Elizabeth Caroline Culver was the daughter of David O. Culver 1803 – 1873 and Eliza M. Mallo 1816 – 1891. She had one brother, George W. Culver 1859 – 1921. George lived a single life.
Elizabeth father and mother had each been married before. David O. Culver's first wife was Clarissa Simons and they had 10 children, who became half-sisters and half-brothers to Elizabeth. Her mother's first husband was Silas Shumake. They furnished 2 half-sisters that married and had large families and 1 half-brother that never married. So even though her immediate family was small, in reality her family was large.
The 1850 Iowa State census found 2 year old Elizabeth living with her father and mother in Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa. She was being spoiled by the 6 half-siblings that were a mix of both families.
It is not certain when the family started calling Elizabeth Caroline by her middle name but before the 1870 census she began to be referred to as Caroline.
The 1870 census found the family living in Sac Co., Iowa. Hannah had married William F. Daniels and had 4 children. Louisa had married Anthony Mason and had 4 children. Caroline was 17 years old and was working in the home of William and Elizabeth Hobbs. Her parents had only the single boys at home now.
Iowa, Select Marriages, and a hand written Marriage license confirms that Elizabeth Caroline Culver became the bride in a marriage ceremony at the home of her half-sister Louisa and Anthony Mason on June 6, 1871. Her groom was Joseph Stately DeCamp, who was living on the next door farm with his brother Gideon and Elizabeth DeCamp and their 8 children. From this marriage the following children were born: Margaret L. DeCamp 1872 – 1886, She was known as Liddy; Effie May DeCamp 1874 – 1886; David L. DeCamp 1876 – 1931; Anna Belle DeCamp 1878 – 1951; James M. DeCamp 1880 – 1886; Joseph Louis DeCamp 1884 – 1964; Gideon William "Gid" Decamp 1886 – 1977; Fannie Elizabeth DeCamp 1889 – 1972.
On June 15, 1873 Caroline's father, David O. Culver didn't return home after a swim to visit a neighbor. His obituary in the Sac Co., Sun revealed that he was later found about a mile from where he drowned. This was a very sad and anxious time for the family. A cemetery lot was selected for Caroline's dear father in the Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, and the family gathered at his grave site to bid their beloved David farewell and to "Rests in Peace"
The 1880 census found the family living on a farm in rural Wall Lake, Sac Co., Iowa. All of Caroline and Joe's families were close neighbors in Wall Lake.
Sometime in January of 1886, Caroline, who was pregnant, Liddy, Effie and Jimmy all came down with the diphtheria. From this disease Caroline and Joe lost the three children within 3 day. Dave, Annie, and 2year old Joey were all sick but they escaped death.
Joe who was exhausted, and Caroline who was sick and weak, had the sad duty of having to give up and bury their beloved children. With out much ceremony they were buried in unmarked graves beside their dear grandpa, David O. Culver in the Oakland Cemetery.
For Caroline, time seemed to pause at this time in her life. She was known to refer to all events as before the children died and after the children died.
On July 6, 1886, Caroline gave birth to baby Gideon William (Giddy).
Caroline's mother passed away on Jan 28, 1891, and was buried in the same lot as her beloved grand children, and husband, where together they are "Resting in Peace"
Soon some Joe's nieces and their husbands who had moved to Fresno, encouraged Joe and Caroline to relocate in Fresno also. About 1899 Joe sold all of his Iowa property, and with a fond farewell from their family and friends, Joe and Caroline and the children boarded the train at the Wall Lake railroad station. They were met in Fresno by Joe's niece Sarah (Sad) and her husband Andy.
In 1889 Caroline gave birth to a little girl baby that they named Fanny Elizabeth.
The 1900 census disclosed that Joe and Caroline was living on a farm in Township 2, in rural Fresno. They owned the farm, and had a mortgage against it. Annie had married Tom Harbert in Feb. of 1898, and were living in Township 3, but the rest of the children were at home.
During the years that Caroline and Joe lived in Fresno, Sunday's and holiday's were spent socializing at school picnics and with different members of the Fresno family at various family homes. Frequent guests in their home were Caroline's half-sister Hannah Shumake Daniels and half-brother Henry Shumake, and her brother George Culver.
The 1910 census revealed that they had relocated to a farm north and east of Fresno in Township 11, Fresno. They owned the land, and were paying off a mortgage. Joe was 78 years old and listed as a farmer, but their 3 sons were still at home and doing the farm labor.
Before Caroline died, their son Joe (Joey) took over the mortgage on the farm, and the boy's built their parents a home on 3048 Madison, Fresno.
Caroline's death certificate confirmed that she died on June 6, 1913 at her home on Madison Ave. Fresno, of Dropsy and heart problems. A burial plot was selected for her in the Mountain View Cemetery on Belmont Ave. in Fresno. Family and friends gathered at Stephen and Bean Funeral home at 2:00pm on Monday June 9, 1913 to pay their last respects for their dearly beloved Elizabeth Caroline Culver DeCamp.
Caroline's husband Joseph Stately DeCamp passed away 5 years later on Feb. 20, 1918, and was buried in a plot beside his dear Caroline, where together they "Rest in Peace." (This memorial and bio was created by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman in memory of her grand parents. Their graves remained unmarked for many years until Audrey visited their grave site and made arrangements to have a tombstone installed on their graves.)
When you visit this memorial please leave flowers.
Elizabeth father and mother had each been married before. David O. Culver's first wife was Clarissa Simons and they had 10 children, who became half-sisters and half-brothers to Elizabeth. Her mother's first husband was Silas Shumake. They furnished 2 half-sisters that married and had large families and 1 half-brother that never married. So even though her immediate family was small, in reality her family was large.
The 1850 Iowa State census found 2 year old Elizabeth living with her father and mother in Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa. She was being spoiled by the 6 half-siblings that were a mix of both families.
It is not certain when the family started calling Elizabeth Caroline by her middle name but before the 1870 census she began to be referred to as Caroline.
The 1870 census found the family living in Sac Co., Iowa. Hannah had married William F. Daniels and had 4 children. Louisa had married Anthony Mason and had 4 children. Caroline was 17 years old and was working in the home of William and Elizabeth Hobbs. Her parents had only the single boys at home now.
Iowa, Select Marriages, and a hand written Marriage license confirms that Elizabeth Caroline Culver became the bride in a marriage ceremony at the home of her half-sister Louisa and Anthony Mason on June 6, 1871. Her groom was Joseph Stately DeCamp, who was living on the next door farm with his brother Gideon and Elizabeth DeCamp and their 8 children. From this marriage the following children were born: Margaret L. DeCamp 1872 – 1886, She was known as Liddy; Effie May DeCamp 1874 – 1886; David L. DeCamp 1876 – 1931; Anna Belle DeCamp 1878 – 1951; James M. DeCamp 1880 – 1886; Joseph Louis DeCamp 1884 – 1964; Gideon William "Gid" Decamp 1886 – 1977; Fannie Elizabeth DeCamp 1889 – 1972.
On June 15, 1873 Caroline's father, David O. Culver didn't return home after a swim to visit a neighbor. His obituary in the Sac Co., Sun revealed that he was later found about a mile from where he drowned. This was a very sad and anxious time for the family. A cemetery lot was selected for Caroline's dear father in the Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, and the family gathered at his grave site to bid their beloved David farewell and to "Rests in Peace"
The 1880 census found the family living on a farm in rural Wall Lake, Sac Co., Iowa. All of Caroline and Joe's families were close neighbors in Wall Lake.
Sometime in January of 1886, Caroline, who was pregnant, Liddy, Effie and Jimmy all came down with the diphtheria. From this disease Caroline and Joe lost the three children within 3 day. Dave, Annie, and 2year old Joey were all sick but they escaped death.
Joe who was exhausted, and Caroline who was sick and weak, had the sad duty of having to give up and bury their beloved children. With out much ceremony they were buried in unmarked graves beside their dear grandpa, David O. Culver in the Oakland Cemetery.
For Caroline, time seemed to pause at this time in her life. She was known to refer to all events as before the children died and after the children died.
On July 6, 1886, Caroline gave birth to baby Gideon William (Giddy).
Caroline's mother passed away on Jan 28, 1891, and was buried in the same lot as her beloved grand children, and husband, where together they are "Resting in Peace"
Soon some Joe's nieces and their husbands who had moved to Fresno, encouraged Joe and Caroline to relocate in Fresno also. About 1899 Joe sold all of his Iowa property, and with a fond farewell from their family and friends, Joe and Caroline and the children boarded the train at the Wall Lake railroad station. They were met in Fresno by Joe's niece Sarah (Sad) and her husband Andy.
In 1889 Caroline gave birth to a little girl baby that they named Fanny Elizabeth.
The 1900 census disclosed that Joe and Caroline was living on a farm in Township 2, in rural Fresno. They owned the farm, and had a mortgage against it. Annie had married Tom Harbert in Feb. of 1898, and were living in Township 3, but the rest of the children were at home.
During the years that Caroline and Joe lived in Fresno, Sunday's and holiday's were spent socializing at school picnics and with different members of the Fresno family at various family homes. Frequent guests in their home were Caroline's half-sister Hannah Shumake Daniels and half-brother Henry Shumake, and her brother George Culver.
The 1910 census revealed that they had relocated to a farm north and east of Fresno in Township 11, Fresno. They owned the land, and were paying off a mortgage. Joe was 78 years old and listed as a farmer, but their 3 sons were still at home and doing the farm labor.
Before Caroline died, their son Joe (Joey) took over the mortgage on the farm, and the boy's built their parents a home on 3048 Madison, Fresno.
Caroline's death certificate confirmed that she died on June 6, 1913 at her home on Madison Ave. Fresno, of Dropsy and heart problems. A burial plot was selected for her in the Mountain View Cemetery on Belmont Ave. in Fresno. Family and friends gathered at Stephen and Bean Funeral home at 2:00pm on Monday June 9, 1913 to pay their last respects for their dearly beloved Elizabeth Caroline Culver DeCamp.
Caroline's husband Joseph Stately DeCamp passed away 5 years later on Feb. 20, 1918, and was buried in a plot beside his dear Caroline, where together they "Rest in Peace." (This memorial and bio was created by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman in memory of her grand parents. Their graves remained unmarked for many years until Audrey visited their grave site and made arrangements to have a tombstone installed on their graves.)
When you visit this memorial please leave flowers.
Elizabeth Caroline Culver was the daughter of David O. Culver 1803 – 1873 and Eliza M. Mallo 1816 – 1891. She had one brother, George W. Culver 1859 – 1921. George lived a single life.
Elizabeth father and mother had each been married before. David O. Culver's first wife was Clarissa Simons and they had 10 children, who became half-sisters and half-brothers to Elizabeth. Her mother's first husband was Silas Shumake. They furnished 2 half-sisters that married and had large families and 1 half-brother that never married. So even though her immediate family was small, in reality her family was large.
The 1850 Iowa State census found 2 year old Elizabeth living with her father and mother in Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa. She was being spoiled by the 6 half-siblings that were a mix of both families.
It is not certain when the family started calling Elizabeth Caroline by her middle name but before the 1870 census she began to be referred to as Caroline.
The 1870 census found the family living in Sac Co., Iowa. Hannah had married William F. Daniels and had 4 children. Louisa had married Anthony Mason and had 4 children. Caroline was 17 years old and was working in the home of William and Elizabeth Hobbs. Her parents had only the single boys at home now.
Iowa, Select Marriages, and a hand written Marriage license confirms that Elizabeth Caroline Culver became the bride in a marriage ceremony at the home of her half-sister Louisa and Anthony Mason on June 6, 1871. Her groom was Joseph Stately DeCamp, who was living on the next door farm with his brother Gideon and Elizabeth DeCamp and their 8 children. From this marriage the following children were born: Margaret L. DeCamp 1872 – 1886, She was known as Liddy; Effie May DeCamp 1874 – 1886; David L. DeCamp 1876 – 1931; Anna Belle DeCamp 1878 – 1951; James M. DeCamp 1880 – 1886; Joseph Louis DeCamp 1884 – 1964; Gideon William "Gid" Decamp 1886 – 1977; Fannie Elizabeth DeCamp 1889 – 1972.
On June 15, 1873 Caroline's father, David O. Culver didn't return home after a swim to visit a neighbor. His obituary in the Sac Co., Sun revealed that he was later found about a mile from where he drowned. This was a very sad and anxious time for the family. A cemetery lot was selected for Caroline's dear father in the Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, and the family gathered at his grave site to bid their beloved David farewell and to "Rests in Peace"
The 1880 census found the family living on a farm in rural Wall Lake, Sac Co., Iowa. All of Caroline and Joe's families were close neighbors in Wall Lake.
Sometime in January of 1886, Caroline, who was pregnant, Liddy, Effie and Jimmy all came down with the diphtheria. From this disease Caroline and Joe lost the three children within 3 day. Dave, Annie, and 2year old Joey were all sick but they escaped death.
Joe who was exhausted, and Caroline who was sick and weak, had the sad duty of having to give up and bury their beloved children. With out much ceremony they were buried in unmarked graves beside their dear grandpa, David O. Culver in the Oakland Cemetery.
For Caroline, time seemed to pause at this time in her life. She was known to refer to all events as before the children died and after the children died.
On July 6, 1886, Caroline gave birth to baby Gideon William (Giddy).
Caroline's mother passed away on Jan 28, 1891, and was buried in the same lot as her beloved grand children, and husband, where together they are "Resting in Peace"
Soon some Joe's nieces and their husbands who had moved to Fresno, encouraged Joe and Caroline to relocate in Fresno also. About 1899 Joe sold all of his Iowa property, and with a fond farewell from their family and friends, Joe and Caroline and the children boarded the train at the Wall Lake railroad station. They were met in Fresno by Joe's niece Sarah (Sad) and her husband Andy.
In 1889 Caroline gave birth to a little girl baby that they named Fanny Elizabeth.
The 1900 census disclosed that Joe and Caroline was living on a farm in Township 2, in rural Fresno. They owned the farm, and had a mortgage against it. Annie had married Tom Harbert in Feb. of 1898, and were living in Township 3, but the rest of the children were at home.
During the years that Caroline and Joe lived in Fresno, Sunday's and holiday's were spent socializing at school picnics and with different members of the Fresno family at various family homes. Frequent guests in their home were Caroline's half-sister Hannah Shumake Daniels and half-brother Henry Shumake, and her brother George Culver.
The 1910 census revealed that they had relocated to a farm north and east of Fresno in Township 11, Fresno. They owned the land, and were paying off a mortgage. Joe was 78 years old and listed as a farmer, but their 3 sons were still at home and doing the farm labor.
Before Caroline died, their son Joe (Joey) took over the mortgage on the farm, and the boy's built their parents a home on 3048 Madison, Fresno.
Caroline's death certificate confirmed that she died on June 6, 1913 at her home on Madison Ave. Fresno, of Dropsy and heart problems. A burial plot was selected for her in the Mountain View Cemetery on Belmont Ave. in Fresno. Family and friends gathered at Stephen and Bean Funeral home at 2:00pm on Monday June 9, 1913 to pay their last respects for their dearly beloved Elizabeth Caroline Culver DeCamp.
Caroline's husband Joseph Stately DeCamp passed away 5 years later on Feb. 20, 1918, and was buried in a plot beside his dear Caroline, where together they "Rest in Peace." (This memorial and bio was created by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman in memory of her grand parents. Their graves remained unmarked for many years until Audrey visited their grave site and made arrangements to have a tombstone installed on their graves.)
When you visit this memorial please leave flowers.
Elizabeth father and mother had each been married before. David O. Culver's first wife was Clarissa Simons and they had 10 children, who became half-sisters and half-brothers to Elizabeth. Her mother's first husband was Silas Shumake. They furnished 2 half-sisters that married and had large families and 1 half-brother that never married. So even though her immediate family was small, in reality her family was large.
The 1850 Iowa State census found 2 year old Elizabeth living with her father and mother in Spring Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa. She was being spoiled by the 6 half-siblings that were a mix of both families.
It is not certain when the family started calling Elizabeth Caroline by her middle name but before the 1870 census she began to be referred to as Caroline.
The 1870 census found the family living in Sac Co., Iowa. Hannah had married William F. Daniels and had 4 children. Louisa had married Anthony Mason and had 4 children. Caroline was 17 years old and was working in the home of William and Elizabeth Hobbs. Her parents had only the single boys at home now.
Iowa, Select Marriages, and a hand written Marriage license confirms that Elizabeth Caroline Culver became the bride in a marriage ceremony at the home of her half-sister Louisa and Anthony Mason on June 6, 1871. Her groom was Joseph Stately DeCamp, who was living on the next door farm with his brother Gideon and Elizabeth DeCamp and their 8 children. From this marriage the following children were born: Margaret L. DeCamp 1872 – 1886, She was known as Liddy; Effie May DeCamp 1874 – 1886; David L. DeCamp 1876 – 1931; Anna Belle DeCamp 1878 – 1951; James M. DeCamp 1880 – 1886; Joseph Louis DeCamp 1884 – 1964; Gideon William "Gid" Decamp 1886 – 1977; Fannie Elizabeth DeCamp 1889 – 1972.
On June 15, 1873 Caroline's father, David O. Culver didn't return home after a swim to visit a neighbor. His obituary in the Sac Co., Sun revealed that he was later found about a mile from where he drowned. This was a very sad and anxious time for the family. A cemetery lot was selected for Caroline's dear father in the Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, and the family gathered at his grave site to bid their beloved David farewell and to "Rests in Peace"
The 1880 census found the family living on a farm in rural Wall Lake, Sac Co., Iowa. All of Caroline and Joe's families were close neighbors in Wall Lake.
Sometime in January of 1886, Caroline, who was pregnant, Liddy, Effie and Jimmy all came down with the diphtheria. From this disease Caroline and Joe lost the three children within 3 day. Dave, Annie, and 2year old Joey were all sick but they escaped death.
Joe who was exhausted, and Caroline who was sick and weak, had the sad duty of having to give up and bury their beloved children. With out much ceremony they were buried in unmarked graves beside their dear grandpa, David O. Culver in the Oakland Cemetery.
For Caroline, time seemed to pause at this time in her life. She was known to refer to all events as before the children died and after the children died.
On July 6, 1886, Caroline gave birth to baby Gideon William (Giddy).
Caroline's mother passed away on Jan 28, 1891, and was buried in the same lot as her beloved grand children, and husband, where together they are "Resting in Peace"
Soon some Joe's nieces and their husbands who had moved to Fresno, encouraged Joe and Caroline to relocate in Fresno also. About 1899 Joe sold all of his Iowa property, and with a fond farewell from their family and friends, Joe and Caroline and the children boarded the train at the Wall Lake railroad station. They were met in Fresno by Joe's niece Sarah (Sad) and her husband Andy.
In 1889 Caroline gave birth to a little girl baby that they named Fanny Elizabeth.
The 1900 census disclosed that Joe and Caroline was living on a farm in Township 2, in rural Fresno. They owned the farm, and had a mortgage against it. Annie had married Tom Harbert in Feb. of 1898, and were living in Township 3, but the rest of the children were at home.
During the years that Caroline and Joe lived in Fresno, Sunday's and holiday's were spent socializing at school picnics and with different members of the Fresno family at various family homes. Frequent guests in their home were Caroline's half-sister Hannah Shumake Daniels and half-brother Henry Shumake, and her brother George Culver.
The 1910 census revealed that they had relocated to a farm north and east of Fresno in Township 11, Fresno. They owned the land, and were paying off a mortgage. Joe was 78 years old and listed as a farmer, but their 3 sons were still at home and doing the farm labor.
Before Caroline died, their son Joe (Joey) took over the mortgage on the farm, and the boy's built their parents a home on 3048 Madison, Fresno.
Caroline's death certificate confirmed that she died on June 6, 1913 at her home on Madison Ave. Fresno, of Dropsy and heart problems. A burial plot was selected for her in the Mountain View Cemetery on Belmont Ave. in Fresno. Family and friends gathered at Stephen and Bean Funeral home at 2:00pm on Monday June 9, 1913 to pay their last respects for their dearly beloved Elizabeth Caroline Culver DeCamp.
Caroline's husband Joseph Stately DeCamp passed away 5 years later on Feb. 20, 1918, and was buried in a plot beside his dear Caroline, where together they "Rest in Peace." (This memorial and bio was created by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman in memory of her grand parents. Their graves remained unmarked for many years until Audrey visited their grave site and made arrangements to have a tombstone installed on their graves.)
When you visit this memorial please leave flowers.
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