Orris B. Ramsey

  General Notes:

According to sister-in-law Evelyn, Orris was from Southwestern Virginia, the Bristol area. The 1930 Federal Census lists him living in Pocahontas, Tazewell Co., Va. (See general notes on his father, Walter Ramsey, for 1930 and 1940 census facts.)

Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014
Name: Orris B Ramsey
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1921
Birth Place: Scott, Virginia

Obituary in the Richmond Times Dispatch:
Orris B. Ramsey, age 79, of Mathews, a World War II Navy veteran, departed this life on July 24, 2000. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Betty) H. Ramsey; one daughter and two sons. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home will be handling arrangements.


U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: Orris B Ramsey
Service Info.: US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1921
Death Date: 24 Jul 2000
Cemetery: H C Smither Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Hudgins, VA 23076

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Orris B. Ramsey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 79
Birth Date: abt 1921
Death Date: 24 Jul 2000
Death Place:Mathews, Virginia
Certificate Number: 2000029936

Orris married Doris Yvonne Thomas on 30 Oct 1945 in Tazewell Co., VA. (Doris Yvonne Thomas was born on 13 Jan 1928 in Thomasville, Davidson Co., North Carolina and died on 21 Feb 1992 in Richmond, VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name: Orris B Ramsey
Residence: Dungannon, VA
Occupation: Sailor in the U. S. Navy
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1921 in Dungannon, Scott Co., Virginia
Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1945
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Walter Ramsey
Mother: Dana Neely
Spouse: Doris Thomas
Residence: Bishop, VA
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 17
Birth Date: abt 1928 in Thomasville, N. C.
Spouse Father: Carl Thomas
Spouse Mother: Lalah Workman

Orris next married Elizabeth (Betty) Pearson Hagen, daughter of Alvah Charles Hagen Sr. and Alta Grace Keil, on 28 Nov 1962 in Halifax Co., N.C. (Elizabeth (Betty) Pearson Hagen was born on 11 Nov 1935 in Chesterfield Co. VA, died on 4 Mar 2003 in Mathews, Mathews Co., VA. and was buried in H. C. Smither Cemetery, Hudgins, Mathews Co., VA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Betty and Orris had a son, Walter Charles Ramsey, in June 1954, 8 years before their 1962 North Carolina marriage. Richmond City Directories indicate they were living together those many years:
The 1954 Richmond City Directory records:
Orris B (Betty H) Ramsey hlpr Am Mach Development rm3016 1st av
The 1955 Richmond City Directory records:
Orris B (Betty H) Ramsey asst mgr Childreys Esso Servicenter rm3016 1st av
The 1958 Richmond City Directory records:
Orris B (Betty H) Ramsey h3115 Glenoa rd

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Elizabeth Pearson [indexed as Roanna] Hagen
Residence: Highland Springs, VA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1962
Marriage Place: Halifax, North Carolina
Spouse: Orris B Ramesy
Residence: Richmond, VA
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 41
Event Type: Marriage