James Madison Cammack

1840 - 1922  (81 years)

• Name	James Madison Cammack  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	29 Nov 1840	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Sep 1922	Paxton, Shelby County, Texas   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas   [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 d. 23 Feb 1901, Copiah County, Mississippi (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lucretia Ann Corley,   b. 5 Feb 1817, Marion County, Mississippi d. 28 Jul 1891, Copiah County, Mississippi (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1833  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F10301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emaline McLemore,   b. 13 Oct 1856, Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 31 May 1935, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1873	Copiah County, Mississippi   [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 d. Abt 1874, Mississippi (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Jimmie Cammack,   b. Abt 1876, Mississippi d. Abt 1879, Mississippi (Age ~ 3 years)   3. Thomas Fletcher Cammack,   b. 29 Oct 1878, Copiah County, Mississippi d. Abt 1952, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas (Age 73 years)   4. William Newton Cammack,   b. 15 Nov 1880, Mississippi d. 20 Aug 1944 (Age 63 years)   5. Joseph Warren Cammack,   b. 22 Feb 1884, Mississippi d. 7 Nov 1907, Paxton, Shelby County, Texas (Age 23 years)   6. Lucretia Cammack,   b. Abt 1885, Mississippi d. Abt 1887, Mississippi (Age ~ 2 years)   7. Luther Sidney Cammack,   b. 27 Sep 1887, Mississippi d. May 1965 (Age 77 years)   8. Addie Cammack,   b. Abt 1889, Mississippi d. Bef 1890, Mississippi (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Lockwood Prentess Cammack,   b. 14 Oct 1892, Mississippi d. Oct 1972, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 80 years)   10. Edwin Lamar Cammack,   b. 24 Dec 1893, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 21 Jan 1953, Longview, Gregg County, Texas (Age 59 years)   11. Seth Page Cammack,   b. 9 Nov 1895, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi d. Nov 1985, Arkansas (Age 90 years)   12. Benjamin Franklin Cammack,   b. 30 Dec 1899, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi d. 19 Feb 1962, Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas (Age 62 years)   13. Wilma Emma Cammack,   b. 22 Apr 1901, Mississippi d. 5 Dec 1993, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F8802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Nov 1840 - Mississippi Marriage - 21 Aug 1873 - Copiah County, Mississippi Death - 10 Sep 1922 - Paxton, Shelby County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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). [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). [S1663] Brinkley, Shirley W.-Family Group Record "Lucretia Corley and James D. Cammack" (Courtesy of Bob Phillips). [S1079] Website "Poplar Springs Cemetery #2, Copiah, Mississippi", (http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/copiah/cemeteries/poplarsprings.txt). [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).