Clark C. Camp

  General Notes:

research of John Weymeyer on Worldconnect project of Rootsweb indicates he m. first Mary Ann Martyn on 28 May 1858 and then secondly to Harriet.

census 1850 living Lee Co. IL

1860 - found a Clark "KEMP" age 20 born PA living with Geo and Sarah McCall in Madison, Powesheik County, IA [appears to be alone]

1870 census in Tama Co., Columbia Twp., IA. Page 231 Dweling # 1 Family # 1 Camp, Clark Jr. age 27 M Farmer $3200 $300 PA. Hattie age 23 F Keep House NH. Otis P. age 2 M IA. Lydia age 0/12 F IA.

Enlisted Civil War1 Aug 1861 and served 3 yrs 12th Inf IL and mustered out 10 July 1865 as Full SGT

Census 1880 Columbia Twp., Tama Co., IA. Camp, Clark age 40 PA. Hattie age 33 NH. Otis P. age 12 IA. Annie L. age 7 IA. Cora M. age 3 IA.

Census 1885 Sedgwick Co., KS. Camp, Clark age 45 m head farmer PA. Camp, Hattie L. age 38 f wife NH. Otis P. age 16 m son IA. Anna D. age 12 f dau IA. Elzora age 1 f dau KS.

Census 1895 City of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS. Camp, Clark 55 M PA 337 83 (vol & pg #) Hattie 47 F NH " Annie 22 F IA " Elzora 11 F IA "

Census 1900 Eagle Twp, PO Sedgwick City, Sedgwick Co., KS. Camp, Clark age 60w m head b Jan 19 1840 PA Camp, Hattie age 53w f wife b May 4 1847 NH Camp, Anna age 27w f dau b Dec 11 1872 IA Camp, Elzora age 16 w f dau b Jul 11 1883 KS

Query on rootsweb: Do you know of a Clark CAMP or his wife named Hattie(Straw) CAMP ? Last known to be in area of Portland, OR. maybe County of Multnnomah. Clark attended his brother John CAMP's funeral in 1914 in Platteville, CO. Clark served 2 terms in the Civil War from Co B 12th Infantry of volunteers of IL. He was said to have been married 3 times. 1, Mary Ann MARTYN May 28, 1858 Tama Co., IA 2. Hattie L. STRAW Jun 10, 1867 3. Phoebe ?? Hattie & Clark had 5 children Lydia O, Anna, Cora May, Elzora, Otis Page THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAME FROM MARJORIE THOMPSON: 1850 census in Lee Co., IL. 1870 census in Tama Co., Columbia Twp., IA.

1870 there was a Clark Camp res of Wauculla Twp, Sedgwick Co, KS (could be his father Clark Sr.??)

Clark Camp born Jan 1840 Herrick Twp, Bradford Co., PA. died aft 1915. Per Marjorie Thompson he died in Long Beach, CA married 1 Mary Ann Martyn May 28 1858 1 child unk daughter. married 2 Hattie Straw June 10 1867. Children: Lydia O Camp b bet 1869-1870 died age 1 yr 16 days Sep 25 1870. Anna Camp b Dec 1872 IA.

Cora May Camp b 1877 died Aug 6 1880 age 3 yrs 3 mo 2 days Elzora Camp b July 1883 K

Civil War letters say Clark was in the 12th IL. Regt.

Muster and Descriptive Roll of Company B 12th Infantry Regiment of llinois Volunteers. Camp, Clark, Rank Private, age 21, 5' 3". Hair: LT, Eyes: Drk, Complexion: Drk, Occ: Farmer , Single, Nativity, Town: Herrick, County: Bradford, PA. Joined 1 Aug 1861. 3 years. Residenc e: Bradford, Lee County, IL. Promoted to Full Sergt. Served IL. Mustered out on 10 Jul. 1865 . Inf with IL. Re-enlisted as a Vet Vol. (note actual pension application states a date joine d as 14 Aug ) 3 1915. The following (courtesy of John Wehmeyer on Worldconnect) indicates marriage license of Clark to his 3rd wife Alice Dormer: 51706 Marriage License State of California, County of Orange. These Presents are to authorize and license any Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the District Court of Appeals, Judge of the Superior Court, Justice of the Peace, Judge of an y Police Court, City Recorder, Priest or Minister of the Gospel of any denomination, to solem ize within said County, The Marriage of Clark Camp, native of Pennsylvania, aged 84 years, re sident of Long Beach, County of Los Angeles, State of California and Alice Dormer native of I owa, aged 68 years, resident of Covina, County of Los Angeles, State of California, said part ies being of sufficient age to be capable of contracting marriage. In WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of said County, this 30th d ay of June, A.D. 1924. J.M. Backs County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court i n and for said Orange County. By E.R. Abbey, Deputy Clerk. State of California ) County of Orange ) ss. I hereby certify that I believe the facts stated in the within and ab ove license to be true and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to t he marriage of said Clark Camp and Alice Dormer, that said parties were joined in marriage b y me on the 30th day of June, 1924, in Santa Ana, said County and that Gladys L. Fitfield , a resident of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of Cal., and J. C. Joplin, a resident of S anta Ana, County of Orange, State of Cal., were present as witnesses of said ceremony. I hav e hereunto set my hand this 30th day of June, A.D. 1924. John Landell, Justice of the Peace , San Juan Twp., Orange Co., Cal. A full, true copy of the original, recorded at the reques t of John Landell, on the 2 day of Jul. A.D. 1924 at 58 Min past 4 o' clock P.M. Justine Whit ney, County Recorder by Ruth Crosby Deputy. State of California I herby Certify the foregoin g to be true and correct copy of the instrument appearing recorded in Book No 81 of Marriage s, page 300 Records of Orange County, and that I have carefully compared the same with the or iginal record. Date Stamp U.S. Pension Office May 14 1928.

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Clark married Mary Ann Martyn on 28 May 1858 in Tama County, Iowa. (Mary Ann Martyn was born in 1817, died in 1866 and was buried in Haven Cemetery in Richland, Tama County, Iowa.)

Clark next married Harriet L. Straw, daughter of Page Huse Straw and Lydia C. Peasley, on 10 Jun 1867 in Richland Twp, Tama County, Iowa. (Harriet L. Straw was born on 4 May 1847 in New Hampshire, died on 11 May 1922 in Covina, Los Angeles County, California and was buried on 15 May 1922 in Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora, California.). The cause of her death was cardiac failure; pneumonia.

Clark next married Alice Newell, daughter of John Newell and Ann Eliza Hughes, on 30 Jun 1924 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. (Alice Newell was born on 23 Aug 1855 in Eddyville, Wapello or Mahaska Co., IA, died on 7 Jul 1945 in Orange Co., CA and was buried in Oakdale Memorial Park in Glendora, California.)