McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families

Harriett L. RAMSEY ¹

  General Notes:

According to 1860 Census, Harriett & her brother, Joseph, lived with their half-brother, William Thomas Lair after the death of their father.

  More Information:

• 1850 United States Federal Census, Thos. Ramsey household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Harriett was living with her father. She was listed as Harriet Ramsey, age 5, born in Kentucky. ⁴²

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Wm. T. Lair household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Harriett's father died before 1860. She and her brother, Joe, were living with their half-brother and his family. She was listed as Harriett Ramsey, age 16, born in Kentucky. ⁵³¹

• 1870 United States Federal Census, Francis Ramsey household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Hattiett was living with her uncle, Frank Ramsey. She was listed as Harriett L. Ramsey, age 25, born in Kentucky. ⁵⁴¹

• 1880 United States Federal Census, John Procter household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Harriett was living with John Proctor and his mother, Milly. She was listed as age 36, keeping house, born in Kentucky. [There was no relationship to the head of household listed but three years later she married John Proctor.] ⁵⁴²

• 1900 United States Federal Census, Harrett Proctor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Harriett was living alone. She was listed as age 56, widow, born Mar 1844 in Kentucky. ⁵⁴³

• 1910 United States Federal Census, Harriett Proctor household, Rockcastle County, Kentucky: Harriett was living alone. She was listed as a widow, age 61, born in Kentucky. ⁵⁴⁴

• Obituary: Published in the Mt. Vernon Signal on 19 March 1915 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ⁵⁴⁵ "Aunt Harriatt" Proctor died last week of cancer. She had been a sufferer from that awful disease for many months.

• Grave Marker: Harret L. Proctor, Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery, Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. ⁵⁴⁰

Harriett married John J. PROCTOR, son of James Cook PROCTOR and Milly REYNOLDS, on 4 April 1883 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.⁵³⁹ (John J. PROCTOR was born on 6 June 1837 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky,^201,542 died on 20 December 1892 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky ²⁰¹ and was buried in Ramsey-Taylor Cemetery, Renfro Valley, Rockcastle County, Kentucky ²⁰¹.)