Rev Hosea Camp (1775-1857) - Find a Grave Memorial

Rev Hosea Camp Veteran

Birth

21 Jan 1775

Durham County, North Carolina, USA

Death

30 Apr 1857 (aged 82)

Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, USA

Burial

Hosea Camp Cemetery

Polk County, Georgia, USA Add to Map

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Hosea is a son of Nathaniel and Winnifred Tarpley Camp. He is believed to have married Elizabeth Jordan on April 22, 1797 (not verified). He married Elizabeth Kennedy on July 11, 1806, in Jackson County, Georgia. Hosea served as a private in the War of 1812 with the 1st Regiment, Georgia Militia, commanded by Captain Harris. Hosea labored as a farmer and also served as a minister for the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Hosea and Elizabeth (née Jordan) have five known children:
1. Nancy, born 1798
2. Berryman, born 1800
3. Pyramus, born 1801
4. Margaret, born 1803
5. Jackson, born 1804

Hosea and Elizabeth (née Kennedy) have six known children:
1. Attalla, born 1807
2. Mahala, born 1810
3. Jordon, born 1812
4. Winifred, born 1816
5. Mary, born 1818
6. Mark, born 1820

Inscription

BENEATH THIS SLAB LIES THE BODIES OF
HOSEA CAMP
BORN JAN. 21, 1775
DIED APRIL 30, 1857
AND
ELIZABETH CAMP
BORN SEPT. 18, 1778
DIED MARCH 20, 1857

THEY WERE ACCEPTABLE MEMBERS OF THE M.E.C. FOR NEAR 50 YEARS AND THEY DEPARTED IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CHURCH IN THE GREAT CONFIDENCE OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR REDEEMER