BIO: Marvin McCAMANT, Huntingdon, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 154. __________________________________________________________ Marvin McCAMANT Huntingdon, Pa. Ticket Clerk: Born at Martinsburg, Pa., Dec. 29, 1877, a son of Henry Clay McCamant; he was in the Auditor General's Department at Harrisburg for many years. He died at the age of seventy-two years. He was married to Mary Beyer, who died at the age of seventy-six years. Marvin McCamant first attended the grade schools of Huntingdon, Pa., Second Ward schools. He afterwards attended Juniata College. He has been a clerk in the Penna. R.R. freight office. In 1907 he was appointed a ticket clerk for the above-named company. He is a Councilman at present. Belongs to the Presbyterian church; his wife also. He is a Spanish-American War veteran, Company A, Fifth Penna. Vol. Inf., Captain Bare, for the company, and Colonel Burchfield, for the regiment. He enlisted at Huntingdon, Pa. and served throughout the campaign; was discharged at Huntingdon, Pa.; he enlisted at the age of twenty years. He is a charter member of the John C. Dunkle Spanish- American War Veterans' Association, No. 122, of Huntingdon, Pa.; also belongs to the P.R.R. Clerks' Association. A Republican. He has one brother, Frank W., Philadelphia, Pa., married to Alice Conrad; one brother, Homer, deceased, died at the age of six years. Three sisters, Elizabeth, in business at Huntingdon, Pa.; Mayme, Tyrone, Pa.; Harriet, Huntingdon, Pa.; one sister deceased, Lena, at the age of four years. Marvin McCamant was married to Mae Jacobs, of Huntingdon, Pa. Two sons to this union, Henry Clay, a clerk; Thomas Robert, a Freshman in High School. Mr. and Mrs. McCamant live at 315 Allegheny Street, Huntingdon, Pa.