Willis Allen RAMSEY, Sr.

1778 - 1854  (76 years)

• Name	Willis Allen RAMSEY  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 Aug 1778	Scotland or South Carolina   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Willis came from Scotland  [6]
  _UID	C3352FBD3D2E44CA8C7F0D716F55F168036F
  Death	9 Oct 1854	Sumter County, South Carolina   [1, 7]
  Person ID	I62332	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Willis RAMSEY,   b. Bef 1755, North Carolina d. Bef 1810, Sumter, South Carolina (Age < 55 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth GAYLE,   b. Aft 1755   d. 1824, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age < 67 years)
  _UID	EAA5C20E291F4C93BC104C73C346A2E7A361
  _UID	EAA5C20E291F4C93BC104C73C346A2E7A361
  Family ID	F42449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth /ODILL ODIL,   b. 13 Sep 1799   d. 16 Jan 1840 (Age 40 years)
  _UID	A4330DA15BBF49D6B774F3C677CD9BCF50B5
  _UID	A4330DA15BBF49D6B774F3C677CD9BCF50B5
  Children	1. Matthew Gayle RAMSEY   2. Dr. Willis Allen RAMSEY, Jr. MD,   b. 12 Sep 1828   d. 5 Jun 1894 (Age 65 years)   3. Joseph RAMSEY   4. William RAMSEY   5. Elizabeth Placidia RAMSEY,   b. 27 May 1836, Privateer, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 3 Aug 1901 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F43871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Esther CLARK
  _UID	E8F2BBC83F3D43579EB46DE3538D3493BC17
  _UID	E8F2BBC83F3D43579EB46DE3538D3493BC17
  Children	1. James RAMSEY   2. Samuel Hayne RAMSEY   3. Mary RAMSEY
  Family ID	F43877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth FARROW
  _UID	8FFB2AAB43FB47C79A1690E6302DB89278E3
  _UID	8FFB2AAB43FB47C79A1690E6302DB89278E3
  Family ID	F43882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Esther Argent PERDRIAU,   b. Jan 1812   d. 28 Jun 1891, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1840  [2]
  _UID	C905F93378C046E6BEF8312BB4EE9FAF60FE
  _UID	C905F93378C046E6BEF8312BB4EE9FAF60FE
  Children	1. James Graves RAMSEY,   b. 1 Mar 1843, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 14 Aug 1912, Atlanta, Georgia (Age 69 years)   2. Martha Melicent RAMSEY,   b. 1850   d. 4 Jul 1880 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F45430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2004

  
  

• Notes

  For more than 20 years, Willis was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter County. He is buried along with his three wives in the Old Ramsey Graveyard, which is located two miles south west of Wedgefield, South Carolina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S765] . [S352] Sallie Henrietta Rembert and L. A. “Brooks” McCall, page 743. [S610] John D. Cain, page 6. [S12249] Interview with Shirley Cockerill. [S9] Cassie Nichols, page 347. [S1959] Zadah G. DeLorme, A-65. [S700] .