Ten children had been born to Mary Jane Houseworth and John McCammon (five of them dying) before their triplets were born.
Mary was the first of the three, born at 10 p.m. Her sister, Martha, followed at 11:20 p.m. with brother Joseph being born the next morning at 1:20 a.m.
It is believed they all died of whooping cough - beginning with Martha at 4 and one half months old, followed by Mary and Joseph, all within eight days.
The family had one more son born three years later.
History of their parents by peterson, duane j 2:
John McCammon was born 18 Sept. 1838 in Nockamixon, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA as an only child to Samuel and Sarah (Smith) McCammon. This is where he met Mary Jane Houseworth and they were married 18 Oct. 1859 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA. It has been said that they might have been childhood sweethearts, but nothing confirmed. Fourteen children were born to this marriage of which several died in childbirth or early life. Ella Ida was the fourth child born and lived to adulthood. [Sic: John Lambert McCammon was actually the third child; he also lived to adulthood] On 19 Aug. 1862 John was enlisted in the United States Army. At the battle of Monocracy River, Maryland, John was seriously wounded in the left thigh. He was sent to a military hospital near the battle ground where he recovered and was honorably discharged 17 Dec. 1864. They moved many times before they got to Idaho where they homesteaded some property under the Homestead Act and began farming. This land was located 5 miles north of Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho USA close to Bear River commonly known as Cavenaugh. Here they built their buildings and cleared their land. John didn't like farming so he went to Boise, Idaho (without his wife) where he got a job as a clerk at the Idaho State Prison. He wanted Mary to move there with him, but she would not. They had moved to Georgetown and she said she was there to stay and was not moving any more. John didn't hold with the "Mormons" and at one time served as a United States Marshal investigating polygamist activity at that time. He never joined the religion but did learn to live with them in peace. When he returned from Boise to his wife in Georgetown he received a severe rupture which took his life 18 Dec. 1902. He is buried in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Mary was the first of the three, born at 10 p.m. Her sister, Martha, followed at 11:20 p.m. with brother Joseph being born the next morning at 1:20 a.m.
It is believed they all died of whooping cough - beginning with Martha at 4 and one half months old, followed by Mary and Joseph, all within eight days.
The family had one more son born three years later.
History of their parents by peterson, duane j 2:
John McCammon was born 18 Sept. 1838 in Nockamixon, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA as an only child to Samuel and Sarah (Smith) McCammon. This is where he met Mary Jane Houseworth and they were married 18 Oct. 1859 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA. It has been said that they might have been childhood sweethearts, but nothing confirmed. Fourteen children were born to this marriage of which several died in childbirth or early life. Ella Ida was the fourth child born and lived to adulthood. [Sic: John Lambert McCammon was actually the third child; he also lived to adulthood] On 19 Aug. 1862 John was enlisted in the United States Army. At the battle of Monocracy River, Maryland, John was seriously wounded in the left thigh. He was sent to a military hospital near the battle ground where he recovered and was honorably discharged 17 Dec. 1864. They moved many times before they got to Idaho where they homesteaded some property under the Homestead Act and began farming. This land was located 5 miles north of Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho USA close to Bear River commonly known as Cavenaugh. Here they built their buildings and cleared their land. John didn't like farming so he went to Boise, Idaho (without his wife) where he got a job as a clerk at the Idaho State Prison. He wanted Mary to move there with him, but she would not. They had moved to Georgetown and she said she was there to stay and was not moving any more. John didn't hold with the "Mormons" and at one time served as a United States Marshal investigating polygamist activity at that time. He never joined the religion but did learn to live with them in peace. When he returned from Boise to his wife in Georgetown he received a severe rupture which took his life 18 Dec. 1902. He is buried in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Ten children had been born to Mary Jane Houseworth and John McCammon (five of them dying) before their triplets were born.
Mary was the first of the three, born at 10 p.m. Her sister, Martha, followed at 11:20 p.m. with brother Joseph being born the next morning at 1:20 a.m.
It is believed they all died of whooping cough - beginning with Martha at 4 and one half months old, followed by Mary and Joseph, all within eight days.
The family had one more son born three years later.
History of their parents by peterson, duane j 2:
John McCammon was born 18 Sept. 1838 in Nockamixon, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA as an only child to Samuel and Sarah (Smith) McCammon. This is where he met Mary Jane Houseworth and they were married 18 Oct. 1859 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA. It has been said that they might have been childhood sweethearts, but nothing confirmed. Fourteen children were born to this marriage of which several died in childbirth or early life. Ella Ida was the fourth child born and lived to adulthood. [Sic: John Lambert McCammon was actually the third child; he also lived to adulthood] On 19 Aug. 1862 John was enlisted in the United States Army. At the battle of Monocracy River, Maryland, John was seriously wounded in the left thigh. He was sent to a military hospital near the battle ground where he recovered and was honorably discharged 17 Dec. 1864. They moved many times before they got to Idaho where they homesteaded some property under the Homestead Act and began farming. This land was located 5 miles north of Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho USA close to Bear River commonly known as Cavenaugh. Here they built their buildings and cleared their land. John didn't like farming so he went to Boise, Idaho (without his wife) where he got a job as a clerk at the Idaho State Prison. He wanted Mary to move there with him, but she would not. They had moved to Georgetown and she said she was there to stay and was not moving any more. John didn't hold with the "Mormons" and at one time served as a United States Marshal investigating polygamist activity at that time. He never joined the religion but did learn to live with them in peace. When he returned from Boise to his wife in Georgetown he received a severe rupture which took his life 18 Dec. 1902. He is buried in the Georgetown Cemetery.
Mary was the first of the three, born at 10 p.m. Her sister, Martha, followed at 11:20 p.m. with brother Joseph being born the next morning at 1:20 a.m.
It is believed they all died of whooping cough - beginning with Martha at 4 and one half months old, followed by Mary and Joseph, all within eight days.
The family had one more son born three years later.
History of their parents by peterson, duane j 2:
John McCammon was born 18 Sept. 1838 in Nockamixon, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA as an only child to Samuel and Sarah (Smith) McCammon. This is where he met Mary Jane Houseworth and they were married 18 Oct. 1859 in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks, Pennsylvania USA. It has been said that they might have been childhood sweethearts, but nothing confirmed. Fourteen children were born to this marriage of which several died in childbirth or early life. Ella Ida was the fourth child born and lived to adulthood. [Sic: John Lambert McCammon was actually the third child; he also lived to adulthood] On 19 Aug. 1862 John was enlisted in the United States Army. At the battle of Monocracy River, Maryland, John was seriously wounded in the left thigh. He was sent to a military hospital near the battle ground where he recovered and was honorably discharged 17 Dec. 1864. They moved many times before they got to Idaho where they homesteaded some property under the Homestead Act and began farming. This land was located 5 miles north of Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho USA close to Bear River commonly known as Cavenaugh. Here they built their buildings and cleared their land. John didn't like farming so he went to Boise, Idaho (without his wife) where he got a job as a clerk at the Idaho State Prison. He wanted Mary to move there with him, but she would not. They had moved to Georgetown and she said she was there to stay and was not moving any more. John didn't hold with the "Mormons" and at one time served as a United States Marshal investigating polygamist activity at that time. He never joined the religion but did learn to live with them in peace. When he returned from Boise to his wife in Georgetown he received a severe rupture which took his life 18 Dec. 1902. He is buried in the Georgetown Cemetery.
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