Camerons In Antrim County, Michigan

An obituary of Isabelle (Cameron) Harsha who died April 9, 1883, in a local Traverse City, Michigan, newspaper indicated that although she was childless, she raised her brother's orphan children. I believe that brother was Alexander. Mary and William Cameron, the orphaned niece and nephew who were living with Isabelle, were born in New York; Alexander Cameron and his family were living in Utica, New York, when the 1870 census was taken.

Isabelle was survived by her husband, W. F. Harsha. Isabelle M. Cameron married William F. Harsha on May 5, 1880, in Elk Rapids, Antrim County, Michigan, according to the IGI online.

Mrs. Harsha had a sister in Duluth, two sisters in Traverse City as well as four brothers in Antrim County at the time of her death. [Sisters Agnes, Mary, Jessie and brothers James, William, John, Archibald, Alexander]

Her death record stated that she died of scarlet fever and that she was the daughter of Archie & Agnes (Liddell) Cameron.

Isabelle & Wm Harsha in the 1880 Census:

1880 MI Census Grand Traverse Co.
Wm. F. HARSHA Self M W 32 --- Real Estate Agt. --- ---
Isabella M. HARSHA Wife M W 36 SCO SCO SCO
Mary I. CAM ... Niece S W 12 NY SCO IRE
William G. CAM .. Nephew S W 6 NY SCO IRE
Jesse CRAM Other W Male W 78 NH NH NH
Pade H ... Other S Male W 24 CAN ENG CAN

The parents and siblings of Isabelle (Cameron) Harsha in the 1880 census:

1880 MI Antrim Co.
Wm G. CAMERON Self S W 30 CAN SCOT SCOT
John CAMERON Brother S W 32 CAN SCOT SCOT
Mary CAMERON Sister S W 26 CAN SCOT SCOT
Jessie CAMERON Sister S W 22 CAN SCOT SCOT [findagrave for this person?]
Agnes CAMERON Mother W W 62 SCOT SCOT SCOT
John LIDDELL Uncle W W 56 SCOT SCOT SCOT
Henry QUIGLEY Other S W 17 MI MI MI
Archibald CAMERON Father M W 75 SCOT SCOT SCOT
Source Information: Census Place Milton, Antrim, Michigan

Death records for Isabelle Harsha's parents:

Name: Archibald Cameron
Death date: 08 Jun 1880
Death place: Milton, Antrim, Michigan
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

Name: Agnes Cameron
Death date: 11 Jun 1887
Death place: Torch Lake, Antrim, Michigan
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897

Note: I am not related to this Cameron family and have no further information.