William Bell Ramsay

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Husband William Bell Ramsay ¹

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           Born: 20 Sep 1879 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 1
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         Father: Abram Pearson Ramsay (      -Aft 1926) 1 2
         Mother: Harriet Bell (      -1911) 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - William Bell Ramsay

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He started in the newspaper business in Sharon, Pennsylvania, in 1900. He had gained much knowledge of the journalist's vocation by connection with two journals, the "Pittsburgh Gazette-Times" and the "Philadelphia Press" during the period of 1905-1907. Returning to Sharon, he, in association with A. Walter McDowell, W. S. Organ and Joseph Buchholz, purchased the "Sharon Weekly Herald," and within two years they developed it to a daily newspaper of which Mr. Ramsay became vice-president and managing editor. His work lifted the paper from a journal of small consequence to one that was a leader in its field in Sharon. Mr. Ramsay's early education was gained in Sharon, where he attended the elementary schools. He then studied at Westminster College for three years and later attended Harvard University for one year. Mr. Ramsay was a member of Sharon Lodge, No. 250, Free and Accepted Masons; of Zem Zem Temple of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the Scottish Rite Consistory of New Castle. He also belonged to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose, and the Sharon Country Club.

1 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 329.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 654.