Edward Jacob Ramsey/Romey

Information as of November 25, 2012

1900 November 27 - Born in Gainesville (Justice Precinct 1), Cooke County, Texas to Albert Jackson "A.J." Ramsey and Amia "Amy" Elizabeth Betchan.
1910 United States Federal Census - McClean, Gray County, Texas.
1920 United States Federal Census - Justice Precinct 4, Hale County, Texas.
1925 January 21 - Married Edna "Florence" Baker (age 19), Castro County, Texas.
1926 January 4 - Lewis Claude Ramsey - Born to Edna and Edward.

1928 January 16 - Edward Jacob Ramsey "departs" his home and family. Abandoning his seven month pregnant wife, Florence, and his two year old son, Lewis. Traveling to Arizona and changing his name to Edward Jacob Romey.

1928 March 16 - Elmer Eugene Ramsey - Born to Florence.
1929 March 30 - Married Louisa Roten (age 19), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
1929 December 26 - Divorce granted to Florence in Lamb County, Texas.
1930 October - Daniel Brian Romey - Born to Louisa and Edward, Buckeye, AZ.
1930 United States Federal Census - Buckeye, Maricopa County (April 8th) and Roll, Yuma County (April 18th), Arizona
1932 - Registered to vote in the Prunedale Precinct of Monterey County, California.
1933 October - Edward Arnold Romey - Born to Louisa and Edward, Blythe, CA.
1934 - Registered to vote in the Prunedale Precinct of Monterey County, California.
1936 April - Herbert Randall Romey - Born to Louisa and Edward, Phoenix, AZ.
1937 February or March - Louisa and her boys, Daniel (age 6), Edward (age 3) and Herbert (age 10 or 11 months) together with Louisa's mother and father, Rosa and Daniel Roten, move to Oregon. Settling about 30 miles east of Salem in Gates.
Edward Jacob Romey remained in Arizona with no further contact by any family member.

1937 October 9 - Social Security application for account number 527-09-8637.
1939 April 3 - Social Security application for account number 527-12-7457.

Somewhere between 1939 and 1941 Edward Jacob reverted to his birth name of Ramsey.

1941 December 25 - Married Lucy Irene Adams, Mesa, Arizona.
1942 November 5 - Enlisted in the U.S. Army in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
1943 January 29 - Discharged from the U.S. Army, Camp Roberts, California.
1944 April 6 - Lucy Irene Dies.
1944 September 30 - Married Nina M. Thrasher (Nina McKinney Thompson). He eventually left for a truck driving job in Colorado. Nina and her eldest daughter, Lorene, later traveled to his home in Colorado only to find he was already established there with another woman. Nina and Lorene returned to Arizona. There was no further contact with Edward.
1944 November 3 - Application for Social Security account number 527-30-9930.
1953 April 27 - Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado. Died of Coronary Obstruction, 8:00 PM, 309 South Maxwell Street. Truck driver for Bridge Brothers Trucking.
1953 April - Social Security Death Index for Edward Ramsey, 527-30-9930 (number assigned in Arizona prior to 1951).
1953 May 2 - Buried in Fairmount Cemetery. Lamar, Colorado, Block 28, plot 1.