Individual Details
Kenneth Estabrook Ramsey
(26 Dec 1904 - 27 Oct 1972)
Events
| Birth | 26 Dec 1904 | Smyrna, Aroostook, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Charleston, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 5 Jan 1920 | Kennebec River Road, Benton, Kennebec, Maine | | | |
| Marriage Intention | 18 Mar 1930 | Waterville, Kennebec, Maine - Bertha Estelle Pinkham | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Mar 1930 | Waterville, Kennebec, Maine - Bertha Estelle Pinkham | | | |
| Death | 27 Oct 1972 | acute myocardial infarction due to arteriosclerotic heart disease - home (38 Shaw Street), Newport, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Burial | 29 Oct 1972 | Riverside Cemetery, Newport, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Obituary | 29 Oct 1972 | Bangor Daily News - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha Estelle Pinkham (1909 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Phyllis Estelle Ramsey (1931 - 2019) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Weldon Emerson Ramsey (1873 - 1951) |
| Mother | Ardra Eliza Estabrook (1873 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Lawrence E. Ramsey (1909 - 1909) |
Notes
Census
Kenneth E. Ramsey was enumerated in the household of Weldon E. Ramsey, son, male, white, age 5, single, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, occupation listed as "none," and did not attend school any time after September 1, 1909.Census
Kenneth Ramsey was enumerated in the household of Weldon Ramsey, son, male, white, age 15, single, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1919, able to read, able to write, born in Maine, father born in Maine, mother born in Maine, able to speak English, and occupation listed as "none."Marriage
They were married by Rev. Leopold H. R. Hass.Obituary
NEWPORT - Kenneth E. Ramsey, 67, died Oct. 27 at his residence on Shaw St. He was born in Smyrna Mills, Dec. 26, 1904, the son of Weldon and Ardra (Estabrook) Ramsey. He attended Fairfield schools and graduated from Lawrence High School. On March 29, 1930, he married Bertha Pinkham and they moved from Waterville to Newport in 1942. He had been employed by the American Express Co. in Waterville and Newport for many years, retiring in 1949. At the time of his death he was employed as a dispatcher for the town of Newport. Mr. Ramsey was a past secretary of Meridian Splendor Lodge, a member of the St. Omar Commandery, Waterville, and was an honorary member of the Newport Fire Department. He attended the High Street Congregational Church. He is survived by his wife of Newport; one son, Paul Ramsey of Hanover; two daughters, Mrs. Joan Small of Carmel and Mrs. David Phyllis Marley of Portland, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the High Street Congregational Church. Masonic services will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Crosby-Neal Funeral Home, Newport, where friends may call Saturday afternoon and evening. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.Endnotes
1. Kenneth E. Ramsey, death certificate 72-08986 (1972), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
2. "Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 August 2020), digital image, "Record of a Birth," Kenneth E. Ramsey; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 47.
3. 1910 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Charleston, enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 5A, dwelling 110, family 112, line 29, Kenneth E. Ramsey; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 November 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls.
4. 1920 U.S. census, Kennebec County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Benton, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 11B, family 260, family 269, line 73, Kenneth 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.
5. Ramsey/Pinkham, (29 March 1930), Record of a Marriage: unnumbered; , Augusta, Maine, Maine.
6. Ramsey/Pinkham, (29 March 1930), Record of a Marriage: unnumbered; , Augusta, Maine, Maine.
7. Kenneth E. Ramsey, death certificate 72-08986 (1972), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
8. Kenneth E. Ramsey, death certificate 72-08986 (1972), State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta, Maine.
9. "Kenneth Ramsey," obituary, Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 29 October 1972, p. 19, col. 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 August 2020).