Thomas Jefferson McCamant1

b. 27 November 1873, d. 2 September 1956
FatherWilliam Graham McCamant1,2 b. 12 Oct 1836, d. 11 Oct 1885
MotherSusan Wells Sanders Gardner1 b. 3 Apr 1834, d. 28 Aug 1896
Birth27 Nov 1873 Thomas Jefferson McCamant was born on 27 Nov 1873 in Glen Rose, (now) Somervell County, Texas.3 
Education  Thomas attended Glen Rose Collegiate Institute and received his medical degree in 1902 from Ft. Worth University.4 
Marriage13 May 1901 He married Helen Livermore on 13 May 1901.1 
  Thomas practiced medicine in Stonewell County, Texas until 1910 at which time he moved to El Paso. He served in the Spanish American War as a member of the Army Medical Corps and organized a National Guard hospital in El Paso during World War I. In WWII he organized the assignment of physicians for the Armed Forces and in 1956 was made a Colonel in the Army Reserve.4 
Marriage28 Oct 1913 He married Essie Laura Killough on 28 Oct 1913.1,5 
Death2 Sep 1956 Thomas died on 2 Sep 1956 in El Paso, Texas, at age 82.3 
Burial5 Sep 1956 He was buried on 5 Sep 1956 at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso.3 
  Dr. McCamant lived at 603 Gregory Way in El Paso at the time of his death.3 

Family

Essie Laura Killough b. 1 Jul 1891, d. 8 Apr 1977
Children
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited22 Mar 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S1554] G. W. McCamant household, 1880 U.S. cens., Somervell Co., Texas, pop sched., Justice precinct 1, ED 146, page 351 C (stamped), dwelling 127, family 127, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2005, image 15 of 25. Enumeration includes: G.W. McCamant, 40, marr, farmer, b. VA, father b. PA, mother b. VA; Susan W., 40, wife, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA; Iola, dau, 17, b. TX, at school, parents b. VA; Margie, dau, 15, b. TX, at school, b. VA; Thomas, 8, son, b. TX, parents b. VA; Walter Gardner, 33, bros-in-law, works on farm, b. VA, father b. NY, mother b. VA.
  3. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed March 2013). Thomas Jefferson McCamant certificate #47404; family information provided by Mrs. T.J. McCamant.
  4. [S1644] Mary Taylor, "William Graham McCamant" in History and Families of Somvervell Co., Texas, 1875-2001, p. 374.
  5. [S3118] Membership application, Thomas Jefferson McCamant, number 75002/914 (national/state), Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Database with images. (Ancestry.com : viewed March 2013). Application dated 30 Nov. 1951 at El Paso, Texas based on service of ancestor James McCamant (provides marriage date).
  6. [S3118] Membership application, Thomas Jefferson McCamant, number 75002/914 (national/state), Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Database with images. (Ancestry.com : viewed March 2013). Application dated 30 Nov. 1951 at El Paso, Texas based on service of ancestor James McCamant.