This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cameron Wolf Burris Gossert Walter McConnel Riegel Vogel Rush Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4JXBAIB/1412 Message Board Post: 1 Lewis? Cameron-just a guess. ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1733, Glasgow,Lanark?,Scotland Children: Lewis? (~1755-) 1.1 Lewis? Cameron-another guess. ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1755 Spouse: Jean Eupan Douglas? Marr: abt 1775 Children: Lewis "Ludwig"* (<1780?-) 1.1.1a Lewis "Ludwig"* Cameron* ---------------------------------------- Birth: bef 1780, Glasgow,Lanark?,Scotland Death: East Salem,PA Occ: Shoemaker,Tree culture and raising fruit,skilled in grafting Lewis emigrated from Scotland as a mere boy.His parents came to the US from Canada thru NY to PA,and somehow went back to Canada and left Ludwig behind in Lancaster,PA!.Nothing other than stories have placed this Lewis Cameron who married Ms. Wolf and two other women.He was a skilled tree grafter. Spouse: Ms.* Wolf Birth: bef 1784, Scotland Death: abt 1815? Marr: bef 1795 Children: Polly May John W? Catherine Joseph* (1795-<1870) Other Spouses Betsy Gossert, Maria Walter 1.1.1a.1 Polly May Cameron ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Joseph? McConnel Death: Lebanon Co.,PA Father: Mr. McConnel Children: Mrs. 1.1.1a.1.1 Mrs. Riegel ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Mr. Riegel Children: Samuel? (1845-) 1.1.1a.1.1.1 Samuel? Riegel ---------------------------------------- Birth: 4 Sep 1845 I may have this linage right,it's hard to understand the letters from Sam Riegel and make sense of things. 1.1.1a.2 John W? Cameron ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Sarah? (Cameron) Children: Joseph? (1810-) Daniel? (1812-) Catherine? (1816-) 1.1.1a.2.1 Joseph? Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1810 1.1.1a.2.2 Daniel? Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1812 1.1.1a.2.3 Catherine? Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1816 1.1.1a.3 Catherine Cameron ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Vogel 1.1.1a.4 Joseph* Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1795-9, Lebanon Co., PA Death: bef 1870, Clay Co., IN Burial: 1870 Occ: Carpenter Cholera arrived in Illinios in 1834 from New Orleans up the Mississippi to the Illinios river,spread by filthy water and noxious fumes,In 1854,when Susan was 12 years old,Joseph (Mary,Catherine and her Husband Rush(children?)) & Mary Ann started the long trip to Galena, IL near the banks of the Mississippi in NW Illinois,expecting to locate permanently there.On the day of their arrival in Galena,Mary"Polly" died of Cholera,Catherine and Mr.Rush died a few days later.Joseph proceeded 30 miles east on to Stephenson Co.,IL then in the Fall of 1854 came to join his son Henry in Niles,MI.Joseph was a Carpenter.For some strange reason the 1840-50 PA census shows Joseph named John and born in Greenwood,Junita Co.,PA?In 1860 shows him living in Niles with Henry age 65. Spouse: Mary "Polly"* Burris Birth: abt 1804, Juniata Co., PA Death: 1854, Galena, IL- of Cholera Father: Peter* Burris Marr: abt 1822, Juniata Co.,PA Children: Henry Nelson* (1824-1911) Mary Ann (1835-) Susan (1842-) Jane "Catherine?" (1837-1854) 1.1.1a.4.1 Hon. Henry Nelson* Cameron ---------------------------------------- Birth: 11 Oct 1824, Greenwood,Juniata Co., PA Death: 1911, Niles ,Berrien Co.,MI Burial: Silverbrook Cemetery,Niles,MI Occ: Carpenter,Farmer,Justice of the peace,road commissioner Reli: Medodist Episcopal Schooled in Junitia Co,PA,came to Niles area 1853 as a carpenter,next year rented a farm from David Rough in Bertrand Twp.,Berrien Co.,MI,Met and married Mary Williams.After 4 years and $2,300 in cash later family moved out to Charles City,Chickasaw Co., Iowa for 2 years investing in Land.Then came back to Bertrand,Berrien Co.,MI for the 1860 census.1870 census has him with 60 acres/Howard Twp.,Cass Co.,MI 160 acres section 17 1860 Bertrand,Berrien Co.,MI Henry 33 PA Mary 24 MI William 5 MI Sarah J 4 MI Mary A 3 IA Alice A 9/12 MI 1870 Howard Twp.,Cass Co.,MI Henry 45 PA Mary A 36 MI William 15 MI Sarah A 14 MI Mary A 12 IA Alice 10 MI Edwin 7 MI George 4 MI Cora 2 MI Carrie 8/12 MI Spouse: Mary A.* Williams Birth: 1 Apr 1838, Cass Co., MI Death: 30 Jan 1911, Niles ,Berrien Co.,MI Father: William H.* Williams (1807-~1888) Mother: Ann* Parmore/Passmore (1800->1880) Marr: 11 Apr 1854 Children: William Joseph (1855-1938) Sarah Jane (1856-) Mary Ann* (1858-1943) Alice Ann (1860-) Edwin S. (1863-) George Burris (1866-1955) Cora B. (1868-1902) Carrie M. (1870-) Maude E. (1872-1893) Charles A. (1876-) Frank Nelson (1879->1943) Henry Williams (Died as Child) (~1860-) Simon (Died as Child) Frank (Died as Child) (1879-) Rosa Z. (Died as Child)