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Thompson Camp

Full Name: Thompson Camp
Birth date: July 30, 1822
Death date: August 20, 1890

Terms of Service

  • House, 9th (1) Legislature
    8/4/1862 - 11/2/1863
     
(1) Thompson Camp, in special election 8/4/1862, succeeded Isaac Dansby, commissioned in the 18th Texas Infantry Regiment 5/13/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Texas State Troops, Private, Company A, Texas Volunteer Corp, 5th Brigade. Thompson Camp, age 41, enlisted 8/5/1863 at Henderson for 6 months. Transferred to Confederate States Army. Ancestry.com . 1880
  • Census of 1860 - Thompson Camp, Rusk County, age 37, born circa 1823 in Alabama, clerk, in household with Laura E. Camp.
    Census of 1870 - Thompson Camp, Henderson, Rusk County, age 48, born circa 1822 in Alabama, clerk in dry goods store, in household with Laura E. Camp.
    Census of 1880 - T. Camp Sr., Henderson, Rusk County, age 57, born circa 1823 in Alabama, clerk in store, wife L.E. Camp.
    Thompson Camp (1818-1890), burial in Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. FamilySearch . 1880 1860
  • 1870 United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969
  • Thompson Camp (1818-1890), burial in Old Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave .
  • Death notice, "Altar and Tomb," Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 8/22/1890, p. 5. "Col. Thompson Camp, Greenville, August 20." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Mention in "Looking Backward: 84 Years Ago," Henderson Daily News, 3/30/1940, p. 17 of 60, crediting Rusk County Library. "Thompson Camp was [born] July 30th, 1822; is a merchant [by] profession." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

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