Brief Life History of Samuel Leon
When Samuel Leon Camphouse was born on 1 August 1922, in Sugar City, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Ari Dionisius Camphuijsen, was 37 and his mother, Mary Christina Baggesen, was 34. He married Elnora Coles on 17 November 1943, in Rigby, Jefferson, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Rexburg Election Precinct 1, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 12 August 2003, in Fort Shaw, Cascade, Montana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Sun River Cemetery, Sun River, Cascade, Montana, United States.
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- Sam Camphouse, "United States 1950 Census"
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- Samuel L. Camphouse, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1933 · Fort Peck Dam Construction Begins
Construction on the Fort Peck Dam started in 1933. It is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River. It is located in the northeastern part of Montana near Glasgow and Fort Peck.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
Biblical name (Hebrew Shemuel), possibly meaning ‘He (God) has hearkened’ (presumably to the prayers of a mother for a son). It may also be understood as a contracted form of Hebrew sha'ulme'el meaning ‘asked of God’. In the case of Samuel the son of Hannah, this would be more in keeping with his mother's statement ‘Because I have asked him of the Lord’ (1 Samuel 1:20). Living in the 11th century bc , Samuel was a Hebrew judge and prophet of the greatest historical importance, who established the Hebrew monarchy, anointing as king both Saul and, later, David. In the Authorized Version two books of the Old Testament are named after him, although in Roman Catholic and Orthodox versions of the Bible they are known as the first and second Book of Kings. The story of Samuel being called by God while still a child serving in the house of Eli the priest (1 Samuel 3) is of great vividness and has moved countless generations. In England and America the name was particularly popular among the 16th-century Puritans and among Nonconformists from the 17th to the 19th century. It became fashionable again in the 1990s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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SAM CAMPHOUSE
was born to Harry and Mary camphouse August first 1922, in Idaho. He had nine brothers and sisters.they were rested on a farm outside of sugar City. Went to school in Sugar City
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