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ID: 137
CATNUM: 148
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NameFirst: P.
NameLast: Ramsey
NameMiddle: Wiley
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BirthMonth: 7
BirthDay: 4
BirthYear: 1833
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OriginalBirthCity: Kent
OriginalBirthState: IN
OriginalBirthCounty: Jefferson
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 10
DeathDay: 7
DeathYear: 1869
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OriginalDeathCity: Louisville
OriginalDeathState: KY
OriginalDeathCounty: Jefferson
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Levi and Ellen P. (Cooper) Ramsey
Children: William Milton Preston Ramsey, Cassandra Jones Ramsey, Richard Dearborn Ramsey, Ida L. Ramsey
Spouse1Name: Melvinia Frances Snyder
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:32 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:32 PM
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Raw Data - E_CareerPhotographer

ID: 137
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OriginalNotes: Find A Grave 166620990 Preston Wiley Ramsey; on tombstone Preston W. Ramsey, July 4, 1833 - Oct. 7, 1869; his wife Melvina Frances Setp. 2, 1830 - Aug. 26, 1893; Ida L. Ramsey Feb. 11, 1866 - Mar. 3, 1934. Text states that he was born in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, buried Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Married Melvinia Frances Snyder on February 28, 1855 in Trimble County, Kentucky. Children: William Milton Proston Ramsey, Cassandra Jones Ramsey, Richard Dearborn Ramsey, Ida L. Ramsey

Peyton-Sheridan Family Tree maintained by ronpeyton43 [retrieved November 22, 2020 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10000047/person/112046544948/facts]
Includes 1860s portrait of Ramsey; Preston Wiley Ramsey, b. July 4, 1833 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana; died October 7, 1869, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; son of Levi Ramsey and Ellen P (Elinor, Nelly) Cooper; wife Francis Melevia Snyder

1850 Census, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Milton C. Ramsey, 26, physician, b. Ind.
Elizabeth E., 24, b. Ky
Mary L?, 2, b. Ind.
Martha J. 10/12, b. Ind.
Sarah C. Bailey, 13, b. Ind
Preston W. Ramsey, 17, clerk, b. Ind.

1859-60 Williams' Madison City Directory
Jewelry: P. W. Ramsey

1860 Jefferson County Census, Madison Twp., Madison, dwelling 406, family 402, p. 700:
Ramsey, Ellin P., age 59, non-occupation, widowed, RP $3560, PP $150, b. KY
Ramsey, Mary, age 19, b. Indiana, her daughter
[This is the only Ramsey widow listed in 1860; P.W. Ramsey was probably in KY in 1860]

1863 - Civil War Draft Registrations Records (ancestry.com)
June 1863, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana - Preston W. Ramsay, age 30, white, watchmaker, married, b. Indiana

1870 US Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Preston Ramsey, 37, married, b. Indiana, died October, Jeweler, Cause of Death Flux
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OriginalCombination: jeweler and watchmaker
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:32 PM
CreatedBy: sa
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio

PersonID: 137
CATNUM: 148
NameFirst: P.
NameLast: Ramsey
LocationID: 6962
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City: Madison
State: IN
StudioID: 4961
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:03:07 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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Name: P. W. Ramsey
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NameMiddle: Wiley
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OriginalSource: CDV: with tax stamp

CDV: ca. 1860s, P. W. Ramsey, Jeweler and Photographer, Madison, Ind., Negative preserved for further orders.

US IRS Tax Assessment List (ancestry.com), Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
September 1862, Preston W. Ramsey, 2 class B licenses: Silversmith $10 and Photographer $10; Class C-Enumerated Articles: Buggy $200; Tax due $21

1864-65 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 410

1866-67 State Gaz. & Shipper's Guide, p. 546

Jefferson County, Indiana, Vol 50, p. 111, R.G. Dun & Co. credit report volumes, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
P. W. Ramsey, sub. see Louisville 2/36, Watches & jewellery
Nov. 24, 1857 Late of the firm of MC Ramsey & Co. Louisville KY He retired from that firm with a stock of $11 c to do bus on his own a/c at Madison where his widowed mother has a farm.
Feb 8, 1858 Has a nice stock w about 15 c seem to be getting trade. Is a young man.
Oct 31, 1859 He had left and gone to Louisville
Oct 23, 1860 reports PW Ramsey of firm PW Ramsey & Bro Louisville, habits & char good doing afair bus & pays promptly
Dec 21, 1860 hv every reason to believe that PW Ramsey is as largely in debt that he is not? that his debts are equal to his arrears. is almost sure to fall in 60 days.
Jan 1861 has a fine stock o goods on ;hand but we think is indebted largely for them. Has not much if any capl of his own
[didn't report all]
July 12, 1866 moved to Kentucky
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PersonID: 137
CATNUM: 148
NameFirst: P.
NameLast: Ramsey
LocationID: 6965
Address1: 11 Main Cross bet. West & Central Ave.
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City: Madison
State: IN
StudioID: 4961
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Name: P. W. Ramsey
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OriginalSource: CDV (undated)

1867 Edwards, Greenough, & Deved Madison City Directory, p.236
Preston W. Ramsey, jeweler, 11 Main Cross, bet. West and Central av. R. ns. Main Cross, bet. Vine and Mill
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