Lucy Mayfield (Dodson) Ramseur (1812 - 1859)

Born 30 Sep 1812 in Milton, Caswell county, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Able Ramseur — married 3 Oct 1833 (to 29 Nov 1859) in Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Nov 1859 at age 47 in Lincolnton, Lincoln county, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lucy Mayfield Dodson was born the 30th of September 1812 in Caswell county, North Carolina. Lucy was the daughter of Stephen Dodson and Mary Smith.

Lucy married Jacob A.Ramsour on the 3rd of October 1833 in Caswell county, North Carolina.^[1] The notice of Lucy's marriage appeared as follows: "MARRIED . . .In Milton on 3d inst. Jacob Ramsour, Esq. of Lincolnton, to Miss Lucy M. daughter of Stephen Dodson,Esq. of the former place . . ."^[2]

Lucy is named in the will of her father, Stephen Dodson as follows: " . . . Item 6th I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Ramsour the negroes with their increase and other property heretofore placed by me in her possession to her and her heirs forever. . ."^[3]

Lucy appears in the 1850 Federal census in Lincoln county, North Carolina in the household of her husband. Jacob's household appears as follows: Jacob Ramsour age 42, occupation, Merchant; Lucy M. Ramsour age 38; J.L. Ramsour age 40, no occupation; M.L. Killian age 22, occupation, clerk; R.F. Rankin, age 21, occupation, clerk; May S. Ramsour age 15; S.D. Ramsour (male) age 13; David Ramsour age 11; Lucy Ramsour age 7; Fanny Ramsour age 5; Charles Ramsour age 3; and E. A. Ramsour (female) age 1.^[4]

Lucy died the 29th of November 1859 in Lincolnton, Lincoln county, North Carolina. Lucy was buried in Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Cemetery, Lincolnton, Lincoln county, North Carolina.^[5]

Notice of Lucy's death appeared as follows: "DIED . . . In Lincolnton, on the 29th ult, Mrs. Lucy M.Ramseur wife of Mr. J.H. Ramseur, aged 47 years . . ."^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-YG62 : 14 February 2020), Lucy M. Dodson in entry for J(Acob) A. Ramsour, 1833.
2. ↑ Newspapers.com; citing: The Harbinger(Chapel Hill, North Carolina) 15 October 1833, Tue Page 3.)
3. ↑ Wills and estate papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina. Source Information: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line] Ancestry.com. Additional estate records including inventory, etc. found at: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PK-NW2 : 13 March 2018), Stephen Dodson, 1852; citing Caswell, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,711,173.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-1MY : 9 November 2014), Lucy M Ramsour in household of Jacob A Ramsour, Lincoln county, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States; citing family 2, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVW-CYGC : 26 July 2019), Lucy M Ramseur, 1859; Burial, Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States of America, Saint Lukes Episcopal Church Cemetery; citing record ID 8852430, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7054634/death_notice_of_lucy_mayfield_ramseur/ Obituary] in The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, North Carolina), 20 Dec 1859, Page 3.

• Daughter's Death Certificate - "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3XG-LD2 : 8 December 2014), Jacob A. Ramseur in entry for Sallie Wilfong Schenck, 25 Dec 1925; citing Greensboro, Morehead Twnsp., Guilford Co., North Carolina, reference 424, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,893,744.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Dodson-1201 created through the import of Dodsons Only.GED on Nov 22, 2011 by Betty Dotson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.