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From: "Larry Blackman" <>
Subject: Re: [CAMP-L] Re: John Thomas Camp
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 20:44:41 -0400


6 Starling Camp b. 22-Oct-1793 d. 2-Apr-1830
m. 24-May-1822 Mary Fish
7 Nathan Camp
7 James Berry Camp
m. 7-Aug-1850 Mary A. Dillon

This is on pg. 31 of 94 of Oddballz. See previous messages with address if
interested.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Jalmer Dixon <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CAMP-L] Re: John Thomas Camp


> Al,
> I am seeking information on my gggg-grandfather, Starling Camp b 22
Oct.
> 1793 d 2 April 1836 who married Mary "Polly" Fish in Jasper Co. GA @ 23
May
> 1822 (date of license). After Starling's death Mary married William
> Jarrell. Starling and Mary's daughter Evaline b 1823 married John Beacham
> McRight whose family was from the Jonesboro and McDonough area. John and
> Evaline left GA during "the reconstruction" (@ 1871)and settled in
Rapides
> Parish LA.
> There are so many Camps with the same names used repeatedly that it
has
> been very difficult to try to sort out which line is mine. I would be
glad
> to purchase some of the books on the Camp line if I knew which pertained
to
> my ancestors. There are just too many to buy them all. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give.
> Linda Dixon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A A Camp <>
> To: <>
> Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 1:56 AM
> Subject: [CAMP-L] Re: John Thomas Camp
>
>
> >"Big-Headed John" Camp is my gggrandfather through his youngest son,
> >William Washington Camp. Where in the world, Carole, did you get
> >the stuff about ".hopped a freight train."? Also, what does the
> >topic subject "John Thomas Camp" have to do with your questions?
> >
> >Many of us are seeking "Big-Headed John" Camp's burial site in Smith
> >County, TX, including descendants of his three daughters'families,
> >with whom he migrated to TX in 1856, who remain in that area today.
> >Much has been written in the Camp Newsletter in recent years, as well
> >as some exchanges in this list, about this search for his exact
> >burial site. He died in Smith County, TX on July 3, 1877, at the age
> >of 92. His wife "Winnie" is believed to have been buried in the
> >family cemetery just east of Jonesboro, GA (old Henry County, Clayton
> >County after 1859), between the 1850 Census and his move to TX in 1856.
> >
> >Your best source for the basic story of "Big-Headed John" Camp's family
> >is the "History of Clayton County Georgia" (1821-1983) (pages 156-166)
> >which was published by The Genealogical Society of Henry and Clayton
> >Counties, Inc.; P. O. Box 1296; McDonough, GA 30253-1296; Phone
> >(770) 954-1456; Office/Library staffed MWF, 10 AM to 3PM Eastern Time.
> >
> >Al Camp
> >Jonesboro, GA
> >
>
>

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