Myrtle Lucille Street and Louis Emery Ramsey

LOUIS EMERY RAMSEY was born February 3, 1896 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois,^{56, 4256} and died September 18, 1976 in St. James Hospital, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.^{56, 2220} He is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.²²²⁰

He married MYRTLE LUCILLE STREET on October 16, 1915 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan,⁹⁷² daughter of JULIA EMALINE GARRETT and CHAUNCEY G. STREET. She was born in August, 1895 in Indiana, and died in 1962.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.^{456, 2222}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Myrtle L. Street)

Children of MYRTLE LUCILLE STREET and LOUIS EMERY RAMSEY:

1. HOWARD E. RAMSEY, b. March 18, 1916, Michigan;⁴⁵⁶ m. LILLIAN BELLE COOPER on December 11, 1948 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois²²²⁵; d. September 15, 1990.⁴⁵⁶
2. VIRGINIA RAMSEY, b. March 8, 1918, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois;¹⁶⁸ m. (1) JOHN GARLAND on June 27, 1937²²³¹, m. (2) GUNDER I. HOMME on December 13, 1943 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois¹⁶⁸; d. November 14, 1994, St. James Hospital, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois.¹⁶⁸
3. RUSSELL J. "IKE" RAMSEY, b. October 31, 1919, Illinois;⁵⁶ d. March 5, 2009.⁵⁶
4. MILDRED M. RAMSEY, b. May 19, 1921, Illinois;⁵⁶ m. WELDON RAY BUCK on August 14, 1939 in La Plata, Macon, Missouri⁸⁴⁶³; d. April 14, 2008.^{168, 56}
5. ROBERT WARREN RAMSEY, b. February 9, 1923, Illinois;⁵⁶ m. GERALDINE LOUISE CAMPBELL on December 16, 1944 in Presbyterian Church, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois¹⁰⁸⁷²; d. January 10, 1996.⁵⁶
6. DOROTHY JOAN RAMSEY, b. November 12, 1924, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois;⁴⁵⁶ m. DONALD GERHARDT ROHLFS on February 10, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah^{2223, 4259}; d. July 3, 2017, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶
7. NORMAN DEAN RAMSEY, b. November 18, 1926, Illinois;⁹⁹ d. January 16, 1987, Broward County, Florida.⁹⁹
8. RONALD ASHER RAMSEY, b. May 12, 1929, Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois; m. THELMA JEAN ROHLFS on August 30, 1952⁴²⁶³; d. December 31, 2010.⁵⁶
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Obituaries

Daily Leader, November 14, 1962²²²²

Mrs. Ramsey's Funeral Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Lucille Ramsey, 66, 1039 W. Madison St., were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home.

The Rev. E. N. Wisely of the First Methodist Church officated. Mrs. Pearl Bowman was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Ethel Marvel, organist.

The Rebekah Lodge conducted a service.

Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Clifford Craig, Glen Cole, Clarence DeFrees, John Loughran, Louis Paul, Harold Powley, all of Pontiac.

Daily Pantagraph, September 20, 1976⁴²⁵⁶

Louis Ramsey

PONTIAC (PNS)—Louis E. Ramsey, 80, a resident of Humiston Haven and a retired employee of the U.S. Postal Service, died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday at St. James Hospital. He had been in failing health one year.

His funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, the Rev. Kenneth Dobson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

He was born Feb. 3, 1896, in Pontiac, a son of Frank and Hattie Silvers Ramsey. He married Myrtle L. Street Oct. 16, 1915, at Detroit. She died in November, 1962.

Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Grider and Mrs. Bonnie Spence, both of Chenoa; Mrs. Anna Haab, Forrest; Mrs. Mildred Buck, Lansing, and Mrs. Dorothy Rohlfs and Mrs. Virginia Homme, both of Pontiac; six sons, Howard and Marshall, both of Pontiac; Russell, Chula Vista, Calif.; Robert, Morris; Asher, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Dean, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; 39 grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren.

Five brothers preceded him in death.

Mr. Ramsey retired from the postal service in 1958 after more than 36 years.

He was a member of the POntiac Municipal Band for 47 years. He belonged to the First United Presbyterian Church, the Musicians Union, the Pontiac Odd Fellows Lodge, the Royal Neighbors of America and the Rebekah Lodge.

Memorials may be made to the Livingston County Heart Association.

Daily Leader, September 22, 1976²²²⁰

LOUIS RAMSEY

The funeral for Louis E. Ramsey, 80, a resident of Humiston Haven, was hel Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Raleigh J. Harris FUneral Home. The Rev. Kenneth Dobson of the First United Presbyterian Church officiated and Mrs. Ruth McCabe was organist. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were his grandson: Dan Ramsey, Pontiac; Rondal D. Rohlfs, Braidwood; Gregory Ramsey, Gardner; Roger Haab, Fairbury; Ed Grider, Chenoa; Glenn M. Spence, Chenoa; Ole Homme, Pontiac; Dan Buck, Riverdale. Mr. Ramsey died Saturday at St. James Hospital.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 15, 19001651	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois	Chauncey G. Street Julia Emaline Garrett William Burgess Street Della Mae Street Mary Melvina Street Carrie Viola Street Minnie P. Street Samuel Howard Street Myrtle Lucille Street Delmer Victor Street
April 26, 19101652	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois	Chauncey G. Street Julia Emaline Garrett William Burgess Street Minnie P. Street Myrtle Lucille Street Delmer Victor Street Alverda A. Street Samuel Howard Street
January 12, 19201653	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois	Louis Emery Ramsey Myrtle Lucille Street Howard E. Ramsey Virginia Ramsey Russell J. "Ike" Ramsey
April 5, 19301654	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois	Louis Emery Ramsey Myrtle Lucille Street Howard E. Ramsey Virginia Ramsey Russell J. "Ike" Ramsey Mildred M. Ramsey Robert Warren Ramsey Dorothy Joan Ramsey Norman Dean Ramsey Ronald Asher Ramsey
April 6, 19402736	Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois	Louis Emery Ramsey Myrtle Lucille Street Robert Warren Ramsey Dorothy Joan Ramsey Norman Dean Ramsey Ronald Asher Ramsey Daughter Son Daughter