Cain Cameron of Canada, Ohio & Michigan

Years ago I extracted the following death record from Clare Co., Michigan:

Cain Cameron
Male, Married
51, 5, 30
Born: Canada
DOD: 9 July 1908
Parents: John Cameron & Nancy McMillan, both born in Canada

It is now also found online at Seeking Michigan here.

Cain Cameron living with parents John & Ann (McMillan) Cameron in Templeton, Canada, when the 1861 census was taken:

Name: Cain Cameron
Gender: Male
Census Place: Templeton, Ottawa, Quebec
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: 1857
Birthplace: L. Canada
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Free Church
Page Number: 434
Line Number: 34
Film Number: 517405
LAC Film Number: C-1304
Digital Folder Number: 4108807
Image Number: 358
Collection: Quebec Census, 1861

In 1870 & 1880 the Camerons were living in Harrison, Henry Co., Ohio:

John CAMERON Self M W 48 CAN SCO SCO
Ann CAMERON Wife M W 58 CAN CAN CAN
Cain CAMERON Son S W 23 CAN CAN CAN
Ella CAMERON Dau S W 21 CAN CAN CAN
George CAMERON Son S W19 CAN CAN CAN
Allie CAMERON Son S W 13 CAN CAN CAN

In 1884, John Cameron, died in Henry Co., Ohio:

Name: John P. Cameron
Gender: Male
Death Date: 13 Aug 1884
Death Place: Harrison Twp., Henry, Ohio
Age: 54
Birth Date: 1830
Birthplace: Canada E.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07124-9
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 423636
Reference Number: v 3 p 30
Collection: Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997

Cain (OCain) Cameron married Azella Wells in 1881.


1880 OH Census, Henry Co., Napoleon
Mary ZUBER Self W W 71 PA Keeping House PA PA
Azella WELLS GDau S W 19 OH CAN OH
Louisa STOUT Other M W 25 OH IRE IRE


Azella Wells, mother Eliza, and grandmother Polly Zuber as listed in the 1870 OH Henry census.

Azella and her parents enumerated in the 1860 census:

1860 OH Henry
Joseph Wells, Jr. 27, b. NJ
Eliza Wells, 20, b. PA
Azella Wells, 3/12, b. OH

Cain & Azella (Wells) Cameron were living in Clare County, Michigan (& that's where he died) in 1900:


Charles R. Cameron, son of Cain & Azella Cameron, was living in Owosso, Shiawassee Co., Michigan, ca World War I era:

Cameron, Charles R.
313 E. Mason
Owosso
son of Cain Cameron & Zella Cameron