William Hamilton Cammack: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

William Hamilton Cammack was born on 10 Sep 1867 in Mississippi (son of Thomas Jefferson Cammack and Mary Elizabeth Dees); died on 26 Nov 1946 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas.

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Shelby County, Precinct 5
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 90 Sheet 3A
38-38
Cammack, C??? Head W M Sept 1868 31 M 7 Miss Miss Miss Saw Mill
Cammack, May Wf W F Nov 1877 ss M 7 4/3 Tx Ala Ala Domestic
Cammack, Blanche Dau W F Jun 1894 5 S Tx Miss Tx
Cammack, Grace Dau W F Sep 1897 2 S Tx Miss Tx
Cammack, Bennie Dau W F Nov 1899 1 S Tx Miss Tx
Crump, James M W M Feb 1850 50 M 12 Va Va Va Merchant

1910 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 5
Enumerated 22 Apr 1910
SD 2ED 157 Sheet 5B
91-92
Cammack, William H Head M W 41 m1 16 Miss Miss Miss RR.Contractor
Cammack, May E. Wf F W 32 M1 16 6 4 Tx Ala Ala
Cammack, Blanche L Dtr F W 15 S Tx Miss Tx Farm Laborer Home Farm
Cammack, Grace A Dtr F W 12 S Tx Miss Tx Farm Laborer Home Farm
Cammack, Bennie L Dtr F W 11 S Tx Miss Tx
Cammack, Buford G Son M W 8 S Tx Miss Tx
Cammack, Willie N Cousin M W 29 S Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer Home Farm
Cammack, Robert L. Brother M W 28 S Miss Miss MIss Farm Laborer Home Farm

1920 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 5
Enumerated 6 Jan 1920
SD 32 ED 193
42-43
Cammack, Will H Head M W 51 M Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Cammack, May Wf F W 40 M Tx Ala Ala
Cammack, Buford SOn M W 17 S Tx Miss Tx
Cammack, Joe Bailey Son M W 7 S Tx Miss Tx

William married Mary "May" Elizabeth Grace on 30 Apr 1893. Mary was born on 29 Nov 1877 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas; died about 1961 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Old Center Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Blanche L. Cammack was born in Jun 1894 in Texas; and died.
Grace A. Cammack was born in Sep 1897 in Texas; and died.
Bennie L. Cammack was born in Nov 1899 in Texas; and died.
Buford G. Cammack was born about 1902 in Shelby County, Texas; and died.
Joe Bailey Cammack was born about 1913 in Shelby County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 2

Thomas Jefferson Cammack was born on 1 Nov 1839 in Copiah County, Mississippi (son of James Douglas Cammack and Lucretia Ann Corley); died on 26 Nov 1918 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.

Notes:

Shown on GebWeb as buried at Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi, however Bob Phillips, a direct descendant, states that Thomas Jefferson Cammack was actually buried at the Ramah Cemetery in Shelby County, nearby to where he was living.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Townships 1 and 2 East of RR, P. O. Crystal Springs
Enumerated 15 July 1870
Page 46
336-322
Cammack James 58 M W Farmer 3300 1000 Tn
Cammack, Lucretia 53 F W Keeping House Miss
Cammack, James M 25 M W Farmer Miss
Cammack, John F 14 M W at Home Miss
Cammack, Thomas J 27 M W Farmer 1420 300 Miss
Cammack, Thomas F 5 M W Miss
Cammack, James R 3 M W Miss
Cammack, William A 2 M W Miss

1880 Federal Census
Source Information: Census Place Beat 4, Copiah, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254646 NA Film Number T9-0646 Page Number 211D
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas J. CAMMACK Self M Male W 40 MS Farm
Malissa L. CAMMACK Wife M Female W 30 MS Keeping House TN TN
Thomas F. CAMMACK Son S Male W 15 MS Student MS TN
James A. CAMMACK Son S Male W 13 MS Student MS TN
William H. CAMMACK Son S Male W 11 MS Student
Mary E. CAMMACK Dau S Female W 2 MS MS TN
Peyton R. BROWN Other S Male W 23 MS Physician GA MS

1900 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 5
Enumerated 5 and 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 90 Sheet 3B
49-49
Cammack, T. Head MW M Nov 1840 59 W? Miss
Cammack Robert Son W M Aug 1882 18 S Miss
Cammack, Mal??? Wf W F 59 4/4 Tex (name and info later crossed through)
Cammack Martha S Dtr W F Oct 1883 16 S Texas? Miss Miss
Cammack, Katie C Dtr W F Feb 1886 14 Tx " " "
Cammack, Nettie A Dtr W F July 1889 10 Tx " " "

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Dees on 10 Feb 1864 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Mary was born on 18 Mar 1848; died on 20 Sep 1868 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Elizabeth Dees was born on 18 Mar 1848; died on 20 Sep 1868 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Children:

Thomas Forrest Cammack was born on 17 Nov 1864 in Mississippi; died on 19 Apr 1921 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
James Ardean Cammack was born on 15 Jan 1867 in Mississippi; died on 23 Jun 1958 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 24 Jun 1958 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
1. William Hamilton Cammack was born on 10 Sep 1867 in Mississippi; died on 26 Nov 1946 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas.

Generation: 3

James Douglas Cammack was born on 10 Mar 1812 in Sumer County, Tennessee (son of Thomas S. Cammack and Isabella Neely); died on 23 Feb 1901 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Among their neighbors at the time of the 1850 Copiah County, MS census were numerous Herrington families.

Shirley W. Brinkley writes that the obit. for Jas. D. Cammack indicated he was a Mason and member of the Methodist church. The Poplar Springs Cem. was originally begun as a private cemetery on the old home place of Jas. D. Cammack, and is 2 1/2 miles s.e. of Crystal Springs on Harmony Rd, 1/4 mile to the location of the former home place.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County
Enumerated 12 Nov 1850
Page 124 (or 126 per Ancestry)
947-947
James D. Cammack 38 M Farmer 1380 Tenn
Lucretia A. Cammack 35 F Miss
Martha J Cammack 14 F Miss
Seth R Cammack 13 M Miss
Thomas J Cammack 11 M Miss
James M Cammack 9 M Miss
Temperance L Cammack 6 F Miss
Frances M. Cammack 3 F Miss
Eliza J Cammack 3/12 F Miss (Maybe Sarah Alice, or did Eliza die young?)

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Townships 1 and 2 East of RR, P. O. Crystal Springs
Enumerated 15 July 1870
Page 46
336-322
Cammack James 58 M W Farmer 3300 1000 Tn
Cammack, Lucretia 53 F W Keeping House Miss
Cammack, James M 25 M W Farmer Miss
Cammack, John F 14 M W at Home Miss
Cammack, Thomas J 27 M W Farmer 1420 300 Miss
Cammack, Thomas F 5 M W Miss
Cammack, James R 3 M W Miss
Cammack, William A 2 M W Miss

James married Lucretia Ann Corley on 16 Apr 1833. Lucretia was born on 5 Feb 1817 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 28 Jul 1891 in Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucretia Ann Corley was born on 5 Feb 1817 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 28 Jul 1891 in Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley shows her as a daughter of Seth Rankin Corley and Temperance Watkins (Wadkins), born respectivelly in Georgia and North Carolina.

Children:

Seth Rakin Cammack was born in Sep 1833 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 13 Jan 1892; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Martha Jane Cammack was born on 1 May 1836 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 4 Jan 1905 in Copiah County, Mississippi.
2. Thomas Jefferson Cammack was born on 1 Nov 1839 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 26 Nov 1918 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.
James Madison Cammack was born on 29 Nov 1840 in Mississippi; died on 10 Sep 1922 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.
Temperance Lucretia "Babe" Cammack was born on 8 Mar 1844 in Mississippi; died on 9 May 1919 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Edmund Cammack was born on 30 Mar 1846 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jul 1847 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Frances "Fannie" Ann Cammack was born on 27 Apr 1848 in Mississippi; died on 19 Mar 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Sarah "Sallie" Alice Cammack was born on 16 Aug 1850 in Mississippi; died on 17 Aug 1935 in Copiah County, Mississippi.
William Albert Cammack was born on 6 Jan 1854 in Mississippi; died on 13 Feb 1855 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
John Fletcher Cammack was born on 20 Feb 1856 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 13 Oct 1915 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Cammack was born in Feb 1857 in Mississippi; and died.
Emma Cammack was born on 4 May 1861 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 20 Feb 1863 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Generation: 4

Thomas S. Cammack was born on 1 Jun 1784 in Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1860 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley writes that there was "some question whether Thos. Cammack immigrated at 13 yrs. of age accompanying a widowed mother to Horab, SC (Fairfield Co) or TN. One source suggested that Thomas, his widowed mother, older bro. Wm. and twin, James, immigrated to NY in 1797 and journeyed to SC where he stayed with his Uncle David Cammack several years."

Thomas married Isabella Neely about 1810 in Tennessee. Isabella was born about 1786 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella Neely was born about 1786 in Ireland; and died.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley instead shows she was born in SC or TN.

Children:

Cynthia Cammack was born on 5 Dec 1810 in Tennessee; and died.
4. James Douglas Cammack was born on 10 Mar 1812 in Sumer County, Tennessee; died on 23 Feb 1901 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Mary Jane "Jency" Cammack was born on 22 Jan 1815 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 1896 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Alford Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.