John Lafayette Camp
Born: February 20, 1828
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama
Father: John Lay Camp 1799 – 1870
Mother: Elizabeth Brown 1804 – 1870
Wife: Mary Ward 1832 – 1884
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Texas)
Children:
William Rufus Camp 1852 – 1940
(Buried: Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
Sarah E. “Sallie” Camp 1853 – 1936
(Buried: Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
John Lafayette Camp 1855 – 1918
(Buried: Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas)
Mary Alabama “Bama” Camp Felder – Lowe 1857 – 1913
(Buried: Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Texas)
Berry Ward Camp Sr. 1861 – 1947
(Buried: Fairmont Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas)
Samuel Thompson Camp 1869 – 1900
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas)
Education:
Graduated from University of Tennessee
Occupation before War:
School Teacher and Attorney in Gilmer, Texas
Civil War Career:
1862: Captain in 14th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 14th Texas Cavalry Regiment
1862: Prisoner and War and Exchanged
1862: Wounded at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1864: Wounded and Captured at Battle of Allatoona, Georgia
1864 – 1865: Prisoner of War held at Camp Chase Prison Camp in Ohio
Occupation after War:
1866: Elected United States Congressman but refused his seat
Texas State Senator
Judge
United States Land Commissioner in Arizona
Died: July 16, 1891
Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Dignowitty Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
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