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Author: 1_nicenonya
Surnames: Riegle, Cameron, Wolf, Burris, Kiser, Eastwood, Rough,
William, Pasmore, Young, Walker, Walter, Moore
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cousin Samuel Riegel 928 Walnut St. Lebanon,PA abt 1910.
I have a copy of a letter written to Henry Nelson Cameron living in
Niles,MI dated 4/10/1910.Samuel was a cousin to Henry Nelson Cameron.
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD p.699-700 HENRY NELSON CAMERON, a
prosperous general farmer of Cass County, resides section 8, Howard
Township, and is well known and highly respected among the citizens
of the community. He is a native of Pennsylvania and was born in
Juniata County, on the 11th of October, 1824. His father, Joseph
Cameron, was born in Lebanon County, Pa., being the son of Lewis
Cameron, a native of Scotland, who emigrated to America when a mere
boy who then married a Ms.Wolf. The mother of our subject was Mary,
the daughter of Peter Burris, both natives of the Keystone State, the
mother having been born in Juniata County. In Juniata County, Joseph
Cameron and Miss Mary Burris were united in marriage, and, locating
there, they commenced housekeeping on a modest scale. He was a
carpenter and followed that trade with considerable success. In 1854,
accompanied by their children, they started on the long journey to
Illinois, expecting to locate in that state permanently. On the day
of their arrival in Galena, the wife and mother died, also one of the
children, the victims of that dread disease, cholera. After this
heavy bereavement the father proceeded to Stephenson County, Ill.,
and in the fall of 1854 came to Berrien County, this state. He died
in Clay County, Ind., at the age of sixty-five. In the parental
family there were four children who grew to mature years. They were:
Henry N., of this sketch; Catherine, deceased; Mary Ann, the wife of
George Kiser, of Clay County, Ind.; and Susan, widow of Roy Eastwood,
of South Bend, Ind. Our subject, the eldest of the family, was reared
in Juniata County, where he attended the district schools, and worked
during the vacation seasons on the farm. In 1853 he came to Michigan,
and, locating in Berrien County, worked at the trade of carpenter
during one summer. Afterward he rented a farm belonging to David
Rough and located in Bertrand Township. For one year his sister was
his housekeeper, but at the expiration of that time he brought a wife
to his cozy home.
The lady who on the 11th of April, 1854, became the wife of Mr.
Cameron was formerly Miss Mary R. Williams, and was born in Cass
County, Mich., April 1, 1838. Her parents, William H. and Ann
(Pasmore) Williams, were natives of Delaware, and died at the
respective ages of eighty-one and seventy-nine. They had nine
children, all of whom married and reared families. After his
marriage, our subject rented a farm in Bertrand Township, remaining
there for four years. When he located on that place he was in debt to
the amount of $80, but he prospered to such an extent that at the
expiration of four years he was the possessor of $2,300 in cash, four
head of good horses and nineteen head of cattle. From Berrien County
Mr. Cameron removed to Iowa, where he invested in lands and remained
for two years. Later he rented a farm consisting of one hundred and
sixty acres in Berrien County, residing there for four years. Next he
purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 17, Howard
Township, Cass County, and continued to cultivate this property for a
period of fifteen years, when he sold a portion of the estate and
located at his present place of residence. Here he owns three hundred
and thirteen acres, all under cultivation with the exception of fifty
acres of timber-land. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron have been the parents of
fifteen children: William J., of Marcellus, Mich.,; Sarah J.,
formerly a school teacher, now the wife of W.D. Young, of Dakota;
Mary A., the wife of Solomon Walker, a resident of Berrien County,
Mich.; Alice A., Mrs. Arthur Walter, of Washington; Edwin S., who
formerly followed the profession of a teacher and is now a prominent
citizen of Kettle Falls, Wash.; George B., who resides in Howard
Township, Cass County; Cora B. and Carrie M., who are successful
teachers; Charles A. and Frank N., who reside with their parents;
Maud E., wife of Lewis Moore; Henry W., Simon, Frank and Rosa Z., the
four last-named being deceased. The surviving children have received
the best educational advantages possible, and five of them have been
teachers. In politics a Democrat, Mr. Cameron has served as Justice
of the Peace and Road Commissioner. In his religious convictions he
is an earnest Christian and a devote member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He is a man who carries his religious belief into
his practical everyday life, proving by the uprightness and honor of
his life the sincerity of his belief. As a citizen, he is
public-spirited and energetic, always favoring the measures which in
his judgment will benefit the community.
looking for a relatives who can add to the Cameron/Wolf/Riegel
story.And why the made the move to IL,did they have relatives there?
John Cameron Walker
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