Horace Claiborne Cammack (abt. 1803 - abt. 1852)

Died about Dec 1852 at about age 49 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Horace was born about 1803. He married Amelia Saul in 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a prosperous cotton merchant who had a home in New Orleans. According to one of his former slaves, Samuel Edmonson, he was killed in a storm while boating off the coast of Norway with friends. This appears to be validated by death and burial records in Liverpool, England around that time (December 1852), although death records were also filed in New Orleans. In his will he designates his wife Amelie Zacharie Cammack, nee Saul, and a brother Robert C Cammack as executors. One son Thomas is also mentioned by Samuel Edmonson.

Slaves

[Others are listed in will and other records that need to be identified]

• Samuel P Edmonson (abt.1832-aft.1907)
• Delia (Taylor) Edmonson (abt.1835-aft.1880)

Sources

• 1828 Marriage Record: Horace C Cameck, 26 Nov 1928, Orleans, Lousiana, to Amilie Saul. Ancestry.com. Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Hunting For Bears, comp. Louisiana, Marriages, 1718-1925

• 1830 US Census, H Cammack, 4 free white persons, 8 slaves, 1 free colored person, 13 total.Year: 1830; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Series: M19; Roll: 45; Page: 250; Family History Library Film: 0009688. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

• Death Record: Horace Claiborne Cammack, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Oct-Dec 1852. Vol 8b, p. 130. FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistic

• Burial Record: Horace C Cammamck, age 49, burial 11 Oct 1852, St James Cemetery, Abode: Adelphia Hotel. Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 3/1/6. Ancestry.com. England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

• Will for H.C. Cammack: Louisiana, Orleans Parish Will Books; Author: Louisiana. District Court. (2nd District : Orleans Parish); Probate Place: Orleans, Louisiana. Will Book, Vol 9, 1850-1855. [Appoints his wife Amelia Zacharie Cammack nee' Saul executrix and his brother Robert C Cammack executor. Leaves his property to be divided among his children equally; does not name children]

• "The Fugitives of the Pearl", by John H Painter, The Journal of Negro History, Jun 1916, Vol 1, No 3, p. 15: "When Hamilton Edmondson was seeking to locate his sisters and brothers in desirable homes in New Orleans, he first saw Mr. Horace Cammack, a prosperous cotton merchant, whose friendship and respect he had long since won and who, upon the further representation of Samuel's proficiency as a butler, agreed to purchase him. In this wise, it came to pass that Samuel was duly installed as upper houseman in the Cammack home.... p. 16 : " The year following, Mr. Cammack went to Europe on cotton business and not long after his arrival was killed in a violent storm while yachting with friends off the coast of Norway.