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Thomas Jefferson Cammack

Male 1839 - 1918  (79 years)


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  • Name Thomas Jefferson Cammack  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 1 Nov 1839  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Nov 1918  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 
    • 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 " " "
    Person ID I32151  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2020 

    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  [3, 6
    Family ID F10301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth Dees,   b. 18 Mar 1848,   d. 20 Sep 1868, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1864  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Thomas Forrest Cammack,   b. 17 Nov 1864, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1921, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. James Ardean Cammack,   b. 15 Jan 1867, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1958, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. William Hamilton Cammack,   b. 10 Sep 1867, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1946, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2013 
    Family ID F10302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Melissa Lurani Tillman,   b. 1 Aug 1850, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1892, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 23 Jul 1873  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Mary Lucretia Cammack,   b. Abt 1878, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert Lowry Cammack,   b. 6 Aug 1882, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1930, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Martha Steele Cammack,   b. 24 Oct 1885, New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1966, Carthage, Panola County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Katherine "Kate" Cornelia Cammack,   b. 27 Feb 1886, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1973, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Nettie Ann Cammack,   b. 17 Jul 1889, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1973, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 12 Aug 2008 
    Family ID F10320  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Nov 1839 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Feb 1864 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jul 1873 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1918 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

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

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

    5. [S1661] Phillips, Blanche Green (Deceased)-Family Researcher, Woodville, Texas, 1989 Family Group Sheet and 1990 Ancestor Chart (Courtesy of Bob Phillips).

    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).