The Wellington Leader February 6, 1920

George Isham Camp was born at Spartansburg, SC, November 24th, 1867, died at Arrastra Gulch near Silverton, CO, at 6 o'clock p.m., January 19th 1920.

Brother G. I. Camp, at the age of 20 years, with his parents and some thirteen children, of whom he was the eldest, moved to Wolf City, Texas, in the year 1887, where shortly afterwards in that same year his father passed away, leaving the support of his aged mother and the younger brothers and sisters to fall heavily on his ever willing shoulders. For many years this duty he gladly performed, deeming it at all times a pleasure to be helpful to the helpless ones.

Mr. Camp moved from Texas to Durango in the year 1892 and from there to Silverton in the year 1895, where he has resided ever since. He was converted and joined the Baptist church at Boling Springs, S.C., in 1885. As an expert in our San Juan mines and mills, he was ever proficient. Among his fellows ho was much liked and his advice in many departments pertaining to the best mode of procedure was ever sought, especially in the matter of tram lines and cableways and in the transportation of ores from mines to mills, etc. In this capacity as a lineman he was easily at the head of that profession and in said capacity on the Iowa-Tiger tram line, by an unforeseen accident he lost his life.

In his Masonic, life Brother Camp exemplified the teaching of plumb, square and level. He was initiated and entered Apprentice at Ouray, Colo., on August 19th, 1905, passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft on September 16th, and raised on the sublime degree of a Master Mason on October 21st. He also took the following Masonic degrees in Royal Arch Masonry at Silverton Royal Arch Chapter No. 41, being promoted to the degrees, Mark Master, elected and presided as a Past Master, received and acknowledged as a Most Excellent Master on September 5th, 1906 and exalted as a Royal Arch Mason September 14th. Brother Camp took the ommandery degrees at Ouray, becoming a Knight Templar in February 1907. He became a Noble of the Mystic Shrine in Denver, El Jebel Temple, in April 1914. Brother Camp was also a member of Gem Chapter No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star, Silverton and ever put in practice the beautiful eachings of the heroines of the Star.

Mr. Camp was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Swezey, of Kansas, January 9th, 1907. From this marriage arc three daughters, Miss Marguerite, 12 years of age, Elinor, 10 years of age and Ruth, his "lady boy," three years old, who with their mother are bereaved of a kind husband and a loving father and who now mourn his loss. Brother Camp's mother passed away in the year 1912, but he is survived by seven brothers and four sisters, who now reside in Texas.

He did the first work on the Collingsworth County Court- house when it was built some thirty years ago. He has two sisters and three brothers in this county: Mrs. Woodruff and Maples, and Messrs. J. D., Cliff and Dero Camp. He was well known to the old timers here and they will learn of his death with sorrow.