Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of ARTHUR P. CAMP 

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ARTHUR P. CAMP, one of the prosperous men of this section, a brother of 
Dr. G. E. Camp, was born and reared in Coweta county. His birth occurred 
in 1851, and his parents, Hiram and Penina (Reynolds) Camp, were among 
the earliest and most esteemed residents of this county. Mr. Camp, a 
minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, was at one time the 
proprietor of the greater part of the land in and about Moreland. He was 
foremost in every enterprise designed to benefit the community, whether 
of business, church or schools. 

He was generous-hearted and openhanded, an unfailing friend to the poor 
and needy. He was always ready to bestow of his bounty to the widow and 
the fatherless, and the cause of education, aiding in the establishment 
of schools and encouraging their successful management. His son, Arthur 
P. Camp, spent his early years upon the farm, and in 1875 married Miss 
Martha J. Dunlap. This lady's grandparents, Joseph and Mary (Whitman) 
Dunlap, came to Georgia from Tennessee some time before 1800, and after a 
short residence in Elbert county came to Meriwether county to make their 
home. 

This family was one of the first three families in this county, and at 
the time of their settlement in the forest wilds they were twelve miles 
from neighbors, except Indians and wild animals, which were very 
numerous, especially the latter; their home was a little cabin of boards, 
and the wolves frequently came about their door at night and kept them 
awake by their frightful howls. 

Mrs. Camp's parents were Robert L. and Jane (McGruder) Dunlap, and her 
father was born in Elbert county in 1817. She herself was born in 
Meriwether county in March, 1851. Mr. Camp and his wife are both members 
of the Methodist Episcopal church. They have had eight children, seven of 
whom are living: A. Haygood, Lillian P., Ida J., Mary L., Mattie and 
Mittie, twins, and Ethel. Mr. Camp is also a member of the masonic order, 
which he joined in 1879. 

He and his family have the respect of the community, in which he is a 
leading citizen.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical 
Association, 1895.