Major B. McCamy's parents were William H. McCamy & Mary Polly Chandler.
Major was 1 of 10 children having 8 brothers and 1 sisters, John, James Toomie, Robert, Samuel Reid, Arthur, William "Arkansas Bill", Benjamin, Timothy and Mary Jane who died at 1 year of age.
At the age of 21 years, 0 months, and 7 days he married Margaret Peggy Hafley on 10 Mar 1838 in Blount Co. Tennessee. He was the proud father of 2 daughters, Mary Jane (who is named after his 1year old sister who padded away) & Martha who died at 10 years old. Mary Jane gave Major 7 grandchildren.
Major B. Mccamy was in the army between 1854-1859 just before the Civil War began. On his application for pension, 3 Oct. 1885, in Van Buren Co. Arkansas. St. Louis, enlisted for 5 years. Capt. F.S. Dent; Description: Eyes-Grey ] Hair: Brown ] Fair- Complection ] Height-6'6
He died at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 15 days and is buried at the Huie Cemetery next to his daughter Mary Jane McCamey-Kidd-McDaniel-Linn.
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Please if you are going to copy and paste any information that I have posted on Find A Grave, please at least list me Michelle Kidd-Johnson as your source, I have worked hard on my families tree, and find a grave linking the whole family together . It is not right for people to copy and paste my information and post it as their own. Please give some credit where credit is due. Thank you very much for understanding.
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Major was 1 of 10 children having 8 brothers and 1 sisters, John, James Toomie, Robert, Samuel Reid, Arthur, William "Arkansas Bill", Benjamin, Timothy and Mary Jane who died at 1 year of age.
At the age of 21 years, 0 months, and 7 days he married Margaret Peggy Hafley on 10 Mar 1838 in Blount Co. Tennessee. He was the proud father of 2 daughters, Mary Jane (who is named after his 1year old sister who padded away) & Martha who died at 10 years old. Mary Jane gave Major 7 grandchildren.
Major B. Mccamy was in the army between 1854-1859 just before the Civil War began. On his application for pension, 3 Oct. 1885, in Van Buren Co. Arkansas. St. Louis, enlisted for 5 years. Capt. F.S. Dent; Description: Eyes-Grey ] Hair: Brown ] Fair- Complection ] Height-6'6
He died at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 15 days and is buried at the Huie Cemetery next to his daughter Mary Jane McCamey-Kidd-McDaniel-Linn.
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Please if you are going to copy and paste any information that I have posted on Find A Grave, please at least list me Michelle Kidd-Johnson as your source, I have worked hard on my families tree, and find a grave linking the whole family together . It is not right for people to copy and paste my information and post it as their own. Please give some credit where credit is due. Thank you very much for understanding.
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Major B. McCamy's parents were William H. McCamy & Mary Polly Chandler.
Major was 1 of 10 children having 8 brothers and 1 sisters, John, James Toomie, Robert, Samuel Reid, Arthur, William "Arkansas Bill", Benjamin, Timothy and Mary Jane who died at 1 year of age.
At the age of 21 years, 0 months, and 7 days he married Margaret Peggy Hafley on 10 Mar 1838 in Blount Co. Tennessee. He was the proud father of 2 daughters, Mary Jane (who is named after his 1year old sister who padded away) & Martha who died at 10 years old. Mary Jane gave Major 7 grandchildren.
Major B. Mccamy was in the army between 1854-1859 just before the Civil War began. On his application for pension, 3 Oct. 1885, in Van Buren Co. Arkansas. St. Louis, enlisted for 5 years. Capt. F.S. Dent; Description: Eyes-Grey ] Hair: Brown ] Fair- Complection ] Height-6'6
He died at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 15 days and is buried at the Huie Cemetery next to his daughter Mary Jane McCamey-Kidd-McDaniel-Linn.
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Please if you are going to copy and paste any information that I have posted on Find A Grave, please at least list me Michelle Kidd-Johnson as your source, I have worked hard on my families tree, and find a grave linking the whole family together . It is not right for people to copy and paste my information and post it as their own. Please give some credit where credit is due. Thank you very much for understanding.
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Major was 1 of 10 children having 8 brothers and 1 sisters, John, James Toomie, Robert, Samuel Reid, Arthur, William "Arkansas Bill", Benjamin, Timothy and Mary Jane who died at 1 year of age.
At the age of 21 years, 0 months, and 7 days he married Margaret Peggy Hafley on 10 Mar 1838 in Blount Co. Tennessee. He was the proud father of 2 daughters, Mary Jane (who is named after his 1year old sister who padded away) & Martha who died at 10 years old. Mary Jane gave Major 7 grandchildren.
Major B. Mccamy was in the army between 1854-1859 just before the Civil War began. On his application for pension, 3 Oct. 1885, in Van Buren Co. Arkansas. St. Louis, enlisted for 5 years. Capt. F.S. Dent; Description: Eyes-Grey ] Hair: Brown ] Fair- Complection ] Height-6'6
He died at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 15 days and is buried at the Huie Cemetery next to his daughter Mary Jane McCamey-Kidd-McDaniel-Linn.
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Please if you are going to copy and paste any information that I have posted on Find A Grave, please at least list me Michelle Kidd-Johnson as your source, I have worked hard on my families tree, and find a grave linking the whole family together . It is not right for people to copy and paste my information and post it as their own. Please give some credit where credit is due. Thank you very much for understanding.
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Father
Major B McCamey
Born
Mar. 17, 1817
Died
Nov. 2, 1902
Come but not forgotten
**A special Thank you Dennis Earle for the photos, Also to Rose Michelle (Balandran) Woolsey for cleaning Major McCamy's headstone.
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