Alexander Cameron In The Fifth Infantry

From the Archives of Michigan:  Alexander Cameron's entry at the 5th Michigan Infantry - Pages 22 and  23:

Cameron, Alexander.  Enlisted in company C, Fifth Infantry, Nov. 8, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 25.  Mustered Nov. 8, 1862.  Joined regiment at Camp Curtin, May 15, 1863.  Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.  Returned to regiment Dec. 20, 1864.  Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July 5, 1865.  Present residence, Soldier's Home, Milwaukee, Wis.

From Fold3:

 

Simpson Cameron

From Civil War "Widows' Pensions," Indiana Infantry Regiment 53, Company F: Cameron, Simpson (WC111377):

Soldier enrolled 20 February 1862, and died at hospital, Indianapolis, 13 March 1862, of pneumonia

United States Census, 1850

Spencer, Indiana, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

John M Cameron M 55  New York

Sarah Cameron F 49  Pennsylvania

Harvey Cameron M 25  Ohio

Simpson Cameron M 21  Ohio

Sarah Cameron F 19  Ohio

Margaret Cameron F 16  Ohio

John Cameron M 14  Ohio

Lana Cameron F 11  Indiana

Adeline Cameron F 9  Indiana

Amos Cameron M 6  Indiana

United States Census, 1850

Event Place: Luce, Spencer, Indiana

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Henry Kerns M 36 Ohio

Margaret Kerns F 35 New Jersey

Caroline Kerns F 15 Ohio

John Kerns M 13 Ohio

Jeremiah Kerns M 11 Ohio

Cinderella Kerns F 8 Indiana

Amanda M Kerns F 7 Indiana

Francis M Kerns M 4 Indiana

Sarah A Kerns F 2 Indiana

Elizabeth J Kerns F 0 Indiana

Simpson Cameron married Caroline Kernes in Spencer County, Indiana, on 30 March 1853

Minor children:

William Cameron, b. November 18, 1855

John Cameron, born August 17, 1858

Mother's remarriage:  George Lauham m. Caroline Cameron, 12 March 1867; George Lauham died 10 December 1867

George Lauham and John W. Squier were witnesses for Caroline's widow's pension


1860:

Camerons In The Indiana State Digital Archives

The Indiana State Digital Archives  can be searched.  Below are the search results for the "Cameron" surname:

Death Records  259

Institution Records  25

Military Records  49

Misc Historical Records  51

Naturalization Records  18

Faye Cameron's Husband Was Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard

 Orville Hubbard, the controversial mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, married Faye Velma Cameron: 

Groom's Name: Orville Liscum Hobbard

Groom's Birth Date: 02 Apr 1903

Groom's Birthplace: Union City, Michigan

Bride's Name: Faye Velma Cameron

Bride's Birth Date: 28 Jan 1906

Bride's Birthplace: De Tour, Michigan

Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1927

Marriage Place: Lagrange Co, Indiana

Groom's Father's Name: Ralph S Hubbard

Groom's Mother's Name: Sylvia Hart

Bride's Father's Name: F E Cameron

Bride's Mother's Name: Lucy Hill

United States Census, 1910

Name: Fay F Cameron
Birthplace: Michigan
Residence: De Tour, Chippewa, Michigan
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Parent Frank E Cameron M 34y
Parent Lucy Cameron F 28y
Vernon A W Cameron M 8y
Fay F Cameron F 5y
Emma Cameron F 63y

United States Census, 1920

Name: Frank E Cameron
Residence: , Alger, Michigan
Estimated Birth Year: 1876
Birthplace: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Frank E Cameron M 44y
Spouse Lucia L Cameron F 37y
Child Vernon Cameron M 17y
Child Tay Valma Cameron F 14y

United States Census, 1930 

Name: Orville L Hubbard
Event Place: Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan
Child Fay Sellers F 10
Orville L Hubbard M 27
Spouse Faye W Hubbard F 25
Child James C Hubbard M 1
Child Frank C Hubbard M 0
Vernon A Cameron M 28

 Faye V. Cameron's parents, Frank E. and Lucy M. (Hill) Cameron and grandparents, Thomas and Emma (Hare) Cameron and Spencer and Alice (Woods) Hill, were listed in her parents' marriage record:

Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

Groom's Name: Frank E. Cameron
Groom's Birth Date: 1875
Groom's Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Bride's Name: Lucy M. Hill
Bride's Birth Date: 1881
Bride's Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio
Marriage Date: 12 Sep 1900
Marriage Place: Detour, Chippewa, Michigan
Groom's Father: Thomas Cameron
Groom's Mother: Emma Hare
Bride's Father: Spencer Hill
Bride's Mother: Alice Woods

In 1930, Faye (Cameron) Hubbard's parents were living at Eloise in Wayne Co., Michigan, where her father, Frank, was a physician.

Faye Hubbard died in 1979 according to a reference to her death "six months ago" in a September 1979 newspaper article in the Toledo Blade. The Toledo Blade pictured Faye in a 1954 article where her 11 year old son Henry accidentally shot her in the arm.  Faye sued Orville for divorce, but he convinced her to drop the suit according to this Time Magazine article.

The Evangelical Messenger Obituary Index

From a database found at the Allen County Public Library(Ft. Wayne) blog site:


The Evangelical Messenger Obituary Index

The surname Cameron was searched and 13 Camerons were found in the database.  The place of death or last known residence for the Camerons in the database were Michigan, Kansas, Iowa and Ohio with one not listed.