Later Life
Camp moved to Arizona in 1884, working as a registrar in the land office. But, when the drier climate failed to improve his health, he came back to Texas two years later. He settled in San Antonio, living in his later years with his son, John Lafayette Camp, Jr.. He died there in 1891 and is buried in the Dignowitty Cemetery.
Camp County, Texas was named for him after he introduced the Bill in the state Senate that created the county.
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