Having several family names that are spelled differently, I found looking at the census
reports some of the spelling is the census taker. I'm not saying poor writing because
sometimes their handwriting is eloquent. But because of their heritage they may have
wrote and spoke different from the person giving the info. Also, most of the time
it's the mother who has been at home when the census was done and many of them married
young so they didn't finish school. They might not have know how to spell.
When my SONGER ancestors came here their name was changed as they entered from ZONGER.
I've been told that the German Z looks like an S and SONGER wasn't the only one.
But it didn't matter to my CAMP ancestor my grandmother ROSA LEE7 CAMP (ROBERT GRAN6,
JAMES SEABORN5, JOHN4, JAMES3, JOHN2, THOMAS1)
Happy Family Hunting,
kemis massey
sobbygenealogy(a)knology.net
Researching:
for hubbie: MASSEY, BROOKS, FOUNTAIN, SMITH
for me: SONGER, CAMP, EVANS, IV(E)Y, DUKE, ROSAMOND, MAYS
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~sobbygenealogy/
From: On Behalf Of Larry and Elaine Blackman
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From: Babbimac(a)aol.com
OK! Here goes, I have wondered for a long time why some of our ancestors changed their
name from Kemp to Camp or from Camp to Kemp......this has never made sense to me...Was it
because they had a rift in the family or was it the census takers or clerks because either
they were hard of hearing or the family they were interviewing had a accent?
Do any of you know why they did this?
I have had other family names spelt different ways but they were not this far off... like
Gresham (original), Grisham, Grissom, Grisom, Grissam, Grissim, Grissum... you name it but
these spellings are closer than Camp and Kemp...
Barbi T
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From: <Babbimac(a)aol.com>
To: <camp(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: 08/08/2007 12:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CAMP] Fw: Camp Genealogy
I didn't find any marriage records for Thelma, mainly because I
didn't see a
date for her on your querie. But I did do a look up and found these Camps..
Some of these fit and some not so sure of.. but will be good for your records
...hope
This helps. You may need to contact Houston, Harris Co, TX for a marriage
record, sometimes they are on line...but because stolen IDs you may have to
contact them personally..
Barbi T
1870 Green, Taylor, MO Census
Household:123-123
Camp, William P.....age:72....b:VA
Camp, Lucy C?........age:69....b:VA
Next door
Household: 124-124
Camp, John.......age:44......b:VA
Camp, Susan H?.age:37.......b:TN
Camp, Martha....age:18.......b:TN
Camp, Charlie....age:17.......b:MO
Camp, William...age:13......b:MO
Camp, Mary.......age:12......b:MO
Camp, Lucy.......age:10.......b:MO
Camp, Frances....age:07.......b:MO (male)
Camp, Eliza.......age:04........b:MO
Next door:
Household: 125-125
Camp, Joseph.......age:25.......b:TN
Camp, Sarah........age:23........b:MO
Camp, Lafayette....age:01.......b:MO
Camp, James.......age:4mo......b:Mo (January)
1880 Collin Co, TX Census
Household: 194-2111
Camp, Joseph.....age:36........b:TN....f/b:VA...m/b:VA
Camp, Sarah......age:32........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:TN
Camp, Jack........age:11........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
Camp, James......age:10........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
Camp, Alex?........age:08........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
Camp, Harvey.....age:06........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
Camp, Jno.........age:03........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
Camp, Mary.......age:01........b:MO...f/b:TN...m/b:MO
1900 Ripley, Kelly, MO Census
Household: 219-220
Camp, James A......age:30 b: Feb 1870...TX....f/b:KY...m/b:TX
Camp, Margaret S...age:25 b:Feb 1875....MO...f/b:MO...m/b:MO
Camp, Arthur C......age:01 b:Mar 1899...MO...f/b:TX....m/b:MO
1910 Kelly, Ripley, MO Census
Household:
J Alex Camp.........age:40.....b:TX....f/b:MO....m/b:MO
Sophronia Camp.....age:35.....b:MO...f/b:MO....m/b:MO
Arthur Camp.........age:11.....b:MO...f/b:TX.....m/b:MO (son)
Aubrey Camp........age:10.....b:MO...f/b:TX.....m/b:MO (son)
Bertrand Camp.......age:06.....b:MO...f/b:TX.....m/b:MO (son)
No name Camp.......age:02.....b:MO...f/b:TX.....m/b:MO (dau)
1820 Osage OK
Household:41-46
Camp, Alex.........age: 50 b:TX...f/b:TX...m/b:TX (widowed) Teamster, Oilfield
Camp, Aubrey......age:19 b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
Camp, Bert..........age:15.b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
Camp, Dwain.......age:14 b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
Camp, Thelma......age:12 b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
Camp, Carter.......age:08 b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
Camp, Woodman...age:05 b:MO...f/b:TX...m/b:MO (single, son)
1830 Osage, Pawhuska Co, OK
Household: 314-189-192
Camp, James A/G? .....age:60.....b:TX....f/b:KY...m/b:TX (widowed)..Teamster
Camp, Aubrey...........age:29......b:MO...f/b:TX....m/b:US. ..son (labor, odd jobs)
(divorced)
Cuthor? Roy Camp......age:04.....b:OK....f/b:MO...m/b:US....grandson
Camp, Thelma...........age:21.....b:MO....f/b:TX....m/b:MO...single, daughter
Camp, Woodson.........age:15.....b:MO....f/b:TX....m/b:MO...son
Camp, Carter.............age:18....b:MO....f/b:TX....m/b:MO
Camp, Antione...........age:01....b:OK.....f/b:OK....m/b:MO