Posted on: Portage Co. Wi Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageBios/10048 Surname: CAMERON, CHANBERLAIN, McGREGOR ------------------------- Alexander A CAMERSON Bio printed in the Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin, published by The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891 page 248 Biography of Alexander A CAMERON Alexander A CAMERON , a millwright of Dorchester, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, February 10, 1849, the son of Duncan and Jennie (McGREGOR) CAMERON, both natives of Scotland. They emigrated to Perth County, Upper Canada, in 1859, and thence to Portage Co, WI, in 1865, settling upon a farm, where they still reside. Alexander A., their only child, was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools. He learned the machinist's trade in East Saginaw, MI, at which he worked from 1863 to 1865, and in the latter year removed to Portage County, where he was employed at various points from Ashland to Stevens Point. He built several saw and planing mills on the Wisconsin Central Railroad line, and is now building a planing mill at Fairfield. He came to Dorcehster in July, 1879, where he has since remained. Mr CAMERON was married Sep 18, 1878, to Eva CHAMBERLAIN, a native of PA, and daughter of Dwight Chamberlain, deceased. They have had six children, four now living: Jennie, Lyle, Hazel and Ward.