Hi,
I'm new to the board. My great grandmother was Mary Ellen Cambell. She was
born on one of the Pacific Islands of the East Indies in a place called
"Carronbore". At least this is what it looks like in the family bible. Her
date of birth was May 29, 1856. I don't know who her parents were. Her
father was from Scotland and her mother from Ireland. I suspect that Ellen's
father was in the British Army and was serving in India during the Mutiny in
1857. Ellen came to America but I'm not sure when or where she first
arrived. She was living in Galveston Texas by 1872 when she married Marion
Smith Stines. They wed on March 18, 1872 in the 1st Presbyterian Church.
They remained in Galveston until 1878 and moved to Chambers County. They had
8 children, three born in Galveston and the rest in Anahuac. Ellen died Jan.
25, 1905. I'd like to find her exact place of birth, parents, etc. There is
so little I have and so much I need.