Saturday, August 27, 2011

James Cameron's Obituary In Saginaw, MI

 James Cameron's obituary was found in the Saginaw Obituary database

Index: SAGINAW COURIER HERALD
Wednesday, June 1, 1910 (3)

Name: CAMERON, JAMES
Age: 77
Date of Death: 05 / 29 / 1910
Place of Death: MAMARONECK, NY
Misc: PROPRIETOR OF SAGINAW VALLEY COACH WORKS


 From the June 1, 1910, edition of the Saginaw News:


United States Census, 1910
Name:     James G Cameron
Birthplace:     Scotland
Relationship to Head of Household:     Self
Residence:     Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York
Marital Status:     Married
Race :     White
Gender:     Male
Immigration Year:     1850
Father's Birthplace:     Scotland
Mother's Birthplace:     Scotland
      James G Cameron     M     77y
Spouse     Matilda Cameron     F     67y



The James Cameron family was in California in 1900.

United States Census, 1880
Residence:     San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Spouse     James Cameron     M     45 [b. Scotland] "Shade Maker"
      Matilda Cameron     F     37 [b. NY]
Child     Seon [Leon?] Cameron     M     18 [b. Canada]
Child     William Cameron     M     14 [b. MI]
Child     Edward Cameron     M     11 [b. MI]*
Child     May Cameron     F     3 [b. CA]
*This one in the California Death Index? 
CAMERON  EDWARD   NOEL   02/02/1868   NOEL (mother's maiden name) CAMERON  M   MICHIGAN   SAN FRANCISCO     02/10/1948   80 yrs

See James Cameron in the 1878 Saginaw City Directory here.

A son, Alfred, was born on December 9, 1874, in Saginaw Co., Michigan, to James and Matilda Cameron.  James Cameron's occupation was noted as "speculator."


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