He was named John, but the family nicknamed him "Ramie" after a neighbor named John Ramie. The story goes that when John started school, he told the teacher his name was "Ramie." She assumed that mean Raymond and he became Raymond after that. He later added the middle initial J.
Raymond married Annie Hykes on 8 Nov 1903 in Fairview Twp., York Co., PA.
They had three children: Gladys (Seitz); Salome (Albright); & Raymond.
He was named John, but the family nicknamed him "Ramie" after a neighbor named John Ramie. The story goes that when John started school, he told the teacher his name was "Ramie." She assumed that mean Raymond and he became Raymond after that. He later added the middle initial J.
Raymond married Annie Hykes on 8 Nov 1903 in Fairview Twp., York Co., PA.
They had three children: Gladys (Seitz); Salome (Albright); & Raymond.
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