Dear Barbara,
Of course, you must be right. I knew the dates didn't fit the James,
son of John and Mary Tarpley Camp, but didn't check dates for any
other known James. Now, more muddied waters.... I wonder if this
information in the obit is accurate. Does any one on the list have
this E.A. Camp in their line?
Thanks, Carole
At 09:44 PM 12/8/98 EST, you wrote:
In a message dated 98-12-02 11:32:25 EST, you write:
<< From the Cedartown Standard (Cedartown, Polk County, GA) of April 18,
1901:
"Rev. E.A. Camp, was born in Gwinnet County, GA., August 20th,
1825; died
in
Polk County,m GA., April 18th 1901, aged 75 years, 7 months and 28
days.
His father, James Camp, was born in North carolina in the year 1740,
served as a volunteer through the Revolutionary War, after which he
settled in Gwinnett County, GA., and died there in the year 1827, at the
age of 87 years. Rev. E.A. Camp was probably the only man at the time of
his death living in the state who was the son of a soldier who served in
the war of the revolution. Mr. Camp was married to Miss Sarah Garrett,
in Paulding County, Ga., January 2nd, 1848; seven children blessed their
union, three of which are living~ C.M. Camp, R.A. Camp, and E.A. Camp, Jr.
....."
Apparently the James Camp mentioned was the son of Thomas who married
Sarah Jennings and the brother of John Camp who married Mary Tarpley. >>
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Carole,
I am assuming that you are saying that this James is the one mentioned in the
above obit. The James you are referring to (son of Thomas Camp and Sarah
Jennings) was born 1765 in Va and died in 1817 SC and never, as far as I can
tell, went to Georgia and never had a son named E. A.
Please correct me if I am wrong. Thanks,
Barbara Farris
Carrie Camp Memorial Library