Fred Clifford Ramey
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Title
Fred Clifford Ramey
Subject
Ramey, Fred Clifford (1924-1941)
Description
Toddler Clifford Fred Ramey sitting on a wicker chair in the Morrison studio.
Fred was from Woodstock, the son of Eugene and Margaret (Hoffman) Ramey. In 1930, the family lived on E. Foundry Street in Woodstock and Fred’s father was a truck driver.
Fred died, tragically, from an accidental drowning when he was only 16 years old. The Northern Virginia Daily published an account of the incident on the front page of its June 24, 1941, edition. It said that Fred “drowned early yesterday evening in the Shenandoah River near Narrow Passage about two miles south of town. . . The youth had gone for an outing with a group of local boy scouts and, unable to swim, apparently walked off a ledge on the river bottom stepping into a deep hole. Only several scouts were in the water when they heard the victim call for help, but others and Scout Master George L. Sheets, who was fishing from the bank, immediately plunged in and tried to rescue the boy who did not return to the surface after disappearing.“
The boy’s body was found within a few feet from where it had disappeared.
Fred was a member of the freshman class of the Woodstock High School at the time of his death. He had an older brother and two older sisters when he died.
Fred was from Woodstock, the son of Eugene and Margaret (Hoffman) Ramey. In 1930, the family lived on E. Foundry Street in Woodstock and Fred’s father was a truck driver.
Fred died, tragically, from an accidental drowning when he was only 16 years old. The Northern Virginia Daily published an account of the incident on the front page of its June 24, 1941, edition. It said that Fred “drowned early yesterday evening in the Shenandoah River near Narrow Passage about two miles south of town. . . The youth had gone for an outing with a group of local boy scouts and, unable to swim, apparently walked off a ledge on the river bottom stepping into a deep hole. Only several scouts were in the water when they heard the victim call for help, but others and Scout Master George L. Sheets, who was fishing from the bank, immediately plunged in and tried to rescue the boy who did not return to the surface after disappearing.“
The boy’s body was found within a few feet from where it had disappeared.
Fred was a member of the freshman class of the Woodstock High School at the time of his death. He had an older brother and two older sisters when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
labeled "Dec 1924 on the box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Peggy Sausa Carpenter of Berryville . Fred was her uncle and has the same photo at home.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Subject is also pictured in Morrison Photo 06472.
Identifier
006538
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Fred Clifford Ramey,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39894.
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