The 2020 Ramsey Family Reunion will take place in Meridian, MS. Additional information is forthcoming.

The 2018 Ramsey Family Reunion is hosted by Reggie and Karen Hubbard in Mobile, AL. The dates are Friday, July 20 - Sunday, July 22, 2018.

The 2016 Ramsey Family Reunion is hosted by Darren and Lisa Whitehead in Nashville, TN. The dates are Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 17, 2016.

The 2014 Ramsey Family Reunion takes place in Meridian, MS July 18 -20, 2014.  Mr. W.G. and  Mrs. Pearline Hubbard and their two sons, Dewayne and Reginald, are hosting the reunion.

The 2012 Ramsey Family Reunion was hosted by Patricia Brunson and Lova Brunson, July 5-8, 2012  at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The 2010 Ramsey Family Reunion was hosted by Pearline Hubbard & Family, July  15-18, 2010 in Meridian, Mississippi.

We strongly encourage members of other Ramsey Families to contact us for  genealogical research purposes.

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The 2008 Ramsey Family Reunion was held in Akron, Ohio.  It was hosted by Bernice  Herring and Family.

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The 2006 Ramsey Family Reunion was hosted by Jonnie & Thomas Brown and Thomasine  Greer in Atlanta, GA in July 2006.

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Family Trivia (7/20/06):  Who wrote and will recite a family poem at the  reunion in 'Def Poetry Jam' style?  (See answer below)

Family Trivia (7/1/06):  Which family members are traveling all the way from  Germany to be a part of the 2006 Ramsey Family Reunion in Atlanta?!!! (See  answer below)

Family Trivia (6/22/06):  Which family member is an author, publisher,  lecturer, war veteran and athlete, who served three US Presidents as historian  and race relations consultant? (See answer below)

Family Trivia (6/7/06):  What is the name of the district in Toomsuba,  Lauderdale County, MS where Jacob and Leanna lived? (See answer below)

Family Trivia (5/11/06):  What is the name of the cemetary in Toomsuba where  many family members are buried and where Memorial Day kicks off the cleaning  up and maintenance of the grounds? (See answer below)

Family Trivia (4/2/06):  What family member won two gold medals in the 1992  Barcelona Olympic Games and one silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic  Games, in Track and Field? (See answer below)

Family Trivia (3/16/06):  To what age did Minnie Ramsey Thomas, the next to  the youngest child of Jacob & Leanna, live to be?  See answer below)

Family Trivia (3/1/06):  Who is the only living grandchild of Jacob & Leanna  Ramsey? (See answer below)

Family trivia (2/18/06):  What is the name of the church that the family  founded on family land in Toomsuba in the early 1900s? (See answer below)

ABOUT JACOB & LEANNA RAMSEY AND THE 2006 RAMSEY FAMILY REUNION:

Jacob and Leanna Ramsey were born around 1830 and 1850, respectively.  They  lived in Hurricane Creek, Toomsuba, Mississippi from around the mid-1800s  until their deaths after the turn of the century.  They could not read or  write.

Official government documents indicate that Jacob Ramsey acquired 80.02 acres  from the federal government in 1879 under the Homestead Act of 1862.  It was  rare for African-Americans at this time to know about the Act, to locate the  land office to file for the homestead, to submit the appropriate paperwork,  and to satisfy government requirements to finally obtain title to the property  in their own names.  Not only did they accomplish this, Jacob and Leanna also  acquired additional property through several land deals.  They raised their 10  children on their land in Toomsuba.

William "Boss" Ramsey, their youngest son, followed in his father's footsteps  and acquired 40.01 acres from the federal government under the same Homestead  Act. His land was adjacent to some of his father's land.  The Ramsey Family  learned early on that property ownership was the key to independence, control  over their lives, financial stability and respect.

Descendents of Jacob and Leanna now live all over the country and world.  They  are accomplished individuals--an author/publisher, Gold Medal Olympian, war  veterans, lawyers, CPAs, teachers, MBAs, PHDs, editors, nurses, bankers,  government workers, self-employed business people and hard-working upstanding  citizens.

The next Ramsey Family Reunion takes place in the Atlanta, Georgia area July  20-23, 2006.  All descendents of Jacob and Leanna Ramsey and friends are  welcomed to attend!  Please come!  We would love to see you there!

Click on the "Useful Links" below for information for those coming to the  reunion in Atlanta.

Family Trivia Answers:

(Ans 7/20/06:  Lova Brunson, daughter of Patricia and Robert Brunson.  How  very talented she is!)

(Ans 7/1/06:  Alfred Hannig, the son of Alfred Ramsey Jr, who is the son of  Alfred Alphonso Ramsey, the oldest living member of our family.  Also coming  from Germany are Alfred's mom Edith Stevenson, daughter Laura Symma and friend  Johanna Knoess. Alfred is a high official in the German Ministry (government)  responsible for establishing worldwide cooperative banking systems in less-  developed countries around the world.  He has worked in Uganda and is  presently assigned to Indonesia. Alfred speaks at least 5 languages fluently.)

(Ans 6/22/06:  Dr. Leroy Leonardo Ramsey, the son of Thomas Ramsey. In the  1960s, Leroy wrote "The Trial and the Fire", a fictional account about race  relations in the Deep South at that time. Leroy has had an illustrious  professional career that also includes being instrumental in the desegration  of New York public schools.)

(Ans 6/7/06:  The name of the district in Toomsuba, Lauderdale County, MS  where Jacob and Leanna lived was called Hurricane Creek.)

(Ans 5/11/06: Pleasant Grove Cemetary, a community cemetary located next to  Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Toomsuba. Pleasant Grove Cemetary is  maintained by local family members and donations are needed for the  cemetary clean-up project. Send $20 or whatever you can to:  Whitehead  Dunnigan, 4576 Chicken House Road, Toomsuba, MS 39364, 601 632-4395.)

(Ans 4/2/06:  Michael Marsh, the son of Jonnie Ramsey Brown, who is the  daughter of Alfred Ramsey, who is the son of William "Boss" Ramsey. Michael  wons 2 gold medals in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, in the 200m sprint and  in the 400-meter relay as leadoff man.  Michael won a silver medal in the 1996  Atlanta Olympic Games, as the 3rd leg on the 400-meter relay team.)

(Ans 3/16/06:  Since Minnie did not have a birth certificate, it was believed  that Minnie was born in 1880 and passed away in 1986, making her 106 years  old.  Minnie, however, is in the 1880 federal census as a 3-year-old girl.  This means she lived to be 109 years of age!!)

(Ans 3/1/06:  Boss's son, Alfred Ramsey, is 91 years old and resides in Los  Angeles.)

(Ans 2/18/06:  Little Hope Baptist Church, where many family members still  attend.)