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Kamplain/ Camplain / Campbell
Father: [Alleged Adoptive] Jacob Cornelius Camplian Birth:1832 Adam County Pennsylvania.
Died: Dec 10, 1896 in Montrose, CO
Mother: [Alleged Adoptive] Martha Ellen Clark Reed Camplain Birth: Aprox 1852 Died: March 11, 1901 buried at Hillside Cemetery, Silverton. Age 49 Years
Alberta Gertrude Camplain (Mrs. George I. C. Varner) Birth: June 21 1885 Died: March 14, 1971
6 siblings:
1. Lucenda Camplain - unknown
2. Arthur Camplain Birth: 15 Jun 1869 Death: 21 Jun 2005 1885 Arthur was 16
3. Estella/Stella Mae Camplain (Mrs. Charles Hale) Birth: Approx. 1874
4. Guy/Guffie Camplain Birth: Approx. 1880 Died: Oct 11, 1900 5 Years old.
5. Maude Camplain (Mrs. E.A. Hale) Died: Aprox. 1969
6. Triffla Camplain Birth: Approx. 1884
7. Violet Haze Colvin [Questionable sibling allegedly adopted ] ( Mrs. Ubershar) (Mrs. Herbert Colvin 4/18/1914) Birth: 1916 Durango Died: 1973 Durango [Alleged parents Ira and Blanch Houchin]
http://www.silvertonhillside.com/hillside_044.htm
HALE, CHARLES GIBSON- Husband of Helen Patty Beggs and of Estella Mae Camplain; Father of Angie Ellen, Forrest Triffley, Nellie Faith and Inez Cleonia; and five who died in infancy: Aie Gibson, David, Two Infant Boys and an Infant Girl; Son of Stephen Gibson and Mary Diana Wright Hale - Nov 1849 - Aug 25, 1916
HALE, INFANT BOY – Asphyxiation - Son of Charles and Estella Camplain Hale – Aug 28, 1902 - Sept 6, 1902
HALE, INFANT GIRL - Daughter of Charles and Estella Camplain Hale - Died May 11, 1898
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pa91/pcampl1.html
Before the war
He was 39 years old when he was enlisted (3, 6 [44 in 1870], 7 [54 (?) in 1880], 10 [26 in 1850]). He was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania (3, 6, 7, 10).
In 1850, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with William Camplain (presumably his father), and with Maryanda, Harriet, Ann, Jacob, and Lucinda Camplain (presumably siblings), along with John Hoffner (10). He was a tanner (10).
When he was enlisted, he was a tanner (3).
Description
He was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and dark hair (3).
During the war
He was drafted from Tyrone Township, Adams County (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 28 February 1865 (1, 3, 4, 9). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (3). His service was credited to the Sixteenth Congressional District (3). He served as a private in company G (1).
He received clothing worth $29.55 (3).
He deserted on 10 June 1865 from camp near Washington DC (1, 2, 9).
After the war
In 1870, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Sarah Camplain (presumably his wife), and Mary, John, Joseph, Louisa, and Aderma Camplain (presumably their children, along with his father William, his sister Ann, and Jacob Weaver (6). He was a farmer, and owned $2,500 in real estate and $1000 in personal property (6).
In 1880, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his children Mary, John, George, William, and Harry, and his sister Annie and father William (7). He was a farmer (7). He was widowed (7).
In 1890, he was living in Tyrone, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Menallen) (4).
On 3 April 1891, he applied unsuccessfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (5, 9).
In 1900, he was living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was a day laborer, and had been out of work 6 months in the previous year (8).
On 9 December 1903, he died (11). He was buried in Upper Bermudian Church Cemetery, Gardners, Adams County, Pennsylvania (11).
Sources
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Lewis Camplain)
2 company G, register of deserters (Lewis Camplain)
3 company G, second descriptive list, [#95] (Lewis Camplain)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 23, page 2 (Lewis Camplain)
5 pension index, by name (Lewis Camplain)
6 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 383 = 25 handwritten (Lewis Camplain)
7 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 45, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 69 B = 6 handwritten (Lewis Camplain)
8 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 340 A = 1 handwritten (Lewis [?] Camplain)
9 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company G (Lewis Camplain)
10 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Tyrone Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 65 recto = 129 handwritten (Lewis Camplain)
11 Find a grave memorial 16676551 (accessed 5 September 2010) (Lewis Camplain)
[I did not find an entry for him in the LDS or HeritageQuest indices to the 1860 US census (searched 5 September 2010)]
[In 1860, his father William is living in Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (see page 632 = 2 handwritten); Louis is not living with him]
[I did not find an entry for him on Rootsweb WorldConnect (searched June 2007)]
[I did not find an entry for his wife on Find a Grave (accessed 5 September 2010)]
