Charles Edward Camper

Brief Life History of Charles Edward

When Charles Edward Camper was born on 18 January 1871, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, William Henry Camper, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Jane Huffman, was 29. He married Ora Susan Burger on 27 January 1898, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Buena Vista, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 7 January 1964, in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Green Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Buena Vista, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Edward Camper
1871–1964
Ora Susan Burger
1875–1931
Marriage: 27 January 1898
Robert Burns Camper
1899–1920
Percy Raymond Camper
1900–1986
Margaret Camper
1905–1985
Clarence Edward Camper
1908–1982

Sources (19)

  • Charles E Camper, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Chas Edwd Camper, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Charles Edward Camper, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"

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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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