kennebec, Maine
Census	1 Apr 1940	6 Elmwood Avenue, Waterville, Kennebec, Maine
Death	12 Oct 1951	arteriosclerotic heart disease - Plummer Memorial Hospital, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine
Obituary	13 Oct 1951	Bangor Daily News - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine
Burial	14 Oct 1951	West Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, Penobscot, Maine

Families

Spouse	Ardra Eliza Estabrook (1873 - 1949)
Child	Kenneth Estabrook Ramsey (1904 - 1972)
Child	Lawrence E. Ramsey (1909 - 1909)

Father	Isaiah Ramsey ( - )
Mother	Phoebe Auber (1840 - 1910)

Notes

Census

Weldon Ramsey was enumerated in the household of Isaiah Ramsey, white, male, age 7, son, and was born in Maine.

Census

Weldon E. Ramsey was enumerated in the household of Annie L. Ramsey, brother, white, male, birthdate Feb 1873, age 27, single, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, grocery clerk, can read, can write, and can speak English.

Marriage

They were married by Rev. J. N. Noble.

Census

Weldon E. Ramsey was enumerated as head of household, male, white, age 36, married(1) for 7 years, born in Maine, father born in Canada-English, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, farmer on a general farm, employer, able to read, able to write, and farm is owned and mortgaged. Other members of his household were Ardra Ramsey (wife) and Kenneth E. Ramsey (son).

Census

Weldon Ramsey was enumerated as head of household, home is rented, male, white, age 47, married, able to read, able to write, born in Maine, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, laborer for a pulp mill, and was working for wages. Other members of his household were Adra E. Ramsey (wife) and Kenneth Ramsey (son).

Census

Weldon E. Ramsey was enumerated as head of household, home is rented, monthly rent was $15, it was not a farm, male, white, age 67, married, highest grade of school completed was High School 4th year, born in Maine, residence at 1 Apr 1935 was same place, not a farm, he was not at work, engaged in other, had worked 0 weeks in 1939, received $0 wages in 1939, had received income of $50 or more from sources other than wages or salary, father was born in Canada-English, mother was born in Maine, native language was English, he did not have a Social Security number, usual occupation was building carpenter working in building construction, was a wage worker in private work. The other member of his household was Ardra Ramsey (wife).

Obituary

NEWPORT, Oct. 12 - Weldon E. Ramsey, 78, died in a Dexter hospital today after a long period of failing health. He was born in Middleton, Feb. 19, 1873, sono of Isaiah and Phoebe (Auber) Ramsey. He attended the schools at Littleton and Lowell, Mass., where he worked for a time. He married Ardra E. Estabrook of Dyer Brook in 1903. Mrs. Ramsey died about two years ago. He operated a store in Smyrna Mills for a time, later moving to Charleston, where he farmed and served as a selectman. He had resided in Newport for the past nine years. He is survived by his son, Kenneth E. of Newport; two granddaughter, a grandson; two sisters, Mrs. A. Archibald of South Orrington and Mrs. Lillian Everett of Norridgewock; and two nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Farnham funeral chapel, Eric W. Bascom, pastor of the High Street Union church, officiating. Burial will be in West Charleston.

Endnotes

1. Weldon E. Ramsey, death certificate (Record of a Death) unnumbered (12 October 1951), State of Maine Maine Department of Health and Human Services, , Augusta, Maine.

2. 1880 U.S. census, Aroostook County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Littleton, 219, dwelling 102, family 104, line 32, Weldon Ramsey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, Washington, DC: NARA, 1900. T9, 1,454 rolls..

3. 1900 U.S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, population schedule, City of Lowell, Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 773, sheet 9 B, dwelling 129, family 186, line 85, Weldon E. Ramsey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls..

4. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2020), digital image, "Record of a Marriage," Ramsey/Esterbrooks; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 47.

5. "Maine Marriage Records 1713-1937 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2020), digital image, "Record of a Marriage," Ramsey/Esterbrooks; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 47.

6. 1910 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Charleston, enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 5A, dwelling 110, family 112, line 27, Weldon E. Ramsey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.

7. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020), Registration Card, Serial Number 2429.

8. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020), Registration Card, Serial Number 2429.

9. 1920 U.S. census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Benton, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 11B, family 260, family 269, line 71, Weldon Ramsey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.

10. 1940 U.S. Census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, City of Waterville, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 6-63, sheet 5B, household 94, line 42, Weldon Ramsey; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); NARA, Roll T627.

11. Weldon E. Ramsey, death certificate (Record of a Death) unnumbered (12 October 1951), State of Maine Maine Department of Health and Human Services, , Augusta, Maine.

12. "Weldon E. Ramsey," obituary, Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 13 October 1951, p. 22, col. 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 August 2020).

13. Weldon E. Ramsey, death certificate (Record of a Death) unnumbered (12 October 1951), State of Maine Maine Department of Health and Human Services, , Augusta, Maine.