Barbara,

Please send me your contact information.

I am wondering if I could get some help looking up info about my great grandfather.
Logan Mills Champ
born Feb 25, 1886 in Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri, USA passed Sept 18, 1936
At the advice from a doctor, the family left their Home in 1934: Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas and moved to Hanford or Corcoran, Ca to a sanitarium for treatment for consumption (tb). He fought the disease for 2 years before he died.

He was buried old in Old Hanford Cemetery LOT 719, GRAVE 7 by the Peoples Funeral Chapel then moved from grave #3 to grave #7
I called the Hanford Cemetery and they showed a Holeman M Champ
born Feb 25, 1886 passed Sept 18, 1936 buried old in Old Hanford Cemetery
with a Woodsman of the World tree stump monument lot 719, grave 7
We have pictures now that shows that Logan had a tree stump grave marker with his picture on it , so we assume Holeman & Logan are the same person.

I can't find who his parents or siblings were. He is said to be an orphan with one brother who died at a young age and Logan had a Half sister is Gimlu from Manila Arkansas, who was married to Leonard Parker. Sister-in-law was Lula "Lulu" Mae Howard who married Robert Brown who had 3 children that died before 1922 (not still born) Someone said Logan was an orphan but might have had a brother – no name- and a half sister Gimlu. If his father was a Champ he had to be alive up to the time of conception which was the end of June 1885, because Logan was born 25 Feb 1886. In 1885, he would have been bet 18-50 years old. So I need to find a Champ who was born bet 1835-1867 and died after June 1885. Since Logan was born in Hornersville, Dunklin, Missouri, USA and was in the same location in the 1900 census, I think his father would have died there. The same goes for his mother accept she was alive up to his birth, maybe she died in childbirth.

There is no soc sec death index listing for him,. I found a different Logan Champ in soc sec death index, who died in 1965 in Stanislaus County, but it's the wrong person.

Logan and Fannie Howard were married the 9th of Dec, 1910 in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
In Ar & Mo, Logan was a logger and a member of the Woodsmen of the World. Fannie received his pension after he died.

I asked the people in the Historical & Genealogy Room at the Fresno Library see where they are mentioned in the "They Shall Not Be Forgotten - Pioneers of Kings County, California," Bob Athey, self-published 3 volume set,? They replied with:
They Shall Not Be Forgotten Pioneers of Kings County, CA
Last Name First Death Date Cem Birth Blk Sec Record # Cem
Champ, Holeman M. 1936Sep18 H 1886Feb25 OLD 719 23277 H
MI: Woodsman of the World
Cemetery H=Hanford Cemeteries Old & New
MI= Monument Inscription
This is the only Champ mentioned.

I don't know why it shows his name being Holeman!
1900 CENSUS Dunklin Co, Missouri, South part of Clay Township, City of Hornersville
Logan Champ
In this census, Logan is 14 years old and resides as a boarder on the farm of Tirapie Evenson age 65 born in Oct 1835 number of farm schedule 12
He Worked as a Day Laborer for 2 years as of June 1, 1900

1910 United States Federal Census
Census
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Name: Logan Champ
Birth: abt 1888 - location
Residence: 1910 - city, Dunklin, Missouri

AncestryLibrary. com - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Logan Mills Champ
City: Not Stated
County: Mississippi
State: Arkansas
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1886
Race: White
Roll: 1530561
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 33
Occupation: Self Employed Farmer
Nearest Relative: Fannie Champ
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair:
Signature: View Image

AncestryLibrary. com - 1920 United States Federal Census 1920
Name: Loge Champ [Logan Champ] [Loyce Champ]
Home in 1920: Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas
Age: 29 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
[abt 1893]
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Nannie
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 607
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Loge Champ 29
Nannie Champ 28
Edgar N Champ 4

Name: Nannie Champ
[Fannie Champ]
Home in 1920: Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas
Age: 28 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Arkansas
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Loge


AncestryLibrary.com - 1930 United States Federal Census 1930 United States
Name: Fannie Champ
Home in 1930: Big Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Logan
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace:
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age Relationship to Head
Logan Champ 42 Head
Fannie Champ 40 Wife
Vernon Champ 14 Son
Richard Champ 8 Son
Louise Champ 4 1/12 Daughter
Sherman Champ 1 1/12 Son
Hallie Spray 74 Aunt
"Mary Alice Renfrow" married to John Spray & Rufus Howard Brother to Monroe Howard

AncestryLibrary. com - California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Fannie Champ
[Fannie Howard]
Social Security #:0
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 16 May 1889
Birthplace: Tennessee
Death Date: 31 Aug 1958
Death Place: Stanislaus
Mother's Maiden Name: Winfar
FATHER'S SURNAME: Howard


In the 1900 Census, there is a Grover Champ age 11 born circa 1888 in Missouri. living in Madison, Indiana.

In the 1910 census there is a Grover Champ, age 22 living in in Neal Township (5 mi. n/w of Manilla), Mississippi Co, Ar with his wife Mahala age 18 and daughter Beulah age 1-1/2.

By the 1920 census, Grover, age 32, and family have moved to Dunklin County, Missouri.

Its a long-shot theory, but Could Grover Champ have been a younger brother living in the same county Logan married? For some reason, he is born in Ill and travels down to AR. Then Grover leaves AR and returns to Dunklin, MO. Could Grover and Logan both been brothers from Dunklin?

Name: Grover Clemand Champ
Birth: dd mm 1887 - city, Massac, Illinois, United States
Death: 1937 - city, St Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: date - Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Parents: Henry Huston Champ Mary Jane Holt Spouse: name surname

Name: Mahalia Mizell
Birth: dd mm 1891 - city, Missouri, USA
Death: date - city, Missouri, USA
Marriage: year - city, Missouri, USA
Parents: name surname, name surname
Spouse: Grover C Champ
Dunklin, Mo Death Record lists Mahaley Champ Died October 24, 1920 in Dunklin death record 31363-b
http://www.sos.mo.gov/TIF2PDFConsumer/DispPDF.aspx?fTiff=/ar...

Name: Matilda Champ
Birth: dd mm 1886 - MO (Missouri)
Parents: Henry Huston Champ, Mary Holt

Oscar Champ Birth: dd mm 1888 - MO (Missouri)
Parents: Henry Huston Champ, Mary Holt

Name: Henry Harry Champ Birth: dd mm 1884 - Missouri
Parents: Henry Huston Champ, Mary Holt

Name: Richard Champ Birth: dd mm 1882 - Arkansas
Parents: Henry Huston Champ, Mary Holt

Name: Porter Champ Birth: dd mm 1894Death: date - city, California, USA
Parents: Henry Huston Champ , Mary Jane Holt
Spouse: name surname

Name: Dolly Champ Parents: Mary Holt


CHAMP, GROVER C - Born: 1893
Residing: 12-3, Grant, West Virginia; Census page: 5a; http://www.footnote.com/document/198702151/?xid=179

In the 1880 census of Dunklin County, Missouri lists a M. Logan Champ, age 19, born Illinois.
The father is listed as R. (H. or K or W.) Champ, born Illinois.
There is also an Ashley (male) Champ, age 47 living near the family.
Going to the 1860 census of Illinois I find Ashel Champ in Jefferson County living near a Robert Champ, both age 27, living in Mount Vernon, Il. Ashel married Mary Phillips Sep 28, 1879 in Dunklin, Mo.

Is the M. Logan Champ the father?
The 1880 census shows M. Frances Champ as a sister to M. Logan.
Why the M. preceding the first name? Should it have been Logan M. Champ and Frances M. Champ? (Remeber Holeman M. Champ & Logan M Champ).
Did they all have M as a middle name?

I checked Dunklin County marriages and there are a few Champ marriages from 1873-1881.
Charles Edward Whitney & Monty Champ were married on Nov. 9, 1892 in Dunklin County, Missouri.
the marriage certificate, which is very hard to read, but, it has Charles Edward Whitney listed as C.E. Whitney and Monty as (what looks like) R.L. M. Champ. But, the family knew her name to be Monty. They were married by a Justice of the Peace. They weren't married very many years. She died a young woman. I don't have any other info about her except that she was his first wife. He married 2 more times after her.

Logan & Fannie worked on Caldwell Farm.

only Caldwell in same voting district

1930
Raymond Caldwell Big Lake, Mississippi, AR abt 1875 Arkansas Head
Elsie Caldwell abt 1877 Wife
Florene Caldwell abt 1918 Daughter
Ethel Caldwell abt 1921 Daughter