Individual Details

Said to have fought in the War of 1812

1840 Census. Pettis Co MO
James Ramey: 2m age 20-30, 1m age 50-60. 1f age 20-30.

Ellis Family Genealogy, 1760-1960; Ancestry.com
"James Ramey b 1780 d 1848 came from Clark Co KY to Howard Co Mo. He settled in what was later Pettis Co in 1822. His wife was Elizabeth Kindred, dau of William. their children were:
Malinda b 1810 in Kentucky mar. John ELLIS
William K., b 1812 mar. Ellender P. WASSON
Daniel b 1813 mar. Jane Harris
David Stout b 1818 mar. Eliza G. RICE
JAMES Jr. b. ca 1816
John b. ca 1815
James Ramey married second Eliza about 1840 and had one son
Thomas W. b ca 1843 Note: I find no 1850 census to support this theory - a Thomas Ramey was living in Lafayette Co MO, age 7 with the Elsea family and there is present an Eliza H. Elsea, age 29 - much younger than Eliza Ramey is said to have been.


Find A Grave Memorial# 22049416
Buried Ramey Cemetery, Pettis Co MO
Stone is worn smooth, dates unreadable. Marriage record for 16 May 1803 at Boonesboro, Madison, KY to Elizabeth Jean Kindred. Also a Marriage record for 7 Jun 1815 in Shenandoah, VA to Elizabeth Jean Kindred.
Children:
Rachel 1803 – 1875
Daniel L 1809 – 1863
Malinda Jane 1810 – 1887
Elizabeth 1811 – 1874
William Kerrick 1812 – 1885
John 1815 – 1816
James 1816 – 1889
David Stout 1818 – 1858
John 1836 – 1916
James Ramey was commissioned an officer in the War of 1812. In 1820 he and Elizabeth moved to Howard CO, MO. The next year sold a tract of land in KY, inherited from his father. In 1822 they moved to Pettis CO, which was then a part of Saline CO, MO. In 1826 they moved to Saline CO, MO. On January 26, 1823, Pettis CO was formed, including the part of Saline county belonging to the Rameys.
James Ramey was a Judge, he had a Grist and Saw mill along Muddy Creek in the northeast part of Pettis County, Missouri, about eight miles from the town of Sedalia.

Find A Grave Memorial# 79668426
Eliza Ramey - second wife - was b. 10 Aug 1804, d. 13 Mar 1860. Buried Pisgah Cemetery, Saline Co, MO
Information taken from transcription survey of Pisgah Cemetery by Reverend J. Wayne Merrill and Shirley Haynes on 20 October 1981.
Eliza was the 2nd wife of Judge James Ramey of Pettis county, and the mother of John W Ramey. Note: John W. Ramey who was born in 1813 was not the son of the second wife!

Birth	1780	Washington County, Virginia
Marriage	16 May 1803	Madison County, Kentucky - Elizabeth Jean Kindred
Death	4 Jul 1848	Pettis County, Missouri

Spouse	Elizabeth Jean Kindred (1781 - 1838)
Child	James Ramey (1816 - 1889)