DeCamp, John

Born: 1800-12-23 Blacksburg, Virginia

Died: 1891-12-10 Springfield, Illinois

Flourished: Springfield, Illinois

DeCamp settled in Springfield, Illinois, in 1828. In 1832, he married Malinda Orr. In 1860, De Camp owned and operated a saloon in Springfield. He owned $1,000 worth of real estate and $1,000 worth of personal property.

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Sangamon County, 26 February 1832, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Sangamon County, IL, 80-81; Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield), 11 December 1891, 5:4.