Lindy
Blaylock was born on March 22, 1884. She was the eighth child of
Bob and Polly Blaylock and grew up in Greenwood Springs, Monroe County,
Mississippi.
On January 22, 1905, she married Henry Franklin "Frank" Camp.
He was the son of William T. Camp and Louvenia Sandlin Camp. He
had been born on August 9, 1870, which meant that while Lindy was 20 on
her wedding day, Frank was 34! But that age difference didn't
mean as much in their day. Their first child was born a year and
a half later, and they had eleven children in all. One, Charley,
didn't reach his tenth birthday, and their youngest boy, Harley, was
the brakeman on a railroad train when it wrecked, killing him.
But their other nine children grew up and had children of their own.
Frank and Lindy were living in Monroe County in 1930 when the census recorded the family this way:
1930 Monroe County, Mississippi Census
Page 95A
Camp, Frank Head Owns 59 Md. at age 34 AL AL AL Farmer Can read and write
Camp, Malindy Wife 45 Md. at age 20 MS AL AL Can read and write
Camp, Ruby Dau. 20 MS
Camp, Woodrow Son 18 MS
Camp, Lando Son 16 MS
Camp, Alline Dau. 14 MS
Camp, Othis Son 13 MS
Camp, Ethel Dau. 10 MS
Frank passed away on October 20, 1955, in Monroe County, at the age
of 85. He was buried in the Pickle Cemetery in Sipsey Fork.
Lindy lived to the age of 79, and passed away in 1963. She was
also buried in the Pickle Cemetery.
Verlon Franklin Camp (md. Eula Elizabeth Thompson)
Verlon was born on July 3, 1906, in Monroe
County. Eula was born on October 1, 1908, in Greenwood Springs,
to Grover Cleveland "Bud" Thompson, and Ollie Jane Weaver
Thompson. They were married on February 28, 1928. They had
four children together and continued to live in Monroe County.
Verlon worked for the Amory Garment Company and Eula was a
homemaker. He passed away on April 20, 1979, in Amory. Eula
lived to be 93 years old, but passed away on June 15, 2002. They
were buried at the Haughton Memorial Cemetery in Amory.
Charley was born in 1908, and died at the age of 7. He was buried in the Pickle Cemetery.
Ruby Lee Camp (md. Elzie Pickle)
Ruby Lee was born on October 26, 1909, in Monroe County. She married Elzie on June 23, 1933. They had four children together, two sets of twins!! She passed away on November 27, 1983, in Greenwood Springs. She was buried in the Pickle Cemetery there. I have dates for Elzie, but they must not be right as they have him born almost seven years after her.
William Benton "Willie" Camp (md. private)
Willie was born on June 3, 1911, in Monroe County. He was a pipefitter with U.S. Steel, and had three children. He passed away on September 9, 1978, in Amory, and was buried in the Boggan Cemetery.
Woodrow Wilson "Wood" Camp (md. private)
Wilson was born on October 19, 1912, in Monroe County. He had three children over the course of his life, but died on December 26, 1973, in Hatley. He was buried in the New Hope Cemetery in Monroe County.
Henry Lando Camp (md. Gurley Lee Wilson)
Henry was born on May 14, 1914. He married Johnnie Rye about 1934. She was the daughter of Robert John Wesley Rye and Louella Carter Rye, and was born on February 4, 1919. They had one child together. .Henry Lando worked for the Amory Garment Company, and passed away on May 22, 1983. Johnnie died on May 11, 1985, and both were buried in the Pickle Cemetery.
Ruth Allene Camp (md. Elmer "Bully" Bird)
Ruth was born on December 14, 1915, and married at the age of 16 to Elmer Bird, on November 16, 1932, in Greenwood Springs. They had one son, Robert Darryl Bird, but he passed away in 1971, before Ruth did. She passed away on December 29, 1996, in Amory. She was buried in the Crenshaw Cemetery.
Private Camp (md. private)
Private
Private Camp (md. private)
Private
Johnnie Camp (md. private)
Johnnie was born in March 21, 1922, in Splunge. He worked for Columbus Butane and was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He had two children. He passed away on November 27, 1994, and was buried in the New Hope Cemetery.
Harley Thomas Camp (never married)
Harley was born in 1925, and was a Brake Man on the Frisco Railroad. He was killed in a train accident south of Memphis in December of 1945.
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