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William C Cameron 1817–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1817

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Apr 1888

Death Location: Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joseph Jr.

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): Martha Cox, Mary Blackford

Children(s): Cora Cameron, Mary Coale, Andrew Sr, James Cameron, Clara Cameron, William Cameron, Nathaniel Cameron, Edna Cameron, John Cameron

The story of William C Cameron began in 1817 in Tennessee, United States of America. In 1850, William C Cameron resided in Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, USA. In 1855, William C Cameron resided in Wayne, Illinois, USA. William C Cameron married Martha Ellen Cox, Mary Polly Blackford, and had children including Andrew Jackson Cameron Sr, Clara Cameron, Cora Cameron, Edna Eliza Cameron, James B Cameron, John B Cameron, Mary Coale, Nathaniel Blackford Cameron, William J Cameron. William C Cameron passed away in 1888 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William C Cameron began in 1817 in Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1850, William C Cameron resided in Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1855, William C Cameron resided in Wayne, Illinois, USA.
  • William C Cameron married Martha Ellen Cox, Mary Polly Blackford, and had children including Andrew Jackson Cameron Sr, Clara Cameron, Cora Cameron, Edna Eliza Cameron, James B Cameron, John B Cameron, Mary Coale, Nathaniel Blackford Cameron, William J Cameron.
  • William C Cameron passed away in 1888 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cameron's Ancestors

Self
William Cameron
1817–1888
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Thomas Cameron Jr.
1795–1847
Tennessee, USA
Mary Phillips
1795–1833
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cameron's Descendants

1.
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William (C) Cameron (16 January 1817–25 Apr 1888) m. Martha (Ellen) Cox (8 Jan 1819–11 Apr 1879) m. Mary ((Polly)) Blackford (7 May 1817–5 October 1872)
  1. 1. Cora Cameron 1874–1950 m. Tomas (A) Bleakley 1870–1961
    1. 1. Teresa (Agnes) Bleakley 1897–1986 m. Elmer (Hobart) Kello 1896–1969
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Kello 1921–1998 m. Edward (Claire Melrose) Jr 1918–2010
      2. 2. Phyllis (M) Kello 1917–
      3. 3. Betty (Ruth) Kello 1921–1999
      4. 4. Eleanor (Bleakley) Kello 1923–2000
    2. 2. Celia Bleakley 1895–1897
  2. 2. Mary Coale 1851–1928
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson Cameron) Sr 1855–1926
  4. 4. James (B.) Cameron 1857–1912
  5. 5. Clara Cameron 1869–1958
  6. 6. William (J.) Cameron 1854–
  7. 7. Nathaniel (Blackford) Cameron 1841–1876
  8. 8. Edna (Eliza) Cameron 1848–
  9. 9. John (B) Cameron 1850–1860

William Cameron's Timeline

7 Records

1817
16 January 1817
Birth of William C Cameron in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 33
William C Cameron resided here in Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, USA
Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, USA
1855
3 Jul 1855
Age 38
William C Cameron resided here in Wayne, Illinois, USA
Wayne, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
William C Cameron resided here in Township 10 N Range 4 W, Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Township 10 N Range 4 W, Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
William C Cameron resided here in Mount Erie, Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Mount Erie, Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
William C Cameron resided here in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1888
25 Apr 1888
Age 71
Death of William C Cameron in Mt Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Mt Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1817
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 241B
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 10 N Range 4 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M653_214; Page: 271; Family
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 111; Page: 79a
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Township 8 Range 11, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 111; Page: 79a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1855
    Event Place: Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2196; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 10 N Range 4 W, Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 10 N Range 4 W, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: M653_214; Page: 271; Family

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mount Erie, Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 241B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Mt Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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