McCamish - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: McCamish Family Crest

dwmc2 — 2009-06-11 11:36:16Z

Ken, great to "meet" you!

I'm the great-grandson William Henry McCamish who was a son of Frederick who is buried somewhere in the cemetery on that property near Custer. William Henry (generally called just Henry) moved to Anderson or Woodford Co. sometime before 1890 and married a Willis. Before he died, he went back to Breckenridge and is buried up there also, I suspect. We toured the cemetery and took photos a couple of years ago.

Maybe you know Dan McCamish of E-Town. He and I have corresponded for years and talked on the phone a couple of times.

Doug

Re: McCamish Family Crest

kenetha65 — 2009-06-05 17:36:31Z

Hey there. Yes, we were clan Gunn in Scotland but I also have heard about the Northern Ireland DNA results so . . .we have some work cut out for us, eh?

Anyway, my dad was the last McCamish born on the family farm in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. I'd love to exchange info with you!

-Ken McCamish
kenetha65 at yahoo.com

Re: McCAMISH

pattyd58 — 2009-04-15 04:41:51Z

Found this in the Endangered Graveyard article:
McCAMISH
We suspect that there may be persons named PLEW buried here as well, as Zilpha McCamish, possibly the first burial here, is thought to have been a Plew before her marriage to John McCamish and members of the Plew family lived next door to the McCamishes in the early 1800s.

Re: McCamish Family Crest

lmerle — 2009-04-12 13:47:22Z

Here's a website that discusses Irish heraldry and compares it to English practice :
http://www.araltas.com/info/article03.html

Linda Merle

Re: McCamish Family Crest

lmerle — 2009-04-12 13:42:32Z

Hi Doug, armory (family crests, etc), arose in medieval times. The way things worked is the king granted land to knights in return for the knight providing so many men at arms, horses, etc, in times of war. There was no standing army. These men were called 'knights'!! These men ruled manors on which serfs lived, farming the land. (I'm being very general here).

Over time the king came to be king of more than the local valley. Higher levels of gentry were created -- dukes, etc. These landed families received coats of arms from the king. There were organizations or offices in England, Ireland, and Scotland who had the authority to grant these. Rules evolved limiting the right to acquire these -- heraldry arose. The crest is part of the coat of arms. If you google for heraldry you'll find a lot of info. The idea here is that the gentry and the king had coats of arms...the serfs and freemen did not. If they assumed them, they were being 'uppity' and they were severely dealt with by the law. Visitations were held whereby the local gentry were inspected to ensure no one was assuming the state of gentry illegally.

The point being only the upper classes had coats of arms, of which the crest was a part.

Also the coat of arms was not granted to a family but to an individual, usually the eldest male. There were rules about how the next individual's coat of arms was determined (combining the parents')...so using heraldry one can trace the family history sometimes. The second sons, etc, could not bear the father's coat of arms though I think you could quarter them, etc (complicated rules arose over time....I'm no expert!). There were various ways to acquire a title and coat of arms including purchase -- a big source of revenue for English monarchs.

However most individuals never had a coat of arms as they were commoners. There are laws still in Scotland allowing the government to prosecute those illegally assuming a coat of arms. It was never practiced in America because it is founded on the idea that all men are equal. So Americans also don't inherit titles like Duke or bear ones like "Sir". We're revolutionaries and such is against our national creed and our forefathers forbade the practice.

That said, there is no evidence that any McCamish ever had a coat of arms per say back in the old countries or were ever in a position to attempt to acquire them. That's why they came to America and Australia.

However these are fun to create and invent -- or let somoene sell you a bogus one on the Internet! Lots of that happening. But if you create a family crest for yourself, perhaps it should be based on the O'Cathain coat of arms since the McCamish DNA is O'Cathain. It would appear from the DNA that at one point a man whose decendents would take this surname did rule the O'Cathain clan, but this was before the advent of either London or Dublin rule in Ulster. I don't know how the O'Cathains practiced heraldry but you can probably find someone to tell you if you google for heraldry O'Cahan.

Irish pedigrees By John O'Hart is on line at books google. p. 170 discusses the O'Cahan coat of arms.

The Irish gov has ceased to grant arms recognizing that it conflicts with its revolutionary spirit as well so there's no way now for pretenders of old Irish families to legally assume a title or arms.

Best of luck,

Linda Merle

Re: McCamish

JuneHines67 — 2008-11-16 17:17:10Z

I would love to have these Photo's Chris, Please e-mail me a bunti8@bresnan.net
Thanks
June

Re: McCamish

JuneHines67 — 2008-11-16 17:07:18Z

Hi Chris:
Would love to share more with on these families my Grandmother was also a Guthrie. Please send e-mail so we can corresponde. bunti8@bresnan.net have photo of Junia Clara and William Thomas Switzler.
June

Re: McCamish

JuneHines67 — 2008-11-13 18:56:33Z

Hi Chris:
Thnak you I would love to have the photo's please e-mail to jhines@dinosaurdepot.com and I will e-mail you also with what I have on Clara's family.

Re: McCamish

drchrishamilton — 2008-11-12 21:42:19Z

Hello June,

My cousin, Eulimma Harvey says she has written you a few times about the family. She has most of the information on the McCamishes and has some pictures, I believe. I have one of Marion Dallas and Mary (his wife) if you want it. I believe I have one of Clara and all of the brothers and sisters, too.

Chris Hamilton

Re: McCamish

JuneHines67 — 2008-11-12 21:31:50Z

Does any of the family have photo's of Clara and her daughter Bernice Clell Switzler by her first husband William Thomas Switzler? This would be my Mom's 1/2 sister. She was born 23 April 1904 AR, and died in CA Aug 1933 She married Elbert Ray Luginbuel. Did she have children? Does any one have photo's of Dallas McCamish I have some photo's that I would share with family7.
June Hines

Re: McCamish

drchrishamilton — 2008-11-12 15:56:28Z

My great aunt is also Ruby (McCamish) Guthrie. She lived in La Habra, California with her husband, Clint Guthrie. They had two daughters (Louella and Glee). Louella is still alive and Glee has passed. Ruby and Clint now have 4 granddaughters and numerous great grandchildren.

Feel free to ask any questions so we can let you know how the California group has progressed over the years.

Regards,

Chris Hamilton

Re: McCamish

drchrishamilton — 2008-11-12 15:49:39Z

I am told we have some folks who were also from Tennesee. As far as I know, no DNA tests have been done. I am not familiar with Dr. Mark McCamish, but he could certainly be related.

Thanks for your post. It makes it very interesting to meet people who may be related.

Best regards,

Chris Hamilton

Re: McCamish

dwmc2 — 2008-11-12 10:56:48Z

Wonderful to hear from the California group and great to know that you have a reunion. There have been a couple of reunions in Tennessee and Kentucky in the long ago past, but it's a struggle with us spread apart so much.

I assume the folks in Arkansas got there from Tennessee. I could probably look up Dallis and find out what branch that is. Do you know if any of the group out there has had their DNA tested. (Not that it would be any different than the few here.) I see a Dr. Mark McCamish in the news now and then. Is he part of the California group?

As you may know, my little family group is a splinter off of old William (Greene Co., TN) that went northwest to Kentucky. Most of this splinter is around Louisville, generally, but my family is mostly near Lexington, KY. My grandfather was convinced to change the name in the 1920 timeframe to "McCammish" for unknown reasons.

Thanks for posting.
Doug McCammish

Re: McCamish

drchrishamilton — 2008-11-12 03:40:25Z

Junie Clara McCamish is an aunt of mine, known as "Aunt Clara". We have a large amount of McCamishes in Southern California.

My great grandfather is Marion Dallas McCamish. We have a family reunion each year (in late September) for all the descendants of Marion and Mary McCamish, and usually have about 100+ people attend. If you are interested in attending, please let me know and I will send you an invitation and newsletter.

By the way, Marion and Mary came from Arkansas but settled in the 20's in Southern California (La Habra)

If you are doing ancestry work, my cousin, Eulimma Harvey, can give you a lot of background on the clan, as she is very involved in research, too.

If I can be of more help, feel free to email me at: drchrishamilton@aol.com.

If you would like to contact Eulimma, email her at:
elharvey@earthlink.net

Good luck in yor search.

Chris Hamilton

Re: McCamish Family Crest

dwmc2 — 2008-11-01 12:00:25Z

Many years ago, when we thought we were a part of Clan Gunn, my mother stitched copies of that crest for us and I still have it. More recently, the DNA results have pointed us at northwestern Ireland for our ancestors and now I have no idea what a McCamish crest would look like.

Doug

By the way, that's old Isaac is my line also - from Isaac, then Frederick, then William Henry.

McCamish Family Crest

deimos2 — 2008-10-31 04:24:35Z

Does anyone know what the McCamish family crest/coat of arms looks like, if we have one? I'm from the William/Isaac McCamish line that took off from Virginia and Breckinridge county in Kentucky.

Re: Looking for wife ofJoseph McCamish

pattyd58 — 2008-06-16 04:32:22Z

Dear Doug:
This is not the first time I have heard that Joseph served in the CW with his father Samuel in the TN 43rd. He was just a kid!(14 years old.) I don't see his name on any of the rosters od this regiment (Sam served in Co. I and Josephs' brother, James served in Co. H.)Is there any existing record of his participation?

Re: Looking for wife ofJoseph McCamish

pattyd58 — 2008-06-16 04:22:06Z

Barbara:
I would be interested in seeing this photo of which you speak. I am related to Joseph Calloway in that he is the half brother of Wilson McCamish, my great grandfather. I have read some colorful stories about him, some published in a local paper. Could you possibly scan the photo and send it to me? I hope it isn't too much trouble. I have so few pictures of this generation.

Re: Richard A. McCamish, Galveston, TX, 1900

2006-06-06 13:24:35Z

My Grandfather married a McCamish in AR, they had one child, he then married my Grandmother Edna Mae Guthrie. Washington Co, AR around 1880's.
June

Carol Marie Rollier McCamish obit from NY 2002

LauraRivers518 — 2005-10-18 01:23:02Z

Corona, Calif. — Carol Marie Rollier McCamish, 56, passed away at her home under hospice care in Corona, Calif. on Sunday, June 23, 2002, after a brief illness.

Carol was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on April 16, 1946, the daughter of Clifford and Regina (Defayette) Rollier.

She married her husband, Dean on June 19, 1965, At St. Peter’s Church. The couple have resided in Southern California from that time on.

She was an avid reader and music lover. Both Carol and her husband provided assistance to an orphanage in Mexico, as well as to The House of Ruth, a domestic violence agency. She was also a passionate advocate for women’s rights. Her chosen career as a dental assistant was cut short after 22 years due to recurring problems with eczema.

Carol was predeceased by an older sister who died as an infant in December of 1943.

She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Dean McCamish; two daughters and son - in - laws, Tammy and Scott Hamen, Shawna McCamish and Danesh Ratnayakage; one son and daughter - in - law, Adam and Julie McCamish; three grandchildren, Samira Ratnayakage, Lucas Hamen and Lauren McCamish, all who reside in Southern California. She is also survived by her parents, Clifford and Regina Rollier; her two brothers and sister - in - laws, Martin and Marlene Rollier and Dennis and Debbie Rollier; her two sisters and brother-in-law, Pamela and Steven Frederick and Angela Rollier who reside in Plattsburgh.

A memorial service was held on June 26, 2002, at the Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, Calif. Interment is at the same location.

Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of the North Country or the Inland Empire Hospice Program, 9961 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA. 92335.

Im not related
info from www.PressRepublican.com
obituary archives

Re: Richard A. McCamish

BasketLady420 — 2006-06-04 04:05:06Z

This information comes from another website:

MC CAMISH, Richard A.
MC CAMISH, Mrs. Richard A.
MC CAMISH, daughter of Richard A. (1)
MC CAMISH, daughter of Richard A. (2)

are all listed among the dead in the 1900 Galveston, Texas Hurricane.

I am not related to this family, just passing on this information, which comes from a website called "1900 Galveston Storm Recorded Deaths List." The link for the site is listed below.
Joyce

http://www.gthcenter.org/exhibits/storms/1900/victims/vicMC....

R.A. McCamish & Family, d. in Galveston, TX. 1900

BasketLady420 — 2006-03-01 13:54:15Z

R.A. McCamish, along with his wife and 2 daughters, are listed among the dead in the 1900 Galveston, Texas Hurricane.

I am not related to this family, just passing on this information which comes from a website called "The Great Galveston Storm" The link for the site is listed below.
Joyce

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barnette/surnames_m...

ROBERT McCAMISH b.ca 1777 TN (s/oWm) (md Mary Moore) d.1858 Murray Co.Georgia

famhntr1 — 2007-08-07 19:35:23Z

Robert McCamish ca 1777 Greene Co.TN , d.Feb 1858 Murray Co.Georgia; md 15 May 1794 (this is from her 1812 Widow's Pension application)to Mary Moore (1794 Greene Co.TN/ 1877 Murray Co.Georgia.
Only know of 3 children of this couple but assume there could be 5-6 older siblings based on dates of known 3 and wedding date.
Known 3 children:
Rachel Emeline McCAMISH b.1821 TN d.Sept 1890 Catoosa Co.GA
md Allen Dunn and had 8 children (my line)
Sarah McCAMISH b.1822 TN d. aft 1880 GA or TN
md Jacob Graves and had 3 children
Elizabeth McCAMISH b.1824 TN d.1901 Murray Co.GA
md Daniel Dunn (brother to Allen Dunn) and had 6 children.
Have lot on Rachels line and like to connect with desc. of her sisters.
Also like to find the other children (if any) of Robert & Mary born between 1794 & 1820 and their descendants.
Any help gladly welcomed !

Re: William J McCamish

JudyStewartG — 2005-11-01 17:05:53Z

doug, i know this is far fetched but, my ggggrandfather isaiah mccamish stewart b. 1801 in greene co,tennessee has the isaiah mccamish msamish name, could that be from his mother? is there a connection/ he also had a brother? or uncle who posted his bond of marriage to lydia ann yeakley in 1832 in greene co as david mccamish? mcstewart. i have been going over all posts for 5 years and i really believe a mccamish mcamish married a stewart as they were all from greene co.,tennessee around the same time frame. do u have anything for me? please.....judy stewart

Re: McCamish

JudyStewartG — 2005-11-01 16:36:08Z

i am trying to find the connection to my stewart family. isaiah mccamish stewart b. 1801 in tennessee, his bondsman was david mccamish stewart, is there a connection? i am wondering since my ggggrandfathers name isaiah mccamish coincides w/yours/ i wonder, anything is a possability ty judy stewart

Re: roll call

tiggs2875 — 2006-12-13 04:40:44Z

The info you game me Doug left me to believe that I'm either from William or Thomas. The info I got from Ancestry.com has some dates and some other stuff different from what you found for me. It actually has Jane McCamish b.1814 as James' sister. Wierd!

so if I'm correct,(which I might not be but anyway)my line is (starting from me and working back)..me(Stacy)to Ronald 1938 to Dudley 1908 to William F. 1862 to Reese 1832 to James 1782 to Thomas 1757.

Hopefully I'm correct.

Stacy

Re: Please Help!!

tiggs2875 — 2006-12-12 23:49:57Z

not sure why I didn't see the reply from Doug here and just on the Mccamish mailing list. So I will respond here in hopes that it gets there..

Doug,

Thank you for the info. It really helped!! My Uncle and I have been trying to figure out what happened to Reese and now we know! I'm still trying to research all of my McCamish side. I have a lot of info on Nancy Elliott which her family dates back to Scotland in the 1200's.

I do have a copy of my ggrandfather (William F.) and it does show Nancy and Reese as his parents. Wierd that I can't find any more info on him though.

I was wondering where can I find that book that you all talk about. The one from E.C McAmis. Sounds like there is a bunch of information in it. If you know where I can get it, I'd be greatful.

Thanks again for your help.

Stacy

Please Help!!

tiggs2875 — 2006-11-27 02:43:09Z

I have been trying to find information on my great grandfather and his father. My great grandfather's name was William Fergamorz McCamish. Not positive that the middle name spelling is correct or not, also not sure if that was even his middle name. He was born in Utah in 1862. His fathers name was Reese McCamish and his mothers name was Nancy E. Elliott.

If anyone has any info on William F. or Reese please let me know.
Thanks, Stacy

Re: Looking for wife ofJoseph McCamish

pattyd58 — 2008-06-16 04:22:01Z

Re: Samuel McCamish

pattyd58 — 2008-05-13 06:05:58Z

Hello, McCamishes:
I am Patty McCamish Donohoe. Samuel was my great great grandfather. I've been researching him for a number of years. I have his muster records as well as his son, James'(by Nancy Stuart.)Sam was captured and paroled at Vickburg. The final entry in his record says that he was wounded and sent to Mobile, AL. He was most likely sent down the Miss.River to the hospital at Point Clear. At least 300 CSA soldiers were discovered on the grounds (referred to as "Confederate Rest,") buried shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip via laser technology! I am trying to prove Samuel is among the dead. Capt. Andrew J Cawood from his regiment (The TN 43rd)has been identified. I sure could use some help getting more proof. Bradley Co. Library archives have very little on him. I appreciate the NPaper art. It's a clue. By the way, I am descended from Wilson, Samuel's son by his second wife, Mary Ann Hyden. Her mother was full-blooded Cherokee(Caldonia.)I was hoping to see a record of some kind: list of casualties from Vicksburg, a local obit. Someone needs to go to Cleveland for hands-on research. Are any of you nearby? The records at Point Clear were destroyed by fire in 1969.

Re: Please Help!!

dwmc2 — 2006-12-13 00:38:46Z

I'm pasting my email into the thread to preserve it.

From E.C. McAmis' book "Marriage Records"

Elliott, Nancy Elizabeth b 9/6/1837 Kirtland, Ohio. Daughter of David Elliott & Mary Cahoon, the third of six wives (said to be a Mormon with six wives?). Nancy Married Reese Cameron McCamish b. 1832 TN. About 1852 Henry Co. Iowa & went west to Salt Lake City, Utah, Nancy & Reese divorced in California. Nancy Elizabeth Elliott McCamish remarried to Ewin Gardner @ San Rafael, CA, in 1871. Reese & his niece Nancy Ann Loy born circa 1835 Indiana (daughter of John Loy & Jane McCamish b 1814 Greene Co., TN) show
living with Alex. & Lucinda Foust both b. 1908 TN. Greene Co.?
After the divorce, Reese was killed in a logging accident @ Eureka, CA. Cutting the giant redwood trees). On the 1850 census of Henry Co., Iowa, the Jane McCamish b. 1814 shown above was the sister to this Reese & were the issue of James McCamish b. 1782 Bedford Co., VA. & Nancy Brown b. 1785 Greene Co., TN. Nancy Brown was the daughter of Thomas Brown b. circa 1750 who lived on Lick Creek in Greene Co., TN, very early. James McCamish b. 1782 Greene Co., TN was a Presbyterian & farmer who migrated to Greene
Township, Randolph Co., Indiana about 1835, son of the brother Thomas McCamish b. 1757 & his first wife (unknown). Another line of the family from the brother William McCamish b. 1750 migrated into Jackson Township,
Sullivan Co., Indiana in 1834 from Kentucky who was Adam McCamish b. 1783 Bedford Co., VA.

This is not an exact quote. I've tried to add some punctuation and expand some abbreviations. There is at least one conflicting statement about the James b. 1782 - in Bedford Co., VA or Greene Co., TN? I suspect it is
Bedford Co.

There is no mention of William F. or any children of Nancy & Reese McCamish. Maybe someone else can add to this.

Regards, Doug

Robert McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I would also be interested in what you find. There were several McCamish families in PA in the 1700's and they seemed to migrate westward. You may want to look in Ohio and Michigan. Good Luck.

I don't know of any connection to my family which seems to have been in Virginia a little later and moved to Tennessee and Kentucky.

sister

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I don't know of a sister of William. However, William and possibly his brothers James and Thomas settled in Virginia before the Revolutionary War and then eventually in Greene Co., TN where the family still exists (but mostly as McAmis).

Regards, Doug

William McCamish, etc.

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I suspect that any Jane from the family back that far spelled her name McCamish (if she could write).

I will look for Jane later.

Regards, Doug

Jane McAmis/McCamish/McCamis

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I can't find a Jane McCamish or any variant from the 1750 timeframe in E.C.McAmis' book on McCamish marriages and he has done extensive work on the Greene Co. area.

There is a Jane McCamish (b. abt. 1782) who married a McPherrin and moved to Ohio and Indiana. There is a Jane (daughter of James) b. abt. 1798 and a Jane (dau.of Thomas) b. 1820 in Greene Co. who married a Brown. There was a Jane McCamish b. abt. 1760 who married a John Clendenning but they were in Pennsylvania.

Sorry not to be of help. If your Jane was b. abt. 1750, she would have been a sister of William, James, and Thomas - the brothers who were in Virginia and moved to Greene Co., (N.C.) Tennessee after the Revolutionary War.

Robert McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

According to E.C. McAmis' book "Marriage Records of the Sept MacHamish" on page 142-3, Robert McCamish b. 1802-8 NC or Greene Co. TN, was married to Sarah b. 1811 NC or TN. Robert and Sarah had a son John Robert McCamish b. 3/1832 who married Margaret Frances Reed b. 3/16/1856 (d/o William Reed and Keziah Wood of Cane Hill, Washington Co., AR) No other information.

McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Glad to help. Let's see - Old William, Isaac, Fredrick, William Henry, Willis Davison, Douglas Willis, and me (Douglas Willis, Jr.) Willis D. and his brother Fred (II) changed the spelling for unknown reasons early in the 1900's. Isaac and Adam left Greene Co. TN early in 1800's and moved to Kentucky (Adam later moved on to Indiana). There are lots of McCamishes from Isaac around Louisville, Ky.

Good luck with your searches.
Doug

Jane Barr / Robert McAmish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

E.C. McAmis' book "Marriage Records of the Sept MacHamish" says "Family history of this Barr family being done by Elder Greene in Indiana Co., PA" Also "Robt and Jane Barr McComish/etc. b/c 1770 are uncle and aunt to Sarah Barr McComish/etc."

No children listed. Suggest you contact Elder Greene if possible.

Lucetta McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Lucinda McCamish was born April 6, 1820 to Adam McCamish (1783-1835) and Exlizbeth Christee (1788-?). Adam was part of the Greene Co., TN McCamish family, son of William McCamish. This may not be the person for which you are searching, but Adam and his family were in Montgomery Co., Ky. for a while and moved to Indiana (I think) in the 1800's.

McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Lois, per the web page on the Braner Cemetery, you are a seasoned researcher on the McCamish family.

My family is descended from Isaac McCamish of Breckenridge Co., Kentucky, who, in turn, is descended from William McCamish of Greene Co., TN. Are you descended from the John McCamish son of Adam McCamish (brother of Isaac) and his wife Elizabeth Christee?

I assume you know E.C.McAmis and have access to his material. Do you know anything earlier than William and his brothers?

I would love to work with you if helpful.
Regards, Doug

Re: Looking for wife ofJoseph McCamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Barb, if you are still watching this board, did you learn anything about Joseph McCamish? If not, can you tell us anything more about him (locations, approximate dates, etc.). If you did, what did you learn?

Thanks, Doug

McCamish/McAmis

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Me too, Amy.

Regards, Doug

McCamish/McHamish

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Darby, do you have any information on the spellings of the name? I have informatoin from the mid-1799's in Ireland of the spelling McCamish but that may be the Northern Ireland spelling. Robert Bain's "The Clans and Tartans of Scotland" shows MacKeamish (sept of Gunn). The large branch with roots in Greene Co. TN uses McAmis (with strong connection to McCamish in the 1700's).

Thanks, Doug

Re: Mccamish/McHamish Family

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Darby, can you tell us more about the link you found? It sounds like you found the marriage of James McCamish and Ann Innes in some record. What kind of record?
They then appear in southwest Scotland - where, exactly, and what kind of record? Do you have any idea what happened to them next?

Re: Mccamish/McHamish Family

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I wish I had information for you. The name Ann Innes is ringing a bell but I can't find it in my records so far.
Do you know the names and birth dates of other children?
Did any of them emigrate to the colonies (before 1776) or to the United States (later)?
You have done a fantastic job already finding what you have found.
Thanks, Doug

Re: Greene Co. connection

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Susan,
Have you had any responses to your query? If so, what have you learned?

Thanks, Doug

Re: Greene Co. connection

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Good Grief!! I'm going to have to diagram that to untwist it. Thanks for digging it all out. It does point out the necessity of using dates and locations to keep things straight.

Re: Looking for family history

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

Has anyone responded to your query? If so, what have you learned?

Regards, Doug

Re: John Thomas McCamish-Hardin Co. KY

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

You had me confused for a couple of days. (Not hard to do.) Nancy E. McCamish (I think) was the daughter of Frederick and Sarah Whitehouse. She was the seventh child. I have a lot on this family in general as Frederick was my g-g-grandfather. Frederick was the son of Isaac who was the son of "old" William who settled in Green County, TN.

One of the early genealogists in our family was Mrs. Hettie McCamish Best. I missed the note about the Best in the earlier post. Ira McCamish was another family historian. I've lost track of most of that group. Let me know where you have questions.

Re: Richard A. McCamish, Galveston, TX, 1900

dwmc2 — 2006-11-13 21:58:34Z

I suspect that this family is connected to the larger McCamish family branch centered in San Antonio, TX.
I don't remember the exact source now, but there was a Doctor McCamish in that area by about 1845*. I think he came from Missouri. One member of the San Antonio family did some research in the last 20-30 years but I don't know what happened to it and I was too late in trying to contact them. I don't know how that branch connects to the old Greene County, Tennessee family.

*Dallas Public Library genealogy card catalog.