Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Ramsay and Elizabeth Sharp




Husband William Ramsay 1

           Born:  - Scotland
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1885 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Elizabeth Sharp 1

           Born:  - Scotland
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1889 1
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Robert Ramsay 2




           Born: 28 Oct 1840 - near Dunfermline, county of Fife, Scotland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1899 - Scotland 3
         Buried: 26 Aug 1899 - Union cemetery, near Shafton, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
         Spouse: Janet Erskine (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 4 Jan 1861 3


2 M Morris Ramsay 4

           Born: 4 Jun 1848 - Dumfermline, Scotland 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Dec 1892 - Allegheny City, Allegheny Co, PA 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sadie Greer (      -Aft 1906) 6
           Marr: 15 Mar 1870 6


3 M William S. Ramsay 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 M George S. Ramsay 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - William Ramsay


His father was a coal operator owning mines near Dunfermline, Scotland, in the early days of the Scotch coal mining industry.

He and his wife and family first came to the United States in 1852, but after a residence of four years, they returned to their native land. In 1863, however, they emigrated a second time to America and settled at Larimer, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

He and his wife were buried in Irwin Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA. [HWC 1906 ii, 334]
He and his wife were buried in Union Cemetery, Shafton, Westmoreland Co, PA. [HWC 1906 ii, 204]

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 204, 334.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 203.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 204.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 125, 334.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 334.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 335.


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