George, Martin, And James Cameron, Minor Heirs

Camerons in the Race and Slavery Petitions Project:


PAR Number 20583702
State: Florida Year: 1837
Location: Leon Location Type: County

Abstract: George, Martin, and James Cameron, minor heirs of Jane Evans, seek a settlement of their late mother's estate. They charge that Alfred Evans, her second husband, has appropriated and mismanaged the estate that Jane brought to the marriage, which was "secured to her in fee simple, from any claim the Defendant might have from his intermarriage." They ask the court to subpoena Alfred Evans to account for Jane's estate, including the slaves. They further ask for an injunction restraining Evans from leaving the state.

Edwin Leon Carpenter

Obituary from a Yale University publication:

Edwin Leon Carpenter was born 28 August 1889, in Pueblo, Colorado; died 23 July 1932 in Miami, Florida.  His mother was Myra (Cameron) Carpenter, daughter of *James Richardson and Roxanna L. (Copp) Cameron of Arnot and Blossburg, Pennsylvania.

Census 1850

Bloss, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States

Peter Cameron M 40 Scotland

Ann Cameron F 40 Scotland

Peter Cameron M 19 Scotland

*James Cameron M 16 Scotland

David Cameron M 10 Scotland

Wm Cameron M 8 Scotland

Ann Cameron F 7 Scotland

John Cameron M 4 Scotland

Archibald Cameron M 2 Scotland

Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records

Name Myra C Carpenter

Event Date 02 Jan 1928

Event Type Death

Event Place Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California

Gender Female

Age 63

Marital Status Married

Race White

Birth Date 26 Sep 1864

Birthplace Pennsylvania

Father's Name James R Cameron

Mother's Name Roxanna Copp

Spouse's Name Edwin L Carpenter

Document Type Shipped in for Interment

Cameron Minors In Florida

Name: John P., Louisa Cameron (etc., minors)
Probate Date: 29 Oct 1859
Probate Place: Leon, Florida, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1859
Inferred Death Place: Florida, USA
Case Number: 334
Item Description: Probate Packets, File No. 333-346, 1859

Source Citation
Probate Records, 1827-1887, Index to Estates, 1831-1974; Author: Florida. County Judge's Court (Leon County); Probate Place: Leon, Florida

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Florida, Wills and Probate Records, 1810-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Florida County, District and Probate Courts.

Was Robert Ambrister Charles Cameron's Nephew?

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A relatively minor footnote in the history of 19th century Anglo-American relations involves the campaign led by Andrew Jackson into Florida in 1818. In the course of what is sometimes called the First Seminole War, two British subjects, Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Christie Ambrister, were captured, subjected to a court martial at Jackson's direction, and executed in April 1818.

While Ambrister's ancestry is rarely mentioned, it has been stated that he had gone to the Bahamas seeking the assistance of his uncle, the Governor of New Providence (Bahamas), in furthering his military career. The governor at this time was Charles Cameron, a younger son of the banker Donald Cameron of Essex and his wife Mary Guy. If in fact the mother of Robert Ambrister was a full sister of Charles Cameron, the following would then be an accurate account of his descent from James IV, King of Scots.

1. James IV, King of Scots = Agnes Stewart [not married]
2. [illeg.] Lady Janet Stewart = Malcolm, 3rd Lord Fleming
3. Margaret Fleming = John Stewart, 4th Earl of Atholl
4. Jean Stewart = Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy (d. 1631)
5. Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy = Isabel MacKintosh
6. Margaret Campbell = John Cameron (dvp bef 1647)
7. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel = NN MacLean
8. John Cameron of Lochiel (d. 1747/8) = Isabel Campbell
9. Archibald Cameron (exe. 1753) = Jean Cameron
10. Donald Cameron, younger son = Mary Guy
**11. NN Cameron = James Ambrister, Esq.
12. Robert Christie Ambrister

*I have seen no other reference to a sister, or half-sister, of Charles Cameron. Also, I have seen to date no information concerning Robert Ambrister's sibling(s).

Scholar Commons website (USF) addressed an Ambrister store in the Tampa area:

In several of the various books written about Florida since 1817, there are mentions of a store that was established by Robert Ambrister at Tampa Bay.

**Note from Cameron Collections blog author:  Have not found this marriage; at this point I have no proof that Ambrister was related to Charles Cameron

Judge J. A. Cameron Of West Florida

1836 Notices of Florida and the Campaigns...:

Biography of Col. Francis Hawkes Cameron:

"We should mention that the brothers of William Cameron, the grandfather of Col. Cameron, were Judge Duncan Cameron...and Judge J. A. Cameron, who was a member of the supreme court of Florida for many years; and who was lost at sea many years ago, on the ill-fated steamer, Pulaski; and Dr. Thomas N. Cameron, of Fayetteville, N.C."

Archibald Cameron And Key West

United States Union Provost Marshals...1861-1866 (Cam... Image 149):

Key West May 26th 1862

".....Archibald Cameron was a Seaman on board of the Brig Elmir, lately lost at Fort Pickens....".

Panama City Wedding

Panama City News-Herald, Panama City, Florida Issue Date: Sunday, May 26, 1974:

Vows Exchanged A double ring wedding ceremony uniting Miss Bronwen Mary Dukate and Paul Andrew Cameron, was an event of Saturday, May 18 at 12 noon in the St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.

Miss Dukate is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Dukate, 316 South Bonita Ave. and parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. William Logan Cameron, Birmingham, Mich.

The bridegroom is employed with IBM in Detroit. Out of town wedding guests include Mr. and Mrs. William Cameron, and their children, Liz, Suzy Kate and Ben, all from Birmingham, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cameron of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Judge and Mrs. Robert Cameron and W.K. Alberts, all of Birmingham, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snyder of Americus, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Herrington of St. Petersburg, Miss Van Herrington of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. and Mrs. George C. Bedell and family of Tallahassee; Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. Holmes of Corpus Christi, Texas; Mrs. Gilbert Smith of London, England; Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Orr of Kalamazoo, Mich., and family; Mr. and Mrs. R. Wayne Davis and family of Lynchburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Boyle of Pensacola and Kingsley, Mr. and Mrs. T. Brannon Copeland of Pensacola ; Miss Felicia Guest of Atlanta, Ga.; Miss Poppy Wilson of Atlanta, Ga.; and Miss Kathy Stubbs of Greenville,

Jane Cameron Briggs

Name Walter O Briggs
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 1952
Event Place Michigan, United States
Birth Date 27 Feb 1877
Birthplace Ypsilanti, ,
Death Date 17 Jan 1952
Death Place Miami Beach, , Florida
Spouse and Children
Walter O Jr Son Male
Jane Elizabeth Cameron Wife  Female
Mrs Charles T Fisher Jr Son Male
Mrs W Dean Robinson Daughter Female
Mrs Everell Fisher Daughter Female
Mrs Philip A Hart Daughter Female

Jane and Walter married in 1904 in Detroit, Michigan:

Name Walter O Briggs
Age (Expanded) 27 years
Birth Year 1877
Birthplace Michigan
Spouse's Name Jennie E Cameron
Spouse's Age (Expanded) 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year 1882
Spouse's Birthplace  Canada
Event Date 22 Nov 1904
Event Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name Rodney D
Mother's Name Ada Warner
Spouse's Father's Name Louis E
Spouse's Mother's Name Unknown
[William Hockaday and Mary Cameron were witnesses]

Census 1900
Detroit city Ward 5, Wayne, Michigan
Louis Cameron Head M 64 Scotland
Jennie Cameron Wife F 54 Scotland
May M Cameron Daughter F 18 Canada
Jennie E Cameron Daughter F 18 Canada
Alton Cameron Son M 15 Canada
Raymond R Cameron Son M 10 Michigan

Name Jane Elizabeth Cameron
Event Type Birth
Event Date 05 Nov 1882
Event Place Macauley, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
Registration Date 1882
Gender Female
Father's Name Lewis Cameron
Mother's Name Jane Thair
Certificate Number 019105
[Her twin was Mary McIntosh Cameron]

I read that Jane died two years after her husband's death:

Jane C. Briggs
Florida Death Index
Certificate Number 3953
Volume Number 1705
Name Jane C. Briggs
Event Type Death
Event Date 1955
Event Place Dade, Florida, United States

Obituary in the Detroit Free Press, February 14, 1955, edition.

Alexander Cameron's Will

Note: Cross-posted at Detour Through History

Alexander Cameron's Will

Savannah, Georgia, Visitor's Center
Alexander Cameron's Will Was Written In Savannah

"...Alexander Cameron of the province of Georgia, Esquire, do make my last will and Testament....".

Son, George Cameron
*Susannah Cameron, oldest daughter
Joaney/Jeany/Jane Cameron, youngest daughter
Molly Grafton/Stratton?, for faithful service
Slaves James and Delia
Cousin Donald Cameron, one half of my plantation in South Carolina called Lochaber
Nephew Alexander Cameron, the other half  "    "
Bequeath to nephew Alexander Cameron, Man named Will
Bequeath to Margery Cameron, living in Argyleshire...my sister
"  unto Duncan Cameron plantation...upon Saludy River in South Carolina...first granted to Charles ?...
Bequeath to Charles Taylor...
...lands...in West Florida...
....establishing a fund for Molly Stratton...widow....

Appoint William Oglivy, Charles Shaw, Duncan Cameron and Donald Cameron to be executors...

Excerpt From Alexander Cameron's Will
Heirs' Names Included

Will written in Savannah, Georgia

24th Dec 1781

Witnesses: John McGillivray, John McIntosh, Ferg. Bethune [Farquhar Bethune]

March 1872 witnesses swore that they were present and Donald Cameron was qualified to be executor and oath taken [James Wright]


*Susannah Cameron m. Dr. Guerineau

Thomas Browne's East Florida Rangers

Donald Cameron (who is thought to be an ancestor) married (2nd) Thomas Browne's daughter, Elizabeth.

British Florida, from the Department Of Military Affairs, included this:

As important to the future survival of British Florida as the arrival of the 60th Foot, was the arrival of Thomas Browne, formerly of Augusta, Georgia. Recognizing his merits, Governor Tonyn commissioned Browne...and authorized him to raise, equip, and lead a force of irregular militia (the East Florida Rangers). 

The East Florida Rangers ended their career on 24 June 1779. At that point a new corps was created on the Provincial establishment, called the King's (Carolina) Rangers, also called just the King's Rangers or King's Florida Rangers.

Brown's letter to Sir Guy Carleton regarding his military status.

Michigan Camerons In Dade County, Florida, In 1940

United States Census, 1940 Florida Dade Election Precinct 5013-56 Election Precinct 50 outside Miami City:

Donald Cameron, age 11, born in Michigan, and Leona Cameron, age 9, born in Michigan, were living with their grandparents, William and Margaret Fisher in Dade County, Florida, in 1940.  They were residing in Royal Oak [Oakland County], Michigan, in 1935.  William Fisher worked at a newspaper as a printer.

United States Census, 1940

name: Donald Cameron

event place: Election Precinct 50, Dade, Florida, United States

gender: Male

age: 11

marital status: Single

race (original): White

race (standardized): White

relationship to head of household (original): Grandson

relationship to head of household (standardized): Grandson

birthplace: Michigan

estimated birth year: 1929

residence in 1935: Royal Oak, Michigan

Handwritten on the top of the census form was "River Park Trailer Camp  2260 North West 27 Ave."

United States Census, 1930

name: William J Fisher

event place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan

birthplace: New York

estimated birth year: 1880

relationship to head of household: Head

father's birthplace: New York

mother's birthplace: New York

Household Gender Age Birthplace

head William J Fisher M 50 New York

wife Margaret Fisher F 50 New York

son General Fisher M 26 New York

daughter Dorothy Cameron F 28 New York

son-in-law Robert Cameron M 33 Illinois

granddaughter Margaret Cameron F 11 New York

grandson Robert Cameron M 10 Michigan

grandson Duncan Cameron M 1 Michigan

roomer Clarence Blue M 25 Canada

roomer Arthur Mclean M 28 Canada

United States Census, 1920

name: General Fisher

residence: , Oakland, Michigan

estimated birth year: 1904

birthplace: New York

relationship to head of household: Son

marital status: Single

Household Gender Age Birthplace

self William J Fisher M 39y New York

wife Margaret Fisher F 39y New York

son General Fisher M 16y New York

dau Dorothy W Wilson F 18y New York

Charles Wilson M 19y New York

Margaret Wilson F 9m New York

Biography of Alexander Cameron, Loyalist

Alexander Cameron in Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution ..., Volume 1:

A previous post regarding Alexander Cameron and with his obituary here.

Descendants Of Alexander Cameron - ( Grace (Cameron) Hoffmeyer) - Part Three

 Part One, the blog post for Grace Cameron's grandfather, ALEXANDER⁴.

GRACE ISABELL⁶ CAMERON (DONALD DANIEL⁵, ALEXANDER⁴, DONALD DANIEL³, ALEXANDER², JOHN¹) was born 16 Apr 1882 in Stockbridge, Michigan, and died 14 May 1976.

Grace Cameron was living with her parents in 1900:

United States Census, 1900

Name:     Grace Cameron

Residence:  Stockbridge village, Ingham, Michigan

Birth Date:   Apr 1882

Birthplace:    Michigan

Relationship to Head-of-Household:    Daughter

Head-of-household Name:   Daniel Cameron

Marital Status:   Single

Parent     Daniel Cameron   M   

Parent     Ann J Cameron    F   

  Grace Cameron   F   

  Mack Cameron   M   

  Pearl Cameron   F

She married MANUEL HOFFMEYER 02 Dec 1903 in  Ingham, Michigan. He was born 1879, and died 03 May 1963 in Stockbridge, Michigan (son of Leopold & Kate Brenner Hoffmeyer).

Children of GRACE CAMERON and MANUEL HOFFMEYER are:

i. GLADYS ISABELLA⁷ HOFFMEYER, b. 1906, Stockbridge, Michigan; m. RAYMOND J MAST; b. 1903; d. 1984.

ii. SON HOFFMEYER, b. 1904, Stockbridge, Michigan; d. 15 Jul 1904.

Grace Cameron was married and living with her husband in 1910:

United States Census, 1910
Name:     Grace E Hoffmeyer
Birthplace:     Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household:     Wife
Residence:     Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan

Father's Birthplace:     Canada English
Mother's Birthplace:     Michigan

Spouse     Mannie Hoffmeyer     M     30y
      Grace E Hoffmeyer     F     28y
Child     Gladys I Hoffmeyer     F     4y

 

Hoffmeyers' visit printed in the Pinckney Dispatch 1928-06-13

Grace & Manuel Hoffmeyer were indexed as Hofemeyer in 1930 MI Ingham Co. Census.

1945 FL Census Manatee County

 

U.S. Social Security Death Index
First Name:     Grace
Last Name:     Hoffmeyer
Birth Date:     16 April 1882
Social Security Number:     381-46-5414
Place of Issuance:     Michigan
Last Residence:     Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan
Zip Code of Last Residence:     49285
Death Date :     May 1976
Estimated Age at Death:     94

Obituary of Miss Jessie McCrea

From the Tampa Tribune, published Thursday, July 3, 1969:


MISS JESSIE MCCREA

REDINGTON BEACH - Miss Jessie Beryle McCrea, 77, of 17715 Gulf Blvd., died Monday. A native of Roscommon, Mich., she came here 11 years ago from Flint, Mich. She was a retired school teacher and social worker. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Ellen Audley, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jessie B. McCrea was the daughter (and youngest child) of James & Isabelle (CAMERON) McCrea. She was the granddaughter of Duncan & Ellen (Cameron) Cameron.

See blog articles about Jessie's family here. Jessie McCrea's place in the Edmunds family tree can be found here. She was enumerated with her widowed father and siblings in the 1900 census taken in Richfield Twp., Roscommon Co., Michigan.

In 1920 Jessie McCrea was a social worker and living with her sister, Delia, and others at 30 Kirby Street, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.

In the 1930 census, Jessie B. McCrea was living in Houston, Harris Co., Texas:

1930 census TX Harris, Houston
McCrea (indexed as McGrea), Jessie B., 39, single, MI Can MI, social worker - orphanage - E/W William D. Davis, 64, m29, TN Ire US

Jessie McCrea was my grandmother's cousin who spent time with our family. She was tone deaf, but loved to sing and play the concertina. She and her sister, Delia, spent time at their cottage at Higgins Lake, Roscommon Co., Michigan.

Who Else Would Tell Her Story? Adelia McCrea - A Renown Mycologist

Adelia McCrea was a pioneer. Her humble beginnings were rooted in rural Roscommon County, Michigan, where she was born into a family of lumberjacks in 1880. She was a teacher in Sterling, Michigan, as a young girl. By the end of her career she had earned a PhD (as well as an undergraduate degree) from the University of Michigan in 1930 while working at Parke Davis. Her accomplishments may not seem unusual in 2009, but considering the 19th Amendment (right to vote) was ratified a mere 10 years before Adelia (a woman born in the 19th century) earned her PhD, I'm still amazed.

15 year old Adelia McCrea at her 1895 graduation

This article captured the essence of Adelia:

THE NEWS (DETROIT) Monday, November 29, 1943 [Excerpts]:

'Know More Than Men and Get Along,' Says Scientist "Dr. Adelia McCrea Finds Fungi Are Interesting" By Ethel Bogardus

To realize that fungi are fun and science stimulating--talk to Dr. Adelia McCrea, pioneer in her field. Retired, but certainly not vegetating, is the charming, alert woman whose sparkling brown eyes will never cease their quest for more fascinating lore in her chosen field. Dr. McCrea, who spent 21 years as the only woman research staff member for Parke Davis & Co., manufacturing chemists, is visiting her sister, Miss Jessie McCrea, of the Public Welfare Department. You may run in to her one day poking around mossy hillsides, or scanning the ocean beach for odd bits of sea life. You may not recognize the slender figure as a scientist famous, in her own field... .


Travel and photography, the two hobbies this feminine mycologist hoped to enjoy, are forbidden her by war conditions--but she's having fun just the same.

Dr. McCrea was teaching science at the close of World War I, and became much interested in the fungus diseases of many men returning from Europe. Parke Davis was looking for such a research expert--so Dr. McCrea went to work. Modestly, she won't tell which of the many remedies put out by that drug firm are the result of her careful study*.
*See a patent here

Adelia, who never married, enjoyed entertaining young and old alike. She and her sisters invited extended family members, including me, to visit the McCrea cottage at Higgins Lake. Though at the time I was puzzled as to why mushrooms were frequently on the menu. After discovering that Adelia was a mycologist it made perfect sense. She loved her fungi, at work and at home.

I was in awe of Adelia; she was a formidable presence and left an indelible impression upon me as a child. She sparked my (short-lived) interest in science. The choice of a chemistry set for my birthday was inspired by Miss Adelia McCrea. In my mind she also helped prolong the life of my beloved grandfather. When Grandpa winced and then took some of his heart medicine, my grandmother often commented that "'Delia invented the medicine that your Grandfather is taking."

She died on January 8, 1962, in Florida. Her obituary as found in the St. Petersburg Times: ADELIA MCCREA, SCIENTIST, DIES AT 81.

Adelia was the daughter of James B. & Isabelle (Cameron) McCrea. Her siblings included two brothers, James & Duncan, and four sisters, Sarah, Mary, Ellen and Jessie. My grandmother, Beatrice (Cameron) Powers was her cousin.