| Name: John CAMP Sex: M ALIA: Big /Head/ Birth: 1785 inRutherford County, NC Death: 3 JUL 1877 in Smith County, TXNote: Nickname - Big Headed History of clayton Co, Geo 1821 -1937 Ancestors Unlimited vol #2 1850 Henry County Georgia p. 256Dwight Allen - trlhkr@aol.com John and Winifred came to HenryCounty from Jackson County about 1823, and family traditionstates they were the second white family (only red men were inthe area) in the Riverdale-Jonesboro part of the county. Johnand "the boys" built a two room log cabin, put in a crop ofwheat and corn, then returned to Jackson County to bring therest of the family down to Henry. On the move form JacksonCounty a huge bear plagued the Camp wagons. John and "the boys"killed the bear, dressed it out for the meat they could use,cured the hide and used it for the cover of the log cabin doorduring the first winter the Camps were in Henry (now Clayton)County. John was by trade a carpenter and a farmer. He lived tothe ripe old age of 92 years. At age 85, he climbed aboard aroad wagon and went to Smith County, Texas, where he died July3, 1877! (This writer (Jackie S. Camp) believes that son,Seaborn drove him, since Seaborn is not counted in the local1870 census records). Winifred "Winnie" Mattox Camp is believedto be buried off Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, beside sonSeaborn and his first wife. This information contributed byThomas Porter, who lived on Camp property and worked for thefamily some 90 years. Name: John CAMP Sex: M ALIA: Big /Head/Birth: 1785 in Rutherford County, NC Death: 3 JUL 1877 in SmithCounty, TX Note: Nickname - Big Headed Father: James CAMP b:1768 in Orange, NC Mother: Mary BERRY Marriage 1 WinifredMATTOX b: ABT. 1784 in Greenville County, SC Married: BET. 1809- 1811 in Jackson County, GA Children Abner CAMP b: 11 JUN 1810in Jackson County, GA Joseph CAMP b: 1811 in Jackson County, GAJames Seaborn CAMP b: 1813 in Jackson County, GA Mary Ann CAMPb: 1815 in Jackson County, GA Adaliza CAMP b: 23 DEC 1826 in ,GA John CAMP b: 31 OCT 1818 in Jackson County, GA CatherineClorenda CAMP William Washington CAMP b: 24 APR 1824 in HenryCounty, GA Nancy CAMP b: 1832 in Henry County, GA T. CAMP b:1822 |