Brief Life History of George William
When George William Camper was born on 9 October 1869, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, William Henry Camper, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Jane Huffman, was 28. He married Lora Ada Spitzer on 22 March 1893, in Buena Vista, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Edray, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Edray District, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 31 December 1955, in Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States.
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- George W Kemper in household of William H Kemper, "United States Census, 1870"
- Geo. W. Camper, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- George William Campen, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Kamper or Kämpfer (see Kampfer ). The surname Camper is recorded in England, in the London and Essex area, in the 19th century; its origin is uncertain, but it may have been taken there from continental Europe.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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