Individual Details

James McCamish

(Dec 1847 - 28 Aug 1915)

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October 28, 1902: Department of the Interior, Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, I.T. Question and answer: What is your name? James McCamish. How old are you, Mr. McCamish? Fifty-five years old. What is your post office address? Ketchum. It was Vinita when you made your original application, was it? Yes, sir. Are you an applicant for enrollment as an intermarried citizen of the Cherokee Nation? Yes, sir. What is your wife’s name? Sarah A. Is she living? Yes, sir. Is she a recognized citizen by blood of the Cherokee nation? Yes, sir, she's a Delaware, adopted Delaware. She is a citizen of Delaware blood, is she? Yes, sir. When were you married to your wife, Sarah? (answer is unreadable, but appears to be questions marks) Were you ever married before you married this wife? No, sir. Was she ever married before her marriage to you? Yes, sir. What was her first husband's name? Rankin. Was he a white man or Cherokee? Wyandotte. Was he living or dead when she married you? I guess so. Was that the only husband she had before she married you? I guess so. Have you and your wife lived together since your marriage to the present time? Yes, sir. Never been separated? No, sir. You and she living together on the first day of September, 1902? Yes, sir. Have you lived in the Cherokee Nation ever since (unreadable) up to the present time, Mr. McCamish? Yes, sir.

    Events

    BirthDec 1847Greene, Tennessee, United States
    Marriage1868Wyandotte, Kansas, United States - Sarah Ann Fish
    Residence1900Township 23 North Range 21 East, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
    Military1900Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
    Pension1907 - 1933United States
    Pension1907 - 1933United States
    Death28 Aug 1915Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
    Burial28 Aug 1915National Cemetery,, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
    FIND-A-GRAVEhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3674977/james-mccamish

    Families

    SpouseSarah Ann Fish (1837 - 1906)
    ChildJ. Lynch McCamish (1873 - )
    ChildRichard Wallace C. McCamish (1878 - 1948)

    Endnotes

    1. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR2-WHN : accessed 26 March 2020), James Mccammish, Township 23 N. Range 21 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,844..

    2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR2-WHN : accessed 26 March 2020), James Mccammish, Township 23 N. Range 21 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,844..

    3. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSR2-WHN : accessed 26 March 2020), James Mccammish, Township 23 N. Range 21 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 9B, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,844..

    4. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    5. "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4N-SQZ : 12 March 2018), James Mccamish, 1900; citing p. 11395, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 260; FHL microfilm 1,579,075..

    6. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    7. "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4N-SQZ : 12 March 2018), James Mccamish, 1900; citing p. 11395, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 260; FHL microfilm 1,579,075..

    8. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    9. "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4N-SQZ : 12 March 2018), James Mccamish, 1900; citing p. 11395, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 260; FHL microfilm 1,579,075..

    10. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    11. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    12. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2W-Z7S : 20 August 2019), James Mccamish, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,446..

    13. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-3NN6 : 27 July 2019), James McCamish, 1915; Burial, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America, Leavenworth National Cemetery; citing record ID 3674977, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    14. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-3NN6 : 27 July 2019), James McCamish, 1915; Burial, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America, Leavenworth National Cemetery; citing record ID 3674977, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..

    15. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-3NN6 : 27 July 2019), James McCamish, 1915; Burial, Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States of America, Leavenworth National Cemetery; citing record ID 3674977, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..