FAM/House No. NAME AGE SEX OCCP. VALUE OF ESTATE PLACE OF BIRTH __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 76-76 Henry RAMPY 32 male farmer and 2920 South Carolina mechanic __________________________________________________________________________________________ Susan E. 22 female Alabama __________________________________________________________________________________________ Daniel M. 4 male Alabama __________________________________________________________________________________________ Nancy A. 1 female Anderson Co. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Wesley W. CLAY 20 male Alabama __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
have a very few remaining copies of The Family and Pedigree of Henry Rampy (1817-1866): South Carolina to Texas for sale. The book was published in 1998, is 125 + pages, fully indexed, hard bound, and contains photos and copies of original Bible records and other documents.
The book focuses on Henry Rampy, Jr. (son of Henry Rampy who is buried at Bear Creek Methodist Church, Woodland, Alabama) and his descendants, but does contain a pedigree chart showing the family pedigree back to Thomas Rumpi, based on the research of Gordon Rampy.
This book will not be republished. These last few copies are $35 each, including tax and postage, and are available on a first come/first served basis. If interested please contact me at mvaughn@cox-internet.com or Michael J. Vaughn, P. O. Box 132805, Tyler, TX 75713-2805
Bethel Cemetery -- Originally part of a Mexican land grant awarded to Jose de Jesus Grande in 1828, land at this site was later granted to early area settler Henry Rampy. Rampy, who had come to this part of Texas in 1848, deeded 5 acres of his land in 1859 for a community cemetery and church. The earliest significant settlement of pioneers in the Bethel area came in 1846. By 1852, the community was thriving and a post office was established. The Bethel Cemetery was used largely by residents of the town and by settlers in other parts of Anderson and Henderson counties. The earliest marked grave, that of M. B. Hodge, is dated 1862. Her husband, the Rev. Robert Hodge, who also is buried here, was a pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister. He was instrumental in the founding of the Science Hill academy, an important early educational institution in this part of the state. Other early settlers and their descendants are buried here, as are a number of Confederate veterans. The Bethel community began to decline after the end of the Civil War and was largely gone by the time the post office was discontinued in 1914. This cemetery is the only significant remnant of the once-thriving Anderson County community. - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -
More About Henry Rampy: Census: 1850, Anderson Co, Texas. Fact 1 (2): July 13, 1859, Donated 5 acres of land for Bethel Cemetery (Handbook of Texas).
Children of Henry Rampy and Susan E. Rampy are:
+Nancy A Rampy, b. 1849, Anderson County, Texas, d. January 09, 1894, Judson, Anderson County, Texas527.
Henry Rampy (b. 1818)
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