Descendants of Archibald Cameron

Generation No. 1

1. Archibald2 Cameron (Donald1) was born July 11, 1823 in Glengarry, Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada, and died February 18, 1917 in Glengarry, Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada1. He married (1) Margaret A. Harnden, daughter of Luther Harnden and Sarah Taylor. She was born 1831 in East Whitby, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada, and died November 24, 1893 in Glengarry, Victoria Co., Ontario, Canada2. He married (2) Margaret McCully July 01, 1895 in York, York Co., Ontario, Canada3, daughter of Robert McCully and Eliza Henderson. She was born May 19, 1845 in Sunderland, Brock W., Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Archibald Cameron:
OBITUARY: From the Watchman Warder, Lindsay, [Ontario] Feb. 22, 1917

ARCHIBALD CAMERON

On Sunday, February 18th, there passed to his eternal revward the late Mr. Archibald Cameron, one of Oakwood's prominent citizens and early settlers, at the good old age of 93 years. The deceased had spent practically all his life in the village, where he kept a general store until about ten years ago, when he retired from active business. He is survived by one son, John Cameron, at home, and three daughters, Mrs. W. G. Wood, Lindsay; Mrs. Griffin, Winnipeg, Man., and Mrs Baird of Fort George, B.C. Mr. Cameron was a member of the Presbyterian Church and a Liberal in politics.

OBITUARY: From the Lindsay Post, Lindsay, [Ontario] Feb. 23, 1917

ARCHIBALD CAMERON

Oakwood, Feb. 21. - Mr. Archibald Cameron, an old and highly esteemed resident, passed away on Sunday evening after a lengthy illness at the age of 93 years. Mr. Cameron was twice married, and is survived by his wife, one son, John H. Cameron and three daughters, Mrs. G.W. Woods, Lindsay, Mrs. A.B. Grffin, Winnipeg, and Mrs. Ivan B. Baird, of Fort George, B.C. One son and one daughter predeceased their father. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, and after divine service the remains were laid to rest in the Christian cemetery, Little Britain.


More About Archibald Cameron:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Census 1: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 44
Census 2: April 28, 1891, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 65
Census 3: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 72
Census 4: 1911, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 85
Comment 1: Lifelong merchant, Oakwood Village, Mariposa Twp., Victoria Co., ON
Comment 2: Died at age 93
Occupation: 1901, General Store Keeper

More About Margaret A. Harnden:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death: Hepititis
Census 1: 1851, Whitby Twp., Ontario, Canada, age 20
Census 2: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 39
Census 3: April 28, 1891, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 50
Census 4: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON
Comment: Died at age 62

More About Margaret McCully:
Census: 1911, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 66

Marriage Notes for Archibald Cameron and Margaret McCully:
Arhibald's age at marriage 66
Margaret Calhoun's age at marriage 51

Children of Archibald Cameron and Margaret Harnden are:
i. Sarah3 Cameron, born 1856 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
ii. John Hilyard Cameron, born November 1857 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; died September 06, 1919 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada4. He married Eva Maude Harnden June 1904 in Lambton, Ontario, Canada5; born 1883 in Port Huron, St. Clair Co., Michigan.

Notes for John Hilyard Cameron:
OBITUARY: From The Lindsay Post, Lindsay [Ontario] Sept. 12, 1919

Mr. John H. Cameron, only surviving son of the late Archibald Cameron died at his home here early Saturday morning after a long illness.
The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, service being conducted by Rev. J.A. Connell and Mr. Ben Hancock after which interment took place in the family plot in the Christian Cemetery, Little Britain. Mrs. G.W. Woods, Lindsay; Mrs. A.D. Griffin, Winnipeg and Mrs. Ivan Baird of Prince George, B.C. are the surviving sisters.

In his will he leaves to Eli Harnden of Whitby his new storm coat and the sum of $100. John mentions Mrs. Newton Wilson as well. (Harriet Emily Harnden b. 1880), He leaves her $100. [Source: Canadian Registry Office]

More About John Hilyard Cameron:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Census: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 13
Comment: Widowed at time of marriage to Eva
Employer: Auto Factory

Notes for Eva Maude Harnden:
Name: Eva Maude Harnden
Birth Place: Port Huron Michigan
Age: 21
Father Name: Renben Harnden [s/o Luther Harnden (1782) and Sarah Ann Taylor]
Mother Name: Sarah Priest
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Spouse Name: John Cameron
Spouse's Age: 42
Spouse Birth Place: Oakwood Ont
Spouse Father Name: Archibald Cameron
Spouse Mother Name : Margaret Harnden
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1904
Marriage Place: Lambton
Marriage County: Lambton

Name: Maud Harnden
Birth Place: Port Huron
Age: 23
Father Name: R Harnden
Mother Name: Sarah Price
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Spouse Name: James Oscar Dann
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse Birth Place: Southern States
Spouse Father Name: Allen Dann
Spouse Mother Name : Mary Rice
Marriage Date: 9 Mar 1907
Marriage Place: Lambton
Marriage County: Lambton

More About Eva Maude Harnden:
Census: April 16, 1910, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, age 27
Residence: 1918, 1661 Scott Ave., Port Huron, Michigan

iii. Ida Cameron, born November 01, 1861 in Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
iv. Albert Edward Cameron, born July 24, 1863 in Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; died March 24, 1910 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
v. Maud Victoria Cameron6, born 1869 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; died February 04, 1885 in Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

More About Maud Victoria Cameron:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris
Census: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 2
Comment: Died at age 16

vi. Margaret (Maggie) Cameron, born July 29, 1870 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada7. She married Ivan Baird October 24, 1912 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada8; born 1871 in Pontypool, Ontario, Canada.

More About Margaret (Maggie) Cameron:
Census: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 9 mos


Generation No. 2

2. Sarah3 Cameron (Archibald2, Donald1) was born 1856 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. She married William G. Woods March 23, 1877 in Bowmanville, son of Edward Woods and Ann. He was born 1854 in Lindsey, Ontario, Canada.

More About Sarah Cameron:
Census: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 15

More About William G. Woods:
Occupation: Tinsmith

Children of Sarah Cameron and William Woods are:
i. Marguerite4 Woods.
ii. Kathleen Anna Woods. She married Gordon Emerson Copeland November 24, 1928 in Lindsey, Ontario, Canada.

More About Kathleen Anna Woods:
Residence: 1928, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan

More About Gordon Emerson Copeland:
Residence: 1928, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan

Marriage Notes for Kathleen Woods and Gordon Copeland:
From the Lindsay Post, Lindsay Nov. 28, 1928

HYMENEAL

COPELAND-WOODS

The home of Mr.s W.G. Woods was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday, Nov. 24th, when her daughter Kathleen Anna became the bride of Gordon Emerson Copeland, Dr. T. E. Holling officiating. The wedding music was played by Miss Jean Laurie, of Toronto. The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Herbert Woods, and wore a French gown of rose lace with matching felt hat and beige fur. She carried a bouquet of Lily of the valley, sweetheart roses and orchids.

Later the bride and groom left for a motor trip. On their return they will reside in Pontiac, Michigan



4. Ida3 Cameron (Archibald2, Donald1)9 was born November 01, 1861 in Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. She married Albert C. Griffin December 28, 1882 in Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada10, son of James Griffin and Almira. He was born December 14, 1855 in Waterdown (Hamilton), Ontario Canada.

More About Ida Cameron:
Census 1: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 9
Census 2: 1891, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 29
Census 3: 1901, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 39

More About Albert C. Griffin:
Border Crossing: February 14, 1915, to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Census 1: 1891, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 35
Census 2: 1901, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 45
Occupation: Teacher

Children of Ida Cameron and Albert Griffin are:
i. Henry C.4 Griffin, born December 30, 1885 in Ontario, Canada.

More About Henry C. Griffin:
Census: 1901, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 15

ii. Louisa (Mary) Griffin, born August 17, 1886 in Ontario, Canada.

More About Louisa (Mary) Griffin:
Census 1: 1891, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 5
Census 2: 1901, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 14

iii. Geofrey C. Griffin, born March 19, 1893 in Ontario, Canada.

More About Geofrey C. Griffin:
Census: 1901, Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada, age 8


5. Albert Edward3 Cameron (Archibald2, Donald1) was born July 24, 1863 in Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada, and died March 24, 1910 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. He married (1) Margaret McKinnon March 16, 1887 in Port Perry, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada11, daughter of Donald McKinnon and Margaret Cameron. She was born 1864 in Port Perry, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. He married (2) Annie L. Prouse December 02, 1891 in Victoria, Ontario, Canada, daughter of Edwin Prouse and Grace Donald. She was born September 02, 1873 in Little Britain, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Albert Edward Cameron:
From the Watchman Warder, Lindsay, Ontario, March 31, 1910

Well Known Oakwood Citizen Shot Himself on Thursday of Last Week

A most distressing and sad death occurred in the village of Oakwood on Thursday afternoon, when Albert E. Cameron committed the rash deed of taking his own life by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver. For some time past Cameron had been ill with rheumatism and was in a despondent mood. His many friends had no idea that he would commit such a rash deed.

The terrible deed was committed in his own home about four o'clock in the afternoon, while his wife and family were out calling on friends. He went into his own bedroom where he partly undressed himself, locked the house doors and taking the revolver shot himself.

When Mrs. Cameron and the family returned home they were surprised to find his room door locked. They tried in vain to open the door but to no avail. Mrs. Cameron then went outside, raised the room window, and upon entering found her husband on the bed dead, lying in a pool of blood, with the revolver beside him.

The late Mr. Cameron had been a resident of Oakwood all his life and was the son of Mr. Arch Cameron, a well known business man in that village. The deceased had worked with his father in the store all his life and was only 46 years of age. His father has been in business in Oakwood for the past fifty years.

Cameron, it appears, drove to Lindsay on Thursday morning where he purchased the revolver. The deceased leaves to mourn his loss a loving wife, one daughter and two sons. The funeral was held Saturday at the Christian Church cemetery, Little Britain.

A dispatch in today's Toronto papers reads as follows: Cameron, who was a married man, had been despondent for some time, but his actions did not indicate anything unusual. It appears that he sent his little girl to the minister of the village, with the request to "send father two dollars". The minister responded with the money. Cameron then came to Lindsay, bought a revolver, and returned home, locked himself in a room during his wife's absence from the house, and shot himself by placing the revolver to his mouth.


More About Albert Edward Cameron:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death: Suicide
Census 1: 1871, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 7
Census 2: April 28, 1891, Widowed, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 27
Census 3: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, age 37
Occupation: 1901, Store Clerk

More About Margaret McKinnon:
Burial: Little Britain Bible Christian Cemetery, Sec A-Row 5, Mariposa, Victoria, Ontario, Canada

More About Annie L. Prouse:
Census: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, age 27

Child of Albert Cameron and Margaret McKinnon is:
i. Lenore V.4 Cameron, born March 10, 1888 in Ontario, Canada.

More About Lenore V. Cameron:
Census 1: 1891, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 3
Census 2: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, ON, age 13
Comment: Bet. 1891 - 1901, living with grandfather, Archibald Cameron


Children of Albert Cameron and Annie Prouse are:
i. Evelyn4 Cameron, born May 13, 1893 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.

More About Evelyn Cameron:
Census: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, age 7

ii. Mathide E. Cameron, born October 26, 1896 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.

More About Mathide E. Cameron:
Census: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, age 4

iii. Boss S. Cameron, born September 15, 1899 in Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.

More About Boss S. Cameron:
Census: 1901, Mariposa Twp., Oakwood Village, Victoria, Ontario, age 1


Generation No. 3

8. Marguerite4 Woods (Sarah3 Cameron, Archibald2, Donald1) She married Charles Ivor Proverbs. He was born in Barbados.

Child of Marguerite Woods and Charles Proverbs is:
i. Helen5 Proverbs.


Endnotes

1. Death Certificate:, 061336.
2. Death Certificate:, Canadian Reg. No. 014201.
3. Marriage License, Canadian Reg. No. 014931.
4. Death Record:, Canadian Reg. No. 032545.
5. Marriage License, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922.
6. Individual: Diane Ward via email.
7. Birth Record, Canadian No. 011542.
8. Marriage License, Canadian Reg. No. 028757.
9. Individual: Diane Ward via email.
10. Marriage Record:.
11. Marriage Record:, Canadian No. 009039.