Ramage

Ramage Lineage
John Ramage 1720-1799, father of James Ramage 1760-1850, father of John Ramage 1785-1835, father of Joseph Benjamin Ramage 1818-1892, father of Mary Rebecca Ramage 1860-1941.

Mary Rebecca Ramage 1860-1941 was the mother of Beulah Elizabeth Sullivant 1886-1977, mother of James Clifton Robertson 1921-2007, father of Cheryl Dean Robertson.

Ramage Migration
Clinton, Laurens, South Carolina > Salem, Livingston, Kentucky > 

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Mary Rebecca Ramage, Great-Grandmother
1860 - 11 November 1941
b. Livingston County, Kentucky
d. Livingston County, Kentucky

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Nickname: Becky

Parents: 
Joseph Benjamin Ramage 1818-1892
Mary E Hill 1822-1897

Maternal Lineage:
Mary E Hill 1822-1897, mother of Mary Rebecca Ramage.

Spouse: Claiborne Holly Sullivant 1856-1931
Married: 17 December 1879
Children: 8

1. Infant Sullivant 1880-1880
2. Laura Bell Sullivant 1884-1884
3. Beulah Elizabeth Sullivant 1886-1977
4. Mallie Irene Sullivant 1888-1915
5. Ora Ellen Sullivant 1891-1971
6. Effie Ellis Sullivant 1894-1918
7. Mary Alice Sullivant 1897-1977
8. Maggie Lela Sullivant 1899-1951
   

Some sources have Julia I Sullivant 1888-1948 as an additional daughter, but no evidence seems to be available yet. Also, the 1888 birth date would indicate possible twins or conflict. 

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Joseph Benjamin Ramage, 2nd Great-Grandfather
Nickname: Ben
29 March 1818 - 15 April 1892
b. Livingston, Kentucky
d. Livingston, Kentucky

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Parents:
John Ramage 1785-1835
Elsie Ailsa Ramage Pippin 1789-1863

Maternal Linage:
Elizabeth Hodge 1760-1850, mother of Elsie Ailsa Ramage Pippin 1789-1860, mother of Joseph Benjamin Ramage

Spouse 1: Charlotte McElmurry 1827-1848
Married: 9 January 1840
Children: 

1. William Rodolphus Ramage 1840-1908
2. Louisa Jane Ramage 1844-1918

Spouse 2:
Mary E Hill Jackson 1822-1897

Uncertainties about her name are evident in various records. The name Hill may either be a middle name or may be from a prior marriage. Her maiden name was almost certainly Jackson.

Married: 11 June 1847
Children: 

1. Mary Rebecca Ramage 1850-1941
2. Martha Amanda Ramage 1853-1919
3. Silas Benjamin Ramage 1855-1903
4. Sarah Olena Ramage 1865-1924
5. Others TBD

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John Ramage, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1785-1835
b. Laurens, South Carolina
d. Salem, Livingston, Kentucky

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Parents:
James Ramage 1760-1831
Lydia or Lucy Ramage (Name & Dates TBD)

Maternal Lineage: TBD

Spouse: Elsie Ailsa Pippin 1775-1860+
Married: 1808
Children:

1. James M Ramage 1805-1860
2. Lilborn Ramage 1810-1856
3. Jackson Ramage 1813-1882
4. James Madison Ramage 1817-1898
5. Joseph Benjamin Ramage 1818-1892
6. William Champion Ramage 1823-1898
7. Elsie Adeline Ramage 1828-1900

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James Ramage, 4th Great-Grandfather
1760-1831
b. Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina
d. Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky

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The burial site is in the James Ramage Pioneer Cemetery, aka McElmurry Cemetery, located on the Roger Phillips farm near Burna, according to the book Livingston County Kentucky Cemeteries book published in 1977 by the Livingston County Homemakers Club and Livingston County Historical and Genealogical Society, and referenced by KYGenWeb on their Livingston County Cemeteries web page.

Parents:
John Ramage 1720-1799
Leah Jean Adair 1731-1804

Maternal Lineage:
Jean Adair 1731-1804

Spouse: Lydia Hubbard 1765-1831

Sources vary on name Lydia, Lucy, or Alisha.

Married: 1779
Children: 11

1. James Ramage 1780-1837
2. John Ramage 1785-1835
3. Rebecca Ramage 1785-1843
4. Robert Ramage 1788-1856
5. Thomas Ramage 1790-1831
6. Judith Ramage 1792-1850
7. Sarah Jane Ramage 1795-1860
8. Joseph Ramage 1796-1850
9. Josiah Ramage 1799-1838
10. Nancy Ramage 1805-1856
11. Margaret Ramage 1806-1833

Tags: Military, Revolutionary War

Find a Grave for Joseph Ramage has James Ramage as a son born in 1760, but 1767 as the marriage date when his age would have been 7 and hers 4.  This birth date of James would make his father age 13 and his mother age 10 at his birth. James is also linked on the Find a Grave memorial as the son of Joseph Ramage and Elizabeth Bourland, but James should be listed as a sibling to Joseph, not a son. John Ramage and Jean Adair are the parents of James.

See the Find a Grave Burial Site of James Ramage for the correct relationships. 

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John Ramage, 5th Great-Grandfather
1720 - 16 February 1799
b. Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina
d. Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: Jean Adair 1732-1805
Married: 1746
Children: 3

1. Joseph Ramage 1747-1825
2. Mary Ramage 1757-1795
3. James Ramage 1760-1850

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Bibliography

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29707109/james-ramage: accessed October 16, 2025), memorial page for James Ramage (1760–1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29707109, citing Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by 637983 (contributor 50108417).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29707010/john-ramage: accessed October 16, 2025), memorial page for John Ramage (1720–16 Feb 1799), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29707010, citing Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Miss BeeHaven (contributor 48748561).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148810441/john-ramage: accessed October 16, 2025), memorial page for John Ramage (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148810441, citing McElmurry Cemetery, Burna, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by wanda (contributor 47770042).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35079218/joseph_benjamin-ramage: accessed October 16, 2025), memorial page for Joseph Benjamin Ramage (29 Mar 1818–15 Apr 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35079218, citing Ramage Cemetery, Newbern, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brenda Goldy (contributor 46953051).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47714197/mary_r-sullivant: accessed October 16, 2025), memorial page for Mary R. Sullivant (1860–1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47714197, citing Ramage Cemetery, Newbern, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Wandering Appalachia (contributor 48851416).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29707072/joseph-ramage: accessed October 21, 2025), memorial page for Capt Joseph Ramage (5 Jun 1747–1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29707072, citing Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115).

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 18 October 2025.

KYGenWeb. "Livingston County Cemeteries," 2023. KYGenWeb. www.kykinfolk.org/livingston/livcem.html Accessed 25 October 2025. 

Livingston County Historical and Genealogical Society. Smithland, Kentucky. Livingston County Historical and Genealogical Society lchgs.org Accessed 23 October 2025. 

Ramage, Martis D Jr. "Family: Joseph Benjamin Ramage / Mary E. Jackson Hill (F1389)." Reid-Schroeder Genealogies. www.reidgen.com/familychart.php?personID=I1969&tree=ReidFamilyTree Accessed 13 October 2025. 

Ramage, Martis D Jr. "Mary E. Jackson Hill." Reid-Schroeder Genealogies. https://www.reidgen.com/getperson.php?personID=I1969&tree=ReidFamilyTree Accessed 13 October 2025. 

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The original date of this post: 10 October 2025
Most recently updated: 23 October 2025

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