Mary Lucinda Golden, or Lucy, was born February 5, 1877 to John Switzer Golden and Phoebe Rebecca Keesecker Golden in Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania. She was the fifth of ten children born to her parents. The Golden and Ramage families lived very close to each other and attended the same church, Progressive Brethren Church in Yellow Creek Township (now known as St. Paul's Church of Christ). Two of Lucy's brothers (Howard and Martin) married sisters of her husband William (Ruth and Margaret).
Lucy, age 3, appears in the 1880 census with her parents, John and Phoebe Golden and siblings William, Howard, Martin, Samuel and Maria (Jennie). John's occupation was laborer. Residence was Bedford, Hopewell, Pennsylvania.
Lucy, age 11, lost her mother Phoebe Rebecca Keesecker Golden, who died on May 24, 1888 in Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania. She is buried in Bedford Forge Cemetery.
Lucy married William H Ramage June 28, 1898 at his home in Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania. The Reverend Eugene H Smith officiated. Lucy was 21 and William 27. William's occupation was listed as a coal miner on the marriage license.
Carl Ramage
1899-1899
Elsie May Ramage
1900-1986
Zella N Ramage
1901-1988
Alma C Ramage
1903-1903
Wilmer L Ramage
1904-1980
Verna Ramage
1905-2001
Thomas Ramage
1907-1970
Eva Ramage
1910-1928
Margaret Rebecca Ramage
1911-1980
Paul Richard Ramage
1914-1992
Carl Ramage was born April 26, 1899 and died on June 6, 1899 at 9 days old. Carl is buried in St. Paul's Church Graveyard.
In the 1900 census, the family consisted of William, Lucy (Age 23), Carl (mentioned but was deceased) and Elsie May. William was a farm laborer and the family resided in Hopewell.
Alma C Ramage was born March 21, 1903 and died the next day, March 22, 1903. Alma is buried in St. Paul's Church Graveyard.
Lucy, age 11, lost her father John Switzer Golden, who died on September 12, 1909 in Hopewell, Bedford, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Bedford Forge Cemetery with wife Phoebe. Cause of death was Cerebral Hemiplegia.
In the 1910 census, enumerated 28 Apr 1910, the family consisted of William, Lucy (Age 33), Elsie, Zella, Wilmer, Vernie and Thomas. They were living on Plank Road in Hopewell. The couple owned a farm which William tended.
On April 18, 1917, William died of peritonitis following appendicitis in Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. He was 46 years old, Lucy was 40. William is buried in St. Paul's Church Graveyard.
In the 1920 census Lucy (43) is a widowed head of household with children Elsie, Zella, Wilmer, Thomas, Verna, Eva, Margaret and Richard. Lucy is working as a washer woman, Elsie is a school teacher, Zella is a cook for a private family, and Wilmer is a laborer outside the home. Eva and Margaret went to school and Richard was at home.
On March 14, 1923, in Bedford County, Lucy (Age 46) married a blacksmith from Cleveland, Ohio named Frank L Lovejoy (Age 47 ). Frank was also a widow. His residence was listed as Cleveland. Around this time Lucy sold the land left to her by William and moved to Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania. Richard remembers him as mean and did not like him. He spent much of his time with his sister Elsie. Frank and Lucy's signatures appear at the top and bottom of the form.
Eva Ramage Pyer died on December 2, 1928 at 8:00 pm in Homer City, Indiana, Pennsylvania. She was 18 and recently married to Edwin Pyer in 1927. Cause of death was tuberculosis of the lungs and intestines. Eva is buried in St. Paul's Church Graveyard.
On December 26, 1929, Lucy (Age 52) was admitted to Memorial Hospital in Johnstown. December 29 she underwent a gastoroenterostomy and excision of neoplasm.
On January 15, 1930, at 2:50 am, Lucy died at Memorial Hospital in Johnstown. Her death certificate states cause of death to be neoplasm at pyloric end of stomach, non-malignant and starvation. Her address is given as 337 Wonder Street and she is listed as a widow. It is unknown if Frank Lovejoy was deceased or when. Lucy was buried on January 17, 1930 in St. Paul's Church Graveyard with William.