GEORGE DEWEY RANISER WAS THE BROTHER TO EDWARD FRANCIS RANSIER THE FIRST HUSBAND OF LILLIE MAE STEVENS RANSIER. BEFORE EDWARD DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS IN 1927, HE MADE HIS BROTHER GEORGE TO TAKE CARE OF LILLIE AND THE CHILDREN. GEORGE TOOK OVER AS HEAD AND FATHER OF THE FAMILY. HE AND LILLIE ALSO HAD CHILDREN TOGETHER.