Son of John Camp and Elizabeth (unknown).
Husband of Emmeline Jane Arnett. Ulysses Camp married Emily J Arnett (which is indexed Emily Jackwell by wv.culture.org) [1]
Father of William P. Camp and Anna C. Camp by first wife.
Emmeline died 1867.
Married 15 Feb 1871 Margaret Richardson, widow, age 29, born Fayette Co. PA, dau of Wm. E and Priscilla; they had a daughter Gilla Camp Willis. Although Margaret is listed as a widow in the marriage register, her last name at birth was Richardson.[2]
1860 Census: Ulysses is second oldest son of John and Elizabeth Camp. [3]
Ulyssess Camp age 42 b WV; Annie C. Camp; Wm? Camp age 7 b WV; 1870 Census for Monongalia County is so faint as to be nearly unreadable. [4]
Note: the Gilla Camp mentioned here is a daughter of Ulysses Camp by his second wife Margaret. 1880 Census online at Familysearch.org: Ulysses CAMP Self M Male W 52 VA Farmer VA VA Margaret CAMP Wife M Female W 41 VA Keeping House VA VA Annie C. CAMP Dau S Female W 14 WV At Home VA VA Gilla E. CAMP Dau S Female W 5 WV VA VA Jennie A. RICHARDSON SDau S Female W 15 WV At Home VA VA Sheridan ROBERTS Son (Adopted) S Male W 10 WV At Home VA VA
"Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3H3-GH3 : 5 December 2014), Ulysses Camp, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Twentieth Cavalry, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 163.
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMVY-1JL : 10 March 2018), Ulysses Camp, 18 Jun 1905; citing Near Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, County Records, v 2 p 28, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,903. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=840903&ImageNumber=353
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGN-QSPQ : 13 December 2015), Ulysses Camp, 1905; Burial, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States of America, East Oak Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 121121425, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121121425
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