Camerons' Signatures In Antrim County

Michigan Probate Records...Antrim Probate case files 1879-1888 no 41-85 (47):

(Image 55)

19 January 1882

Death Of James Cameron

Charlevoix county herald., June 04, 1910, [Image 7]
About Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953
"Library of Congress (LOC)"

"James Cameron, aged 60 years, a pioneer lumberman of Michigan, died at his home in Central Lake first of this week.  He was one of three brothers who came to Central Lake when they were young men, later starting the Cameron Lumber company and also running a general store.  In late years he had given up active business and had led a retired life.  One daughter, Bella, and two sons, Ralph and Allan, survive him.  His wife died about four years ago.  Mr. Cameron has many relatives living in different parts of the state."

Parents listed on his death record were Archabald Cameron and Agnes Liddel, both born in Scotland. James was born in Canada 19 September 1845 and died May 30, 1910.

William G. Cameron's Probate In Antrim

Source

Michigan Probate Records, 1797-1973  Antrim Probate case files 1893-1894 no 290-334 [334]:

Heirs

William G. Cameron

File 334

Died: 24 March 1893

Image 1065

Adele E. Cameron, widow, age 51, Torch Lake, Michigan

Archibold (or Archibald) Cameron, brother, age 52, Torch Lake, Michigan

James Cameron, brother, 48, Torch Lake, "

John Cameron, brother, 45, Torch Lake, Michigan

Mary Reed, sister, 40, Duluth, Minnesota

Archibald Cameron, nephew, 31, Traverse City, child of Alexander Cameron, brother, deceased

Alexander Cameron, ", 28, Torch Lake,  "   "  "

Mary Moffatt, niece, 25, Traverse City, " " "

William G. Cameron, nephew, 20, Traverse City, "   "

Jessie June Campbell, niece, 5, Chicago, Ill., daughter of Agnes Campbell, a sister, deceased

Census 1880

Milton, Antrim, Michigan, United States

HOUSEHOLD

Wm G Cameron Self M 30 Canada

John Cameron  Brother M 32 Canada

Mary Cameron Sister F 26 Canada

Jessie Cameron Sister F 22 Canada

Agnes Cameron Mother F 62 Scotland

John Liddell Uncle M 56 Scotland

Henry Quigley  Other M 17 Michigan

Archibald Cameron  Father M 75 Scotland

An obituary of another sister here.

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.