William Emmett McCamant1
b. 11 November 1858, d. 24 October 1905
Birth | 11 Nov 1858 | William Emmett McCamant was born on 11 Nov 1858 in Hood County, Texas.3,4 |
Marriage | circa 1896 | He married Teresa Elizabeth Wilkerson circa 1896.5 |
| | "Lizzie" was the daughter of C.J. Wilkerson.1 |
Migration | | Following their marriage William and Lizzie settled in Jones County, Texas. William's sister Myrtle and her husband Albert McLaurine also settled in Jones County. |
Cens-1900 | 1900 | There the two couples were recorded as adjacent households at the turn of the century. William was 41; Lizzie 25. Their family also included two young daughters, 3 year old Mabel and 1 year old Iola.5 |
Death | 24 Oct 1905 | William died from complications of tuberculosis on 24 Oct 1905 at Nugent in Jones County, Texas, at age 46.1,6,4 |
Burial | | He was buried at Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery in Jones County.1,4 |
| | William and Lizzie's youngest child, a daughter named Willie, died of diphtheria the following month. |
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Citations
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
- [S1551] Alexander S. McCamant household, 1860 U.S. census, Hunt Co., Texas, pop. sched., Beat 4, p. 315 stamped (next page after), dwelling 354, family 353, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 28 of 35. Enumeration includes: Alexander S. McCamant, 31, b. VA, farmer, owns real estate $1,000, pers. prop $1,000; Sarah, 26, b. VA; Margaret, 3, b. TX; William E., 2. b. TX.
- [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites descendant correspondence for William's date of birth.
- [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Jan. 2013). W.E. McCamant memorial, Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery, Phantom Hill, Jones Co., TX (entry includes photo of stone: "W.E. McCamant born Nov. 11, 1858, died Oct. 24, 1905").
- [S1653] W.E. McCamant household, 1900 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct 3, ED 100, sheet 24A (p. 191 stamped), dwelling 409, family 419, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 13 of 29. Enumeration includes: W.E. McCamant, 41, b. Nov. 1858 TX, parents b. VA, farmer; Lizzie, wife, 25, b. Nov. 1874 Georgia, both marr 4 yrs, mother of 2 children, both living; Mable, dau, 3, b. Sept. 1898; Iola, dau, 1, b. Mar. 1899, both b. TX.
- [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jan. 2013). W.E. McCamant certificate #36185.
- [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jan. 2013). Willie McCamant certificate #36188 (daughter of W.E. & T.E. McCamant, died from diphtheria 23 Nov. 1905 in Jones Co. at age 1 yr, 1m, 9d).