Private First Class, 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, U.S. Army. Entered the service from Texas.
Memorial originally submitted by Paul F. Wilson, Aug. 1, 2004
Willie Lawrence Ramsey was born February 25, 1985, in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee to Albus Sanders Ramsey and Leona Humphrey Hunter.
He was the 3rd of 4 children, Charley, Lillian, Lawrence and Oakley. The family removed to McKinney, Collin County, Texas around 1900. Lawrence was no stranger to adversity having lost his mother in 1902, at the age of 8. This required much work and sacrifice not only for him, but the other family members as well. His father married Mary Elizabeth Blakley, a widow with a daughter, Ruby Mae. He had 4 half-brothers, Ray "R J", David "D A", Carlos and Elrre. Lawrence was a caring, conscientious individual, and a loving son, as was evident from the last letter he wrote to his brother Charley. He is soon to ship out, but is much concerned about how his family is doing at home.
Camp Travis, TX
Feb. 10, 1918
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ramsey
Dear Bro & Sis
Will ans (answer) your letter whitch I rec (received) yesterday. Was glad to hear from you and to hear all were well. Hope this finds all well. As for my self I'm feeling fine. Well we are having some rainy bad weather down here it sure makes me have the blues. You sure have had some winter there as you have alredy had two snows. Well C. H. I hope you will get that $2.50 per day you & Oke (Oakley) are holding out for and I hope them few men that wrenting up all the land they can get will half to cry for hands and pay the price. Well C. H. I have taken out $10,000 worth war insurance made to Papa. It costs me six and half per month. In case I get killed Papa will get $58.00 per month. I already had a liberty bond but I transfered in to the insurance so I am carry the policy and aloting $15.00 per month to Papa so that leaves me about $8.00 per month. Well I sure would like to see you all. But they not but one way I could come home and that is for death message so in that case I don't want to come home. Well Allie I sure would like to eat some of you good cooking for this cooking don't tast so good down here. Tell Doyle his Uncle L said hello.
Will close love to all from Lawrence.
Transcribed by Rita Mayfield, granddaughter of "Charlie" Charles Hershel Ramsey
Parentheses are mine.
PFC Willie Lawrence Ramsey 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division fell in battle in France and was buried at Plot F - Row 27 - Grave 14 in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
The legacy Uncle L left for his family can be summed up in this simple phrase; To know him was to love him.
We should all hope for such praise.
Memorial originally submitted by Paul F. Wilson, Aug. 1, 2004
Willie Lawrence Ramsey was born February 25, 1985, in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee to Albus Sanders Ramsey and Leona Humphrey Hunter.
He was the 3rd of 4 children, Charley, Lillian, Lawrence and Oakley. The family removed to McKinney, Collin County, Texas around 1900. Lawrence was no stranger to adversity having lost his mother in 1902, at the age of 8. This required much work and sacrifice not only for him, but the other family members as well. His father married Mary Elizabeth Blakley, a widow with a daughter, Ruby Mae. He had 4 half-brothers, Ray "R J", David "D A", Carlos and Elrre. Lawrence was a caring, conscientious individual, and a loving son, as was evident from the last letter he wrote to his brother Charley. He is soon to ship out, but is much concerned about how his family is doing at home.
Camp Travis, TX
Feb. 10, 1918
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ramsey
Dear Bro & Sis
Will ans (answer) your letter whitch I rec (received) yesterday. Was glad to hear from you and to hear all were well. Hope this finds all well. As for my self I'm feeling fine. Well we are having some rainy bad weather down here it sure makes me have the blues. You sure have had some winter there as you have alredy had two snows. Well C. H. I hope you will get that $2.50 per day you & Oke (Oakley) are holding out for and I hope them few men that wrenting up all the land they can get will half to cry for hands and pay the price. Well C. H. I have taken out $10,000 worth war insurance made to Papa. It costs me six and half per month. In case I get killed Papa will get $58.00 per month. I already had a liberty bond but I transfered in to the insurance so I am carry the policy and aloting $15.00 per month to Papa so that leaves me about $8.00 per month. Well I sure would like to see you all. But they not but one way I could come home and that is for death message so in that case I don't want to come home. Well Allie I sure would like to eat some of you good cooking for this cooking don't tast so good down here. Tell Doyle his Uncle L said hello.
Will close love to all from Lawrence.
Transcribed by Rita Mayfield, granddaughter of "Charlie" Charles Hershel Ramsey
Parentheses are mine.
PFC Willie Lawrence Ramsey 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division fell in battle in France and was buried at Plot F - Row 27 - Grave 14 in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
The legacy Uncle L left for his family can be summed up in this simple phrase; To know him was to love him.
We should all hope for such praise.
Private First Class, 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division, U.S. Army. Entered the service from Texas.
Memorial originally submitted by Paul F. Wilson, Aug. 1, 2004
Willie Lawrence Ramsey was born February 25, 1985, in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee to Albus Sanders Ramsey and Leona Humphrey Hunter.
He was the 3rd of 4 children, Charley, Lillian, Lawrence and Oakley. The family removed to McKinney, Collin County, Texas around 1900. Lawrence was no stranger to adversity having lost his mother in 1902, at the age of 8. This required much work and sacrifice not only for him, but the other family members as well. His father married Mary Elizabeth Blakley, a widow with a daughter, Ruby Mae. He had 4 half-brothers, Ray "R J", David "D A", Carlos and Elrre. Lawrence was a caring, conscientious individual, and a loving son, as was evident from the last letter he wrote to his brother Charley. He is soon to ship out, but is much concerned about how his family is doing at home.
Camp Travis, TX
Feb. 10, 1918
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ramsey
Dear Bro & Sis
Will ans (answer) your letter whitch I rec (received) yesterday. Was glad to hear from you and to hear all were well. Hope this finds all well. As for my self I'm feeling fine. Well we are having some rainy bad weather down here it sure makes me have the blues. You sure have had some winter there as you have alredy had two snows. Well C. H. I hope you will get that $2.50 per day you & Oke (Oakley) are holding out for and I hope them few men that wrenting up all the land they can get will half to cry for hands and pay the price. Well C. H. I have taken out $10,000 worth war insurance made to Papa. It costs me six and half per month. In case I get killed Papa will get $58.00 per month. I already had a liberty bond but I transfered in to the insurance so I am carry the policy and aloting $15.00 per month to Papa so that leaves me about $8.00 per month. Well I sure would like to see you all. But they not but one way I could come home and that is for death message so in that case I don't want to come home. Well Allie I sure would like to eat some of you good cooking for this cooking don't tast so good down here. Tell Doyle his Uncle L said hello.
Will close love to all from Lawrence.
Transcribed by Rita Mayfield, granddaughter of "Charlie" Charles Hershel Ramsey
Parentheses are mine.
PFC Willie Lawrence Ramsey 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division fell in battle in France and was buried at Plot F - Row 27 - Grave 14 in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
The legacy Uncle L left for his family can be summed up in this simple phrase; To know him was to love him.
We should all hope for such praise.
Memorial originally submitted by Paul F. Wilson, Aug. 1, 2004
Willie Lawrence Ramsey was born February 25, 1985, in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee to Albus Sanders Ramsey and Leona Humphrey Hunter.
He was the 3rd of 4 children, Charley, Lillian, Lawrence and Oakley. The family removed to McKinney, Collin County, Texas around 1900. Lawrence was no stranger to adversity having lost his mother in 1902, at the age of 8. This required much work and sacrifice not only for him, but the other family members as well. His father married Mary Elizabeth Blakley, a widow with a daughter, Ruby Mae. He had 4 half-brothers, Ray "R J", David "D A", Carlos and Elrre. Lawrence was a caring, conscientious individual, and a loving son, as was evident from the last letter he wrote to his brother Charley. He is soon to ship out, but is much concerned about how his family is doing at home.
Camp Travis, TX
Feb. 10, 1918
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ramsey
Dear Bro & Sis
Will ans (answer) your letter whitch I rec (received) yesterday. Was glad to hear from you and to hear all were well. Hope this finds all well. As for my self I'm feeling fine. Well we are having some rainy bad weather down here it sure makes me have the blues. You sure have had some winter there as you have alredy had two snows. Well C. H. I hope you will get that $2.50 per day you & Oke (Oakley) are holding out for and I hope them few men that wrenting up all the land they can get will half to cry for hands and pay the price. Well C. H. I have taken out $10,000 worth war insurance made to Papa. It costs me six and half per month. In case I get killed Papa will get $58.00 per month. I already had a liberty bond but I transfered in to the insurance so I am carry the policy and aloting $15.00 per month to Papa so that leaves me about $8.00 per month. Well I sure would like to see you all. But they not but one way I could come home and that is for death message so in that case I don't want to come home. Well Allie I sure would like to eat some of you good cooking for this cooking don't tast so good down here. Tell Doyle his Uncle L said hello.
Will close love to all from Lawrence.
Transcribed by Rita Mayfield, granddaughter of "Charlie" Charles Hershel Ramsey
Parentheses are mine.
PFC Willie Lawrence Ramsey 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division fell in battle in France and was buried at Plot F - Row 27 - Grave 14 in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
The legacy Uncle L left for his family can be summed up in this simple phrase; To know him was to love him.
We should all hope for such praise.
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