Ben H. Ramey, 51, formerly employed as bartender at the Elks club roof garden, was found dead in the family automobile in the garage yesterday apparently the victim of monoxide poisoning.

He was found in the front seat of his automobile, a rubber hose carrying the deadly fumes from the exhaust pipe into the car's interior.

Recently employed at a local night club, he worked late Friday night and had arranged to meet his wife at a downtown beauty parlor. When her husband failed to arrive, Mrs. Ramey returned home and discovered her husband.

Ramey is survived by his wife, Nettie E.; one sister, Mrs. Thomas Padget, and one brother, Harry, city.

IL State Journal, Springfield, Il, 2-5-1939

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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Benjamin H. Ramey

Race: Caucasian (White)

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1887

Birth Place: Illinois, USA

Residence Date: 1917-1918

Street Address: 1307 Ledlie Ave

Residence Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Draft Board: 2

Physical Build: Medium

Height: Medium

Hair Color: Light Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Occupation: Timer

Employer: Illinois Watch Co.

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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Benjamin Harrison Ramey

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1891

Birth Place: Harans, Illinois

Death Date: 4 Feb 1939

Death Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Burial Date: 7 Feb 1939

Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Cemetery Name: Calvary

Death Age: 47

Occupation: Bartender, Night Club

Race: White

Marital status: M

Gender: Male

Residence: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, Illinois

Father Name: Joshua Ramey

Father Birth Place: Illinois

Mother Name: Elizabeth Brent

Mother Birth Place: Illinois

Spouse Name: Nettie

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