clint513@yahoo.com
Date: June 3, 2014
Lampp
I have put in many hours researching my Lampp family in various GA and FL counties; the several hours spend on Georgia Pioneers (so far) has resulted in nothing new for Lampp(s), in fact very little of what I already have is to be found there. So, this is a bit disappointing. I am starting to see some value (there) in better educating myself in the history and heritage of Georgia, in those early years and can see the value in what is on your site. It is probably too early for me to pass judgment about what is on the site and what I could gain from it. I have a biography of the early family written by the Grandson of the original progenitor Philip Lampp, by the name of Michael D. Lampp. I wonder if its something that could be added to the site? I imagine it was originally hand written but have pictures of the first typed transciption and I have converted into Word format.
So, I have this little book, but what I lack is hard evidence, the source document, if you will, which I would like to have. I also just want to know exactly where they lived, if possible. And, maybe even tracing the family back to Germany.
For me, knowing when someone was born, married and died, is OK, but its the stories that mean so much more. I also like to put boots on the ground and see the cemeteries; see the property. Before I had this interest, there were many old-timers still alive to talk to, but now there is no one that I can think of. But, there has to be a family member or two who also shares this passion to know about the family; it is just that I have not met them yet. The disappointing thing is that much of the records I would like to see are probably lost and what is available has eluded me, thus far.
The good thing, is that Lampp (sometimes misspelled with one P) is an unusual surname. Even though I have much, much more detail than this, this is a brief lineage for myself:
I was born Earl Clinton Lampp, Jr. (after my mother remarried, I changed my name to Johnson - and I do have a son, Clinton Earl Johnson, Jr. and he has a daughter Brittany Nicole (Johnson) Smith and is expecting a daughter soon)
Father: Earl Clinton Lampp, Sr.
His Father: Jesse Tull (Pat) Lampp
His Father: Jesse Thomas Lampp
His Father: John V. Lampp
His Father: Louis Lampp b. 1789 in Germany
His Father: Philip Lampp b. abt 1774 in Germany
The family (husband, wife and 4 children) came from Germany in about 1795; and Philip was indentured to a man in Savannah Ga. They settled their first place in America, in Jefferson County, Louisville, Ga. on Duharts Creek. I recently learned of a thing called Georgia Militia District and found that 76 is probably the area where they lived was named Captain Lampp or Captain Lamp District; and am encouraged by this new find. As the family grew, some moved to north Florida; probably near Welborn, but moved back to Americus, Sumter County GA. Still other Lampps moved to a place just west of Sanford FL some time later. I recently pinpointed where this 40 ac. of government land actually is (20 miles west of Sanford, FL); which is the kind of thing I love.
The little book speaks of a certain Lampp moving, but what I am now seeing is when family moved, many Lampps moved with him; although not mentioned; and when they moved on from that place, many stayed, and again, not mentioned. Today, Lampps are still to be found in Georgia, with few in Florida.
I wonder, what personal attention can you give me in my search?
Thanks, Clinton Johnson
From: Jeannette Austin
Date: June 3, 2014
A search of the deed records in Chatham, Sumter and Jefferson Counties, Georgia is indicated. I will see what I can find.
Jeannette Austin
June 29, 2014. According to the attached plat, Louis Lampp, Joseph Oliphant and Elijah Hudson were owners of 3,214 acres in Jefferson County in 1837.
This land was later acquired by the Central Railroad and Banking Company which was chartered in 1833 by a group of citizens of Athens, Georgia with the idea of building a railroad from Athens to Augusta. In 1836, the company changed its name to Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. In 1841 39 miles were completed from Augusta to Athens, using horse-drawn cars until 1847. The Atlanta branch was completed in 1845 and soon the 171-mile Augusta-Atlanta connection became the main line. During the War Between the States this railroad provided a critical link to the rail system of the confederacy, linking between Atlanta and Virginia but by the end of the war, the western half of the railroad was in ruins. After the fall of Atlanta in late summer, Union troops completely destroyed the tracks from that city to the Oconee River, leaving only the embankments. After the war, the railroad was rebuilt and expansion soon followed. The 78-mile branch line between Camak and Macon, completed in 1873 by the Macon and Augusta Railroad, was merged into the Georgia Railroad system in 1878. The branch, which the Georgia Railroad had leased in 1867 while it was still under construction, was nicknamed the Macon Road. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company had made early Georgia Railroad investments in the Atlanta & West Point Railroad and the Western Railway of Alabama which together connected Atlanta and Montgomery. In 1879, the company acquired land in Jefferson County, Georgia.
You can use this plat and a map of Jefferson County to go out and locate the land, take some photos, etc. I would look for local churches and graveyards.
Good luck.
Item in Daily Georgia newspaper dated 1-10-1826. "Mrs. Eliza Lampe, 36 years, 3 months, died at White Bluff, Georgia, wife of C. Lampe.
Jefferson County Tax Digest of 1869 showing Philip Lampp
1879 Plat of the Central Railroad and Bank Company