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James Madison Cammack

Male 1840 - 1922  (81 years)


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  • Name James Madison Cammack  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 29 Nov 1840  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Sep 1922  Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Buried Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Eloise Howard notes that his step-mother was Jemima McLemore.
    • (Research):Census Information:

      1880 Federal Census

      Household:

      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      James M. CAMMACK Self M Male W 39 MS Farmer TN MS
      Mary E. Wife M Female W 23 MS Keeps House SC SC
      Thomas F. Son S Male W 1 MS MS MS
      Source Information:
      Census Place
      Crystal Springs, Copiah, Mississippi
      Family History Library Film 1254646 NA Film Number T9-0646
      Page Number 274A

      1900 Census
      Not Located

      1910 Census
      Texas, Shelby County, JP 5
      Enumerated 21 April 1910
      SD 2, ED 151 Sheet 4B
      72-73
      Cammack, James M Hd M W 68 M1 36 Miss Tn Miss Farmer
      Cammack, Mary E Wf F W 52 M1 36 13/8 Miss SC SC
      Cammack, Lockwood P Son M W 17 S Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer
      Cammack, Edwin L Son M W 15 S Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer
      Cammack, Seth P Son M W 13 S Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer
      Cammack, Benjamin F Son M W 11 S Miss Miss Miss Farm Laborer
      Cammack, Wilma E Dtr F W 9 S Miss Miss Miss
      75-74
      James and Maggie Cammack Household
    Person ID I26651  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Douglas Cammack,   b. 10 Mar 1812, Sumer County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1901, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Lucretia Ann Corley,   b. 5 Feb 1817, Marion County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1891, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1833  [5, 6
    Family ID F10301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emaline McLemore,   b. 13 Oct 1856, Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1935, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1873  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Ted Campbell posted the following about James and Mary Emma Cammak on the Campbell Network on February 14, 2001.

      http://campbells.net/index.php


      James Madison Cammack was born on November 29, 1849, in Copiah County, Mississippi. He was the son of James Douglas Cammack and Lucretia Ann Corley.

      With his brother Thomas Cammack, James Madison Cammack served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War, Company G, 6th Mississippi Infantry. He enlisted in July 1862 and served until the end of the war. Except for this brief period of military service, James Madison Cammack was a farmer all his life.
      On August 23, 1873, He married Mary Emma McLemore of Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi. Jim and Mary Emma Cammack had eleven children: Thomas Fletcher, Willie Newton, Joseph Warren, Luther Sidney, Addie, Lucretia, Lockwood Printess , Edwin Lamar, Seth Page, Benjamin Franklin, and Wilma Emma.

      James Cammack moved his family to Paxton in Shelby County, Texas, in 1899, where he helped to organize a Methodist congregation. He died on September 10, 1922, and is buried in the Ramah cemetery near Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.
    Children 
     1. Infant Cammack,   b. Abt 1874, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1874, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Jimmie Cammack,   b. Abt 1876, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1879, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     3. Thomas Fletcher Cammack,   b. 29 Oct 1878, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1952, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. William Newton Cammack,   b. 15 Nov 1880, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1944  (Age 63 years)
     5. Joseph Warren Cammack,   b. 22 Feb 1884, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1907, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     6. Lucretia Cammack,   b. Abt 1885, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1887, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     7. Luther Sidney Cammack,   b. 27 Sep 1887, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1965  (Age 77 years)
     8. Addie Cammack,   b. Abt 1889, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1890, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     9. Lockwood Prentess Cammack,   b. 14 Oct 1892, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1972, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     10. Edwin Lamar Cammack,   b. 24 Dec 1893, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1953, Longview, Gregg County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     11. Seth Page Cammack,   b. 9 Nov 1895, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1985, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     12. Benjamin Franklin Cammack,   b. 30 Dec 1899, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1962, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     13. Wilma Emma Cammack,   b. 22 Apr 1901, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1993, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F8802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Nov 1840 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Aug 1873 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Sep 1922 - Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S652] Peters, Jack E. II (JackEPetersII@msn.com) "Ancestor of Jack E. Peters II" Ver. 2004-07-05; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mypetersfamily.

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Copiah County Enumerated 12 Nov 1850 Page 124 (or 126 per Ancestry) 947-947 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 10451081 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1663] Brinkley, Shirley W.-Family Group Record "Lucretia Corley and James D. Cammack" (Courtesy of Bob Phillips).

    5. [S1079] Website "Poplar Springs Cemetery #2, Copiah, Mississippi", (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/copiah/cemeteries/poplarsprings.txt).

    6. [S1663] Brinkley, Shirley W.-Family Group Record "Lucretia Corley and James D. Cammack" (Courtesy of Bob Phillips), shows date of marriage as 11-26-1833 (Reliability: 3).