14255. Harvey Raymond Beals
AKA: Probably called, Ray
14276. Lemuel Joy Cato
Lemuel Joy CatoMILITARY-EDUCATION: He is in the U.S. Army, a graduate of West Point.
14291. John Martin Hart
John Martin HartDIVORCE: The marriage of John Martin Hart and Susan Sauer ended in divorce.
DIVORCE: The marriage of John Martin Hart and Barbara Koepler ended in divorce.
18342. Gerald Le Roy David
Gerald LeRoy DavidAKA-ADOPTION: Born Gerald LeRoy Martin, he was adopted by his mother's 2nd husband, Raymond Wilson David.
MILITARY: Cryptographer in the U.S. Army 1960-1963; re-enlisted 1965-1967, was in Okinawa, Germany and Vietnam.
OCCUPATION: Machinist
18343. Joyce Elaine David
Joyce Elaine DavidAKA-ADOPTION: Born Joyce Elaine Martin, she was adopted by her mother's 2nd husband, Raymond Wilson David.
Charles H. DowdenDIVORCE-NO_ISSUE: The marriage of Charles H. Dowden and Joyce Elaine David ended in divorce. There was no issue.
Raymond Wilson DavidADOPTION: Raymond W. David adopted the children of Elsie Philhower's previous marriage. Names of the children were not listed on p. 394 of CFA II. A search of CFA II revealed that Raymond Wilson David appeared on p. 288.
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 394 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)OCCUPATION: Metalsmith
MILITARY: U.S. Navy 1929-1933 and 1943-1945; USNR 1945-1952.
18344. Gerald Le Roy David
Gerald LeRoy DavidMILITARY: Cryptographer in the U.S. Army, 1960-1963; re-enlisted 1965-1967;
served in Okinawa, Germany and VietnamOCCUPATION: Machinist
14305. Gordon Montgomery Connelly
Gordon Montgomery ConnellyOCCUPATION: Research Survey Analyst
RESEARCHER: Genealogy
HOBBIES: Numismatics, Philately, Paleontology, Photography, Travel
ORGANIZATIONS: American Newspaper Guild; Sigma Delta Chi, journalism frat, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Congress of Racial Equality, Colorado Society of Mayflower Descendants
RESIDENCES: P.O. Box, 275; 10713 Kenilworth Avenue; Garrett Park, MD 20766
14311. Nedra Ellen Ann Rymer
Nedra Ellen Ann RymerRESIDENCES: Lived in Roswell, GA
18346. Patricia Ann Paugh
Patricia Ann PaughAKA: Patsy
AWARDS: Miss West Virginia in 1977; Her sister was Miss Virginia in 1980
DEATH: Died of ovarian cancer
OBITUARY: Patsy Ramsey, 49; Mother of Slain Child Beauty Queen
by Matt Schudel
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, June 25, 2006Patsy Ramsey, the mother of JonBenet Ramsey, whose unsolved 1996 murder has fed years of tabloid rumors and legal inquiries, died June 24 of ovarian cancer at her father's home in Roswell, Ga. She was 49.
A former beauty queen from West Virginia, Mrs. Ramsey was in the spotlight for years after the slaying, as she and her husband courted attention from and carried on a running feud with newspapers, magazines and television shows. Mrs. Ramsey herself fell under what police called an "umbrella of suspicion," but neither she nor anyone else has been charged in her 6-year-old daughter's death.
She and her husband, John Ramsey, offered a $100,000 reward for the capture of their daughter's killer and in 2000 wrote a memoir, "The Death of Innocence." They appeared on ABC's "20/20" with Barbara Walters, and many other programs, discussing their lives since JonBenet was killed. They filed libel suits against news outlets and were sued themselves after accusing a journalist of involvement in their daughter's death.
The mystery began Dec. 26, 1996, when Mrs. Ramsey told police she found a three-page handwritten ransom note on a back staircase inside the family home in Boulder, Colo. The note demanded a payment of $118,000 -- the exact amount, it was later learned, John Ramsey had received as a corporate bonus. Eight hours after Mrs. Ramsey found the note, her husband discovered the strangled and bludgeoned body of JonBenet in the basement.
From the beginning, the investigation of the murder was marred by shoddy detective work, inconsistencies and turf battles between the police and prosecutor. John Ramsey was allowed to carry his daughter's body to an upper-level bedroom, compromising the scene of the crime.
The Ramseys claimed an intruder had broken into their house, but no footsteps were found in the snow outside. Blood found on JonBenet's clothing was not submitted for DNA analysis for eight years.
The sensational nature of the crime was amplified by JonBenet's budding career, encouraged by her mother, as a child beauty queen. The 6-year-old had a wardrobe of glamorous costumes and was photographed as a cowgirl and a Las Vegas showgirl, wearing lipstick, makeup and elaborately coiffed hair. She won several beauty pageants, including Little Miss Colorado and Little Miss Charlevoix (Mich.), where the Ramseys had a second home.
When confronted by Walters on "20/20" about pushing her daughter into beauty contests at such an early age, Mrs. Ramsey replied: "There is something wrong here if someone thinks that looks perverted. JonBenet was an entertainer. Little girls play dress-up."
Patricia Paugh was born Dec. 29, 1956, in Parkersburg, W.Va., where she was a state champion debater in high school and a member of the drill team. In 1977, she won Miss West Virginia and competed in the Miss America contest.
She graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 1979 with a degree in journalism and moved to Atlanta, where she met John Ramsey, a divorced father of three. Married in 1980, they had a son, Burke, in 1987, followed three years later by JonBenet.
Mrs. Ramsey was a frequent volunteer and was known for her near-compulsive housekeeping. In a single week, she had her Atlanta living room repainted five times, each time in a different color. In 1991, the Ramseys moved to a 15-room house in Boulder.
Two years later, Mrs. Ramsey was found to have Stage 4 ovarian cancer. After treatment at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, she appeared to be in remission. She later became a public speaker for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
For years, speculation about the murder persisted, particularly when handwriting experts noted similarities between the ransom note and Mrs. Ramsey's penmanship. Nonetheless, after a 13-month investigation, a Boulder grand jury declined to bring charges against the Ramseys in 1999.
In 2003, while dismissing a slander suit against the Ramseys by a freelance journalist, a U.S. district judge in Atlanta reviewed the case and determined that an intruder killed JonBenet. The district attorney in Boulder concurred with that ruling.
The Ramseys left Colorado for Atlanta and later Michigan, yet never left the public eye. In 1999, they won an out-of-court settlement and a retraction from the Star tabloid, and in 2004, John Ramsey lost a primary bid to be the Republican candidate for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Survivors include her husband and son.
(Source: The Washington Post)
John Bennett RamseyBIRTH-CONFLICT: Was he born in Lincoln, NE as listed by William Reitwiesner or in Okemos, MI as listed on Biographicon?
RESIDENCES: Lincoln, NE; Atlanta, GA; Boulder, CO; Charlevoix, MI
SPOUSE: Patricia Ann Paugh was the second spouse of John Bennett Ramsey.
PUBLIC_SERVICE: In 2004, John Ramsey lost a primary bid to be the Republican candidate for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives.
BIOGRAPHY:
John Bennett Ramsey (born December 7, 1943) is known as the father of JonBenét Ramsey. He was the first to discover JonBenét's body in the wine cellar of the Ramseys' 15-room home in Boulder, Colorado, USA, on December 26, 1996, just hours after her murder.Life and business
[John Bennett ] Ramsey was born in Okemos, Michigan to Mary Jane Bennett and James Dudley "Jay" Ramsey.His net worth was reported at $6.4 million as of May 1, 1996. A distinguished naval officer, he holds a pilot's license and owns two planes. In 1989, late in his military career, he formed the Advanced Product Group, one of three companies that merged to become Access Graphics. After mandatory military retirement, he became president and chief executive officer of Access Graphics, a computer services company and a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin. In 1996, Access Graphics grossed over $1 billion, and he was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
Immediately following the murder he was "temporarily replaced so the company did not have to bother him about business matters as he grieved," according to Lockheed spokesman Evan McCollum. John soon left his job to move his family to Michigan, where he joined another computer company. Access Graphics was later sold to General Electric in 1997.
In 2004, Ramsey unsuccessfully campaigned for a seat in Michigan's House of Representatives.
Case files
JonBenét's was the only murder in Boulder, Colorado in 1996. The Boulder police had little experience in that type of investigation. Regardless, the majority of them immediately thought that the Ramseys were guilty. The fact that JonBenet had been found in her own home by her father was considered highly suspicious, as was the family's reluctance to discuss the case with the authorities.Boulder police dismissed the possibility that an intruder had somehow slipped inside the house and committed the murder. Instead, they leaked information to the media that seemed designed to put pressure on the Ramseys. Meanwhile, the Ramseys themselves retained a public relations firm and repeatedly appeared on national television to plead their case.
Statements, amounting to character testimony, were given to the media by John Ramsey's ex-wife, brother, and sister-in-law. They categorically deny that John Ramsey is, or has ever been, a child abuser. To further defend the claims, John Ramsey's son, John Andrew, and elder daughter, Melinda, told interviewers that their father had always been a loving and gentle person who "cherished" his children and had never abused them in any way. Both children were interviewed as possible suspects in the murder but were later cleared.
In 2004, investigators began to emphasize a long-overlooked intruder theory. Throughout the investigation, the Ramseys maintained their innocence.
Even after the false confession, extradition, and later release of John Mark Karr, JonBenét's murder remains unsolved. Charges have not been filed against anyone.
Ramsey's wife Patsy died June 24, 2006 of ovarian cancer.
After Patsy's death, John dated Beth Holloway Twitty, the mother of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who disappeared in a 2005 high school graduation trip to Aruba. Ramsey met Twitty while attending a support group following his wife's death in June of 2006.
(Source: Biographicon on the Internet)
18347. Pamela Ellen Paugh
Pamela Ellen PaughAWARDS: Miss West Virginia in 1980
14315. Donald Jens White
Donald Jens WhiteMILITARY: U.S.A.F. 1952-1956
OCCUPATION: Farmer
RESEARCHER: Interested in genealogy and town and church history of Caldwell, KS
(Source: The Conger Family of America, Vol. II, p. 449 - Maxine Crowell Leonard)
Gloria Lynn JohnsonOCCUPATION: Retired school teacher, musician