Longevity In the Ramer-Ferguson Family

The suggested word from Amy this week is "Poor Man".  I have been trying all week to think of a way to incorporate that phrase into a story about my family.  But, I am not coming up with nothing.  So, instead, I am going to write about the longevity of some of the members of the Ramer/Ferguson family.

In my dad's family, his mother, Minnie Mae Ramer Springer, and three of her siblings lived very long lives.
  • Minnie Ramer Springer - 05 March 1896 - 23 Jan 1988 - age 91

  • Johnnie Prue Ramer Borders - 17 Jun 1908 - 02 Jan 1999 - age 90
  • James Ernest Ramer - 03 Oct 1894 - 12 Feb 1976 - age 81

  • Sadie Bernice Ramer Pillow Wright - 04 Nov 1902 -  09 Oct 1983 - age 80

  • Lula Lee Ramer Shockley Irwin - 21 Jan 1900 - 22 Feb 1976 - age 76

  • Henry Grady Ramer - 03 Apr 1912 - 28 Oct 1926 - age 14

Among my dad's siblings, three died in their 60's, one in his 70's and two in their 90's.  
  • May Ruth Springer Noles Jackson - 16 Sep 1915 - 30 Jan 2011 - age 95

  • James Buford Springer - 27 Nov 1918 - 29 Oct 2011 - age 92

  • Ramer Carroll Springer - 16 Oct 1914 - 22 Nov 1992 - age 78

  • George Henry Springer - 05 Jun 1923 - 06 Feb 1993 - age 69
  • Janella Springer Clement - 31 Dec 1920 - 22 Jul 1988 - age 67

  • Aubrey Delton Springer - 22 Mar 1917 - 29 Sep 1982 - age 65
  • Modena Prue Springer - 03 Mar 1925 - 03 Feb 1937 - age 11

Going back to the parents of Minnie, my dad's mother, we also see that Henry and Jennie also lived pretty long lives.
  • John Henry Ramer - 03 Jul 1872 - 04 Dec 1945 - age 73
  • Nancy Jane "Jennie" Ferguson Ramer - 23 Jan 1876 - 22 May 1958 - age 82
Henry and Jennie Ferguson Ramer

And one more generation really doesn't reveal any secrets, either!
  • James Samuel Ramer - 04 Feb 1846 - 13 Jan 1914 - age 67
  • Lydia Ann Reeder Ramer - 13 Nov 1848 - 15 Apr 1925 - age 76

  • James Ezekiel Ferguson - 22 Sep 1848 - 16 Nov 1920 - age 72
  • Margaret Ann Hill Ferguson - 29 Jan 1853 - 03 Apr 1932 - age 79

So, I am not sure where the longevity comes from, but when two siblings in two successive generations live into their 90's - that's pretty impressive!

'Til Next Time!
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