Previous Person (click here) Next Person: (click here) Last Change: 10/24/2012 18:55
NOTE: Names preceeded by a underlined number in brackets {} is a clickable link to another Family Group Sheet
NOTE: By special request any person listed in this system can be denoted as "Living". All other data is shown but their name is "hidden".
{7923} Nathan CAMMACK
ANCESTORS
DESCENDENTS
SEARCH COMMENT FIELDS OF THIS AND ALL OTHER FAMILY RECORDS
SURNAME LEGACY
UNCLES & AUNTS
Photos: n/a
|
Children: |
|||||||||
| 1 |
{7924}
Mary E Cammack
b07/22/1862 [Salem, IA],
d09/04/1862 [Salem, IA]
( 0.1)
| ||||||||
| 2 |
{7925}
Jeanette (Nettie) Cammack
b08/04/1863 [Salem, IA],
d08/17/1934 [Mt. Pleasant, IA]
( 71.0)
| ||||||||
| 3 |
{7926}
Frank M. Cammack
b07/22/1865 [Salem, IA],
m11/14/1894 [n/a],
d10/03/1956 [Wenatchee, WA]
( 91.2)
{ 8146 } Violet Mabel (WILES) Cammack b01/07/1871 [IA], d01/12/1901 [Farnhamville, IA] ( 30.0) | ||||||||
| 4 |
{7927}
Ralph M. Cammack
b12/02/1866 [Salem, IA],
d10/31/1926 [Salem, OR]
( 59.8)
{ 8678 } Mary Roby (STROUD) Cammack b10/19/1878 [Leighton, IA], d12/24/1953 [Rosedale, OR] ( 75.2) | ||||||||
| 5 |
{7928}
Effie Cammack
b02/15/1868 [Salem, IA],
d03/06/1941 [IA]
( 73.0)
| ||||||||
| 6 |
{7929}
Ora C. Cammack
b12/03/1869 [Salem, IA],
m12/19/1893 [n/a],
d11/28/1939 [Princeton, IN]
( 69.9)
{ 8685 } Emilie Katherine (KELLER) Cammack b03/13/1870 [Germany], | ||||||||
| 7 |
{7930}
Nellie Cammack
b09/09/1871 [Salem, IA],
d07/21/1946 [Mt. Pleasant, IA]
( 74.8)
| ||||||||
| 8 |
{7931}
Laura Cammack
b08/24/1873 [Salem, IA],
d12/31/1953 [Mt. Pleasant, IA]
( 80.3)
| ||||||||
| 9 |
{7932}
Fred Cammack
b03/29/1875 [Salem, IA],
m01/26/1898 [n/a],
d07/25/1927 [Seattle, WA]
( 52.3)
{ 8688 } Edna (BRAGG) Cammack b09/01/1873 [IL], d01/01/1948 [n/a] ( 74.3) | ||||||||
| 10 |
{7933}
Clifford Cammack
b10/18/1876 [Salem, IA],
d07/10/1925 [Seattle, WA]
( 48.7)
| ||||||||
| 11 |
{7934}
Albert Cammack
b10/26/1878 [Salem, IA],
d09/13/1953 [Wenatchee, WA]
( 74.8)
{ 8695 } Echo Ida (WARD) Cammack b11/01/1883 [Delaware, OH], d12/21/1954 [Twin Falls, ID] ( 71.1) | ||||||||
| 12 |
{7935}
William Cammack
b03/27/1880 [Salem, IA],
m01/01/1907 [n/a],
d09/05/1966 [West Palm Beach, FL]
( 86.4)
{ 8699 } Sarah Libbie (SEYMOUR) Cammack b12/07/1876 [Iowa City, IA], d04/01/1941 [n/a] ( 64.3) | ||||||||
| 13 |
{7936}
Earl V Cammack
b11/20/1882 [Salem, IA],
m08/16/1911 [Twin Falls, ID],
d03/05/1935 [Twin Falls, ID]
( 52.3)
{ 8703 } Zeta Myrtle (STURGEON) Cammack b09/30/1888 [Roslyn, WA], d09/15/1929 [Twin Falls, ID] ( 40.9) | ||||||||
| 14 |
{7937}
Irving E. Cammack
b11/20/1882 [Salem, IA],
d07/17/1917 [Salem, IA]
( 34.6)
| ||||||||
| 15 |
{7938}
Ray Cammack
b02/11/1885 [Salem, IA],
m01/24/1917 [Salem, IA],
d05/12/1932 [Mt. Pleasant, IA]
( 47.3)
{ 8713 } Irene (SIMKIN) Cammack b01/01/1892 [Salem, IA], d03/02/1932 [Mt. Pleasant, IA] ( 40.2) | ||||||||
| DIAGNOSTIC: End of Children List | |||||||||
Among those formerly identified with farming and stock-raising interests in Henry county whom death has removed from the field of active labor here is numbered Nathan Cammack, who was born in Salem township, July 1, 1841. His father, Levi Cammack, was a native of Indiana and married Elizabeth Frazier, who was also born in that state. In the year 1838, they came to Henry county, Iowa, settling in Salem township upon a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, constituting the southeast quarter of section 24, which Mr. Cammack entered from the government. It was entirely wild and uncultivated, but he soon found that the raw land could be converted into a productive tract and his labors made his place a valuable one.
In the early days the family underwent many hardships and trials incident to pioneer life, but he assisted materially in subduing the wilderness and in extending the frontier. Both he and his wife continued to reside upon the old family homestead until called to their final rest.
Nathan Cammack was reared upon his father’s farm, spending his boyhood days in Salem. The father was a leading stock-buyer and dealer, operating quite extensively in that line in northern Missouri as well as in the state of Iowa. He bought and drove his stock from different places in the two states to Keokuk, Iowa, for that was prior to the era of railroad development here and he thus took his cattle across the country to Keokuk for shipment. As his years and strength increased Nathan Cammack more and more largely assisted his father in his farming and stock-dealing interests. In his youth he attended the common schools and after putting aside his text-books his entire attention was given to business interests in connection with his father.
He lived with his parents until two years after his marriage, which occurred on the 26th of October, 1861, Miss Jane Pigeon becoming his wife. She was born one mile south of Salem and is a daughter of Isaac Pigeon, who came across the Mississippi river with Aaron Street, who laid out the town of Salem. He became one of the first settlers in the county, the year of his arrival being 1835. The Red men still hunted in this part of the state and there were but few settlers within the entire county and no settlers between here and Fort Madison. It was indeed a wild frontier district and he aided in planting the seeds of civilization which in due time brought forth good fruit. He married Miss Phebe Kester, who, like her husband, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina. They were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, and they left the south on account of the institution of slavery and also on account of the prevalence of the use of intoxicating liquors there. After coming to Iowa, Mr. Pigeon entered many acres of land in the vicinity of Salem, becoming one of the extensive property holders of this locality. He was a son of Isaac Pigeon, while his wife was a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Kester, natives of Scotland.
Two years after his marriage Nathan Cammack dissolved partnership with his father and began farming and stock-dealing on his own account upon the farm owned by his father. When the latter suffered financial reverses in 1876, Nathan Cammack purchased the eighty acres of land, adjoining a tract of similar dimensions which his father had given him at the time of his marriage. He then discontinued the purchase and sale of stock, dealing only in that which he himself raised. His land was placed under a high state of cultivation and he annually harvested rich crops because of the care and labor which he bestowed upon the fields. As time passed by he made excellent improvements upon his property, including the erection of a fine frame residence of eleven rooms which he built in 1891. This is the most commodious dwelling of the locality and forms a most attractive feature in the landscape.
As the years went by the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cammack was blessed with fourteen children: Nettie, who is engaged in teaching school, her services being in demand in this and other counties, as well as Nebraska; Frank, who is engaged in the fruit business in Washington; Ralph, who owns a prune farm in Salem, Oregon; Effie, who is a teacher in Henry and other counties; Ora, who follows farming near Williamstown, Missouri; Nellie, at home; Laura, also a school teacher of this state; Fred, a stock-dealer of Greene county, Iowa; Clifford, who was a soldier in the Philippines and is now living in Oregon; Albert, of Fort Collins, Colorado, where he is assistant professor of the State Agricultural College, being a graduate of Ames; William, who is pursuing a medical course in Northwestern University, at Chicago; Irving, and Earl, twins, at home; and Ray, who is also with his mother. All the family were given superior educational advantages, all attending Whittier College, while Albert was a graduate of Ames, also Frank, Ralph, Laura and Earl being students there, while Ora and Effie were graduates from Elliott’s Business College of Burlington. The three who are teachers have first class state certificates. The father passed away April 1, 1898, his death being occasioned by heart trouble and his remains were interred in Salem cemetery. Mrs. Cammack successfully conducts the farm. Mr. and Mrs. Cammack were birthright members of the Society of Friends and always adhered to that faith. His political allegiance was given to the Republican party and for a number of years he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. These associations indicate something of the character of the man, for Mr. Cammack was at all times an upright citizen and a faithful friend, who realized his obligations to his fellow men and faithfully performed every trust which was reposed in him. His best traits of character, however, were reserved for his family and he was a considerate and devoted husband and father.
(Biographical Review of Henry County, Iowa. Chicago: Hobart Publishing Co.,1906, Page 594) (PE)
Apps for the Web © 1978 - . All rights reserved. 
 PostFamily.cfm version 8/27/2014 |