Person:Samuel Camp (14)

Watchers
Samuel Granger Camp
m. 1876
  1. Samuel Granger Camp1877 - 1952
  2. Caroline Ferguson Camp1887 - 1942
  3. Josephine Mallory Camp1889 - 1944
m. 20 Jun 1912
Facts and Events
Name Samuel Granger Camp
Gender Male
Birth[1] 6 Apr 1877 Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Education[8] 1899 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesElected editor of the "Lit," Yale's literary magazine.
Census[3] 1900 North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesAge 23. Student.
Census[4] 1910 Main Street, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesAge 32. Lawyer.
Marriage 20 Jun 1912 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesto Lucretia May Atwater
Military[2] 1918 North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesHis WW1 draft registration described him as medium in height and build with blue eyes and grey hair. His occupation was magazine writer.
Census[5] 1920 Prospect Street, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesAge 42. Writer.
Census[6] 1930 Prospect Street, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesAge 53. Fiction writer.
Census[7] 1940 Prospect Street, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United StatesAge 63
Death[1] 26 Apr 1952 Connecticut, United States
Burial[1] Mountain View Cemetery, Sand Road, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Fishing Books by Samuel G. Camp

Fishing kits and equipment
Fishing with floating flies
The fine art of fishing
The angler's handbook, a practical manual on fishing in fresh water
Taking trout with the dry fly

Short Fiction by Samuel G. Camp

Jack and the Bean Ball, from All-Story, September 15, 1917
A Flyer in Munitions, from All-Story Weekly, July 20, 1918
Bad Art, from All-Story Weekly, Apr 6, 1918
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Samuel G. Camp, in Find A Grave
    Find A Grave: Mountain View Cemetery.

    CHARLES WELFORD CAMP
    JULY 31, 1848 --- JUNE 10, 1927
    JOSEPHINE L. GRANGER HIS WIFE
    JAN. 1, 1855 --- JUNE 23, 1917
    CAROLINE F. CAMP
    SEPT. 27, 1887 --- MAY 2, 1942
    JOSEPHINE CAMP MOORE
    NOV. 6, 1889 --- SEPT. 13, 1944
    SAMUEL G. CAMP
    APR 6, 1877 --- APR. 26, 1952
  2. United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    [1].

    REGISTRATION CARD
    Name: Samuel Granger Camp
    Address: Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield, Con.
    Age: 41
    Date of Birth: April 6 1877
    Occupation: Magazine Writer
    Employer's Name: Self
    Nearest Relative: May Atwater Camp (wife), Canaan, No Canaan, Lfd Conn
    Description: Medium height and build, blue eyes, gray hair
    Date: Sep 12 1918

  3. Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 16A, family 366, ED 247, NARA publication T623 [2] and [3].

    Household:
    Camp Charles W. Head. Born July 1849 in Conn. Age 50. Married 24 yrs. Physician.
    Camp Josephine. Wife. Born June 1856 in Conn. Age 44. Married 24 yrs. Mother of 3 children, all living.
    Camp Samuel. Son. Born Apr 1877 in Conn. Age 23. Single. Student.
    Camp Caroline. Daughter. Born Sept 1887 in Conn. Age 12. At school.
    Camp Josephine. Daughter. Born Nov 1889 in Conn. Age 10. At school.
    Harris Catherine. Servant. Born July 1877 in Mass. Age 22. Single.

  4. Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 11A, household 222, ED 266, NARA publication M1283 [4].

    Address: Main Street
    Household:
    Camp Charles W. Head. Age 59. Married 33 yrs. Born in Conn. Physician.
    Camp Josephine L. Wife. Age 53 Married 33 yrs. Born in Conn.
    Camp Samuel J. Son. Age 32. Single. Born in Conn. Lawyer.
    Camp Caroline F. Daughter. Age 22. Single. Born in Conn.
    Camp Josephine M. Daughter. Age 20. Single. Born in Conn.
    Shelhon William. Servant. Age 38. Single. Born in New York. Farm Laborer.
    Freeman Isabelle. Servant. Age 38. Single. Born in Conn. General Housework.

  5. Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 2B, household 55, ED 202, NARA publication T625, reel 186 [5].

    Address: Prospect Ave
    Household:
    Camp Samuel. Head. Age 42. Writer, books.
    Camp May. Wife. Age 32.
    Camp Elizabeth. Daughter. Age 6.
    All born in Conn.

  6. Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 5A, household 137, ED 20, NARA publication T626, roll 269 [6].

    Address: Prospect Street
    Household:
    Camp Samuel A. Head. Age 53. 1st married at age 36. Writer, fiction
    Camp Lucretia M. Wife. Age 42. 1st married at age 25. Teacher, high school
    Camp Elizabeth M. Daughter. Age 15.
    All born in Conn.

  7. Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 5A, family 129, ED 3-27, NARA publication T627, roll 509 [7].

    Address: Prospect Street
    Household:
    Camp Samuel G. Head. Age 63. Born in Conn.
    Camp Lucretia. Wife. Age 52. Born in Conn. School teacher, public school.
    Both living in the same house in 1935.

  8. Tuesday, Feb 21, 1899, in Boston Evening Transcript. (Boston, Massachusetts)
    p. 13.

    Editors of Yale "Lit" Elected
    The junior class of the academic department of Yale University at New Haven last night held its annual election of its editors for the Yale literary magazine, or the "Lit," as it is commonly known. The five editors chosen are supposed to represent the best literary talent in the class, and the successful men are usually the foremost contributors to the periodical. Those chosen were: Samuel Granger Camp of Canaan, Conn.; John Morgan Hopkins of Docher, Tenn.; Hulbert Taft of Cincinnati, O.; Owen McMahon Johnson of New York city; James Whitney Barney of New York city. The new board met as soon as declared elected and organized by electing O. M. Johnson chairman and J. H. Hopkins business manager.