We are looking for our original spelling. Our great great grandfather, Jacob Camp, was born in Westmoreland County, PA on 11 August 1829, and moved to Ohio with his parents as an infant. Original spelling was something like Kaempf. Any ideas would be appreciated! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

A very likely candidate would be Kämpf. Hal Stitt STITT/KNAUFF/WALLACE/WALLIS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Camp" <rita_camp@hotmail.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 6:56 PM Subject: [PADutch] Camp or Kaempf--Ideas? > We are looking for our original spelling. Our great great grandfather, > Jacob Camp, was born in Westmoreland County, PA on 11 August 1829, and moved > to Ohio with his parents as an infant. Original spelling was something like > Kaempf. Any ideas would be appreciated! > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Have you written that story down from your grandmother's childhood? > Do it now so that others may know of her when she is gone. Keep the > PADUTCH traditions alive! > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >

Have you tried looking for Jacob LAGER? That's German for the word camp. MANY Pennsylvanians had their German names converted to English by English census takers. My SCHNEIDER went to SNYDER, my WERI went to WEARY, etc. ZIMMERMAN went to CARPENTER. Elida in SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Camp" <rita_camp@hotmail.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 9:56 PM Subject: [PADutch] Camp or Kaempf--Ideas? > We are looking for our original spelling. Our great great grandfather, > Jacob Camp, was born in Westmoreland County, PA on 11 August 1829, and moved > to Ohio with his parents as an infant. Original spelling was something like > Kaempf. Any ideas would be appreciated! > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Have you written that story down from your grandmother's childhood? > Do it now so that others may know of her when she is gone. Keep the > PADUTCH traditions alive! > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >