| Notes for CLARK CAMP: 1850 census in Lee Co., IL. 1870 censusin Tama Co., Columbia Twp., IA. Page 231 Dweling # 1 Family # 1Camp, Clark Jr. age 27 M Farmer $3200 $300 PA. Hattie age 23 FKeep House NH. Otis P. age 2 M IA. Lydia age 0/12 F IA.Civil War letters say Clark was in the 12th IL. Regt. Musterand Descriptive Roll of Company B 12th Infantry Regiment ofllinois 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 Aug1861. 3 years. Residence: Bradford, Lee County, IL. Promoted toFull Sergt. Served IL. Mustered out on 10 Jul. 1865. Inf withIL. Re-enlisted as a Vet Vol. (note actual pension applicationstates a date joined as 14 Aug ) Civil War PensionApplication: 1890 Sep 1 in KS. Application # 877806, Certificate# 719342 Pension Records Declaration for Invalid Army PensionWar of 1861 State of Kansas County of Harvey On this 22 dayof August, 1890, personally appeared before me a Notary Publicof record within and for the county and state aforesaid, ClarkCamp aged 50 years, a resident of Sedgwick in the county ofHarvey in the state of Kansas, who, being duly sworn accordingto law, declares that he is the identical Clark Camp who wasenrolled on the 14th day of August 1861 as a Private in CompanyB of the 12th Regiment of ILL Inf, commanded by Capt J. D.Towner, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, state ofKentucky on the 10th day of July 1865. That his personaldescription is as follows: Age 50 years; height 5 feet 3 inches:complexion dark; eyes Grey; hair Dark. That while a member ofthe organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line ofhis duty, at or near a place called Birds Point, state ofMissouri, on or about _____day of Fall 1861. 1. Contractedchronic darrhora alternating with chronic constipation andresulting in (unreadable word) of digestive organs rectum andpiles caused by impure water and improper diet and other thingsincedent to army life. Was treated in camp by Regimental Surgeonfor about ten week. 2. Also while in the line of duty at ornear Donaldson State of Kentucky on or about the 16th of Feby1862 contracted chronic rhumatism and resulting disease ofheart. 3. Also while in the line of duty at or near CorinthState of Missip in June 1862 contracted malaria at ( unreadableword ) and resulting disease of liver and spleen. (unreadableword ) exposure was treated for said disabilities (2 and 3 ) incamp for several months by Regimental Surgeon. Claimant desiresto be ordered before the board of examining surgeons at NewtonKansas. That he has not been employed in the military or navalservice otherwise than as stated above. Since leaving theservice he has resided in Iowa and Kansas and his occupation hasbeen that of a Farmer, that prior to his entry into the serviceabove named, he was a man of good, sound, physical health, beingwhen he enrolled a Farmer. That he is now physically disabledfrom obtaining his subsistance by manual labor by reason of hisinjuries above described, received in the service of the UnitedStates; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purposeof being placed on the invalid pension roll of the UnitedStates. He hereby appoints, with full power of substition andrevocation, O.E. Howe, Winfield, Kansas, his true and lawfulattorney, to prosecute his claim. That he has not received orapplied for a pension. His post-office address is SedgwickCounty of Harvey State of Kansas. Signed Clark Camp. Witnesses:John M. Campbell and A.W Briggs. Also personally appeared JohnM. Campbell. P.O. Bentley county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas,and A.W. Biggs P.O. Bentley County of Sedgwick., persons whom Icertify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, beingby me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Clark Campthe claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaration andpower of attorney; they further swear that they have everyreason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and theiracquaintance with him, that he is the identical person herepresents himself to be; and that they have known him for 18years last past; that his habits have been uniformly good andhis occupation has been that of a Farmer and that they have nointerest in the prosecution of this claim. Signed John M.Campbell and A.W. Biggs sworn to, acknowledged and subscribedbefore me. this 22 day of August 1890 and I hereby certify thatthe contents of the foregoing declaration of claimant andaffidavit of witnesses were made known to each of them beforeadministering the oath; that I have no interest, direct orindirect, in the prosecution of this claim. Signed C.L Fosternotary public. Stamp US Pension Office Sept 1 1890. FormLetter (3-060) Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions,Washingto, D.C., March 17 1891 West Div. N-N.H. Ex'r No877806 Clark Camp D 12 ILL. Inft. Sir: It is alleged thatClark Camp enlisted Aug 14 1861 and served as Sergt. in Co., B,12 Reg't ILL. Inft. and was discharged at Louisville, KY, July10 1865. It is also alleged that while on duty at Birds PointMS. on or about the fall of 1861, he was disabled by diarrhea,piles and disease of the digestive organs.-also at Donaldson,KY., Feb 1862, by rheumatism and resulting disorder of heart.Also at Corinth, Miss in June 1862 by malaria fever resulting indiseased liver and spleen and was treated in hospitals of whichthe names, locations, and dates of treatment are as follows:Reg. Surg. In case of the above- named soldier the WarDepartment is requested to furnish an official statement of theenrollment, discharge, and record of service so far as the samemay be applicable to the foregoing allegation, together withfull medical history. Please give the rank he held at the timehe is claimed to have incurred the disability alleged, and ifrecords show that he was not in line of duty during that period,let the fact be stated. Very respectfully signed Andrew DavidsonActing Commissioner. The Officer in Charge of Record and PensionDivision. Form Letter ( 3-402 ) Department of the Interior,Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. January 15 1898.Certificate No. 719342 Name, Clark Camp Sir: In forwarding tothe pension agent the executed voucher for your next quarterlypayment please favor me by returning this circular to him withreplies to the questions enumerated below, Very respectfully,Hoohay Evans Commissioner First. Are you married? If so,please state your wife's full name and her maiden name. Answer.Hattie L. Straw Second. When, where, and by whom were youmarried? Answer. Oct 6th 1867 Tama Co., Iowa, Daniel ForkerThird. What record of the marriage exists? Answer. Tama CountyIowa record at Toledo. Fourth. Were you previously married? Ifso, please state the name of your former wife and the date andplace of her death or divorce. Answer. No Fifth. Have you anychildren living? If so, please state their names and the datesof their birth. Answer. Otis P. April 8 1868 Annie L. Dec 111872 Elzora July 11 1883 Signed Clark Camp Date of reply May 41898 Form Letter (3-060) No. 877806 War Department, Recordand Pension Division Respectfully returned to the Commissionerof Pensions. Clark Camp Co B 12, Reg't ILL. Inf. was enrolledAug 14 1861 and M.O. July 10 1865. Other records furnishnothing additional bearing upon this case. >From Aug 14 1861,to Aug 31 1862 he held the rank of Priv. The medical Recordsshow him treated as follows. May----/62 Diarrhea: July 5 to 8/63( uopiayuon's ) : as Crpl Sept 9 to 11/63 Suffer with fever: Oct14 to 18 /63 Suffer with fever: as Sgt Feb 17 to Mar 6 /65Sporaris, daily. Nothing add'l found. By Authority of theSecretary of War: signed F. C. Ainsworth Major, Surgeon, U.S.Army per M. Date mar 18 1891 (Commissioner of Pensions) DateStamp Pension Office Mar 19 1891. General Affidavit ForDruggist, Case of Orig Invalid Clark Camp, Priv Co B 12th Reg't,ILL, Inf. Affidavit of Geo. H. Mays Sedgewick, Kas. O.E. HoweAttorney, Winfield, Kansas. In matter of Orig Claim # 877806 ofClark Camp Sergt. Co B 12th Reg't ILL. Inf. Personally camebefore me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, GeoH. Mays aged 47 years whose P.O. address is Sedgwick County ofHarvey, State of Kansas, well known to me to be reputable andentitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declares inrelation to the aforesaid case, as follows: That he has knownClark Camp for the past ten years and frequently during thattime said Clark Camp has bought medicine for Piles, and arelaxed condition of the bowels, also much of the past ten yearshe has had Rheumatism and been unable to do his work. Themedicine he has used so far has been of little benefit to him ashe is unable to do one fourth of a man's work. And affiant'sknowledge of the above facts is from personal observation, whileliving meighbor to him, and that he has no interest or concernin this matter. Signed Geo. H Mays, Druggist. Sworn to andsubscribed before me this day by the above named affiant; and Iread affidavit to said affiant and acquainted him with itscontents before he executed the same. I further certify that Iam in no wise interested in this case, nor am I concerned in itsprocecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me,that he is a creditable person, and so reputed in the communityin which he resides. Witness my hand and official seal this 9thday of May 1891. Official Signature Robert N. OSull NotaryPublic. Affidavit of Neighbors, Case of Orig. Invalid forClark Camp, Priv. Co., B, 12 Reg't. ILL, Inf. Affidavit ofJacob Wilson, Bentley, Kans. O.E. Howe Attorney, Winfield,Kansas. State of Kansas County of Harvey. In matter of Orig.Claim # 877806 of Clark Camp, Sergt, Co B 12 Regiment, ILL, Inf.Personally came before me, a Notary Public _____ in and for saidCounty and State, Jacob Wilson------- age 47 years whose P.O.address is Bentley County of Sedgwick State of Kansas. Wellknown to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who,being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case, asfollows: That he was personally acquainted with the above namedsoldier from the year 1881--- to the year 1891, and says that hewas afflicted during said time as follows: With diarrheaalternated with constipation disease of the digestive organs andrectum. Rheumatism and heart trouble, disease of the liver andspleen and scurvy and that said disabilities rendered claimantunable to perform manual labor about 1/2 the time of each year.and affiant's knowledge of the above facts is from personalobservation, while living neighbor to him, and that he has nointerest or concern in this matter. Signed Jacob Wilson. Swornto and subscribed before me this day by the above named affiant;and I read affidavit to said affiant and acquainted him with itscontents before he executed the same. I further certify that Iam in no wise interested in this case, nor am I concerned in itsprosecution; and that said affiant is personally known to me,that he is credible person, and so reputed in the community inwhich he resides. Witness my hand and official seal this 14thday of May 1891. Official Signature S.W. Shattuck Notary Public,Harvey County, Kansas. Stamp Residence Sedgwick City Commisssionexpires 5/18/93. Orig. No. 877806 Affidavit of Neighbors Caseof Orig Invalid for Clark Camp Co B" 12th Reg't ILL. Inf.Affidavit of L.C. Crawford Sedgwick, Kas. O. E. Howe, Attorney,Winfield, Kansas. In matter of Orig, Claim # 877806 of ClarkCamp, Sergt. Co B" 12" Regiment ILL, Inf, Personally came beforeme, a Notary Public in and for said County and State L. C.Crawford aged 42 years whose P.O. address is Sedgwick, County ofHarvey State of Kansas, well known to me to be reputable andentited to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares inrelation to the aforesaid case as follows: That he waspersonally acquainted with the above named soldier from the year1880, to the year 1891, and say that he was afflicted duringsaid time as follows: with diarrhea, alternated withconstipation, disease of digestive organs, and rectum,rheumatism, and heart trouble, disease of the liver and spleenand said disabilities rendered claimant unable to perform manuallabor about 3/4 the time each year. and affiant's knowledge ofthe above facts is from personal observation, while livingneighbor to him, and that he has no interest or concern in thismatter. Signed L.C. Crawford. Sworn to and subscribed before methis day by the above named affiant ; and I read affidavit tosaid affiant and acquainted him with it's contents before heexecuted the same. I further certify that I am in no wiseinterested in this case, nor an I concerned in it's procecution;and that said affiant is personally known to me, that he is acredible person, and so reputed in the community in which heresides. Witness my hand and official seal this 27 day of May1891. Signed Robert Wasiev, Notary Public. My commision expireFeby 6 1893. Form Letter 3-014 IM For Pension No. 719342Clark Camp B 12 ILL Inf Stamp Record Division Jan 26 1910Delaration For Pension State of Kansas County of Sedgwick Onthis 20 day of January, A.D., one thousand nine hundred and tenpersonally appeared before me, a Clerk District Court within andfor the county and State aforsaid, Clark Camp who, being dulysworn according to law , declares that he is 70 years of age,and a resident of Wichita county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas;and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at AmboyLee Co., Illinois under the name Clark Camp, on the 14 day ofAugust, 1861, as a Private, in the Co B 12th ILL Inf Vol. in theservice of the United States, in the Civil war, and wasHONORABLY DISCHARGED at Louisville Kentucky, on the 10 day ofJuly, 1865. That he was not employed in the military or navalservice of the United States otherwise than as stated above.That his personal description at enlistment was as follows:Height, 5 feet 3 inches complexion, Dark; color of eyes, gray;color of hair, Dark; that his occupation was A Farmer; that hewas born January 19, 1840, at Herrick Bradford Co., Penn, thathis several places of residence since leaving the service havebeen as follows: Tama Co Iowa from Sept 1865 until November1872. Since then in Sedgwick Co Kansas. That he has hereforetoapplied for pension Certificate No 719342. That he makes thisdeclaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension rollof the United States under the provisions of the act of February6, 1907. That his post- office address is Wichita 1130 Bitting,county of Sedgwick, State of Kansas. Signed Clark Camp. Attest:W.A. Ayre and J.A. Brubacher. Subscribed and sworn before methis 20 Jany, A.D. 1910. and I hereby certify that the contentsof the above declaration, etc., were fully made known andexplained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, andthat I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecutionof this claim. Signed Ray L. Taylor, Clerk District Court.Validity accepted S.A. Cuddy Chief, Law Division. per AHD. StampU. S. Pension Office Jan 24 1910. Form Letter 3-050 Departmentof the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Feb 3 1910Respectfully returned to the Adjutant General, War Departmentfor personal description of soldier. ( 1 Enclosure ) Pen Ct719342 Clark Camp B-12 ILL Inf Signed J. L. Davenport,Commissioner War Department, The Adjutant General's Office,Washington, Feb 5 1910, Stamp Adjutant General's Office WarDepartment Feb 5 1910, 2904460. Respectfully returned to theCommissioner of Pensions, with the information that in the caseof Clark Camp, Co B 12 Reg't ILL Inf. Enlistment Jan 1, 1864the records show personal decrition as follows: Age 23, height 5feet, 3 inches, complexion light, eyes blue, hair dark. Place ofbirth: Pa. occupation farmer. Signed M. Ainsworth The AdjutantGeneral Date stamped U.S. Pension Office Feb 7 1910 , andWe(unreadable) Division Feb 7 1910. Form Letter 3-389Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.,January 2, 1915. Sir: Please answer, at your earliestconvenience, the questions enumerated below. The information isrequested for future use, and it may be of great value to yourwidow or children. Use the inclosed envelope, which requires nostamp. Very respectfully, G. M. Saehgabey, Commissioner. ClarkCamp 1344 E 9th St., Kansas City, MO. 719342 Act May No 1. Dateand place of birth? Answer, Jan 19 1840 Herrick Bradford Co.,Penn. The name of organizations in which you served? Answer, CoB 12th ILL Inf No 2. What was your post office at enlistment?Answer, Franklin Grove ILL. No 3. State your wife's full nameand her maiden name. Answer, Hattie L. Straw Camp. No 4. When,where, and by whom were you married? Answer, Richland Twp. TamaCo. Iowa Oct 6th 1867 By Daniel Forker a Justice of the Peace.No 5. Is there any official or Church record of your marriage?At District Court. If so, where? Answer, Tama Co Iowa No 6.Were you previously married? If so, state the name of yourformer wife, the date of the marriage, and the date and place ofher death or divorce. If there was more than one previousmarriage, let your answer include all former wives. Answer. NoNo 7. (note concerned wife's former marriage, this is leftblank) No 8. Are you living with your wife, or has there been aseparation? Answer, Yes. No 9. State the names and dates ofbirth of all your children, living, or dead. Answer: Otis PCamp April 8 1869 Lydia Camp Aug 2 1870 Anna L Camp Dec 111872 Cora May Camp May 4 1877 Elzora Camp July 11 1883 SignedClark Camp Date May 1st 1915. Date Stamp U.S. Pension Office May3 1915. California State Board of Health Bureau of VitalStatistics Standard Certificate of Death. Local Registered No 37County of Los Angeles City of Covina. Full Name: Hattie L CampSex: Female, Color or Race White, Married Wife of Clark CampDate of Birth: May 4 1847 Age: 75 years 5 days Occupation:Housewife Birthplace: New Hampshire Name of Father: Page Stran( should be Straw) Birthplace of Father: New Hampshire MaidenName of Mother: Lidda Peasley Birthplace of Mother: NewHampshire Length of Residence at place of death: 2 years 3months In California: 15 Years Informant: Elzora BlakeGlendale, Arizona. Medical Certificate of Death: Date of Death:May 11 1922 I herby Certify, that I attended deceased from12-20-1921 to 5-11-1922. That I last saw her alive on 5-11-1922and that death occured on the date stated above at 4PM. TheCause of Death was a follows: Pneumonia and Cardiac failure.Contributary: Asthma and myocarditis arteriosclerosis. SignedWellesley P. Magen M.D. Covina, Calif. Place of Burial orRemoval: Oakdale. Date of Burial: May 15 1922. Undertaker:Covina Funeral Parlors Covina, Calif. Elbalmer License No. 1440.51706 Marriage License State of California, County of Orange.These Presents are to authorize and license any Justice of theSupreme Court, Justice of the District Court of Appeals, Judgeof the Superior Court, Justice of the Peace, Judge of any PoliceCourt, City Recorder, Priest or Minister of the Gospel of anydenomination, to solemize within said County, The Marriage ofClark Camp, native of Pennsylvania, aged 84 years, resident ofLong Beach, County of Los Angeles, State of California and AliceDormer native of Iowa, aged 68 years, resident of Covina, Countyof Los Angeles, State of California, said parties being ofsufficient age to be capable of contracting marriage. In WITNESSWHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of theSuperior Court of said County, this 30th day of June, A.D. 1924.J.M. Backs County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the SuperiorCourt in and for said Orange County. By E.R. Abbey, DeputyClerk. State of California ) County of Orange ) ss. I herebycertify that I believe the facts stated in the within and abovelicense to be true and that upon due inquiry there appears to beno legal impediment to the marriage of said Clark Camp and AliceDormer, that said parties were joined in marriage by me on the30th day of June, 1924, in Santa Ana, said County and thatGladys L. Fitfield, a resident of Santa Ana, County of Orange,State of Cal., and J. C. Joplin, a resident of Santa Ana, Countyof Orange, State of Cal., were present as witnesses of saidceremony. I have 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 atthe request of John Landell, on the 2 day of Jul. A.D. 1924 at58 Min past 4 o' clock P.M. Justine Whitney, County Recorder byRuth Crosby Deputy. State of California I herby Certify theforegoing to be true and correct copy of the instrumentappearing recorded in Book No 81 of Marriages, page 300 Recordsof Orange County, and that I have carefully compared the samewith the original record. Date Stamp U.S. Pension Office May 141928. Form 3-037 Declaration of a Widow for Accrued PensionState of California, County of Los Angeles On this 27th day ofFebruary 1928, before me the undersigned, personally appearedMrs. Alice Camp, who makes the following declaration as anapplication for the pension which had accrued to her husbandnamed below, at the time of his death. That she is 72 years ofage, that she was born Aug 23, 1855, at Eddyville, Iowa. Thather post office address is 325 W. 3rd St., Long Beach,California. That she is the widow of Clark Camp who served ILL.Infantry Co "B" and who was a pensioner of the United States bycertificate No. 719342, that the last payment of his pension wasmade to the Jan 31st 1928, that he died on the 20th day of Feb1928. That she was married under the name of Alice Dormer, tosaid pensioner, at Santa Ana, Calif., on the 30th day of June1924. By Justice of the Peace, that there was no legal barrierto the marriage, that she was previously married to D.C. Dormer,died Oct 19 1919. Clark previously married to Hetty L. Straw,died May 7 1922. Signed Mrs. Alice Camp. Witnesses signed E.H.Morison and R. Lantzig. Subscribed and sworn before me on this27th day of February, A.D. 1928 and I hereby certify that thecontents of the above declaration were fully made known andexplained to the applicant before swearing. Signed T. Bouch.Notary Public. Form 3-1081 Drop Report---Pensioner Clark Camp325 W 3rd St 719342 Act May Long Beach Calif Finance DivisionMar 14 1928 The name of the above-described pensioner who waslast paid at the rate of $72 per month to Feb 4-1928 has thisday been dropped from the roll because of Death Febry 20, 1928.Stamp O.J. Randall Chief, Finance Division. Stamp Check datedApr 4 1928 cancelled. Census 1885 Sedgwick Co., KS. Camp,Clark age 45 m head farmer PA. Camp, Hattie L. age 38 f wifeNH. Otis P. age 16 m son IA. Anna D. age 12 f dau IA. Elzoraage 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 " Annie22 F IA " Elzora 11 F IA " Census 1900 Eagle Twp, PO SedgwickCity, Sedgwick Co., KS. Camp, Clark age 60w m head b Jan 191840 PA Camp, Hattie age 53w f wife b May 4 1847 NH Camp, Annaage 27w f dau b Dec 11 1872 IA Camp, Elzora age 16 w f dau bJul 11 1883 KS This information from MarjorieJMTsparks@aol.com Children of CLARK CAMP and HATTIE STRAW are:310. i. OTIS PAGE12 CAMP, b. April 08, 1868, Iowa; d. March11, 1962, Bentley, Kansas. ii. LYDIA CLEORA CAMP, b. September09, 1869, IA; d. September 25, 1870. iii. ANNA LEORA CAMP, b.December 11, 1872, Tama Co., IA; d. April 20, 1951, San DiegoCo., CA; m. EDWARD W. BERDINE, June 24, 1902; b. March 03, 1870,IL; d. November 03, 1952, San Diego Co., CA. Notes for ANNALEORA CAMP: Buried Sedgwick Co., KS iv. CORA CAMP, b. May 04,1877; d. August 06, 1880. v. ELZORA CAMP, b. July 11, 1883,KS; d. 1958, Sedwick Co., KS; m. CHARLES A. BLAKE; b. 1880; d.1971, Sedwick Co., KS. 247. LEWIS ORLANDO11 CAMP (ISAAC10,ISAAC9, JOB8, ISAAC7, ENOS6, SAMUEL5, EDWARD4, EDWARD3 CAMPE,ROBERT2, THOMAS1) was born November 07, 1837, and died December14, 1913. He married HANNAH SYBIL. Child of LEWIS CAMP andHANNAH SYBIL is: 311. i. LEWIS ORLANDO12 CAMP, JR., b. 1886. |