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| Birth: | 17 Nov 1865 in "River", Page Co., VA |
| Death: | 28 Mar 1944 in Newkirk, Kay Co., OK |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | William Robert Cameron b. 22 Sep 1818 in , Rappahannock Co., VA |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Ann Bailey b. 18 Mar 1830 in Page Co., VA |
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| Burial: 1944 Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, Montgomery Co., KS |
| Identification #: 4 |
| Changed: 26 Nov 2004 17:56:28 |
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| Jessie Thornburg (Wife) b. 30 Sep 1871 in Allen Twp., Hancock Co., OH
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| Marriage: | 18 NOV 1891 in , Hancock Co., OH |
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 George Thomas Cameron b. 7 Jun 1892 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
 Martha Gennette Cameron b. 19 Jun 1894 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
- James Frank Cameron b. 14 Aug 1896 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
- Jessie Melinda Cameron b. 17 Feb 1898 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
- Lloyd Cameron b. 15 Apr 1900 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
- John Robert Cameron Junior b. 17 Nov 1903 in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH
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Individual:
PARENTS: CAMERON, Robert & Elizabeth - OCC: FARMER - INFORMANT: FATHER
CHILD: CAMERON, John R. - SEX: M - RACE: W - DOB: 1865 NOV 17 - POB: River
!CENSUS:1870-Federal Census population schedule, Springfield Twp., Page Co., VA, p. 428. Dwelling 76, Family
69, Cedar Point P.O.
7030 076 069 CAMERON Robert 56 M W FARM LABORER VA CEDAR POINT
7031 076 069 CAMERON Elizabeth 39 F W KEEPING HOUSE VA CEDAR POINT
7032 076 069 CAMERON SUSANNA 17 F W VA CEDAR POINT
7033 076 069 CAMERON DAVID 12 M W VA CEDAR POINT
7034 076 069 CAMERON FRANKLIN 8 M W VA CEDAR POINT
7035 076 069 CAMERON John R. 4 M W VA CEDAR POINT
1880-Federal census population schedule, Springfield Dist., Page Co.,VA
page 439, Dwelling 205 Family 205. 14 yr old VA native attending school
205 CAMERON Elizabeth - 50 F W KEEPING HOUSE VA SPRINGFIELD 8790
205 CAMERON SUSAN A. DAU 26 F W - VA SPRINGFIELD 8791
205 CAMERON BENJAMIN F. SON 17 M W LABORER VA SPRINGFIELD 8792
205 CAMERON John R. SON 14 M W LABORER VA SPRINGFIELD 8793
205 CAMERON DANIEL B. SON 9 M W - VA SPRINGFIELD 8794
1900 Federal census population schedule, 529 Crystal Ave, Findlay,
Findlay Twp., Hancock Co., OH. E.D. 64 Sheet 13; Dwelling 281 Family 305.
1910-Federal Census population schedule, Elm Street, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, KS
Cameron, Robert Head M W 40 Wd VA VA US Laorer in Glass Factory
Cameron, Nettie Dau F W 15 S OH VA OH Not attending school
Cameron, Linnie Dau F W 12 S OH VA OH attending school
Cameron, Lloyd Son M W 10 S OH VA OH attending school
Cameron, Robert Son M W 6 S OH VA OH attending school
1920-
CENSUS 1930-Federal Census population schedule, Newkirk, OK Dwelling 115 Family 485 Widowed living with son, Robert.
!BIRTH: Family Bible, American Bible Society, New York, 1852, original in the
possession of Robert W. Cameron, Canton, OH, in 1992. [on pages between
the old and new testaments--difficult to read]. Also recorded in Page
Co.,VA, Birth Records, Page 1, No 618 where it records the place of birth as "River". Born 17 Nov 1865.
!MARRIAGE: Hancock County Probate Court, Book 8, p. 272. Minister was A.B.C Love.
!DEATH: Headstone
!BURIAL: Headstone
!OCCUPATION: Road builder?, Iron worker, Glass worker, Pumper and Tank Maker in oil field.
!RESIDENCES: 1880: Springfield Dist., Page Co., VA; 529 Crystal Ave., Findlay, Hancock Co. OH,
Neodosha, Coffeyville and Caney, KS; Kay County, OK--Last residence, Newkirk, OK.
Lived with his widowed mother in Springfield District Page Co., VA in 1880. See for map of Page County
Terrible Accident
A Little Boy's Clothing Takes Fire and Results in Death
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Robert Cameron, of Eben avenue, went down town to do some shopping leaving her six-year-old daughter and four-year-oldson at home.
Soon after her departure the little boy attempted to throw a piece of paper into the sitting room stove when his clothing took fire. Thisfrightened the little girl who ran into the home of George Heistand togive the alarm, while the little boy ran to the home of S. J. Cole, butfell to the ground before reaching there. Mrs Cle saw the child and ranto his assistance and put the flames out with a bucket of water. Thechild was carried back to its home and Drs. Hughes and Keator werecalled. Upon examination it was found that the child was very badlyburned about the throat, chest and stomach. The physicians worked hardto save the child, yet they realized that there was not more than onechance in a thousand for recovery. After suffering great agony the childdied at 9 o'clock in the evening. The funeral will be held at the familyhome Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs. Cole who put out the fire, was quite painfully burned on the hands and about the face. The burns are quite painful but are not of aserious character.
According to a conversation with John Robert Cameron, Jr., Mar 23,'88 John
Robert Cameron, Sr., referred to Correna (Young) Cameron as "Cotton's (i.e..,
Lloyd Cameron) woman. He predicted that she would have twins--a boy and a
girl. At the McClosky lease where John Robert Cameron worked as a pumper he
told Kirkpatrick (Carter Oil Co. farm boss) that Paul Cottrell knew how to
properly treat the crude oil that was being produced there. The result was
that Paul came from Augusta, KS, to work for the Carter Oil Co.
John Robert Cameron later was a tank builder for Black & Cibil.
!BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
John Robert CAMERON (ID# 4) was born at "River", Page Co., VA, on Friday,
17 Nov 1865, just seven months after the end of the Civil War when General Lee
surrendered at Appomattox Court House, about 100 miles south of John Robert's
birthplace. Even though his obituary lists his year of birth as 1864 evidence
such as census data, county birth records, headstone inscription, recollection
of relatives, etc., shows that he was born a year later in 1865.
ANCESTORS
He was the son of William Robert and Elizabeth (Bailey) CAMERON. William
Robert was born 22 Sep 1818 in Rappahannock Co., VA, the son of Daniel and
Sarah A. CAMERON. Daniel was born 1789/1790 in Virginia and Sarah M. was born 1793 in Virginia.
A QUAKER?
His son, John Robert, Jr., says that his father was raised as a Quaker, but that is yet to be verified.
EARLY YEARS
The 1880 census shows that, at the age of 14, John Robert was living with
his widowed mother in Springfield Magisterial Dist. According to his son, John
Robert, Jr., he left home about the age of 17, about 1882, to work as a highway builder.
THE RUN
In 1893, when the Cherokee Strip was opened for settlement, John Robert,
one brother, and an uncle started with a team of horses for the Cherokee Strip.
Near Independence they ran out of money and had to sell the team for needed
money and return home.
In 1890 Oklahoma was organized as a territory and Idaho and Wyoming became states.
MARRIAGE
At the age of 27, he married Jessie Thornburg, daughter of Robert and Gennette (Rockwell) THORNBURG, in Findlay, Hancock Co., OH, 18 Nov1891.
Benjamin Harrison was President. They lived in Findlay where their six
children were born--the last one in 1903.
The Findlay City Directory for 1889-1890 shows a "Robert CAMERON" working
as a helper at the Salem Wire Nail Co., and boarding at 508 Clinton St. Since
we know that he was a laborer for that same company in the 1897-1898 City
Directory it is quite likely that the 1889-1890 reference was for this same
person.
During the period 1894 to 1902 the family lived at 529 Crystal Ave. It
was during that period when George Thomas died of scarletina at 6 years of age
on 21 May 1898, and about two years later James Frank died of burns at the age
of 3 and one half years on 3 Jan 1900 in a "Terrible Accident". See the
account in the 11 Jan 1900 edition of the "Findlay Weekly Jeffersonian".
Since John Robert and Jessie lived at 529 Crystal Avenue the reference to
"Eben Avenue" in the news article needs some explanation. Actually Eben
Avenue intersected Crystal Avenue just three house-lots from 529 Crystal Ave.
The S. J. Coles [Cowles] lived on Eben Ave. just 3 house-lots away from the
intersection. It is possible that the backyards were in close proximity.
Jesse was six-months pregnant with Lloyd at the time of the accident.
Furthermore, Linnie was just not quite two years old at the time, so she
quite likely accompanied her mother on the shopping trip.
The tragedy occurred less than two years after the death of her six-year
old son--George Thomas. The loss of the two sons in this period must have been devastating.
According to Findlay City Directories, before living at the Crystal Ave.
address they resided at 1304 N. Main and at 331 Midland Ave. Note, however,
that the directory does not show Jessie in the tabulation for these two
addresses. The last City Directory listing found for the family was in the
1902-1903 edition where their address was shown as 519 H Street.
MOVE TO KANSAS
By 1907 they had moved to southern Kansas where they lived alternately at
Neodosha, and Caney, and Coffeyville. In the 1910 census he is listed as a 40 year old widow living on Elm Street in Coffeyville, MontgomeryCounty, KS and working as a glass worker. Just across the border to thesouth,
Oklahoma joined the Union Nov. 16, 1907. He worked for the Cheyenne Glass Co.
& the Caney Glass Co. who made window glass. Since they did not operate in
the summer, he also had other odd jobs. He worked at a tank farm in Caney in February 1907 when Jessie died.
JESSIE DIES
On about 23 February 1907, At the age of 35, Jessie died (in Caney,
Montgomery Co., KS) of Peritonitis after a miscarriage. This left him with the
four surviving children to rear. The hired domestic help was not steady, so
the job of being the surrogate mother fell on Nettie, the oldest (13 year old)
daughter. Case workers attempted to remove John Robert Jr., from their care.
Each Saturday he would buy a gallon of whiskey made in Joplin. He was a
dedicated family provider and never drank during workdays. He was a jolly
drinker--never abusive. When asked why he never remarried he replied that The Lord made only one "Jessie".
MOVES TO OKLAHOMA
He moved to Kay County, OK, probably about 1918. He was a pumper on the
McClusky oil lease. Later he was a tank builder for Black & Cibil. By the
mid 1930's, at age 70, he was retired and living in Newkirk, Ok.
FINAL DAYS
His final residence was with his granddaughter, Margaret (Cottrell)
Nickerson at 506 South Second St. in Ponca City, OK. Her husband was in the
armed service at that time. John Robert, Jr., who was working for the Santa Fe
Railroad, was also residing there. At the age of 78 John Robert died at the
local hospital 28 Mar 1944. The Roy Hill Funeral Home of Ponca City, OK, was
in charge of the services. Paul Cottrell, his son-in-law, paid the manager
$175.85 for the expenses in full.
The country was in the throes of World War II, and the D-Day of the
Normandy invasion was only about 9 weeks away. This restricted travel to his
funeral. He was buried at Sunnyside Cemetery, Caney, Montgomery Co.,KS.
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